Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 16: India has sought China's assistance to speed up Bangalore-Chennai railway corridor besides redevelopment of Agra and Jhansi railway stations, a senior Indian official said on Sunday. The proposal was made at the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) held here between the two countries. "We offered them speeding up of Bangalore-Chennai railway corridor," Niti Aayog vice-chairman

The rape of a minor in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, followed by her brutal murder has gained the attention of India, even if it is after three months. In these three months the civil (?) societies, the lawyers, the politicians belonging to the right wing in Jammu have without any hesitation come out in public to shield the perpetrators. These facts when brought to light, the liberals of India

Bengaluru, Apr 15: The Congress today issued the first list of candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections, which will be held in May 12 this year. BJP having already announced its first batch of 70-odd candidates Congress has announced names of 218 candidates in the list. As per the list, outgoing chief minister Siddaramaiah will contest from Chamundeshwari in upcoming Legislative Assembly

Mysuru, Apr 15: Upping ante against chief minister Siddaramaiah, JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy has said that Congress cannot win more than 40 seats in upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka. Speaking to reporters here, he said that the JD(S) will be the 'king' and not 'kingmaker' as, according to him, it will win over 100 seats and emerge as single largest party. In response to the poll

Bengaluru, Apr 15: Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday staged protests in Bengaluru in poll-bound Karnataka against a statement of Congress state unit working president Dinesh Gundu Rao targeting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The BJP called for the protest in the Karnataka capital against Rao’s remarks on the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister. Criticising Adityanath

Hubballi, Apr 15: The Shiv Sena has released its first list of 21 candidates to be fielded in the May 12 Karnataka Assembly polls. Shiv Sena leader Sri Siddhalinga Swamiji of Jevargi stated that the party supported by Pramod Muthalik-led Shriram Sena is fielding its candidates in 60 constituencies, and the second list would be out on April 18. "Shiv Sena would face polls on the Hindutva agenda

New Delhi, Apr 15: Seeking to reach out to Dalits, Congress president Rahul Gandhi will on April 23 launch his party's nationwide 'save the constitution' campaign, aimed at highlighting attacks on the Constitution and the community. The Congress present and former Dalit lawmakers, those holding offices in Zilla Parishad, civic bodies and panchayat samitis, will take part in the launch event, aimed

Bengaluru, Apr 15: Asaduddin Owaisi led - All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), which had earlier decided to field candidates in Karnataka State Assembly elections, has now taken a U-turn. The development comes just a few weeks before the last date of nominations. According to sources, senior Muslim leaders from Karnataka, who had feared that MIM may indirectly help BJP by snatching a

Bengaluru, Apr 15: A city-based young businessman, who befriended a woman through a dating site and became close with her through regular WhatsApp chat, was reportedly cheated to the tune of Rs 60. According to the complaint filed with the cybercrime police, 35-year-old Reshmi (first name not revealed) had opened a profile on a dating website. On July 18, 2017, he came across a woman whose user ID

Bengaluru, Apr 15: For the first time the number of registered voters in the Karnataka is expected to cross five crore as over eight lakh people have submitted applications ahead of May 12 assembly polls. Chief Electoral Officer Sanjeev Kumar said, “There are 4.96 registered voters and we have received 8 lakh new applications. Considering this, over 5 crore voters are expected to cast their votes