Karnataka

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New Delhi, Apr 7: The BJP today released their manifesto as the Lok Sabha eloections began in Assam and Tripura. On the occassion, the party said that they had invited suggestions from people regarding the manifesto, and suggestions from all sections of the society have been incorporated. The manifesto addresses issues of policy paralysis, system reforms, corruption and development. It also

Dharwad, Apr 7: “The Modi wave has turned into the Modi tsunami and it will help the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to sweep the general elections,” said the former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar here on Sunday. Speaking after conducting a road show, Mr. Shettar said that the repeated denial of Modi wave by the opposition parties showed that they were scared about such an impact on the voter 's

Agra, April 7: They don't have the potential to win in this region. But BJP strategists are worried over the damage the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) can cause to BJP candidates in the Lok Sabha contest. The AAP has fielded candidates from Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Mathura, Aligarh and Mainpuri in this part of Uttar Pradesh. Some of them are respected but none seems to have the strength to win. Yet

Bangalore, Apr 7: Former MLA H S Shankarlinge Gowda passed away at a private hospital in Bangalore on Sunday after a brief illness. He was 67. He is survived by his wife Nagalakshmi, two daughters and two sons, one of whom Nandeesh Preetham is a BJP councillor. Mr Gowda was elected for four consecutive times from the Chamaraja Assembly constituency in Mysore urban as a BJP candidate but drifted

New Delhi, Apr 6: Narendra Modi's key associate Amit Shah has been booked on Sunday by the Bijnore district administration for allegedly inciting the public by a controversial "revenge" remark during a speech in Uttar Pradesh. "A case has been lodged under various sections of the IPC and the Representation of People's Act by the district magistrate regarding some objectionable part in Shah's

Bangalore, Apr 6: During his recent visit to Bellary and Mangalore, seeking to deflate the anti-graft campaign of Narendra Modi, Mr. Gandhi had questioned the decision to re-induct Yeddyurappa in the BJP. Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi and Congress for naming him in their speeches while referring to corruption, former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday said Congress is afraid of his

Dubai, Apr 6: The Deira branch of BLS International Services Limited, the outsourced centre providing Indian passport and visa services in Dubai, has relocated to a new address since Saturday. The new office is located at: Shop No# 13, Ground Floor, Zeenah Building (Opposite Deira City Centre P3 Parking) in Deira. Until Thursday, BLS International operated from #202, second floor, Dubai National

Kasargod, Apr 6: Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not released its election manifesto because of its hidden agenda ' ' of hardcore pursuit of Hindutva policies. Participating in a meet-the-press ' programme organised by the Press Club at Palakkad Saturday, the CPI(M) leader said the BJP wanted to convert the

Jeddah, Apr 6: Mohammed Ayoob Kannur of Dakshina Kannada district who was in Jeddah jail in Saudi Arabia for more than nine years, has been released. With IFF 's regular follow up, it took 4 months to complete the formalities and he was released and sent to India. A press released issued by India Fraternity Forum said that Mr Ayoob was in jail for more than nine years, after Saudi Telecom Co (STC)