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A poor family in Bankapur faced years of harassment after land dispute over rebuilding their destroyed home. Despite HC order for police protection, officials failed to act. Threats and stress reportedly led to illness and death of Gudappa’s daughter

A woman's affair with an astrologer turned deadly in Karnataka. The woman's daughter, who did not want to stay with her mother, was rescued by her father. Angered by this, the astrologer's associates stormed the man's brother's house and killed him.

Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal has announced he will donate 75% of his personal wealth to society and step down as a promoter, choosing to work as a trustee. He shared the decision after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi at India Energy Week.

Bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been stolen from the Australian Indian Community Centre in Rowville, Melbourne. It was fifted by ICCR (New Delhi) and unveiled on 12 Nov 2021 by ex-PM Scott Morrison, the statue held deep cultural significance. 

To tackle Bengaluru's severe traffic congestion problem, the GBA and traffic police are reintroducing the towing system. Along with this, a 'Pay and Park' system is being implemented on the city's major roads.

A high-speed i20 car accident in Karnataka's Hassan claimed life of a 30-year-old man after the vehicle lost control while overtaking. The car hit a pole, rammed into divider, overturned and caught fire. One occupant was thrown out, two were trapped.

Union Budget 2026-27 proposes total spending of Rs 53.47 lakh crore, with a strong focus on growth, inclusion and long-term capacity building. The finance ministry received the largest share, followed by defence and infrastructure ministries.

Stock markets fell sharply on Budget day after govt raised Securities Transaction Tax on futures trading. Sensex closed down nearly 1.9%, Nifty lost almost 2%. While Budget supported growth sectors, higher trading costs triggered knee-jerk sell-off.

Budget 2026 allows overseas individuals, including NRIs, to invest in Indian shares via Portfolio Investment Scheme. Govt has raised per-investor limit from 5% to 10% and combined limit to 24%. Experts say it will attract long-term foreign capital.

Budget 2026 brings major relief for patients by exempting basic customs duty on 17 cancer drugs and medicines for seven rare diseases. Nirmala Sitharaman announced NIMHANS 2.0 in North India, expanded trauma care, three new Ayurveda institutes.