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Bengaluru, Aug 4: Irked by "false and baseless allegations" by former Union Minister and BJP leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, Congress leader DK Shivakumar has filed a defamation suit of Rs. 204 crore. Shivakumar has already paid a court fee of Rs 1,04,08,000. Following the defamation suit filed by Shivakumar at his home town Kanakapura, the Judge at Senior Civil Judge and JMFC court admitted the

Mandya, Aug 4: Hours after hinting that he may quit politics, HD Kumaraswamy predicted that Karnataka may soon go to polls as the present BJP government will not last for long. The former chief minister on Saturday also told workers of his party JD(S) that they must prepare for elections to the constituencies held by legislators who have been disqualified from the state assembly. "I am sure that

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Karnataka Congress MLA HK Patil has written to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, asking him to cancel his Delhi trip, scheduled for August 6, and visit flood-affected areas of north Karnataka instead. Heavy rainfall in Maharashtra has triggered a flood-like situation in parts of northern Karnataka, with Maharashtra releasing huge volumes of water from its reservoirs. It is pertinent

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 4: IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman, who was arrested Saturday after a car he drove in an allegedly inebriated condition fatally knocked down a journalist here, was remanded in judicial custody, police said. The 33-year-old IAS officer, who was appointed Survey Director by the state cabinet on Thursday, was booked under sections 279 (rash driving on a public way) and 304

Hassan, Aug 4: Former Karnataka chief minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday hinted at leaving politics, asserting that it is "not for good people". Claiming that he became the chief minister "accidentally", Kumaraswamy said he is satisfied as he was able to work towards the development of the state while heading the 14-month-long tenure of the Congress JD(S) government. "I am

Dharwad, Aug 4: The Dharwad Central Prison, which has hogged limelight for all the wrong reasons, is back in news for allowing gangsters to celebrate their birthday in the jail. According to sources, a group of gangsters celebrated the birthday of rowdy sheeter Ganesh Jadhav, lodged in the jail for his alleged involvement in a gang war, on Friday. The photographs of the birthday bash have gone

Mumbai, Aug 3: Heavy showers have led to flight disruptions at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai. While departing flights were operating with a delay of 30 minutes, arrivals saw a delay of around 11 minutes. A spokesperson of the airport operator, Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), said that till 12pm, three aircraft had to perform go-around, not only

Bengaluru, Aug 3: Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa for the "delay" in cabinet expansion and alleged that the administrative machinery has come to a standstill. The Congress Legislature Party leader sought to know whether the Governor, who sent "letter after letter" to the previous government to prove majority, was not aware of the "plight

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3: A young journalist of a local newspaper was killed early Saturday when a car driven by an IAS officer, allegedly in an inebriated state, mowed him down. The 33-year-old IAS officer, Sreeram Venkitaraman, who was appointed Survey Director by the state cabinet on Thursday, was behind the wheel when the accident occurred, a senior police officer said. Venkitaraman, also a

Bengaluru, Aug 3: Dr K Sudhakar, one of the MLAs who were recently disqualified from Karnataka assembly after they resigned from Congress met with state Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday and stated that he has faith in the latter that he will release grants for pending programs. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, MLA Sudhakar said, "As I was absent on the day of Chief Minister's oath