An SIT has been formed to probe the death of realtor C J Roy who allegedly shot himself when the Income Tax team was conducting searches in his office in Bengaluru, police said.

A 24-year-old man allegedly killed his parents and sister in Vijayanagara district and later filed a missing person complaint in Bengaluru to mislead investigators here, police said on Saturday.

Senior Congress leader and Legislative Council member B.K. Hariprasad on Saturday said he was not someone who would be scared by threats or insults from the BJP and would never bow down to such pressure.

A Kannada-medium student emerging as the university topper in English studies stood out at the 13th annual convocation of Davangere University held on Friday at its Shivagangotri campus in Tholahunase.

Bidar District In-charge Minister Eshwar Khandre has expressed shock on learning about the blast of a suspicious object on the Molagi Marayya Temple Road in Molakera village and that six people including schoolchildren sustained severe injuries in the incident.

Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Saturday said that he had bilateral engagements with 46 global and Indian companies, investors and country leaders at WEF in Davos.

The Karnataka government is considering a ban on the use of social media for children below the age of 16, taking inspiration from steps taken by countries such as Australia and Finland, The New Indian Express reported.

Uncertainty continues to surround the citizenship status of a 32-year-old Bengaluru resident after the Karnataka High Court directed the state government to verify his antecedents through Bangladeshi authorities, despite official confirmation from West Bengal identifying him as an Indian national.