The Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will present the budget for the financial year 2023-24 before the Karnataka Legislature on Friday.

Bengaluru: The State Government on Thursday informed the High Court of Karnataka that 17,266 of the total 21,407 children, who were identified as being out of the schooling system, have been brought back into the system.

H D Thammaiah, who was always considered a confidant of local MLA and BJP national general secretary C T Ravi, has resigned as primary member of the BJP.

Throwing his hat into the ring, senior Congress leader G Parameshwara acknowledged on Thursday that he is among the Chief Ministerial aspirants in the event of the party coming to power after the Assembly elections in Karnataka, slated in April-May.

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday accused Karnataka Minister C N Ashwath Narayan of trying to 'instigate' people to kill him as he took exception to the latter's statement that he should be "knocked out and sent off" like the 18th century ruler of erstwhile Mysuru Kingdom, Tipu Sultan.

Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel, known for his controversial comments, has appealed to people to "kill" all "ardent followers" of Tipu Sultan, the 18th Century ruler of Mysore. The descendants of Tipu Sultan, he has declared, should be chased out and sent to forests.

The family of a 51-year-old woman who was reported missing from Bengaluru since February 13, has informed that the lady has been found.

In a significant announcement, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the government will spend 75 per cent of the total defence capital outlay for procurement from domestic defence manufacturers from 2023-24.