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Bengaluru, Mar 29: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said that he would contest the assembly elections from Chamundeshwari constituency in Mysuru. "I will contest from Chamundeshwari. I will win with the blessings of people from Chamundeshwari," he told reporters in response to a question in Mysuru. Siddaramaiah was reacting to JDS state president H D Kumaraswamy expressing scepticism

Bengaluru, Mar 29: "If you all vote, democracy wins. In cricket, every player is important. Even in democracy, all are important. I vote. You also vote," says former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid in video message to voters. State election officials, who had announced Dravid as the ambassador and icon for the May 12 Karnataka assembly polls to boost voter turnout, have released the 30-second

The gathering point of the Muslim Ummah or community is the mosque. For Muslims, it is a divine place wherein they connect to their Creator through prayers. It is synonymous to the house of God, as one can see the rich and poor, healthy and ill, educated and uneducated stand alongside one another, praying in synchronization. In India, Muslims fall under the minority category. This qualifies the

Bengaluru, Mar 29: A 36-year-old man, who posed as a client relationship manager of an international airline and blackmailed aspiring flight attendants, was arrested by cybercrime police here on Tuesday. During video interviews, he would force women to indulge in sex chats with him. Deepuraj, who has several aliases like Dr Harikrishnan, Dr Rajesh Panikar, Rakesh Sharma and Rakesh Nayar, is a

Ballari, Mar 29: The infamous and powerful Reddy brothers – Somashekara, Karunakara and Janardhana – who ruled in roost during BJP rule in Karnataka, are leaving no stone unturned to keep Ballari district under their control in 2018 assembly polls, though they are facing several legal hurdles. On the other hand BJP too is trying to utilize the influence of the mining barons in the looming polls

Bengaluru, Mar 29: Hearing the petition filed by former Indian badminton ace Prakash Padukone, his wife Ujjala Padukone and their daughter Anisha Padukone, all residing on Nandidurga Road in the city, the Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Banashankari police and Malleshwaram branch of IDBI Bank over freezing of account. Padukone family had moved the High Court against sudden freezing

Hassan, Mar 29: Amidst mounting calls for unity of secular parties to defeat communal forces in 2018 Karnataka assembly polls, Janata Dal (Secular) supremo has once again brushed aside the possibilities of any pre-poll alliance with the Congress party. “Many leaders are talking of unity among secular parties in Karnataka for the elections. At present, I am not joining any coalition and I won't

Bengaluru, Mar 29: Malikayya Guttedar, a former minister and sitting MLA from Afzalpur constituency, which was once known for gang wars and ‘supari’ killings, in Kalaburgi district, has decided to quit Congress party and join Bharatiya Janata Party. Guttedar, who has won six times in Afzalpur constituency from three parties – Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (Secular) and Karnataka Congress

Bengaluru, Mar 29: Janata Dal (Secular), which has forged a pre-poll alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party in Karnataka, is now in talks with another prominent party of Uttar Pradesh - Samajawadi Party for a similar alliance. JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda said: “While the SP has asked for five seats, we have already announced our candidates in three of the constituencies that they have identified.” He

Chamarajanagar, Mar 29: Gavithimmamma, the vice president of Doddalathuru gram panchayat in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajnagar district, who is arguably one of the oldest women in the country, passed away on Wednesday. 107-year-old Gavithimmamma leaves behind her three daughters, and a large number of grand children and great grand children. Years ago she had lost three of her six children including