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Bengaluru, May 23: Film actor-turned-activist Prakash Raj aka Prakash Rai, has described his defeat in Bangalore Central constituency as “a solid slap on his face.” Mr Rai, who contested independently, not only faced a disgraceful defeat but also lost his deposit. Mr left the counting centre midway after learning that he was trailing at number three behind the BJP and the Congress. He took to

Bengaluru, May 23: A 24-year-old woman Hindu woman was allegedly attacked by armed including members of Bajrang Dal and other hardline outfits for living with a man belonging to Muslim community. The woman, who hails from Tripura, stated that a group of men barged into her house in Sumangali Sevashrama Main Road in Hebbal. They beat up her friend, ransacked her house and took away all her

Bengaluru, May 23: Meanwhile the patriarch of the Gowda family - Deve Gowda is also trailing in Tumkur to G S Basavaraj of BJP by 17,264 votes B Y Raghavendra, son of BJP Karnataka President and former Chief Minister B S Yedurappa, takes the lead in Shimoga by 89,638 votes against Madhu Bangarappa, the son of former late Chief Minster S Bangarappa. Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Karnataka Chief

Mangaluru, May 23: In spite of all controversies and lack of developmental works, hardline BJP leader Nalin Kumar Kateel has achieved hat-trick in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency by securing a massive victory against Congress candidate Mithun Rai in 2019 general elections. Mr Kateel, who had defeated Congress veteran B Janardhana Poojary by a margin of 40,420 votes in 2009 and 1,43,709

Bengaluru, May 23: If early counting trends are anything to go by, the Congress-JD(S) coalition could be in for a major upset with the BJP leading in more than 23 out of 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka. JD(S) supremo and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda are trailing against BJP’s GS Basavaraju in Tumkur. Gowda’s eldest grandson Nikhil, son of Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, is locked

Mangaluru, May 23: All three sitting MPs of coastal Karnataka are leading as the counting began on Thursday morning. In Dakshina Kannada Nalin Kumar Kateel is leading. In Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Shobha Karandlaje is leading. In Uttara Kannada Anant Kumar Hegde is leading. The counting is on.

Bantwal, May 23: A police constable attached to District Armed Reserve (DAR) was found dead under mysterious circumstance near BC Road in Bantwal taluk. The victim is Jagadish, 36, who was working at DAR for past 10 years. According to his brother, who has filed a complaint at the Bantwal Town police station, the victim had left home around 7am on Tuesday for work. However, around 4pm, he received

Bengaluru, May 22: Bengaluru-based medical doctor Hema Divakar was honoured with the 'Global Asian of the Year 2018-19' award in Dubai recently for her yeomen services and contributions to the women's healthcare ecosystem, in India, said its organiser 'Asia One' magazine's publisher on Tuesday. Hema received the award at the Asian Business & Social Forum 2019 under the 'In Service of the Society

Bengaluru, May 22: The Election Commission (EC) has made elaborate arrangements, including three-tier security, for the counting of votes in Karnataka's 28 Lok Sabha seats from 8 a.m. on Thursday, an official said on Wednesday. "Counting centres are in the district headquarters of each parliamentary seat across the state while three are in Bengaluru for each of its three constituencies - North

Kalaburagi, May 22: Though the pre-monsoon rain brought much-needed respite from the heat for the people of the Hyderabad-Karnataka and some parts of Mumbai-Karnataka region, the gusty winds coupled with heavy rain claimed six lives. Police said on Wednesday that, most of the deaths were due to lightning in Bhalki and Humanbad taluk of Bidar District, Madwar village in Yadgir and Ratnapur village