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Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar in Delhi: 3 scenarios for Congress's Karnataka reset
The Congress leadership is weighing a political reset in Karnataka ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections, as crucial talks are scheduled in Delhi.
The Congress leadership is weighing a political reset in Karnataka ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections, as crucial talks are scheduled in Delhi.
As per her father, the victim maintained a good academic track record and scored 92% marks in the school examination.
The Karnataka government raised minimum wages by 60 per cent, taking the minimum monthly pay for labourers in Bengaluru to Rs 23,376 under the revised pay structure.
A flurry of consultations, Delhi meetings and caste calculations has pushed the BJP close to naming its next Karnataka chief, with one familiar face emerging as the strongest contender in the final stretch.
Air India flight AI 2651, operating from Delhi to Bengaluru, experienced a tail strike incident during landing at Bengaluru airport on Thursday. The airline confirmed that the aircraft landed safely and all passengers and crew disembarked normally.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has joined the ongoing Youth Congress protests against the NEET paper leak.
A dramatic incident linked to a loan dispute was caught on camera in Karnataka's Mysuru, where a man was allegedly dragged for nearly 500 metres while clinging to the bonnet of a moving car.
After surviving a bruising leadership tussle in Kerala, the Congress high command now finds itself dragged back into the power struggle in Karnataka. With growing calls for a Cabinet reshuffle by Siddaramaiah's faction, the Karnataka CM tussle between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar is back in the spotlight.
While Siddaramaiah has sought a meeting with the Congress high command, a Karnataka minister said 'curtains will fall' soon on the leadership debate.
A tourist from Tamil Nadu died after two captive elephants were seen fighting at Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu. The accident has prompted an inquiry and renewed concerns over visitor safety during close-contact activities.
Under the new order, students in government, aided, and private educational institutions, including pre-university colleges, can wear items such as the hijab, sacred thread (janivara), rudraksha, shivadhara, and sharavastra along with the prescribed uniform.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to corporates to see if they can revive work from home (WFH) to save fuel has triggered an excited conversation among Bengaluru's techies. The reactions range from hopes of no commute to work and more family time to concerns over collaboration as a team, and the local economy.
The Karnataka Assembly has disqualified Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni after his conviction in the Yogeshgouda Goudar murder case. The Dharwad seat is now vacant, and the disqualification will continue unless a court stays his conviction.
While Santosh Lad lashed out at the US President over his controversial remark on India, he also criticised the Central government and PM Modi for their silence on the matter.
DK Shivakumar dismissed reports of internal rifts within the Congress in Karnataka and said he and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would abide by the high command's decision.
A Vande Bharat train between Bengaluru and Mangaluru, to be extended to Madgaon, along with two Bengaluru-Mumbai services, is set to be launched soon.
A bridge collapsed during a religious procession near Karnataka's Moodbidri, injuring eight devotees and damaging sacred items. Witnesses said the structure gave way as a palanquin approached, and officials are yet to confirm the cause.
Karnataka clears the internal Scheduled Castes quota split within 15% reservation, enabling recruitment of over 56,000 posts, as Siddaramaiah calls it a 35-year struggle resolved within constitutional limits.
Parents alleged that students at a Bengaluru CET centre were asked to remove their sacred threads before entering the exam hall. The complaint led to an FIR, a police probe and the suspension of three professors.
The Minister said the matter of betting was over then and there itself, once the game was over, but it was raked up after a private individual filed a complaint in the court.