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    • MB Patil flags AI-led uncertainty in Karnataka’s IT sector; asks officials to fast-track industrial approvals

      Under single window system, 115 services across 20 departments have already been integrated. The remaining 28 services have been prioritised for time-bound implementation.

    • Karnataka plans 500 MW AI data hub in coastal region; clusters to come up across state: MB Patil

      Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries MB Patil also directed to study feasibility of cable landing station in Mangaluru to support proposed coastal AI hub

    • “It’s about umami, not spice”: MB Patil takes dig at Nara Lokesh

      Karnataka Industries Minister responds to Andhra IT Minister’s earlier ‘spicy investments’ remark amid ongoing investment war

    • Karnataka plans 200-acre Defence Electronics Park and 100-acre Avionics and Sensor Park, says MB Patil

      Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries MB Patil on Tuesday chaired Vision Group meetings on Aerospace & Defence, Machine Tools, Auto/EV, and Green Energy sectors.

    • Karnataka BioEconomy crosses $39.2 billion in 2025, up from $31 billion in 2023: Report

      Karnataka contributes 21 percent to India’s BioEconomy; adds 218 startups in 2025 as investments touch $1.14 billion

    • AI Summit: Southern states driving tech growth were deliberately sidelined, says Priyank Kharge

      Kharge said Karnataka has extended full cooperation to every initiative of the Centre, rising above party lines in the national interest, but alleged that the IT ministers of Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu were not invited to the AI Summit.

    • Stone pelting during Shiv Jayanti procession in Karnataka's Bagalkot; SP injured

      Stones were allegedly thrown when the procession was passing in front of Panka masjid in Bagalkot's Old City area.

    • “AI is not optics for us; real work is happening in Karnataka,” says Siddaramaiah; state signs innovation pacts with Paris’ VivaTech, Poland’s Katowice

      Agreements aim to give Karnataka startups direct access to European markets as Bengaluru doubles down on AI skilling and public tech investments

    • Aequs to scale up aerospace engine component ecosystem, targets shipments from Hosur facility by 2028

      Aravind Melligeri, executive chairman & CEO of Aequs, says new Hosur facility will deepen domestic engine manufacturing capabilities with focus on exports and long-term value addition

    • Tata Advanced Systems, Airbus inaugurate H125 helicopter assembly line in Karnataka

      Rajnath Singh says investment may cross Rs 1,000 crore; Karnataka govt pegs output at 500 helicopters over 20 years

    • Hosur vs Karnataka? Aequs’ Rs 4,000 crore Tamil Nadu move triggers political heat

      Founded as QuEST Global Manufacturing, Aequs established its aerospace special economic zone (SEZ) on 250 acres in Belagavi in 2008.

    • Karnataka notifies 1% welfare fee on gig worker payouts, caps levy per transaction across sectors

      Ride-hailing, food delivery, logistics and e-marketplace platforms to remit quarterly levy under Gig Workers Act, 2025

    • Karnataka requests MEA assistance after 22-year-old student goes missing in California

      In a letter to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh said Saketh is enrolled in the Master of Science programme at the University of California, Berkeley.

    • DK Shivakumar to take up Centre’s concerns on double-decker flyovers along Bengaluru Metro corridors with Union minister

      Karnataka Deputy CM says ready to review technical aspects amid MoHUA’s reservations over end-to-end double-decker flyovers along the Metro corridors

    • Karnataka plans Rs 100-crore multiplex film complex in Bengaluru under PPP

      The project will come up on 2.5 acres in Nandini Layout, and DIPR has recently floated a tender to select a consultant to prepare a feasibility report and structure the PPP model.

    • A Rare Sighting: Black Panther and Leopard spotted drinking side-by-side in Karnataka’s Bhadra Tiger Reserve

      In a breathtaking wildlife moment at Karnataka’s Bhadra Tiger Reserve, a black panther and a leopard were photographed drinking water together under golden light. The rare sighting, believed to show a mother melanistic leopard with her young, has captivated social media.

    • AI, biotechnology to be key focus areas in Karnataka budget; greener data centre policy in the works, says Priyank Kharge

      Minister for Information Technology, Biotechnology and Rural Development Priyank Kharge said the state will unveil an Ocean Farming Policy, back AI–biotech convergence, and push a greener data framework.

    • 149 ‘minister-rank’ appointees in Karnataka? Siddaramaiah govt faces spending scrutiny

      As per the documents cited in the report, the administration has conferred Minister of State (MoS) status on 54 more individuals, intensifying a debate over fiscal prudence and governance priorities.

    • Beyond Bengaluru: Karnataka plans integrated technology park in Hassan

      State-run miner Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Ltd has called a tender to appoint a consultant for developing the 14-acre project in phases

    • Karnataka: Private mini aircraft crashes, both occupants eject out

      The two-seater aircraft crashed at Mangaluru village in Babaleshwar Taluk of Vijayapura district, they said.Both the occupants ejected before it crashed, sources said, adding the aircraft broke into three pieces.

    • Karnataka launches online MSIL chit operations; targets Rs 5,000 cr scale in five years

      CM says state-owned MSIL offers fraud-free chit investments; new software and app aim to boost transparency and reach

    • App-based transport workers threaten nationwide strike on February 7

      App-based transport workers affiliated with platforms such as Ola, Uber, Rapido and Porter will observe an All-India Breakdown on February 7, 2026, protesting falling incomes and what unions describe as worsening exploitation in the sector.

    • Karnataka CM seeks rollback of Bengaluru Metro fare hike, says Centre alone can decide

      Siddaramaiah says Metro fares are fixed by a Union government-appointed committee, blames BJP for misleading commuters, and urges Centre to rationalise fares for daily travellers, students and low-income groups

    • Karnataka cabinet nod for Rs 67.2-crore AI-based social media monitoring system

      Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs HK Patil said the software will enable faster digital surveillance and threat detection, helping authorities respond more effectively to emerging online risks

    • Bengaluru Metro fares to rise 5% from February 9; Shivakumar says decision by central govt committee

      Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, also the minister in-charge of Bengaluru Development, claimed the matter has not been discussed with the state government or him.

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