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New Delhi, May 17: As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed to form a government in Karnataka despite all the impediments, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the BJP is making a mockery of the Indian Conctitution. Rahul taking to his Twitter handle said that this day India will mourn the defeat of democracy. "The BJP's irrational insistence that it will form a Govt. in Karnataka

New Delhi, May 17: With the stage set for the swearing-in ceremony of B.S. Yeddyurappa, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram opined that the former's letter to Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R. Vala will "seal his fate". "Mr Yedyurappa's letter to the Governor will seal his fate. There is no mention of a number bigger than 104. The Governor's invitation does not mention any number at all!" he

Bengaluru, May 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party's B.S. Yeddyurappa on Thursday for the third time will be sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka at the Raj Bhavan. Yeddyurappa will take oath as the 23rd chief minister of Karnataka after the Supreme Court early today morning decided not to put a stay on the swearing-in while conducting a post-midnight hearing, wherein Congress and JD(S) pleaded

Bengaluru, May 17: The number of doctors in Karnataka legislative assembly has reduced from 11 to 10 after 2018 polls. In fact over two dozen doctors had contested the May 12 Assembly elections. However, only 10 among them have registered victory. Among the 10 doctors six MLAs are from the Congress, three from BJP, and one from JD(S). The State unit of Indian Medical Association (IMA) had

Bengaluru, May 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party is reportedly trying to poach Vijayanagar Congress MLA Anand Singh as part of operation Kamala. Anand Singh, who was former BJP MLA, had quit the party earlier this year and secured ticket from Congress. He defeated BJP candidate in May 12 assembly polls and entered the assembly again. If the reports are to be believed Singh has gone to Bengaluru to

Bengaluru, May 17: As the term of the longest-serving Chief Minister of Karnataka in three decades, Siddaramaiah, draws to a close, Karnataka's next Chief Minister will once again be B S Yeddyurappa, the BJP's candidate and Lingayat leader from Shimoga district. However, it is not clear how long Yeddyurappa's term might last since the BJP has not publicly said how they will meet the 8-seat gap

Bengaluru, May 16: The Congress tonight moved the Supreme Court against Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's decision to invite BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa to form the government in the state and sought an immediate hearing. Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi said the party has sought a hearing on its petition challenging the Governor's decision tonight itself. "We have filed a petition before

Mangaluru, May 16: Thee children of a family drowned while swimming in a water tank of a temple in Nagueshi village of Ponda taluk in South Goa late on Thursday, the police said. The deceased were identified by the Ponda police as Aditi Bhat, 12, Bhuvaneshvar Bhat, 8, and Shravan Hola, 7, all from Mangaluru. They were visiting Goa with their parents and were on a pilgrimage in Ponda that is known

Mangaluru, May 16: Hawwa Aboobakar, mother of Sharafuddin Soofi, a Mangalurean orator, died of heart attack in a moving car on the outskirts of the city today. She was 77. The end came when she was travelling from her youngest daughter’s house near Thokkottu to her eldest son’s house in Gurupura Kaikamaba. She was suffering from multiple ailments and was bedridden for last two years. Born and

New Delhi, May 16: The MLAs and MPs of Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) (JD-S) is likely to sit on a 'dharna' outside Raj Bhawan from tomorrow if they are not invited by Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala to prove their majority to form government in Karnataka. This statement comes hours after reports came in that 12 Congress MLAs were absent in the legislative meeting held earlier today at