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BJP asks rebel Sharath to withdraw from Hoskote bypoll

Bengaluru, Nov 21: The ruling BJP in Karnataka on Wednesday asked a party rebel to withdraw his candidature in the December 5 assembly by-elections to 15 constituencies as it expressed confidence of a clean sweep, citing internal reports....

Cong & JDS aren’t together, but both want to defeat disqualified MLAs: Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru, Nov 21: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the main objective of Congress and its erstwhile alliance partner JDS in the coming assembly byelections is to defeat defectors from the two parties who are now the...

Mangaluru: Young cleric, on the way to mosque to teach his students, killed in mishap

Mangaluru, Nov 20: A young cleric and religious teacher lost his life in fatal road mishap that occurred at Ujjodi near Pumpwell in the city today.

The victim has been identified as Haafiz Tauseef Ahmed, a resident of Melkar-Rangelu...

Karnataka CM bats for state SDRF

Bengaluru, Nov 20: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday asked the officials to form a state disaster respond force (SDRJF), on the lines of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in the country.

Addressing the...

Karnataka will urge Modi govt to ban SDPI: CT Ravi

Bengaluru, Nov 20: B S Yediyurappa-led BJP government of Karnataka has decided to recommend the Union government to slap ban on the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), Karnataka tourism minister C T Ravi informed here on Wednesday....

Karnataka govt to promote electric vehicles

Bengaluru, Nov 20: In order to encourage electric vehicles in the state, Karnataka Government was mulling on providing vehicle registration on priority for electric vehicles after 2020, Principal Secretary, Commerce and Industries, Government of Karnataka Gaurav Gupta said on...

105-year-old granny in Kerala appears for Class IV exam

Kollam (Kerala), Nov 20: Age is merely a number for 105-year-old Bageerathi Amma who scripted history when she appeared for her fourth standard exam becoming the oldest learner of the Kerala State Literacy Mission.

This grandmother from Parakulam in...

NRC to be implemented pan-India: Amit Shah

Newsroom, Nov 20: Home Minister Amit Sha today declared in Rajya Sabha that the National Register for Citizens (NRC) would be implemented pan-India.

He asserted that no one from ant religion would be persecuted. He stated that...

Tigers are like terrorists; make cow ‘national animal’ to end terrorism: Pejavar Seer

Udupi, Nov 20: A prominent Hindu seer of south India thinks that India will be a terrorism-free country if the cow becomes national animal instead of tiger.

Speaking at the 'Santa Samagam' a congregation of saints in...

Karnataka by-polls: 54 nominations rejected

Bengaluru, Nov 20: The Chief Electoral Officer rejected 54 nominations filed by 30 candidates for the 15 Karnataka Assembly by-elections, scheduled on December 5, after a day-long scrutiny of 355 candidatures received till Monday, an official said here on...