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BJP accuses Speaker of delaying oath to Jeevaraj, asks Governor to administer oath

Kiran Mazumdar names her niece Claire as her successor

Siddalinga Swami says there’s severe water crisis, governance failure in Jewargi

The State president of Sri Ram Sene has said that residents have been struggling for years without assured access to potable water

Man arrested for murdering friend and setting body ablaze to destroy evidence

How Vijay built a grassroots base even before launching TVK

Over the years, Mr. Vijay has implemented several welfare measures and extended support to regional and national political causes

MP thanks Minister for funds release

40 adolescent labourers identified in Mandya district during inspections conducted in 2025-26

Chittoor ‘Gangamma Jatara’ begins with traditional ‘Chatimpu’

Chatimpu, a public announcement marking the formal opening of the festival, performed in the morning; devotees will don different traditional attire each day and offer prayers to goddess till conclusion of the Jatara

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Welcome to the Karnataka Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today. Curated and written by Nalme Nachiyar.

ACB traps Banaganapalle MRO, surveyor for taking ₹50,000 bribe in Nandyala

Banaganapalle Tahsildar Ramireddy Rajeev Reddy and surveyor S.K. Hussain Basha caught accepting the second instalment of a ₹1 lakh bribe demanded for regularising land

USA’s National Reconnaissance Office awards contract to Bengaluru space startup Pixxel to provide hyperspectral imagery

Pixxel said that the award supports the US government’s effort to evaluate and integrate emerging commercial hyperspectral data sources into the agency’s expanding remote sensing architecture.

Anantapur police bust international cricket betting racket run from Philippines; 10 arrested

₹19.70 lakh in cash seized, ₹18.20 lakh in 49 bank accounts across nine banks frozen; gang routed money to a Philippines-based kingpin via mule accounts and SIM cards hidden in cargo jeans parcels, says Superintendent of Police P. Jagadeesh

BJP 'hijacked' democracy, Punjab will stop their 'vijay rath': Kejriwal

“Today, democracy is threatened. In 2014, there was a wave in favour of Narendra Modi, and they kept winning elections. In February 2015, they won only three seats in Delhi. If they come to power in Punjab, they will ravage the State," says Mr. Kejriwal

Assam Assembly Election 2026: Full list of winners

NDA alliance, led by Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma is looking for a hat-trick in the state.

Sukesh's wife denied bail in ₹200 crore extortion case, gets relief in ED case

The Delhi Police has booked Sukesh Chandrasekhar for allegedly duping the wives of former promoters of Ranbaxy

TCS hires 262 students of R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering, Guntur, in campus drive

Salary packages range from ₹3.5 lakh to ₹9 lakh a year; 1,054 students placed across various campus drives during the 2025-26 academic year

Malayalam actor Santhosh Nair dies in road accident

Having acted in over a hundred films as well as television serials since the early 1980s, Santhosh was a familiar face to the Malayalam audience

Amit Shah named central observer for West Bengal, Nadda for Assam

According to the notification, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi have been appointed as co-observers for Assam and West Bengal respectively

Two-wheeler theft racket busted by Bengaluru police; 51 vehicles, 501 fake RC cards seized

One of accused, Shaik Shafir Basha from Andhra Pradesh, helped create fake RC cards

South Coast Railway zone notified after a decade; HQ at Visakhapatnam, to start operations from June 1

India’s 18th railway zone, headquartered at Visakhapatnam, to be carved out of the existing East Coast Railway and South Central Railway from June 1, 2026; will integrate Guntakal, Guntur, Vijayawada and the new Visakhapatnam division

Prioritise energy security for keeping growth momentum going: RBI MPC member

“The Indian approach needs to focus both on stepping up oil exploration domestically and hastening the transition to alternative sources”, says Nagesh Kumar, director of the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development

Raghav Chadha meets President Murmu, alleges harassment of MPs who quit AAP and joined BJP

Raghav Chadha alleged that several former AAP MPs who have joined the BJP are facing intimidation and coercive actions from State agencies.

Rare caracals spotted in Thar Desert near India-Pakistan border

The feline’s population has declined by more than 95% due to habitat loss, fragmentation, and retaliatory killings