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Saturday, January 10, 2026
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Topic: Karnataka

Congress issues show-cause notice to senior leader Hariprasad for ‘Hublot watch jibe’ at Siddaramaiah

Karnataka MLC Hariprasad said last Saturday 'those wearing a Hublot watch cannot claim to be socialists'. Siddaramaiah previously courted controversy for sporting the Swiss watch.

Karnataka govt threatens legal action against Aaj Tak’s Sudhir Chaudhary for ‘misinformation’

Congress govt accuses Chaudhary of spreading misinformation about scheme promising subsidy to religious minorities to buy commercial vehicles. Scheme dates back to BJP govt.

JD(S) says ‘no discussion on seat sharing’ a day after BJP’s Yediyurappa says ‘4 seats finalised’

JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy denies talks of seat sharing 'or anything' with BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Analysts say in case an alliance is forged, BJP stands to gain more from it.

All Bengaluru police stations will soon have trained teams to track ‘hate posts’ online

Talking about the decision, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner B. Dayananda says ‘whatever happens in law and order, the origin (of the problem) is through social media’.

‘Distress formula, deficient rains, fair share’: All about latest Karnataka-TN tiff over Cauvery

Cauvery is lifeline for many districts in southern Karnataka & central TN. Latter moved SC this month after Karnataka refused to release its ‘fair share’, citing ‘failed’ monsoon.

Karnataka govt to get ‘fact-checkers’ to comb social media for fake news. ‘Not bid to control narrative’

Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt plans to employ fact-checking companies that use AI to detect & categorise online information. ‘Syndicates' behind malicious information to be 'punished'.

Karnataka contests TN plea in SC for ‘fair share’ of Cauvery water, cites ‘failed’ monsoon

The governments in Karnataka are led by allies Congress and DMK. However, Cauvery watersharing is a decades-old dispute that is highly emotive in both states.

Cauvery water dispute: Karnataka ‘to argue for distress formula’ in SC, push Centre on Mekedatu project

Following deficient rains this monsoon, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu are locked in a legal battle over allotment of Cauvery water, as farmers in both states demand ‘rightful’ share.

Relatives of Karnataka family found dead in US request CM Siddaramaiah to bring back bodies

Baltimore County Police spokesperson told Baltimore Sun newspaper that initial probe suggests it’s a case of double murder-suicide that suspect Yogesh H Nagarajappa committed.

To accept or not to accept — Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s ‘internal struggle’ over caste census report

Lingayat & Vokkaliga leaders in CM's cabinet may be wary of survey’s findings. State Commission for Backward Classes has now decided to get report reviewed by committee of academics.

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.