The Supreme Court has strongly criticised the Karnataka High Court for granting bail to actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case, calling it a “perverse exercise of judicial power.” The court also questioned why the case was getting special treatment.
The former sanitation worker claimed that he was forced to bury hundreds of bodies of murder victims, including women and young girls, many of whom were sexually assaulted.
Bengaluru traders will stage a city-wide bandh on July 25th protesting GST notices.* Tax authorities targeted thousands of small businesses whose UPI transactions exceeded GST registration thresholds (₹40L/₹20L). Traders argue the notices penalise them unfairly, mixing personal transfers with low actual sales. Fearing harassment and ruin, many have abandoned UPI, ironically reversing India's digital payment drive.
A woman from Karnataka was lured into marriage, trafficked to Saudi Arabia, and forced into religious conversion. After enduring gangrape, torture, and blackmail, she escaped and is now fighting a powerful cross-border network she claims still stalks and harasses her.
The Karnataka Congress government submitted that the crowd was invited by RCB 'unilaterally' and 'without consultation or permission' from the local authorities, to Chinnaswamy Stadium.
After a prolonged farmer protest, the Karnataka government has scrapped its plan to acquire land for an aerospace park near Bengaluru. Seizing the moment, Andhra Pradesh has offered over 8,000 acres and attractive policies to draw aerospace investors.
By naming the bill after Rohith Vemula, Congress wants to tap into the emotional resonance, though devoid of any factual relevance, to galvanise support from the SC, ST, and OBC Hindus. However, this bill risks being a draconian measure against general-category students and faculty, as they could be disproportionately targeted.
In Karnataka, the ‘game of thrones’ is intensifying even as Chief Minister Siddaramiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar deny any competition for the CM post.