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Taking a dig at BJP leader and Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde for his ‘nalayak politicians’ remark, Janata Dal (Secular) state president H D Kumaraswamy has questioned the contribution of the six-time Uttara Kannada MP to his constituency. Kumaraswamy was replying to a query on Hegde’s remarks that the leaders of Hyderabad-Karnataka region lack vision for development and are nalayak (unfit). "As

Congress has accused Aam Aadmi Party of having a tacit understanding with the BJP, as the Delhi-based political outfit announced that it would contest "as many seats as possible" in the Karnataka Assembly elections. "Whenever the BJP finds itself in trouble, the AAP jumps into the electoral fray. What an example of brotherhood and coordination," Priyanka Chaturvedi, co-ordinator of the AICC

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who completed six day India tour and boarded an early Friday morning flight, last evening met a few Bollywood megastars who were named in leaked Panama papers for tax evasion, and expressed his love for Indian cinema. “The world loves Bollywood, Israel loves Bollywood, I love Bollywood”, said Netanyahu as he wished “Shalom” to the Hindi film fraternity at a

Mysuru, Jan 19: Taking a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that it’s unethical to misuse religion for political gains. Speaking at the valedictory function of the Suttur Jathra Mahotsava, CM said that a political party in India is expert in misusing religion for political gains and fooling people He said the Congress government would not allow any party to

Kollam, Jan 19: A 14-year-old boy was burnt to death by his mother over a property dispute with her husband's family, the police said on Thursday. The boy was missing from his house at Kundara near Kollam since Monday. His fully-burnt body was found in a compound adjacent to the house on Wednesday, the police said. The story of the gruesome killing unravelled when police questioned the boy's

Bengaluru Jan 19: Just when illegal mining has reared its ugly head once again, a quiet political resurrection is in the works for the Ballari Reddy brothers - G Karunakara Reddy, G Somashekara Reddy and G Janardhana Reddy. Ahead of the Assembly elections, the brothers are preparing the ground to make a comeback in the political mainstream after keeping a low profile ever since the multi-crore

Mangaluru, Jan 18: Another case of so called ‘love jihad’ has turned out to be a typical ‘lie jihad’. A team of police from Mumbai has arrested a Bajrang Dal leader from Mangaluru on charges of kidnapping a married woman and then accusing her husband of indulging in love jihad. The arrested has been identified as Sunil Kumar, a resident of Pumpwell and a known face of Bajrang Dal in Mangaluru. The

Mangaluru, Jan 18: The police have seized 10.25 kg ganja and a scooter used to transport the contraband by two accused persons. However, the accused managed to escape during the police raid. A communiqué here said that the Assistant Commissioner of Police (South) got information that Mohammed Aziz alias Abdul Aziz and Mohammed Imtiyaz were on a two-wheeler selling the contraband around

Multilingual actor Prakash Raj on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde saying they were not Hindus. “They say that I am anti-Modi, anti-Amit Shah, anti-Hegde. According to me, they’re not Hindus,'' Raj said at the India Today Conclave South in Hyderabad. “When Gauri Lankesh was killed, some people celebrated her murder. These were

Mangaluru, Jan 18: The valedictory function of the two-day Mangalore Physiocon-2018 was held in Town Hallon Thursday. Ganesh Roa, Chairman, Karavali Group of Institution, was the chief guest. He explained how he had overcome his difficulties with help of Physiotherapy when he was suffering from osteoarthritis. The guest of honour was Dr Kauthara Suliaman Al Busaidi, HOD Sultan Kaboos University