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Karnataka govt tables anti-hate speech bill, BJP apprehends 'misuse'

Bengaluru, Dec. 11 -- The Karnataka government on Wednesday tabled in the assembly a contentious bill that ministers say will curb hate speech against marginalised communities but opponents say will c... Read More


50% babies born via C-sections between 2024 and 2025: Govt

Bengaluru, Dec. 10 -- Karnataka's public health system recorded 8,57,124 deliveries in 2024-25, with almost half conducted through caesarean sections, according to data submitted to the legislative co... Read More


Centre's delay in approval stalling projects: DyCM

Bengaluru, Dec. 10 -- Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday told the assembly that delays in Central approval were holding up several major irrigation projects and canal networks planned acro... Read More


Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra detained amid stir over farmers' issues

Bengaluru, Dec. 10 -- A demonstration led by senior BJP leaders and hundreds of farmers was halted on Tuesday as police detained Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra and several others during a marc... Read More


State BJP president detained amid stir over farmers' issues

Bengaluru, Dec. 10 -- A demonstration led by senior BJP leaders and hundreds of farmers was halted on Tuesday as police detained Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra and several others during a marc... Read More


CM urges PM to approve procurement amid crisis

Bengaluru, Dec. 10 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking for urgent intervention into the crisis confronting farmers in several districts with the declini... Read More


No battle or skirmish: CM's son amid leadership row

Bengaluru, Dec. 9 -- Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Monday said that speculation around the ongoing leadership crisis was shaped by external narratives rather than internal disagreement, addin... Read More


At least 102 flights cancelled as IndiGo fiasco continues

Bengaluru, Dec. 6 -- Severe disruptions at Kempegowda International Airport stretched into Friday as IndiGo cancelled at least 102 flights, leaving passengers stranded, ceremonies disrupted and travel... Read More


Law to declare social boycott crime on anvil

Bengaluru, Dec. 6 -- Karnataka is preparing to introduce a law that would make social boycott a criminal offence, a move officials said is designed to counter deeply rooted forms of exclusion that con... Read More


Upalokayukta's remarks trigger political slugfest

Bengaluru, Dec. 6 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday took to social media to rebut an appeal by the BJP for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into comments made by the state's Upal... Read More