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Mangaluru, Apr 20: The Karnataka state unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha has dropped hints about forming an alliance of hardline Hindutva fringe groups without the Bharatiya Janata Party, the political arm of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Addressing media persons in the city on Friday, Mahasabha’s Karnataka state president N Subrahmanya Raju said that non-BJP Hindutva groups would be

Udupi, Apr 20: Gururaja Poojary aka P Gururaja, a truck driver’s son from this coastal district, who won the silver medal in the 56 kg category in weight lifting in the 21st Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia, earlier this month, was given a rousing reception here yesterday. The officials of the district administration accompanied Mr. Gururaja from the Mangaluru International Airport

As part of a new campaign strategy, the Congress will deploy some of its national leaders, some with celebrity status, to campaign in Karnataka for the May 12 polls. Former union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Lok Sabha member Jyotiraditya Scindia, cricketers-turned-politicians Mohammad Azharuddin and Navjot Singh Sidhu are expected to visit Karnataka. Sidhu is currently a minister in the Punjab

Bengaluru, Apr 20: A case has been filed against Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao for allegedly stating that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should be beaten with chappals. Nathapantha Jogi Seva Samithi president Keshav Kotteshwar said Dinesh has hurt the sentiments of Nath sect followers.

Bengaluru, Apr 20: With assets of Rs 840 crore declared in the affidavit submitted to the election officer on Thursday, Karnataka Energy Minister D K Shivakumar among the wealthiest in the fray this election. The Congress heavyweight had declared assets of Rs 251 crore during the 2013 elections. The appreciation in the value of non-agriculture land owned by him in Bengaluru and Mysuru has shot up

Bengaluru, Apr 20: BJP chief Amit Shah on Thursday mocked Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his “ignorance” and his incorrect pronunciation of Sir M Visvesvaraya’s name. Shah’s ridicule came during his address to trade and industry representatives here. “Rahul has been repeatedly saying that the BJP had waived off loans borrowed by industrialists while not doing so for farmers in distress. I

Within a day after his execution on the first day of Eid ul-Adha on December 30, 2006, the mortal remains of the dethroned Iraqi president Saddam Hussein were buried in a tomb in his birthplace, Al-Awja (near Tikrit), about 95 miles north of the capital city of Baghdad. Reports say that then-US president George W Bush had personally authorized the immediate transfer of the slain leader’s body on

Belagavi, Apr 19: Sparking a row, a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Sanjay Patil said that the upcoming Karnataka assembly election is "not about roads and drinking water but about Hindu-Muslim incidents". Sanjay Patil represents the Belagavi Rural constituency in north Karnataka, which is near the state’s border with Maharashtra. Addressing a gathering in Karnataka's Belagavi, Patil said, "This

Mangaluru, Apr 19: Atlantic Leisure, a city-based non-profit trust is organising a cricket tournament – IT Cricket Bash 2018, bringing together Information Technology companies from Mangaluru and Udupi. The tournament will be held on 21st and 22nd of April 2018 between 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., at the NMPT Cricket Ground, Panambur in Mangaluru. Twelve teams have confirmed their participation in the

Mangaluru, Apr 19: Bellipady Ramanath Rai, who has tasted six victories and one defeat in last seven assembly elections in Bantwal constituency, today filed nomination papers for the May 12 polls. This is his eighth electoral battle in the communally sensitive constituency of the Dakshina Kannada district. The constituency is considered one of the prestigious in the state as Mr Rai is the minister