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Mangaluru, Apr 16: Cutting across religions, communities and castes, a large number of citizens of this coastal city on Monday evening took to the streets and registered their protest against the rape culture in India. The candle light vigil was organised by likeminded people from different communities and organisations in the wake of rape and murder of children in Kashmir’s Kathua and Gujarat’s

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) on Monday, April 16, said it would support the Janata Dal-Secular in Karnataka assembly polls rather than directly contesting the polls. "We want a non-Congress and non-BJP government in Karnataka for qualitative development," MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi told the media. The Hyderabad MP said if necessary he would address public meetings in support of

Bengaluru, Apr 16: Sleuths from the Income Tax department on Monday searched the office and residence of B Shivanna, MLA of Anekal constituency in Bengaluru urban district. The development comes a day after Congress released its first list of candidates for May 12 Karnataka assembly polls. Shivanna is among the 218 candidates chosen by the high command. There has been no official confirmation from

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday, April 16, announced the second list of 82 candidates who will contest the high stakes Karnataka assembly polls. It had released its first list of 72 candidates on April 8. Another list is awaited. Karnataka goes to polls on May 12 to elect its representatives and results will be out on May 15. BJP, which is striving to return to power in Karnataka after a gap

Dubai, Apr 16: Karnataka NRI Forum UAE President Praveen Kumar Shetty called the first meeting on 14th April, 2018 evening at Fortune Plaza Hotel, Al Ghusais Dubai with the representatives of various communities of Karnataka residing in the UAE. The meet was to brief the registration process of NRK Card for the people of Karnataka which will be issued by the Government of Karnataka and also to

Bengaluru, Apr 16: Hindutva leader and gunrunner K T Naveen Kumar, arrested for his alleged role in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh will now undergo neuropsychological tests. Special Investigation Team officials will be taking him to the Forensic Science Laboratory in Ahmedabad for the tests. The 37-year-old founder of the Hindu Yuva Sene is currently lodged in the Parappana Agrahara

Bengaluru, Apr 16: Rebellion exploded in the ruling Congress on Sunday with supporters of sitting MLAs raising a banner of revolt against the party for denying tickets to their leaders. Of the 218 candidates announced by the party, as many as 12 sitting MLAs do not figure in the list. Age factor, health issues, image and poor performance as legislators are said to be the reason for denying them

Bengaluru, Apr 16: India has sought China's assistance to speed up Bangalore-Chennai railway corridor besides redevelopment of Agra and Jhansi railway stations, a senior Indian official said on Sunday. The proposal was made at the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) held here between the two countries. "We offered them speeding up of Bangalore-Chennai railway corridor," Niti Aayog vice-chairman

The rape of a minor in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, followed by her brutal murder has gained the attention of India, even if it is after three months. In these three months the civil (?) societies, the lawyers, the politicians belonging to the right wing in Jammu have without any hesitation come out in public to shield the perpetrators. These facts when brought to light, the liberals of India

Bengaluru, Apr 15: The Congress today issued the first list of candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections, which will be held in May 12 this year. BJP having already announced its first batch of 70-odd candidates Congress has announced names of 218 candidates in the list. As per the list, outgoing chief minister Siddaramaiah will contest from Chamundeshwari in upcoming Legislative Assembly