Karnataka

Chennai, Dec 30: Megastar Rajinikanth is a great leader and always stood to protect the interest of the nation and the state, said CT Ravi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state in-charge of Tamil Nadu said on Wednesday.

Mysore, Dec 30: A 52-year-old polling officer at a counting centre died due to heart attack at Periyapatna taluk in Mysore district on Wednesday.

Bengaluru, Dec 30: Seven people who returned to Karnataka from the UK, were found to be infected with the mutated strain of coronavirus, state Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Wednesday.

Bengaluru, Dec 30: Counting of votes for 5,728 gram panchayats in Karnataka that went for polls in two phases, is taking place on Wednesday. The counting began at 8 am.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Former Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that passing anti-cow slaughter bill in legislative assembly without allowing discussion, reflects "the coward nature" of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: A multistorey apartment in the city, where a mother and her daughter tested positive for the new Coronavirus variant, stayed in the City on Tuesday was sealed by the BBMP.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Air India is all set to spread its wings further in the United States by introducing its first-ever nonstop service between Bengaluru and San Francisco and between Hyderabad and Chicago from Jan 9 and 13, respectively.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Police have nabbed six members of a gang which had indulged in robbing tractors and seized from them stolen 26 tractors, five cars and eight two-wheelers together worth over Rs 1,46,40,000.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Condoling the demise of SL Dharmegowda, Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Council, JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday termed it as "political murder".

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Karnataka Minister for Health Dr K Sudhakar on Monday hinted at stringent action against those returnees from the UK who failed to get themselves tested for COVID-19 and were now untraceable and had switched off their mobile phones.