Karnataka

Panaji, Aug 28: The ruling BJP today won the by- elections to two assembly seats in Goa, with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar emerging victorious from Panaji and health minister Vishwajit Rane from Valpoi. It was crucial for the BJP to bag the two seats as it does not enjoy a majority on its own in the 40-member assembly. Parrikar, who returned to the state from the Centre after the assembly

Bengaluru, Aug 28: It was back to his roots for chief minister Siddaramaiah when he got some unusual gifts on Sunday -- a goat, colourful headgear and a blanket -- at a function organized by the Karnataka Pradesh Kurubara Sangha. The gifts were from a party functionary from Raichur district and an ardent fan of the CM, Anjaneya, who carried the goat and other presents to the dais but was stopped

Hubballi, Aug 28: Good times have begun for Hubballi's businessman Hanumantha Reddy as he purchased two cars belonging to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, at Rs 1.58 lakh through an online auction. The original cost of those cars were Rs 53 lakh, when Vijay Mallya purchased them years ago. He paid Rs 40,000 for a 2002 Hyundai Sonata (MH 01 DA 7227), while the 2003 Hyundai Acord 2.4 AT (MH 01 DA 1235)

Bengaluru, Aug 28: The state BJP on Sunday commenced district-wise meetings of its units to deliberate on a plan of action to strengthen the party’s political activity at the grassroots ahead of the Assembly polls. Members of the core committee headed by BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa will be present at each of the meetings which will go on for the next five days. The districts of Shivamogga

Mudigere, Aug 28: The car belonging to Vijayananda Kashappanavar, MLA of Hunagund, Bagalkot, hit a motorbike at Mudigere in Chikkamagaluru district on Saturday night. The MLA, along with his family was travelling to Dharmasthala. The vehicle hit a motorbike near a bridge. The victims were among the six students who were riding to Mangaluru on three bikes for an examination. The driver of the MLA’s

Bengaluru, Aug 28: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday opposed the Centre’s decision to set up a panel for sub-categorisation of Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), stating it is being done without sufficient data. Siddaramaiah said sub-categorisation of OBCs should not be done arbitrarily. It should be done based on scientific data, which include caste particulars and socio-economic

Pallekele, Aug 28: Opener Rohit Sharma`s brilliant unbeaten ton helped India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to seal the five match One-Day International series 3-0 here on Sunday. Apart from Rohit (124 not out), former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (67 not out) played a perfect support role at the other end after India`s top order got exposed with the scoreboard reading 61/4 in 15.1 overs. The duo

Udupi, Aug 27: The Saudi employer of a woman from Udupi, who was duped by an Indian travel agent and “sold” as house maid, has reportedly said that he would free the woman and send her back to India if his money was returned to him by the agent. Jacintha Mendonca (47), a native of Karkala in Udupi, was recruited by Mumbai based 'M/s Trio Tracks Consultants' based in Mumbai and sent to Saudi Arabia

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27: Amidst allegations about the prevalence of 'love jihad' in Kerala, the state police chief has said there was no data "till now" to confirm its existence. Director General of Police (DGP) Loknath Behera said this while denying reports in a section of the media which quoted him as having confirmed the prevalence of 'love jihad' in the state. However, he said the police

Jalpaiguri, Aug 27: Two persons were allegedly lynched by a mob, which dragged them out of a pick-up van carrying cows, at Barhoria village in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal today, the police said. Anwar Hussain (19) and Hafizul Sheikh (19) were beaten to death by the mob, which intercepted their vehicle and pulled them out of it in the early hours, the police said, adding that the pick-up van