Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 31: Social activist S R Hiremath urged the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members to raise their voices against irregularities and corruption in the system and fight against issues as citizens of the country. Speaking at an interaction with the party members at a discussion organised by AAP district unit here on Monday, he said that rather than being considered as a national party, the party

New Delhi, Mar 31: With politicians boosting their social media presence in the poll season using fake online followers, Facebook has started cracking down on fraudulent accounts showing suspicious high number of Likes '. Data from the Facebook team shows that close to 52,000 pages exist for politicians and political parties in India. Of them 60 are verified pages. “We 're always focused on

New Delhi, Mar 31: The Supreme Court on Monday commuted the death sentence of 1993 Delhi bomb blast case convict and Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar to life term on the ground of delay in deciding his mercy plea and his medical condition. A four-judge bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam granted life to Bhullar on the ground of delay on the part of the government in deciding

Jalna (Maharashtra), Mar 31: In a scathing attack, NCP chief Sharad Pawar today said Narendra Modi needs to be "treated in a mental hospital for talking rubbish". "Modi must have deranged as he talks rubbish things and he is needed to be treated in a mental hospital," the Union agriculture minister said at a rally at Ghanswangi, while campaigning for NCP candidate Vijay Bhamble. He said Modi does

Venur, Mar 31: A pedestrian was crushed to death by a speeding van near Perinje in Belthangady taluk on Sunday afternoon. The victim has been identified as P C Hasainar (52), a local resident, who runs a petty shop. Around 2.45 p.m., Hasainar was walking from his house to his shop when a mini-van rammed into him and fled, said the Venoor Police. However, within an hour, the van was caught nearby

New Delhi, Mar 31: With the balloting in Delhi barely ten days away, Muslims in the capital seem to be increasingly veering towards the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Although the Congress contests this publicly, Congress leaders admit privately that there is a major erosion of support for them among Muslims who may - unlike in the assembly election in December - now root for AAP. A prominent Muslim

Bijapur, Mar 31: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Sunday charged the Congress and other parties of “conspiring” to prevent him from become the Prime Minister. At a rally on the outskirts of Bijapur city on Sunday, he alleged that the Congress had joined hands with some parties in the Opposition to prevent him from becoming the Prime Minister. “The Congress has a fear. And the fear

Kasargod, Mar 31: Discounting the chances of the BJP forming the government at the Centre, senior Congress leader and Defence Minister AK Antony today asked the Left led by CPI-M to prove their commitment to secularism and national unity by supporting the Congress after the elections. "If the CPI-M is sincere in their pronounced aim to keep the communal forces at bay, they will have to co-operate

Mangalore, Mar 30: Authorities have served show cause notices to BJP and Congress candidates from Dakshina Kannada constituency for alleged violation of model code of conduct which came to force since the day the Lok Sabha election dates were announced. In a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner who is also District Election Officer, District Congress Committee accused BJP candidate Nalin Kumar of

Mangalore, Mar 30: Former President of India A P J Abdul Kalam will be visiting Mangalore on April 1. He would interact with more than 1,600 students of various schools of Mangalore at TMA Pai Convention Hall in the city at 4.30 pm. Addressing the media persons Zilla Panchayat CEO Tulasi Maddineni that the former president will spend time with students for about 50 minutes. During interaction