Karnataka

Bangalore, May 9: K?Abdul Jabbar, president of the Davangere District Congress Committee, has been nominated as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council.He will have a tenure of just 42 days, as the term concludes on June 20. He took oath of office on Thursday evening. The seat had fallen vacant after the resignation of Mumtaz Ali Khan who was nominated by the BJP. He is now with the Congress

Bangalore, May 9: The Siddaramaiah government, which is completing one year in office on May 13, has no plans to organise any celebrations before the Lok Sabha?election results are announced. Replying to queries from reporters in Bangalore on Thursday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the government will celebrate its one year in office after the counting of votes on May 16. “There is model code

Mangalore, May 8: Dalit leaders raised issues concerning the lack of development in naxal-affected areas in Dakshina Kannada, along with other complaints such as eviction of poor Dalits and objection to certain terms used to refer to the SC/ST community, at a grievance meeting at Deputy Commissioner's office here on Thursday. During the meeting, convenor of Dalit Hakkugala Horata Samiti Shekhar L

Mangalore, May 8: Mangalore has another reason to cheer with the results of second year Pre-University Examinations being announced on Thursday, bringing several toppers in the state to the fore in Dakshina Kannada. Venkatesh Kamath from Canara PU College, Mangalore has secured 594 out of 600 marks in the Science stream, bagging the spot of topper of the state. Venkatesh has bagged the first rank

Mangalore, May 8: In an unexpected development, the Bharatiya Janata party has expelled one of its prominent leaders in Dakshina Kananda and suspended another leader from a prominent post on charges of anti-party activities. According to sources within the party, the BJP has expelled its state executive committee member Srikar Prabhu for six months following a recommendation from DK district unit

Puttur, May 8: In a tragic incident, a young Khatheeb of a Masjid was electrocuted to death on Thursday morning at Mottethadka village in Puttur taluk. The deceased has been identified as Ashraf Darimi. He was a resident of Konaje in Mangalore taluk. The tragedy took place when he was trying to repair the inverter of the Masjid after having breakfast. The inverter was not working after a lightning

New Delhi, May 8: Amid the controversy of Narendra Modi's rally being denied permission in the temple town, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal today "invited" the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate for an "open discussion" in Varanasi. "I invite Mr Modi for an open discussion on a public platform. Let Kashi people ask straight questions from both of us. Time place his choice," Kejriwal tweeted

Udupi, May 8: Green Valley National School and PU College, Shiroor, has scored 100% result for the sixth consecutive year in PU board exams with all the 58 students, who appeared for exams securing first classes and distinctions. A release issued by the school stated that 21 students have passed with distinction and all others have secured first class marks. Abdul Kareem is the topper of Science

New York, May 8: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries leads the pack of 54 Indian companies in Forbes' annual list of the world's 2000 largest and most powerful public companies, with Chinese companies occupying the top three slots on the list. The Forbes 'Global 2000' is a comprehensive list of the world's largest, most powerful public companies, as measured by revenues, profits, assets and

Kuwait City, May 8: Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sunil Jain has kicked up a controversy by undiplomatically declaring that Gujarat chief minister Nadrendra Modi led government would soon come to power in India. He was addressing in a public gathering of large numbers of expatriates and Kuwaiti nationals on the premises of Indian Community School, Kuwait. Talking about India-Kuwait bilateral