1. B.Y. Vijayendra, Shikaripura MLA and son of veteran leader B.S. Yediyurappa, today took over as the new BJP chief of Karnataka at the party office in a traditional ceremony. He was handed over charge by the outgoing party president Nalin Kumar Kateel.
2. Infosys Science Foundation will today announce the 15th Infosys Prize winners for this year.
3. The war of words between ruling Congress and JDS leader H.D. Kumaraswamy continues, especially after an FIR was filed against the latter on the charge that an electric line was illegally drawn to light up the house for Deepavali.