Bengaluru: Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday alleged that Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara is being deliberately implicated in the gold smuggling case involving Kannada actress Ranya Rao, as part of an internal power struggle within the ruling Congress party.

Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah justified the renaming of Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South, asserting before reporters that the state government was empowered to do so.

Bengaluru: A 27-year-old man was arrested on Friday for “clicking pictures and recording videos” of women travelling on the Bengaluru metro without their consent and later uploading them on a social media platform, police said.

Bengaluru: A nine-month-old baby boy tested positive for Covid-19 in Bengaluru, health department officials said on Friday.

Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has announced that, on account of essential upgrading work, the operations of one of the two furnaces at the Wilson Garden Electric Crematorium will be temporarily suspended.

Hassan: A 45-year-old worker in a coffee plantation, Chandramma, was allegedly killed in a wild elephant attack in Ankihalli of Belur taluk on Friday morning, when she was at work.

Bengaluru: Infrastructure Development Minister MB Patil has directed the concerned officials to submit to the Cabinet a proposal for the Rs 17.6 crore required to acquire land for construction of an airstrip in Chikkamagaluru.

Actress Tamannaah Bhatia has been announced as the new brand ambassador for the iconic Mysore Sandal Soap, having signed a deal worth ₹6.2 crore with the Karnataka government. However, the move has sparked sharp criticism from pro-Kannada activists and cultural outfits, who question the choice of a non-Kannadiga to represent a brand deeply rooted in Karnataka’s heritage.