Karnataka Cm Basavaraj Bommai

'Desecration' of Shivaji's statue triggers vandalism, war of words between Maharashtra, Karnataka

While Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai condemned the incident and ordered action against culprits, his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray demanded PM Modi's intervention to stop 'Kannada atrocities' and 'pervert mindset'

Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar's last rites to be performed on October 31

Considered as the Kannada cinema's reigning star, Puneeth passed away at the age of 46 after suffering a cardiac arrest on Friday