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KL Rahul Reflects on Career, Finds Renewal in ODI Middle Order

India batter KL Rahul has candidly admitted that his international career has not yet fully matched the immense potential of his batting ability. However, the Karnataka cricketer appears to have found renewed purpose in a settled role within India’s ODI middle order, where he has quietly become one of the…

Whats Hot · Jan 27

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Condiders Supreme Court Action Over Governor Gehlot’s Assembly Walkout

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the Congress-led state government is considering approaching the Supreme Court after Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot walked out of the state assembly, reading only two lines of his customary address.

Whats Hot · Jan 22

South Central 58: Franco to Rahul Mamkootathil, power rewrites consent | Karnataka’s stuck govt

In the first session of the episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the intersection of consent, agency and institutional power in sexual assault cases, like in the cases of Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, acquitted Bishop Franco Mulakkal, ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar and more. The hosts are joined by…

Newslaundry · Jan 18

At least 10 dead as passenger bus erupts in flames after collision in India

Second bus carrying at least 45 schoolchildren narrowly avoids disaster

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2025

Murder accused cow vigilante Puneeth Kerehalli felicitated by a Karnataka media association

The Newspapers Association of Karnataka has felicitated Puneeth Kerehalli, a murder accused and a cow vigilante, during a Kannada Rajyotsava event held on Thursday, November 27. According to the association’s social media pages, the annual event is intended to award people who have made significant contributions in various sectors in…

Newslaundry · Nov 28, 2025

Karnataka’s Congress crossroads: A leadership test for a weakened high command

Murmurs of a power struggle within the Karnataka government have grown louder. The Congress leadership in Delhi is reportedly weighing the rival claims of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who wants to continue in the role, and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who seeks to replace him.

Newslaundry · Nov 27, 2025

Let Me Explain: How women-centred welfare policies reshaped Karnataka

What happens when a government designs welfare with women at the centre?

Newslaundry · Nov 17, 2025

631 deaths, 4 years: Inside Odisha’s elephant conflict zone

Odisha has around 912 elephants, fewer than states like Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. But it has recorded more deaths attributed to the human-elephant conflict in comparison. By October this year alone, 75 people had died in elephant attacks. That’s beside the extensive damage caused to crops and farmland. 

Newslaundry · Nov 13, 2025

Let Me Explain: BJP’s battle for Karnataka’s old Mysuru

For decades, Karnataka’s old Mysuru belt remained out of the BJP’s reach, shaped instead by Vokkaliga-led caste equations and JD(S) dominance. But that’s changing fast. From Maddur’s clashes to the propaganda of fictitious characters Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda, Hindutva politics is entering Karnataka’s heartland.

Newslaundry · Nov 3, 2025

South Central 48: Kerala hijab row, Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka fight over Google centre

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Anisha Sheth are joined by journalists Shahina KK and Indulekha Aravind, and TNM’s executive editor Sudipto Mondal. 

Newslaundry · Oct 26, 2025