Karnataka

Initial trends showed the ruling Congress in Karnataka was ahead in Bagalkot, while opposition BJP has maintained a lead in Davanagere South assembly segment, as the counting of votes for by-elections is underway on Monday. The voting for the by-election was held on April 9. The polls were necessitated by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South). According to the Election Commission, Congress party's Umesh Meti was ahead of BJP's Veerabhadrayya Charantimath by a margin of 5,016 votes. In Davanagere South, BJP's Srinivas T Dasakariyappa was leading ahead of Congress party's Samarth Mallikarjun by a margin of 577 votes. Nine and 25 candidates were in the fray, respectively in the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly segments. Although the outcome of these by-elections is unlikely to have an immediate impact on state politics, the contest is seen as a matter of prestige for both the ruling Congress and the opposition .

Odisha plans a new law to curb hate speech and hate crimes, with provisions for up to seven years' imprisonment despite the Supreme Court saying existing laws are adequate

The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) will declare the Class 10 SSLC results today at 12 PM. Students can view their scorecards on karresults.nic.in and kseeb.karnataka.gov.in

Court extends interim relief to Swiggy in antitrust probe, flags concerns over reliance on untested third-party statements in CCI investigation

The Karnataka SSLC Result 2026 will be declared soon at karresults.nic.in. Along with scores, details on toppers, pass percentage, and steps to download will also be released

KSEAB will release the Karnataka 2nd PUC Exam 2026 results today at 3 pm on karresults.nic.in and kseab.karnataka.gov.in. Students can check scores using their registration number and subjects.

KSEAB will announce the 2nd PUC results today, April 9, 2026, on kseab.karnataka.gov.in and karresults.nic.in. The exams were held from February 28 to March 17, 2026

The Election Commission of India (ECI) had earlier announced the schedule for bye-elections across eight Assembly constituencies in six states

The Karnataka 2nd PUC Results 2026 will not be released today and are likely to be announced tomorrow. Students will be able to check their results on the official websites

The Karnataka 2nd (PUC) Result 2026 is expected to be out soon in April 2026 by the Karnataka school exams and assessment Board (KSEAB). Students can check their results using their roll number

Karnataka's 1st PUC results 2026 have been announced on the official website. Students can avail their provisional marks memos, showing subject-wise scores and pass/fail status, on the website

UP, Maharashtra, and Gujarat dominate capital expenditure, while Karnataka and Telangana lead in capital efficiency, highlighting divergence in investment patterns across states

The Karnataka Assembly on Monday passed an amendment Bill aimed at regulating outdoor advertisements and enabling municipal bodies to levy and collect fees on hoardings and billboards across the state. The Karnataka Legislative Assembly adopted the Karnataka Municipalities and Certain Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, after it was moved by Urban Development and Town Planning Minister B S Suresha. The legislation empowers municipal councils and corporations to levy an advertisement fee on any person who erects, exhibits, fixes or displays an advertisement on land, buildings, walls, hoardings or other structures within municipal limits. The fee will be determined by local bodies through a resolution, subject to minimum and maximum rates prescribed by the state government. However, the Bill provides exemptions for advertisements related to public meetings of municipalities or corporations, elections to legislative bodies and candidature in such elections. It also mandates the display

The Karnataka government has approved industrial projects with a total investment of Rs 4,824.31 crore, that will generate 14,525 new employment opportunities in the state, Industries Minister M B Patil said. The 158th State Level Single Window Approval Committee meeting approved a total investment of Rs 4,824.31 crore for 37 new industries and 2 additional investment projects across 13 districts, including Vijayapura, Bagalkote, Chitradurga, Kolar, and Ramanagara, the minister's office said in a release on Saturday. "The approved projects in sectors such as IT infrastructure, sugar manufacturing, technical textiles, compressed biogas, aerospace, jewellery production, electronics, software, and five-star hotel construction will generate 14,525 new employment opportunities in the state," the release quoted Patil as saying after the meeting on Friday. Among the projects approved, 22 are major large and medium industrial projects (investment above Rs 50 crore) totaling Rs 3,908.68 cror

Nine Congress MLAs have been moved to a Karnataka resort amid fears of cross-voting and horse-trading ahead of the closely contested Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha

Industry body says overlap between Karnataka's gig worker law and the Code on Social Security could lead to duplicative welfare contributions by platform companies

Priyank Kharge says the move targets excessive screen time and online risks for children, stressing stakeholder consultations and age-verification challenges before framing guidelines

Karnataka High Court seeks Centre's response on X Corp challenge to the Sahyog portal, while the Supreme Court agrees to examine the Fact Check Unit provisions under IT Rules

MeitY Secretary S Krishnan says social media and online gaming fall under the Centre's jurisdiction as it examines state proposals to ban teen access; consultations on DPDP Act compliance window conti

Karnataka has proposed banning social media use for children under 16, with Andhra Pradesh and the Centre weighing similar curbs as concerns grow over digital addiction and harmful content