New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the disqualification of Janata Dal (Secular) MLA D C Gowrishankar Swamy from the Tumkur Rural constituency in Karnataka and allowed him to contest the upcoming Assembly polls in the southern state.

Bengaluru: Rejecting the petition of an accused in the DJ Halli-KJ Halli 2020 riots in Bengaluru, a single-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court has said that prima facie there was evidence to show that the acts committed by the accused were terrorist acts under Section 15 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

New Delhi: The Election Commission has ordered the transfer of 10 police personnel, including a deputy commissioner of police (DCP), for "stricter enforcement of poll code and smooth conduct" of the May 10 assembly polls in Karnataka, sources in the poll panel said on Monday.

The BJP on Monday released its third list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Elections. The BJP announced candidates on 10 constituencies.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday the exit of Jagadish Shettar from the BJP would have no adverse impact on the party's prospects in the forthcoming Assembly elections, and he was surprised by his decision to join the Congress.

Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the JD(S) candidate from Ramanagara constituency for the upcoming Assembly election, broke down when he found his grandfather and JD(S) Supremo HD Deve Gowda to be unwell.