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Amid leadership tussle, Sidda becomes longest-serving Karnataka CM

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday etched his name into the history books, surpassing the record held by late Devaraj Urs, to become the longest serving CM of Karnataka. IMAGE: Karnataka......

Amid CM change buzz, Karnataka HM 'hopes for promotion'

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday hinted about his chief ministerial aspirations, asserting he too has ambitions like everyone and expects a 'political promotion' this year if the......

Ballari clash death: Bullet not fired by police, says Karnataka HM

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said that, as per preliminary reports, the bullet that led to the death of a person during recent clashes in Ballari was not fired from police......

Karnataka cabinet approves bills on hate speech, cattle slaughter

The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday approved eight draft bills, including the ones on hate speech and hate crimes, prevention of slaughter and preservation of cattle and protection of people from......

Karnataka: Bus catches fire after collision with truck, 6 killed

At least six persons, including a child, were killed when a speeding truck crashed against a luxury sleeper bus that caught fire under the impact in Chitradurga district in the wee hours of......

Karnataka Bets Big On Space

'This policy is a vision to position Karnataka as the epicentre of India's space ambitions.' IMAGE: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaks during the inaugural event of the Bengaluru Tech......

GST collections rise 6% to over Rs 1.74 lakh cr in December 2025

Gross GST collections rose 6.1 per cent to over Rs 1.74 lakh crore in December 2025, even as sweeping tax cuts slowed down growth in revenues from domestic transactions, according to government......

Inflation rises to 3-month high of 1.33% in Dec; remains below RBI tolerance band

Retail inflation rose to a three-month high of 1.33 per cent in December, mainly due to higher prices of food items, but remained below the Reserve Bank of India's lower tolerance level.......

Odisha leads in GST growth, T'gana in direct taxes

A shift appears underway in India’s tax landscape. States with relatively smaller tax collections like Odisha and Telangana are emerging as the fastest-growing contributors to indirect and direct......

Coming Soon! Prada's Made in India Kolhapuri Chappals

Prada's Kolhapuri chappals will debut globally in February across 40 Prada stores and on the brand's e-commerce platform. IMAGE: Kolhapuri chappals were spotted at the Prada Spring-Summer 2026......

The Reason Why Parasakthi Released Now

Throughout Parasakthi, Sivakarthikeyan mentions he is not against Hindi but the imposition of the language, notes A Ganesh Nadar. 1952's popular film Parasakthi had Sivaji Ganesan deliver fiery......

Padikkal, Nair send Karnataka into Hazare semis

IMAGE: Karnataka's Karun Nair scored an unbeaten 74 and put on an unbeaten 122 run stand for the 2nd wicket with Devdutt Padkikal to help them down Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-final in......

Padikkal's century powers Karnataka to victory!

IMAGE: Devdutt Padikkal stroked his second hundred in a row to power Karnataka to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Kerala on Friday. Photograph: ANI Photo Devdutt Padikkal slammed his second......

VHT: Padikkal hits 4th ton as Karnataka drub Tripura

IMAGE: Devdutt Padikkal has amassed over 500 runs in his first five games of the Vijay Hazare Trophy this season. Photograph: ANI Photo Out-of-favour India batter Devdutt Padikkal struck his......

New twist in Karnataka State Cricket Association polls

IMAGE: The Karnataka High Court order means that former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad will now have competition for the KSCA president's post during the elections scheduled on December 7.......

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Saurashtra edge Karnataka in a thriller!

IMAGE: Saurashtra's players celebrate winning their match against Karnataka. Photograph: Screengrab via BCCI Domestic/X Saurashtra registered their narrowest T20 victory in terms of runs, edging......