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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

Mumbai, Jul 21: Ahead of the scheduled trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly on Monday, rebel JD(S) MLA H Vishwanath on Sunday termed the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka "unholy", saying the dissident MLAs don't want this "monster government" to remain in power. "We haven't come here for any other intention. We wanted to teach a lesson to this unholy coalition government. That is

Mangaluru, Jul 21: Three people died and as many as 404 cases of dengue and malaria have been detected in Dakshina Kannada district, officials said on Sunday. Speaking to media persons, Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district Sasikanth Senthil said, "Due to the peculiar weather condition in the city, we are seeing a spurt in the cases of fever since July 1. As many as 404 dengue and

Bengaluru, Jul 21: The fate of the fragile H D Kumaraswamy led Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka is likely to be decided on the floor of the assembly on Monday after it defied on July 19 the two deadlines set by Governor Vajubhai Vala to prove majority after the ministry was wracked by a raft of resignations by rebel MLAs. Amid reports that the government was still trying to prolong

Nationalism has been the matter of debate yet again. From last few years we saw the individuals being labeled as Anti National for criticizing the ruling Government, we witnessed the attack on JNU on the ground that it is breeding ground of anti-Nationals. At the same time those belonging to ‘Hindu nationalism’ have been presenting themselves as Nationalists. The shrewdness involved in this is

Dubai, Jul 21: Indian comedian Manjunath Naidu died on stage while performing a stand-up act in Dubai. The performer, originally from Chennai, passed away from a reported cardiac arrest on July 19 at the Signature Hotel. "I was sitting in the front row at the show and Manjunath was the last performer of the night," PR manager Sana Topiwala told the Gulf News. "The show kicked off around 9.30 p.m

Chamarajanagara, Jul 21: The JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka, reeling under severe crisis for survival with Confidence Motion moved by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy received a setback as the lone BSP MLA N Mahesh today said that he would remain neutral during the floor test on July 22. Speaking to newsmen here on Sunday, the BSP member informed that the party president Mayavati had

Bengaluru, Jul 21: Expressing confidence that the floor test sought by the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy will reach to its finality on July 22, Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, today said that the clouds of uncertainty whether the Congress-JDS Coalition Government enjoys majority or not, will end on Tomorrow. Speaking to

Dubai, Jul 21: Nine Indians have been stranded in the UAE after accepting fake job offers through social media, according to a media report on Sunday. The men from Kerala, who are currently stranded in Al Ain and Ajman, claim they met the agent named Shafeeq on WhatsApp and paid up to Rs 70,000 for visit visas to the UAE, a report said. The incident comes months after the Consulate General of

Udupi, Jul 21: Balakrishna Shetty, secretary, district unit, Communist Party of India (Marxist), said on Saturday that the BJP was trying to destabilise the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government in the State. He was speaking at a protest organised near the War Memorial here. Mr. Shetty said that the BJP was misusing the Union government and the office of the Governor to bring down the