Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy Chairman SL Dharme Gowda allegedly died by suicide on the intervening night between Monday and Tuesday, sources said. He was 64 years old.

New Delhi, Dec 28: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday issued an order to extend the earlier 'guidelines for COVID-19 surveillance', which will remain in force upto January 31, 2021.

Guwahati, Dec 28: The Assam government introduced a Bill in the Assembly on Monday to shut over 600 madrasas run by it, which was strongly opposed by the opposition Congress and AIUDF.

Mangaluru, Dec 28: Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation (KEONICS) Chairman Harikrishna Bantwal on Monday said the will be submitting a memorandum to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to set up a model IT Park in the Port City here in memory of Bantwal Ramakrishna Baliga, the first Chairman of KEONICS.

Bengaluru, Dec 28: Karnataka Cabinet has decided to come out with an ordinance to ban cow slaughter in the State as Anti-Cow slaughter bill is yet to be passed in the Legislative Council.

Mysuru, Dec 28: Indigo airlines began new flight services between the City of Palaces Mysuru and Pearl City Hyderabad on Monday.

New Delhi, Dec 28: Till now, the government was calling the farmers who were against the new agricultural law misguided, but now a farmer leader has said that the government itself is misguided about the agricultural reforms.

Mumbai, Dec 28: In a sensational revelation, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday claimed that for the past one year, some senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have been indirectly pressurising him to help topple the Maha Vikas Aghadi government headed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Bengaluru, Dec 28: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) Cyber Cell Special squad has nabbed three people who had indulged in giving loans and collecting huge money in the name of interest, compound interest and broker charges on behalf of companies owned by Chinese people.