Karnataka

New Delhi, Apr 3: On 7th April, India starts voting for its next government, but the BJP, expected to win the most seats, has yet to release its manifesto. Reports earlier this week claimed the BJP's agenda would be unveiled on Thursday, but sources say that's now unlikely before Saturday - two days before the first voters cast their ballots. Some political observers have attributed the delay to

Mangalore, Apr 3: Maintaining that the Congress party was committed to taking criminal offences such as assaults on women seriously, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai said that the accused in connection with assaulting a Congress corporator at Kodikere in Suratkal limits would be arrested, and suitable action would be taken against them. Addressing mediapersons at a press

Bangalore, Apr 3: Former Chief Minister of Karnataka and external affairs minister S M Krishna hit the campaign trail in Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency on Wednesday. Accompanied by State Congress chief G Parameshwara, ministers Roshan Baig, Ramalinga Reddy and Dinesh Gundu Rao, Krishna took part a roadshow in an open jeep at Sampangiramnagar seeking votes for party candidate Rizwan

Guwahati, Apr 3: An electronic voting machine raised many eyebrows across the state during a mandatory mock poll in Jorhat on Tuesday. Every time a button was pressed, the vote went in favour of BJP. The Jorhat parliamentary constituency returning officer and deputy commissioner Vishal Vasant Solanki said that all EVMs in his custody are being put through a second level of test by engineers of the

Bangalore, Apr 3: Disgruntled Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief, who was on a pilgrimage to Makkah, returned to the city on Wednesday. Mr Sharief, who had earlier sent his resignation letter to the Congress high command, is apparently contemplating to campaign for the JD(S) in the Lok Sabha polls. Sources close to Mr Sharief said he had cut short his pilgrimage on health grounds. Although rumours

Mangalore, Apr 3: A mob of around 30 suspected Hindu Jagarana Vedike activists allegedly sexually assaulted a woman member of Mangalore City Corporation when she was canvassing for the Congress party on Sunday. The Hindu Jagarana Vedike has denied that its members molested the woman. The attack, which reportedly occurred in full public view and was purportedly also captured on mobile phones by the

Bangalore, Apr 3: Stoking a controversy with a no-holds barred personal attack on former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, KPCC President G Parameshwara today taunted the JDS chief over his alleged remark in the past that he would consume poison if his party did not win Assembly elections. "Just nine months back, the senior Gowda had said we (JDS) will come to power in Karnataka on our own. He had

New Delhi, Apr 3: Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari, along with a group of clerics, is likely to declare support for Congress in the elections on Friday, in what will intensify the party's tussle with AAP for the community's support. Sources said an understanding with Bukhari was sealed on Tuesday when he met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. While Congress circles feel the development will

Mangalore, Apr 2: On the occasion of Police Flag Day, former Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Jaya Bhandary said that the services of police personnel would be recognised and appreciated when they did their job without bias, fear or as a favour to others. Wednesday was observed as the Police Flag Day in Mangalore under the joint aegis of Mangalore City Police Commissionerate, Dakshina

Mangalore, Apr 2: T Sham Bhat, Commissioner of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has rubbished allegations of diverting a temple site to a charitable trust run by Karnataka Health Minister U T Khader 's brother. Stating that BDA has never yield to any pressure or inducement to allot site to U T Nasima Fareed Memorial Charitable Education Trust, Mr Bhat clarified that allegations of diverting