Karnataka

New Delhi, May 16: Narendra Modi created history Friday on his way to becoming India's 14th prime minister as he led the BJP to a spectacular victory in a Lok Sabha battle that crushed the Congress and others ranged against him and gave, for the first time in 30 years, any party a majority in parliament on its own. Even political pundits gasped at the sheer scale of the Bharatiya Janata Party's

Bangalore, May 16: Counting of votes polled for the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the State has started across the designated counting centres today amid tight security. The counting was begun by first opening the postal ballots at 8 am. The counting of votes in EVMs will start from 8.30 am, and continue till the last vote is counted in these machines, to decide the fate of 434 candidates across

Mangalore, May 16: Three weeks from now, Coastal Karnataka could be in the throes of the southwest monsoon, according to the meteorological centre here. The monsoon is expected to arrive in Coastal Karnataka within a couple of days after entering Kerala on June 5, sources from the Indian Meteorological Department said. As the onset date comes with an error margin of four days on either side, the

Mangalore, May 15: Having undertaken a mission to curb and eliminate corruption in the functioning of the district administration, members of the newly-formed Forum for Justice, Mangalore have urged for people's cooperation to tackle and check the evil practice in Dakshina Kannada. Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, Dayanath Kotian, one of the convenors of the forum, said that

Mangalore, May 15: Veteran freedom fighter and well-known social activist Dr Ammembala Balappa is no more. He breathed his last on Thursday at a private hospital in Mangalore. He was 94. A teacher by profession, Dr Balappa had dedicated his life for the society and country and jumped into freedom struggle at an early age. Hailing from Sajipamunnur village in Bantwal taluk, Dr Balappa took part in

Bangalore, May 15: The ruling Congress in Karnataka is looking for a big win from a sharply bipolar race in the state in an outcome that could also have a bearing on chief minister Siddaramaiah's standing within the party. Exit polls on Karnataka have projected conflicting trends, some giving anxiety and others hopes both for the Congress and BJP, the principal opposition which is gung ho about a

Chennai, May 15: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday expelled party leader K Malaisamy for hinting at a possible AIADMK support to the Bharatiya Janata Party after the Lok Sabha results are announced on Friday. In a terse expulsion order, Jayalalithaa said Malaisamy was being expelled for talking out of turn and against the policy of the party. The former Indian Administrative

Jeddah, May 15: The Supreme Haj Committee plans to ban all non-Haj government agencies from operating in Mina to streamline operations for pilgrims. The discussion on the issue took place at a committee meeting recently in Jeddah. The space would be allocated for essential Haj services, participants said. Prince Mohammad bin Naif, the minister of interior, chaired the meeting. The meeting also

Mangalore, May 15: A biography of Eric Ozario, Gurkar of Mandd Sobhann and Konkani activist, titled Eric Ozario – The Indefatigable Crusader', will be released at Kalangann in the city on Sunday on the occasion of the former's 65th birthday. The biography has been authored by Royston Fernandes from Mangalore, who had authored two other books titled – Shall We Save the Earth?' and Wake up Mangalore

Mangalore, May 15: A senior activist of Indian National Congress died on spot in a hit-and-run accident in the wee hours of Thursday in Mangalore's industrial neighborhood of Baikambady. The victim Gangadhar Pangala (55) was also a leader of leader of the Mogaveera community, and a social activist, hailing from baikampady. The family members are of the suspicion that the accident might be a pre