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Bengaluru, Apr 8: Forget the BJP winning the 2019 polls, even Prime Minister Narendra Modi might lose his Varanasi seat under a united opposition, asserted Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday. Pegging his confidence on opposition unity, Gandhi said far from the BJP winning the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, even Modi might lose from Varanasi if the Congress, the SP and the BSP were united against him

Janata Dal (Secular) Karnataka president H D Kumaraswamy has claimed that Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party have been responsible for the divide between Muslims and Hindus in the state in general and coastal districts in particular. Speaking to media persons on Sunday, April 8 at Vijayapura, the former chief minister dubbed the two national parties as two faces of the same coin. “They are

Yadgir, Apr 8: In what could have been a major tragedy, a car belonging to a BJP leader in Yadagir suddenly burst into flames, while the vehicle was still in motion. Astonishingly, Dr Sharanabhoopala Reddy, an MLA ticket aspirant for May 12 polls, who was seated inside the car escaped unhurt. The incident occurred at Ibrahimpura Cross in Yadagir district, on Sunday afternoon. Reddy had bought the

Hubballi, Apr 8: At least four persons a family were killed and many others injured in a head-on collision between a SUV and a government bus in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The accident occurred near Murakatti cross on the Dharwad-Huliyal route. Four people in the SUV were killed on the spot and five were grievously injured in the mishap. The deceased have been identified as Imran Makam Dhara

Bengaluru, Apr 8: ICC president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday promised abolition of contractual employment of safai karamcharis all over India if his party came to power in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Rahul spent nearly 15 minutes interacting with a group of safai karamcharis - pourakarmikas as they are known in Karnataka - during the last day of his Janaarshirvada Yatra in Bengaluru. "If we get to govern

Mangaluru, Apr 8: The police have filed a charge-sheet against 11 persons in connection with the murder of Mohammed Bashir, a fast food joint owner, in Kottara Chowki here on January 3. The charge-sheet was filed by investigation officer and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Panambur Sub Divison, D.S. Rajendra, before the III Judicial Magistrate First Class Court. The 47-year-old Bashir was

Bengaluru, Apr 8: In order to avoid any kind of rebellion by ticket aspirants, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G Parameshwara are jointly finalizing the list of candidates for May 12 assembly polls. The final list will be soon forwarded to New Delhi just for a formal approval. According to reports the Congress had asked Siddaramaiah and Parameshwara

Bengaluru, Apr 8: The head of Basava Dharma Peetha at Kudalasangama, Mathe Mahadevi, has openly gave a call to the Lingayat community to back the Congress and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Karnataka assembly polls as the state government has considered their demand for a separate religion despite widespread opposition. At the Lingayat Matadhipathigala Vedike’s meeting here, she came down on the

Udupi, Apr 8: A 25-year-old civic labourer died after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a manhole at M-Kodi near Kasaba village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district on Saturday. The deceased is Sandeep, a Dalit youth from Thekatte. His mother was a former Thekatte gram panchayat member. The incident happened when Sandeep and few others were engaged for cleaning work by one Abdul Khader Geelani as

Mangaluru, Apr 8: The Dakshina Kannada district police on Saturday arrested an elderly man nearly four decades after he attempted to kidnap a person in Belthangady on the outskirts of the city. The arrested man has been identified as Antony Rodrigues (70), a resident of Maddadka in Belthangady. Police picked him from Lorettopadav in Bantwal and produced before the court. The case dates back to