Dr. Manjappa, who had carved a name and respect for him and was fondly known as “eradu rupayi vaidyaru” (two-rupee doctor) passed away on Sunday, aged 85.

In a suspected case of a leopard attack, an 11-year-old boy, who had gone missing from T Narsipura taluk here, has been found dead, police said on Sunday.

Two men have died after allegedly consuming liquor mixed with pesticide in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, police on Sunday said adding they suspect it to be a case of suicide.

With road rage incidents becoming frequent in metropolitan cities, including Bengaluru, a senior police officer has appealed to the people for restraint and to call the authorities instead of taking law into their hands.

Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah, who has decided to contest the upcoming assembly election in Karnataka from Kolar segment, asserted on Saturday that he will surely win even if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were to campaign against him.

Bengaluru: Two additional judges were on Saturday appointed to the Karnataka High Court.

Mysuru: Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah and MLA Zameer Ahmed are said to have held a confidential meeting at a private hotel in Banni Mantapa here on Friday night, allegedly in the backdrop of rumours that Telangana Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao was planning to ensure a Congress defeat in the upcoming elections.

A 14-year-old boy from Ethiopia with stunted growth and bony deformities was given a new lease of life by his father as a kidney donor at Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore. The child was diagnosed with a condition called posterior urethral valves which causes blockage to the flow of urine. He underwenttwo surgeries for the same condition at the age of 2 and 6 years. However, the child continued to have recurrent infections with a progressive decline in renal functions. Since the last 2 years, he has not been able to walk around or do his activities due to bony deformities and muscle weakness. Kidney transplantation was the best option for him.The child’s father came forward as a voluntary donor to save his son’s life.