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Bengaluru, Apr 18: Every single assembly seat in Karnataka will witness a tough fight among Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal- Secular, according to Chikkaballapura MP and former chief minister M Veerappa Moily. In an interview, the Congress veteran ruled out his party entering into any post-poll alliance with the JD(S) and targeted the BJP for fielding tainted candidates like elder

New Delhi, Apr 18: With Karnataka heading for the polls in May, Facebook has announced a third-party fact-checking programme in the state to fight spread of fake news on its platform. The social media giant on Tuesday announced a partnership with BOOM, an independent digital journalism initiative, for a pilot programme that will be rolled out in the state. Karnataka goes to election on May 12, and

Mangaluru, Apr 18: Bantwal Congress candidate B Rananath Rai, who has intensified his campaign for May 12 Karnataka assembly polls, on Wednesday called on the former union minister and party veteran B Janardhana Poojary and sought his blessings. Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology in the incumbent state government and six time MLA from Bantwal, Mr Rai is expected to file his nomination

Dharwad, Apr 18: Basavanand Swamiji of Sri Gurubasava Mahamane Mutt in Dharwad, who had decided to take a political plunge, has expressed disappointment over ticket denial by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The visually impaired seer was hoping to contest from Kalghatagi constituency in Dharwad district. However, the BJP issued ticket to Mahesh Tenginkai. Upset with this development, Basavanand Swami

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Union minister of state for skill development and entrepreneurship Anant Kumar Hegde on Tuesday claimed that a ‘deliberate attempt’ was made on his life. The minister said a truck tried to ram into his car when he was traveling near Halageri in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri district around 11:30 pm. The truck missed the minister’s car and hit his escort vehicle. “Since our vehicle

New Delhi, Apr 18: Actor-turned-politician Divya Spandana attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on former prime minister Manmohan Singh having ties with Pakistan. Hitting out at PM Modi the former Congress MP from Karnataka's Mandya tweeted, "Why do they need social media platforms to spread fake news when they have the PM to do it, right?" In an interview to DNA, Spandana said

Bengaluru, Apr 18: The Regional Passport Office (RPO) may increase the maximum number of applications being issued at Post Office Seva Kendra (POPSK) to 75 per day from the present 50 following overwhelming response for the service. In February this year, the Ministry of External Affairs started 11 new passport service centres at head post offices across the state, as part of a country wide effort

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Though the JD(S) was the first to announce its list of 126 candidates on February 17, it has, however, resorted to adopting a wait-and-watch policy before releasing its second list. But, it is now said that the party may not announce the second list and would directly start issuing ‘B’ forms to its candidates, many of whom will be late entrants and disgruntled leaders from the

Udupi/Al-Khobar, Apr 18: An elderly man from Udupi’s Karkala taluk, who had gone missing in Saudi Arabia under mysterious circumstances, has been finally found. 79-year-old Abdul Rahiman went missing from his son’s residence in Al-Khobhar in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern province in the on Tuesday, April 17. He had flown into Saudi Arabia a just a day before he went missing. “When the family members woke

Mangaluru, Apr 18: Congress leader and Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Puttur, Shakuntala Shetty has suggested Taliban model punishment for the temple rapists of Kashmir. Speaking at a party meeting in her constituency yesterday, Ms Shetty said that those who gang-raped 8-year-old girl inside a temple at Kashmir’s Kathua for a week and later murdered her should be hanged to death in