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Bengaluru, Jul 22: I Monetary Advisory (IMA) group founder-director Mohammed Mansoor Khan was taken to Bengaluru hospital on Sunday evening after he complained of chest pain. The Enforcement Directorate is probing Khan following complaints that he has cheated thousands of people of crores of rupees. Sources said Khan was questioned in the morning about the involvement of officials in his alleged

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Ahead of the floor test of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka, security has been beefed up around Vidhana Soudha. Adequate security has been deployed at Vidhana Soudha and Raj Bhavan road. Both the BJP and the Congress leaders simultaneously held legislative party meetings in Bengaluru on Sunday. Also, ahead of the trust vote, the BJP is scheduled to convene

New Delhi, Jul 22: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to urgently list a plea of two Independent Karnataka MLAs seeking holding of floor test forthwith, but said it may consider listing of the petition Tuesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, "Impossible. We have never done this before. Tomorrow we may see to it." The bench's remarks came when senior advocate Mukul Rohtagi

Mangaluru, Jul 22: A city based television journalist, who was suffering from dengue for past few days, died at a private hospital here last night. The deceased is Nagesh Padu, who was working for BTV Kannada news channel as a cameraman. He was also a member of the working journalists’ union. He was admitted to the KMC Hospital here where he breathed his last without responding to treatment. The

Bengaluru, Jul 22: The fortnight-long political turmoil in Karnataka is expected to come to an end with the trust vote on Monday, as coalition partners Congress and JD(S) grappled with the needed number and the rebels remaining firm on their decision to abstain. There was only a smidgen of relief on Sunday as BSP chief Mayawati directed the lone MLA from her party, N Mahesh, to vote in favour of

Bengaluru, Jul 22: With little wiggle room left ahead of Monday’s trust vote, the ruling JD (S)-Congress coalition went all out to reach out to the rebels — offering a Congresschief minister, tapping family members to pressure them, and CM HD Kumaraswamyappealing to “sit together and discuss all your problems and save this democratically elected government” — only to be met with a stubborn ‘no’

Bengaluru, Jul 21: Ahead of the floor test of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka on Monday, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has appealed to the dissident MLAs to attend the Assembly session and explain how the BJP "sabotaged democratic edifice and destroyed its sanctity." "It is a matter of immense pain and disgust that the BJP has not only taken Karnataka's political scenario to a

New Delhi, Jul 21: Two independent Karnataka MLAs on Sunday moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to conclude a floor test in the state Assembly on Monday before 5 pm. Two lawmakers - H Nagesh and R Shankar -- have made Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, and the Central government as the respondents in their petition. The petition moved through

Bengaluru, Jul 21: Ahead of the floor test of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in the Karnataka Assembly on Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress leaders simultaneously held legislative party meetings in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, JD(S) leaders GT Devegowda, Sa Ra Mahesh and CS Puttaraju met former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with a proposal for the latter to head the state

Bengaluru, Jul 21: The Janata Dal (Secular) is now ready to vacate Chief Minister's position for the Congress party, according to Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar. "JD(S) National President H D Deve Gowda has spoken to the Congress party high command. Gowda is not opposed to any of the Congress leader becoming Chief Minister. He has said that Parameshwara, Siddaramaiah or Shivakumar may