The State government has withdrawn the facilities granted under the Minister of State status that had been extended to BJP leader and State Cooperative Horticulture Marketing Board President, Dr. B.D. Bhookanth.

A day after the Karnataka High Court declined to grant anticipatory bail to BJP MLA B A Basavaraj in a murder case, state Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said that it will be good if he voluntarily surrenders, else the police will find him. 

In a road accident that occurred near Police Quarters in Thanisandra, two children aged 2 and 4 years traveling on a motorbike, fell on the road as a school bus hit the bike and were mowed down by the bus.

The City Police have registered 151 cases related to the sale and consumption of narcotic substances since December 2025 as part of a special night-time crackdown titled 'Operation Suraksha'.

India must continue to pursue its ambitious human spaceflight programme with sustained enthusiasm despite inherent complexities and unknowns, Group Captain and Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla said on Wednesday.

Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the alleged illegal transportation of iron ore linked to the centrally-owned NMDC and directed officials to submit a report within seven days.

Congress leader D K Suresh on Wednesday expressed hope that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would honour the alleged power-sharing pact with Deputy CM D K Shivakumar.

 Expressing displeasure about repeated media queries on the leadership change issue in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday asserted that he and his deputy D K Shivakumar should abide by the Congress high command's decision on the matter.