Karnataka

Hassan, Jun 5: Hardline Hindutva leader Anant kumar Hegde will soon receive at least 1,000 pieces of langotis for calling the Janata Dal (Secular) a ‘Putgosi Paksha’ (langoti or loincloth party). Coming down heavily on Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka, Mr. Hegde, who is also Uttara Kannada BJP MP and Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, had described JD(S) as

Mangaluru, Jun 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused Congress and other parties of creating unrest and fear in the country to prevent Narendra Modi from becoming the Prime Minister again after 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Speaking to media persons, Chikkamagaluru MLA C T Ravi, who is also Karnataka BJP’s general secretary, termed the unity among Opposition parties such as the Congress, the Janata Dal

Bengaluru, Jun 5: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that there is no dissension between Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs over cabinet expansion. "Today we had a meeting with our MLAs. They were advised about future politics to develop our party and give good governance. There is no difference between our MLAs. They have given total freedom to party's president to select

Washington, Jun 5: Two Indian journalists – Gauri Lankesh and Sudip Dutta Bhaumik – were among the 18 fallen members of the media added to the Journalists Memorial by the prestigious Newseum at a ceremony here on Monday. Each year, the Newseum, a museum here dedicated to the understanding of the importance of a free press, selects a representative group of journalists whose names are added to the

Udupi, Jun 4: The arrest of policemen and saffron activists in connection with the murder of a Muslim cattle trader in Udupi district has deeply hurt BJP leader and Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje. Husainabba, 62-year-old a cattle trader from Jokatte, was attacked by a gang of Bajrang Dal members last week near Perdoor in Udupi in front of the policemen and then stuffed him into a police

Mangaluru, Jun 4: Akshatha M Kamath of Expert P U College, Mangalore has secured All India Rank 107 in the NEET(UG)2018 held for admission to MBBS this year. As many as 22 students of both Expert College Kodialbail and Valachil have made a distinction by scoring more than 500 marks. While S M Santhosh secured 605th rank in the general merit category, Abrar Rehman M Maniyar and Apoorva T have

Bengaluru, Jun 4: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara today indicated that Congress leaders from the state were likely to visit New Delhi to discuss the list of ministers and portfolio allocation with the party high-command, ahead of the June 6 cabinet expansion in the southern state. "Whether we are going (to Delhi) today or tomorrow, I am not sure. The information is that (Congress

Newsroom, Jun 4: A 28-year-old youth from Karnataka, who had prepared for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination, committed suicide after he was denied entry to the examination hall in New Delhi yesterday. The youth has been identified as Varun Chandra, hailing from Karnataka. He was staying in Delhi’s Rajendra Nagar for last one year. During investigation, a suicide note was

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 4: Kicking up a row, an Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MLA today attended the Kerala Assembly wearing mask and gloves to highlight the impact of Nipah virus in Kozhikode district, triggering a war of words between the ruling LDF and opposition UDF members. The Kuttiady MLA, Parakkal Abdulla walked into the assembly wearing mask and gloves and was seen greeting the

Newsroom, Jun 4: Actor and activist Prakash Raj has come out in support of Rajinikanth’s Kaala which faces a ban on its release in Karnataka. Taking to social media on Monday Raj criticized the Karnataka government for allowing fringe elements to take law into their hands. Prakash, who condemned Rajinikanth’s insensitive remarks on Cauvery issue, also opined that banning the former’s movie is not