Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday clarified that he had declined to participate in the India-China Friendship Association-Karnataka's (ICFA-K) seminar, and expressed surprise over his name still appearing on the event's invitation, after it drew flak from the BJP.

Bengaluru: Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to his request of visiting Karnataka, where the party is aiming to come back to power, at least once a month, in the run-up to the 2023 Assembly polls.

Chief pontiff of a Chitradurga-based prominent mutt is among the five people booked by the police under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, for allegedly sexually abusing high school girls, police sources said on Saturday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP strongman B S Yediyurappa on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and held discussions on the political situation in the State and its preparations for 2023 Assembly polls.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said the state government will decide on implementing the court order regarding allowing religious and cultural activities at the Chamrajpet Idgah playground for a limited period from August 31 in "letter and spirit", after holding discussions with the Advocate General.

Bengaluru: Amid speculation on him joining the BJP following his meeting with Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Health Minister K Sudhakar, Congress Working Committee member K H Muniyappa on Friday said there is no question of him leaving the party.

Bengaluru: A Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka on Friday modified an interim order of a Single Judge Bench on the Chamrajpet Idgha playground dispute, saying religious and cultural activities can be allowed by the government there, but for a limited period from August 31.

Mysuru: Amid the 40 per cent commission charge by the contractors' body in public works, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Friday urged them to boycott government tenders for six months, aimed at ending corruption.