Kalaburagi (Karnataka): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday alleged that the BJP was a "party of terrorists", as he hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent remarks that the grand old party is being run by a "gang of urban Naxals".

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday accused the Centre of doing injustice to Karnataka by allocating less funds to it in the tax devolution and said questions are needed to be raised about the state's hard-earned contributions being used to reward "misgoverned and corruption-ridden" states.

Kalaburagi (Karnataka): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said the party was analysing the Haryana Assembly poll results, and has sought a booth wise report to determine what led to the defeat.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah extended Dasara greetings to the people of the state, emphasising that the festival symbolises the destruction of evil and the protection of the righteous.

A youngster was brutally murdered with sharp weapons near the Gopanakoppa junction in Hubballi on Friday night. In connection with the case, the police arrested two suspects by shooting them in the leg on Saturday morning.

Alleging that the Centre has done injustice by allocating less funds to Karnataka in the tax devolution, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday said that the Congress government in the state would fight it out.

The countdown for the renowned Mysuru Dasara Jamboo Savari has begun, drawing lakhs of visitors to the city. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will offer prayers at the Nandi Dwaja between 1:41 PM and 2:10 PM. Following this, the procession will be flagged off by the Chief Minister between 4:00 PM and 4:30 PM during the auspicious Kumbha Lagna.

Bengaluru: Lokayukta ADGP M. Chandrasekhar has lodged a formal complaint against Union Heavy Industries and Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy, his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy, and Suresh Babu, accusing them of making false allegations against him and his family. The complaint was filed at the Sanjay Nagar Police Station in Bengaluru on Friday.