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Bengaluru, Sept 1: The Karnataka High Court has disqualified JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna as a Member of Parliament from the Hassan district over irregularities in his 2019 poll affidavit. The decision was made by a single bench judge, K Natrajan.

Bengaluru, Aug 31: In yet another incident involving road rage in Bengaluru, a scientist from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was reportedly subjected to an attack by an individual while he was driving to his workplace.

X, formerly Twitter's, new owner Elon Musk has been planning to turn his app into a super app. And here seems to be another step in that direction: X is getting voice and video calls. There have been speculations of the same since early this month. The same has now been confirmed by Musk.

Shivamogga, Aug 31: Flight operations took off at Shivamogga airport in Karnataka on Thursday with an IndiGo flight from Bengaluru landing here. This is the first airport run by the state government.

Bengaluru, Aug 31: Following the order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) and the Supreme Court, the Karnataka government on Thursday increased the quantum of release of water from the KRS Dam in Mandya district amid protests by farmers.

Mysuru, Aug 30: AICC leader Mallikarjun Kharge said that at a time when all other states are approaching Congress to deliver poll promises, Prime Minister Modi should also be appreciating the Grand Old Party's welfare programmes.

Mysuru, Aug 30: The Congress-ruled Karnataka government rolled out the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme today i.e. on 30 August. This scheme is part of one among the five poll promises made by the party during its election campaign. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi who arrived in Bengaluru ahead of the launch of the scheme transferred the amount into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries of Gruha Lakshmi Yojana, through direct benefit transfer (DBT).

Mangaluru, Aug 30: A young conductor of a private bus lost his life after he fell off the moving vehicle near Nanthoor junction in the city on Wednesday August 30.

Bengaluru, Aug 29: The government of Karnataka has decided to introduce Kannada and English classes in madrasas registered with Wakf Board as part of modernization of madrassa education system.

Bengaluru, Aug 29: The Karnataka Police have arrested an alleged associate of Mohammad Junaid, the alleged absconding kingpin of terrorist group that allegedly wanted to carry out disruptive acts in the IT city, police said on Tuesday.