Bangalore: Most Rev. Peter Machado, the Archbishop of Bangalore and the President of the Karnataka Regional Bishops' Conference, along with being the Chairman of the All Karnataka United Christian Forum for Human Rights, issued a press release urging citizens to observe Friday, 22nd March 2024 as a Day of Prayer and Fasting for peace and harmony in India.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday decided to set up a Special Investigation Team to probe the police sub-inspector recruitment scam.

Bengaluru: A minor fire broke out in the reserve forest area behind the Bangalore University Law College in the city on Thursday afternoon. No loss of life or any injuries have been reported from the incident, said an official.

Bengaluru: A day after the BJP announced its first list of candidates for 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka for the upcoming Parliament elections, discontent has started brewing among the ticket aspirants who were denied a ticket.

The scion of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar on Thursday said he decided to join the BJP as his own belief aligns the party's vision for the development of India.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Thursday stated that the decision taken by the party high-command regarding his candidature will be final and abiding. The former CM made the remarks while speaking to media reporters in Hubballi here.

BENGALURU: Unidentified assailants barged into a jewellery shop in the city's Kodigehalli area on Thursday and opened fire from a country-made pistol when the owner and employees resisted the robbery attempt, police said.The robbers came on two motorcycles and fired three rounds leaving two people injured before fleeing the scene, police said, adding, they left behind the weapon.

The announcement of MP Shobha Karandlaje as the BJP's candidate for the Bengaluru North Lok Sabha seat has sparked discontent among local BJP workers, leading to protests and slogans of "Go back Shobhakka".