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Bengaluru | 30 Jan 2026 The power tussle between Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has taken an intriguing turn, with Shivakumar responding to a recent barb from Siddaramaiah in his signature style. At a Youth Congress rally in Bengaluru on 27 January, party workers shouted slogans of “DK, DK” during Siddaramaiah’s speech, prompting him to ask on stage, “Who are these DK–DK people?” Shivakumar was present on the dais along with Karnataka Congress in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, state ministers, MPs, and local representatives. Three days later, the Karnataka Congress released a video portraying Shivakumar in a confident, larger-than-life avatar. The video described him as a “brand” and “son of the soil,” highlighting his problem-solvin...

A POCSO court in Belagavi has sentenced a man to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping a minor girl, which led to her pregnancy and the birth of a child. The convict, identified as 31-year-old Nagesh Kareppa Lamani, a resident of Kangrali (KH) village, was also ordered to pay a fine of ₹2 lakh. The court stipulated that failure to pay the fine would result in an additional one year of imprisonment.