Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Friday said the setting up of a US Consulate here in the second week of January 2025 would be a historic milestone for the city, as US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, finally announced the operations of the consular office here.

Minister for Women and Child Development, Lakshmi Hebbalkar, has accused Legislative Council member C.T. Ravi of tarnishing her reputation by repeatedly using defamatory language against her. Addressing a press conference, a visibly emotional Hebbalkar said Ravi uttered the objectionable word not once but ten times, causing her deep distress.

A tragic incident was reported from Ravuru Meenu Camp in N.R. Pura taluk, where a one-and-a-half-year-old child died after falling into a bucket filled with water.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday ruled out any interference in the police action and arrest of BJP MLC C T Ravi, for allegedly using a derogatory word against Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar.

Karnataka BJP MLC C T Ravi, who has been arrested for allegedly using a derogatory word against Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, on Friday accused the police of "violating" human rights, as he alleged that they took him on rounds the entire night to various places in the district.

Belagavi (Karnataka): The Karnataka government is contemplating to extend the Bengaluru Metro Rail up to Hoskote in the east, Nelamangala town in the west and Bidadi in the south west of the city, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said Wednesday.

Bengaluru: A revenue inspector was allegedly caught red-handed on Thursday while accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh for entering the names of legal heirs in the RTC column, officials said.

Belagavi: BJP MLC CT Ravi was arrested hours after he was accused of making obscene remarks against Women and Child Development Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar in the Legislative Council on Thursday.