New Delhi, Dec 21: Clarifying the reason behind the suspension of the Kisan Ekta Morcha page, social media giant Facebook on Monday said its automated systems found an increased activity on the page and flagged it as "spam".

Bengaluru, Dec 21: The Recognised Unaided Private Schools Association (RUPSA) has decided to stop online classes at its member-schools in Karnataka from today to bring pressure on the State government to consider the demands of private unaided schools.

Belagavi, Dec 21: Veteran Journalist and pro-Kannada leader Raghavendra Joshi passed away due to cardiac arrest at his residence today.

Gubbi, Dec 21: While slamming the JDS leadership, MLA from Gubbi, SR Srinivas has said that several MLAs and leaders of the party will leave the party if HD Kumaraswamy chooses to form a coalition with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Mumbai, Dec 21: The Shiv Sena on Monday alleged that the mass contact initiative to collect funds from the public for the Ram temple construction in Ayodhya is akin to "canvassing" for the 2024 general elections in the name of Lord Ram.

Mangaluru, Dec 21: A gang of nine armed robbers struck at a house at Nooji in Kaukradi of Kadaba taluk in Dakshina Kannada in the wee hours of Monday and decamped with valuables after stabbing and assaulting the inmates of the house.

New Delhi, Dec 21: Amid the ongoing farmers' protests, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that the welfare of farmers and the agriculture industry is at the core of all Centre's initiatives and that the Narendra Modi government is doing its best to bring about emerging technologies in the field of agriculture.

Bengaluru, Dec 21: Yesteryear stylish batsman Gundappa Viswanath on Saturday revealed that he was "very, very hurt" after his distinguished career came to an abrupt end following a poor Test series against Pakistan in 1982-83.

Bengaluru, Dec 20: Karnataka on Sunday reported 1,194 new coronavirus cases, 1,062 discharges, and five deaths, the state health department informed.

Riyadh, Dec 21: Saudi Arabia has suspended all international commercial flights for a week amid reports of the appearance of a new mutated strain of coronavirus in a number of European countries, the Saudi Press Agency reported late Sunday citing an official source at the Interior Ministry.