"We have agreed to implement internal reservations to ensure equal development of all backward classes," clarified Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara.

Ajjampir Khadri, the rebel candidate who had submitted his nomination as an independent against the Congress in the upcoming Shiggaon Assembly by-election, withdrew his nomination today.

Ramanagara: Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday alleged that the Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre trespassed on the land belonging to HMT, a central public sector enterprise, under the Ministry of Heavy Industries.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the government "respectfully welcomes" the decision of the High Court granting interim bail to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa in a murder case.

Britain's King Charles paid a private visit to Bengaluru where he stayed at a sprawling integrative medical facility here, sources said on Wednesday.

A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered at the High Grounds Police Station in Bengaluru against individuals accused of using derogatory language about Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other Congress leaders in a WhatsApp group. The comments reportedly targeted the government’s recent decision on Scheduled Caste internal reservations.

The Karnataka High Court has granted interim bail for six weeks to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who is currently held in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case, to allow him to undergo surgery.

Channapatna (Karnataka): Hitting back at the ruling Congress leaders for calling him and his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy as “migrants” in Channapatna that goes for by-polls on November 13, JD(S) leader and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy questioned Priyanka Gandhi’s candidacy from Kerala’s Wayanad for Lok Sabha by-poll there.