Karnataka

Chennai, Sept 4: An NRI woman research scholar was arrested on Monday for allegedly raising slogans against the “fascist” BJP government, when she came in contact with the saffron party’s Tamil Nadu state unit president, Tamilisai Soundararajan, at the Tuticorin airport. Lois Sofia, 28, a research scholar at the University of Montreal, Canada, and a native of Thoothukudi, was picked up on the

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 4: Amidst rumours of Malayalam superstar Mohanlal’s inclination towards Sangh Parivar, a highly placed source said that the RSS was pushing him to contest the 2019Lok Sabha election from Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala on a BJP ticket. It is learnt that the RSS working on building a "social activist profile" for Mohanlal ahead of the next Lok Sabha polls, as it

Mangaluru, Sept 3: Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister U T Khader has proposed a dedicated centre for the assistance for those returning from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries after losing their jobs. Speaking to media persons here today, Mr Khader, whose home turf is known for people’s inclination to work in gulf countries, said that thousands of Indians are losing jobs in Gulf

Bangalore, Sep 3: After numbers indicated Congress' victory in the Karnataka civic polls, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday said that city voters have shown full support to the coalition government led by the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Congress. "City voters normally vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but with the outcome of this result (it indicates that) even city voters have

Ahmedabad, Sept 3: Liladhar Vaghela, a veteran leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and MP from Gujarat’s Patan constituency, is slowly recuperating the intensive care unit of a hospital after he was attacked by a cow, which is considered as “god” and “mother” by the saffron party. Two ribs of 83-year-old Vaghela were fractured in the cow attack that took place on Friday outside his residence in

Bengaluru, Sept 3: The Karnataka government announced Monday a grant worth Rs 50 lakh for startups providing solutions for rural development in the state. "To encourage any innovation that will be focused at rural development and well-being with a strong social impact, my department will be willing to support startups across the state with a grant of Rs 50 lakh," Social Welfare Minister Priyank

Bengaluru, Sept 3: A Congress candidate and his nine supporters were injured in a suspected acid attack on Monday during a march to celebrate his victory in the Karnataka urban local body elections. Inayatullah Khan, who won the election from ward No. 16 in Tumakuru -- around 70 km from Bengaluru, was taking out the procession in the morning when an unidentified person sprayed some liquid on the

Bengaluru, Sept 3: Establishing a slight edge over BJP in a closely fought race in urban local bodies polls in Karnataka, the Congress is set to gain control of a majority of the ULBs, teaming up with its ruling coalition partner JDS. The Congress has secured 982 seats and the BJP 929 in the elections held Saturday, while JD(S) came a distant third with 375 seats, according to the state election

Thrissur, Sept 3: Hanan Hameed, the Kerala college girl, who was both ruthlessly mocked and vociferously praised on social media for selling fish in her uniform, suffered severe injuries after the car she was travelling in rammed into an electric post at Kodungallur in the Thrissur district today. The 21-year-old, who was rushed to a private hospital in Kochi, suffered grievous injuries to her

Ullal, Sept 3: The Social Democratic Party of India has made impressive gains in the just concluded polls to Ullal City Municipal Council, which falls under the assembly constituency of Congress stalwart and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister U T Khader. The Congress, which had ruled the civic body for a prolonged period, has apparently suffered a blow as it failed to get clear majority