Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 22: The Janata Dal (Secular) decided to elect a new state president as Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who currently holds the post, is finding it difficult to devote time for party activities. “I myself made this suggestion (to replace him) to the party leaders. I have the responsibility to run the government and provide effective administration,” Kumaraswamy told reporters after

Mangaluru, Jul 22: Sources privy to the Special Investigation Team probing into the murder of journalist-cum-activist Gauri Lankesh has said that Mohan Nayak, who was arrested as seventh accused earlier this week from his village of Sampaje, near Sullia in Dakshina Kannada district, had provided shelter to the killers. 50-year-old Nayak, a Naati Vaidya (a non-qualified doctor of sorts), ran an

Alwar, Jul 22: They brutally murdered him accusing him of being a cattle smuggler just because he was seen with cattle. But, the victim was in fact a cattle rearer and not a smuggler. "My son was a cattle rearer not a cow smuggler. We own four cows and take care of them", said a teary-eyed Sulaiman Khan, father of 30-year-old Akbar Khan, who was lynched by a mob in Alwar district's Ramgarh late on

Udupi, Jul 22: Supporters of late pontiff of Shiroor Mutt, Lakshmivara Teertha Swami have urged the Udupi superintendent of police Lakshman Nimbargi to intensify the probe in to the suspicious death of the seer and give justice to his devotes and followers. Kemaru Mutt seer Esha Vittala and Vajradehi Mutt seer Rajashekarananda Swami on Saturday called on the SP along with others and asked him not

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Expecting early Lok Sabha polls by December, Congress in Karnataka has said it has begun preparations for the elections that it claimed would install a "non-BJP" Government at the Centre. In the run-up to the polls, Congress said it has decided to re-organise the party from grassroots to pradesh congress committee level and revamp its district and block committees next month

Udupi, Jul 22: Rubbishing the media reports of arrest of the suspects in connection with the death of Shiroor Mutt seer Lakshmivara Teertha Swami as mere rumours, Udupi Superintendent of Police Lakshman Nimbargi has said that the cops were investigating the case from all angles. Teams led by DySP Belliappa and Brahmavar Circle Inspector Srikanth, had been constituted to probe the case, he said

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Documents of property worth around Rs 500 crore and Rs 14 crore assets, including Rs 7.8-crore diamonds and gold, Rs 5.7 crore cash (Rs 3.9 crore in foreign currency) were recovered from lockers at the badminton court of Bowring Institute, an elite club, on St Mark’s Road in Bengaluru following a search operation. In fact, a casual complaint about the non-availability of lockers

Bengaluru, Jul 22: The former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he would not contest the Lok Sabha elections. “... I have said that I will not contest for Parliament; I will not contest,” Mr. Siddaramaiah told reporters here. After Mr. Siddaramaiah’s recent induction into the Congress Working Committee, speculation has been rife that he may be considering contesting the Lok Sabha

Kasaragod, Jul 21: Noted short story writer S Hareesh has withdrawn his Malayalam novel Meesha (Moustache), which was being serialised in the Mathrubhumi Weekly, following threats from the extremist elements in Sangh Parviar. The novel, about life in Kerala half-a-century ago, had raised the hackles of Sangh Parivar activists, who found portions of a dialogue between two characters in the novel

Bengaluru, Jul 20: Noted Journalist and author Chidanand Rajghatta launched his latest book 'Illiberal India: Gauri Lankesh and the Age of Unreason', published by Westland under their new literary imprint, Context at Higginbothams, Bengaluru. The event witnessed a riveting discussion between author Chidanand Rajghatta, Vasanthi Hariprakash, Founder of Pickle Jar, the curating platform and