Karnataka

Ahmedabad, Mar 23: Dwarka Peeth Shankarachayra Swaroopanand Saraswati has raised objection to "Har Har Modi" slogan in favour of BJP PM nominee Narendra Modi and registered a strong protest with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat asking him to stop such "vyakti puja" (eulogising of individual). The Shankaracharya, who is considered close to Congress leaders like Digvijay Singh, is unhappy over the

Mangalore, Mar 23: To increase the yield out of paddy cultivation without increasing the cost of productivity is a major concern and challenge for paddy farmers across the state. In the coastal belt, it is a greater challenge to get more productivity with diminishing area for paddy cultivation. For most farmers, shortage of labour for agriculture is yet another concern. To overcome this problem, a

Jodhpur, Mar 23: BJP veteran Jaswant Singh on Sunday said he has decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections as an independent from the Barmer seat and will file his nomination papers on Monday. “Yes, I am filing my nomination papers tomorrow from Barmer. Independent or not, will depend on the party 's attitude,” Mr. Singh said. The 76-year-old leader is upset over the Barmer seat being given to

Bangalore, Mar 23: Several like-minded oganisations including Justice for Ma 'adani Forum, Alliance for Protection of Human Rights and Justice conducted a Human Rights Conference as part of Save democracy campaign demanding release of Ma 'adani and his associates. Human rights activist and academician Prof S A R Geelani delivering his keynote address said that “Ma 'adani 's efforts to empower the

New Delhi, Mar 23: Four suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists, including a Pakistani wanted in connection with several blasts in the country, have been arrested by Special Cell of Delhi Police from Rajasthan, police said today. "Four terrorists have been arrested by us. One of them has been identified as Waqas," Special Commissioner (Special Cell) S M Srivastava said. Waqas, a Pakistani, was

Bangalore, Mar 23: Disappointed over the Congress having denied ticket to veteran leader C K Jaffer Sharief to contest from Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency, Syed Javed Ali (44) allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison on Wednesday. The situation came to light only on Saturday. Mr Ali has been admitted to Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital and his condition is said to be critical

Mumbai, Mar 23: Yashwant Chittal, one of Kannada 's foremost writers, passed away in a hospital in Mumbai at 11.15 p.m. on Saturday. The 86-year-old writer was admitted to the hospital on February 14 after he suffered a paralytic stroke. Mr Chittal was a recipient of many awards, including the Pampa Prashasti and Central Sahitya Akademi award, as well as an honour from the Library of Congress in

Mangalore, Mar 23: As many as 17 saffron coloured T-shirts with the picture of BJP 's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi were seized from a shop at Elmudi in Puttur town near here on Saturday. The officials of the Election Commission seized the T-shirts following a written complaint, filed with a sample of the T shirt, that its sale or free distribution would influence voters. Following the

New Delhi, Mar 23: In what could stoke fresh controversy in BJP after the row over LK Advani's ticket, the party today replaced his loyalist and sitting MP Harin Pathak with actor Paresh Rawal from Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha seat. In the list of fresh nine candidates announced today, Rawal's name figured for the Ahmedabad East constituency, a seat being earlier considered for Narendra Modi himself

Bangalore, Mar 23: Chairperson of the Kannada Development Authority (KDA) and former BJP MLC Mukhyamantri Chandru and Kannada film actor Bhavya joined the Congress on Saturday. Actor and film producer Madan Patel, MLC Raghu Achar, the former legislator D.M. Sali, Haveri district Janata Dal (Secular) unit president Gaji Gowda and several other leaders from Haveri also joined the Congress in the