Bengaluru, Ride-hailing app Uber on Thursday launched 'Uber Moto Women,' a first-of-its-kind service in Bengaluru offering women-only bike rides, the company said.

Belagavi (Karnataka): The police lathi charge on Panchamasali Lingayat protesters near Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here earlier this week sparked uproar in the Karnataka Assembly on Thursday with state Home Minister G Parameshwara defending the police action and the opposition BJP demanding a government apology and judicial inquiry into the incident.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has stayed further investigation in a sexual harassment case filed against renowned Malayalam film director Ranjith, after observing that the allegations appeared to be fabricated.

Kushalnagar: Kodagu district police have arrested three accused in a case of theft of gold ornaments and cash from the bride's room during a wedding ceremony in Kushalnagar.

Kalaburagi: Clarifying on the deaths of two men in the city on Tuesday night, officers at the City Police Commissioner’s office have said that while one of the men is suspected to have been murdered, the second man, whose body was found on a railway track, had been run over by a speeding train. No connection of any sort has been found between the two incidents.

Shivamogga: In a gruesome incident reported from Shikaripura town here, Nagaraj (45), a resident of the Raghavendra Layout, allegedly hacked his wife Renuka (40) to death using a sickle early Wednesday morning.

Mandya (Karnataka): Ex-Chief Minister of Karnataka and former External Affairs Minister S M Krishna was cremated on Wednesday with full state honours in his ancestral village Somanahalli in this district.

A unique cake show themed "Celebration of Art" will be held at Palace Grounds from December 13 to January 1, showcasing 50 meticulously crafted cakes.