Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has told the media that it was wrong of Vokkaliga pontiff Chandrashekaranath Swami to say that Muslims’ right to vote should be revoked in India.

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has condemned the targeted harassment of human rights activist Nadeem Khan, the National General Secretary of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), following a "malicious FIR" filed by the Delhi Police. In a statement, PUCL expressed concern over the police's attempts to detain Khan in Bengaluru without any legal warrant or due process.

On November 30, Delhi Police allegedly attempted to arrest human rights activist and National General Secretary of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), Nadeem Khan, without a warrant.

Shimoga: A 38-year-old rowdy sheeter, Rajesh Shetty, was hacked to death in broad daylight by a group of assailants near Bomanakatte on Saturday here.

Mysuru: BJP leader MP Renukacharya has accused MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal of working against the BJP, acting under a contract from the Congress party. The BJP leader was speaking at a media briefing held at a private hotel here on Saturday.

A 93-year-old woman prisoner at the Kalaburagi District Prison, who had developed health problems on account of age and needed the help of a nurse to attend to her, was released on parole on Thursday.

Farmers in Karnataka who suffered crop losses on 1.58 lakh hectares due to heavy rains will be compensated within a week, Revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda announced on Friday.

The Karnataka High Court bench that heard the bail petitions of Kannada film star Darshan Thoogudeepa in the Renukaswamy murder case on Friday has scheduled the next hearing for December 3, following senior advocate Sandesh Chouta’s argument that there was no evidence of the victim dying in a shed at Pattanagere, West Bengaluru.