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The Supreme Court sought the response of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in a plea by the CBI to lift a stay on its probe against the INC leader in a corruption case.

Additional Solicitor General SV Raju said 90 per cent of the CBIs investigation is over but it is not proceeding further due to the interim stay order of the high court. He urged the bench to stay the impugned order to which the bench said it cannot grant ex-parte stay. The top court sought Shivakumars response by November 7.

The 16 BJP MLAs in Bengaluru are planning to meet with the chief minister and deputy chief minister to protest the alleged discrimination in the relea

The CBI had petitioned SC against an order of the Karnataka High Court, which in June ordered an interim stay on CBIs probe against Shivakumar in connection with a disproportionate assets case.

Despite the severe drought in Karnataka, the states chief minister, Siddaramaiah, has assured that it will not affect the grandeur of the Mysuru Dasara celebrations. The festival, which represents Karnatakas culture and heritage, will go on as planned. The government had previously cancelled the Hampi festival due to the drought, which drew criticism from the opposition BJP. The Dasara celebrations, a tradition since the 15th century, include the famous Mysore Palace being adorned with thousands...

The state BJP has decided to stage demonstrations in various district and Taluk headquarters demanding the resignation of Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar on Monday and Tuesday.

A dispute has arisen between the Congress and BJP in Karnataka after a large amount of unaccounted cash was recovered during recent Income Tax raids in Bengaluru. The BJP claims that the money is linked to the Congress party, while the Chief Minister denies this. The BJP plans to hold demonstrations demanding the resignation of the Chief Minister and his deputy. The BJP also accuses the Congress of running an "ATM government" to fund elections in five states. Income Tax raids have so f...

The BJP and JDS have alleged that the cash is a part of the kickbacks collected by the Congress party for release of Rs 650 crore as payments to civil contractors for works done for the BBMP during the previous BJP regime.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K Shivakumar on Friday said that the IT raids across the country are being conducted with political motive.

Money meant for 20 projects is being diverted to various projects in 12 Bengaluru constituencies. The diversion is from funds for development works in Mahadevapura, Padmanabhanagara, Chickpete, Jayanagar and KR Pura.