August  

With more than 1,000 families living in the surrounding areas of River Krishna, heavy rain lashed in Bagalkot and other neighbouring sub-divisions from Sunday (August 4) evening
 

The motorcycle rally from Bengaluru to Penukonda, organised as a tribute to coffee baron VG Siddhartha, will be flagged off from Cafe Coffee Day outlet, The Square, on Vittal Mallya Road, Bengaluru at 7pm on August 4.

A 27-year-old impotent man named Sandeep Singh allegedly killed five members of his family before committing suicide at Nathuwala Garbi village in Baghapurana, Punjab, in the wee hours of Saturday (August 3).

 

As river Krishna overflows in Belagavi, Karnataka, the war of words over CM Yediyurappa visiting Delhi on Monday (August 4) to meet the BJP top brass while the region is under stress, has begun.

Floods in Godavari have inundated 30 villages in Andhra Pradesh. Warning with respect to heavy rains until August 5 has been issued.

Bharti Airtel on August 2 declared that it expects to shut down its entire 3G network across the country by March 2020. The process  has already started with Kolkata in the recent-concluded June quarter.

Kerala Police confirmed that IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman was driving the car when the accident took place. The accident on Saturday (August 3) killed a journalist.
 

The fourth and final season of 13 Reasons Why premieres on August 23 on Netflix. Fourth season is currently filming and will feature the core cast's graduation from Liberty High

The Kerala high court on Thursday (August 1) issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi, former Congress president, and the Election Commission on a petition filed by Saritha  Nair, an accused in the Solar scam
 

As many as 483 lives were lost and several thousands were displaced in the Kerala floods in 2018. But even after a year, the state is waiting for compensation, housing and other basic amenities. Watch the plight of Keralites #SimplifiedBy Supriya Krishnamurthy 
 

A 55-year-old man died after he was assaulted by his daughter’s lover in Pathanamthitta, Kerala.  He was rushed to a hospital after the incident but succumbed to injuries this morning (August 2)

Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa offered special prayers at Chinna Jeeyar ashram in Shamshabad, Telangana on August 2.

Days after four Rajya Sabha TDP MPs joined the BJP, another member from Chandrababu Naidu's government joined the BJP on Thursday (August 1)

The GST council had permitted the state government to levy 1% cess on goods and services in Kerala to mobilise resources for rebuilding the flood-hit state. August 1, 2019 marks the first year since Kerala had been hit by floods.

Earlier too the Amarnath yatra was suspended on July 8 and July 13 due to a strike called by separatists in the Kashmir valley. The death toll has risen to 30 and this time yatra has been suspended till August 4 due to warning of bad weather