Karnataka

Bangalore, May 18: Eight of the richest candidates, barring one, were swept away by the Modi wave as BJP staged a comeback in the Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka. Only Bangalore Rural MP D K Suresh, brother of Energy Minister D K Shivakumar, with assets worth Rs 85 core, tasted victory. Nandan Nilekani, who was the richest candidate in fray for the 16th Lok Sabha, was defeated by BJP's Ananth Kumar

Chalakudy (Kerala), May 18: He may have made millions laugh with his antics on the silver screen, but on Friday it was Innocent's turn to himself put on a smile. The actor-turned-political giant killer, who contested as a Left-backed Independent from the Chalakudy constituency in Kerala, beat Congress strongman PC Chacko by 13,884 votes, making it one of the biggest surprises in Kerala's election

Mangalore, May 18: Two married men who had been absconding after raping a 15-year-old girl at Kolpe in Idkidu were arrested in Gujarat by the Dakshina Kannada police. The duo were arrested from Okha in Gujarat on Saturday. Two men identified as Bakkuta Basheer and Basheer had taken the girl to Madikeri in a car and raped her. Another accused Jabbar of Karyadi threatened the girl of dire

Mangalore, May 17: For the first time, the district administration was able to compile an almost defect-less' voters' list with maximum enrollment of eligible voters in Dakshina Kannada constituency in the Lok Sabha Elections 2014, said deputy commissioner and district returning officer A B Ibrahim. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, he said that the recent elections had seen few

New Delhi, May 17: Over 1,650 political parties including big names like Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP), Communist Party of India (CPI), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and National Conference (NC) drew a blank in the Lok Sabha elections that saw BJP storming to power at the Centre with a landslide victory. Currently, there are 1,687 registered political parties in the country. Out of more than 8

New Delhi, May 17: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said that Narendra Modi and BJP leadership would take a call on the issue of inducting him into the new Union cabinet. "It is left to Narendra Modi and all India party leadership," Yeddyurappa told reporters here when asked whether he would be inducted in the Cabinet. He was speaking after calling on top RSS leadership here

Mangalore, May 17: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has fallen short of words to express his gratitude to Prabhakar Bhat, the RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh king of Kalladka after registering a thumping victory against Congress veteran B Janardhana Poojary in Dakshina Kannada constituency. When the saffron brigades across the district were busy in rejoicing the landslide victory of BJP, Mr

Mangalore, May 17: With India's prime minister- designate Narendra Modi all set to install his Cabinet shortly, lobbying for ministerial berths has intensified. Even though most of the ministerial berths are expected to be shared among the MPs of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra and other north Indian states, a majority of 17 BJP MPs from Karnataka are also among the ministerial berth

New Delhi, May 17: In his last address to the nation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday acknowledged his debt to the country that empowered him, "an underprivileged child of Partition", to occupy the high office of prime minister and wished the incoming government every success. He said the just concluded national election "deepened the foundations of our democratic polity" and its judgement

Mangalore, May 17: Thirteen persons, who sustained severe injuries in Periyapatna road mishap on Wednesday morning, are recuperating in three separate hospitals in Mysore and Mangalore. The accidently had claimed nine lives and devastated two families from Dearalakatte. Among 13 injured nine patients undergoing treatment at Bhanvi Hospital and they are out of danger, according to the doctors. Dr