Recognising the role of a single male parent in the upbringing of a child, the Karnataka government announced a progressive move on Friday stating that single male government employees will be entitled to avail paternity leave with immediate effect.

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday granted an interim stay on the proceedings in a case against Belthangady BJP MLA Harish Poonja for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday quashed a case registered against Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar during the Mekedatu padayatra for violating COVID-19 guidelines last year.

Bengaluru: Two years after the Chamarajanagar Oxygen tragedy, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has announced that a decision has been made to conduct a re-investigation into the matter, which led to the death of 36 people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bengaluru: The Christian community in Bengaluru, along with the support of the secular forum members in Karnataka, has submitted a memorandum to the President of India through the Governor of Karnataka, Thawar Chand Gehlot seeking the intervention of President in restoring peace in Manipur.

Virajpet: A distressing incident unfolded in Virajpet on Friday as a young woman took her own life by hanging herself.

Along with "internal injury" caused by the internal reservation and people voting for Congress believing in its poll guarantees, a negative narrative setting in against the BJP because of its failure in effectively countering certain issues, led to its defeat in the recent Assembly polls in Karnataka, according to party MLAs.

The Karnataka government will review the largesse of the previous BJP government in allotting 'hundreds of acres of land' to RSS and its affiliated organisations, Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Friday.