Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday locked horns over the Metro rail fare hike.

Police on Monday said they arrested 1,217 accused and seized narcotic substances worth Rs 8.19 crore during intensified anti-drug operations carried out between January 1 and February 7.

Police in Belagavi district have arrested three men for allegedly planting hidden cameras inside the residence of a woman officer and attempting to extort money by threatening to release private videos recorded without her consent.

 The parents of an Indian IT professional, who was shot dead in Canada, had been asking their son to return home for some time but he did not pay heed.

Karnataka DGP M A Saleem has issued a fresh set of guidelines on the registration of FIRs related to social media posts, observing that they are being registered "mechanically, without undertaking preliminary enquiries".

The India International Coffee Festival beginning from February 12 is expected to attract over 20,000 visitors, officials said on Monday.

The SIT probing the alleged suicide of Confident Group chairman C J Roy is examining multiple papers and documents seized during the investigation, including a nine-page note purportedly written by the real estate baron in red ink, police sources said on Monday.

A humongous balloon used for advertisement purpose was flown unauthorisedly inside the restricted operational area of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), which was a serious breach of aviation safety norms and raised security concerns, police said on Monday.