Karnataka

Bantwal, Mar 16: It was a programme organized for the union of brides and grooms. But, the event became more colourful when two opponents happened to come together and exchange wishes. A galaxy of community leaders and priests had gathered at the fourth mass marriage progamme organized by Swasthik Friends Club of Punjalakatte on Sunday. As many as 13 couples tied nuptial knots on the occasion

Chikkaballapur, Mar 16: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Sunday urged the electorate here to defeat Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M. Veerappa Moily of the Congress in the Lok Sabha election. "Corrupt ministers like Moily should not be elected again as he had colluded (with a corporate house) to increase gas prices that will further fuel price rise," Kejriwal said in Chikkaballapur, 70 km from

Coimbatore, Mar 16: Foiling an attempt to smuggle 1.1 kg of gold, customs officials at the airport here today seized a thin strip of the yellow metal from baggage of a Keralite who arrived from Sharjah in the wee hours today. The seizure was made when the customs officials checked the suitcase of Mohammed Shafi, who arrived here at 4 AM, for a second time after his movements raised suspicion

Bangalore, Mar 16: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has collected Rs. 50 lakh from a fund-raising dinner organised in Bangalore on Saturday during party chief Arvind Kejriwal's two-day visit. "Around 200 people attended the dinner. We have gathered about Rs. 50 lakh," C N Radhakrishnan, a member of the group that organised the event said. The dinner was priced at Rs. 20,000 a person. "A few people had

Mangalore, Mar 16: BJP MLC Monappa Bhandary alleged that the police department had compiled a list of 300 rowdy-sheeters in the district, which included several activists from Hindu organisations and BJP party workers like Sharan Pumpwell, Pradeep Pumpwell and Subhash Padil, proposing them for preventive detention. Speaking at a press conference at Sanghaniketan here on Saturday, he accused the

Kozhikode, Mar 16: The poll fever seems to have crossed the seas and set in early among Kerala's expats in the Gulf. Eager to join into the election preparations, Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre, an organisation of expats aligned to IUML, has booked a chartered flight to fly down their volunteers and voters from Dubai for the polls. The Air India chartered flight christened "Voter's Flight" will

Bangalore, Mar 16: Former prime minister and JD(S)?leader H?D?Deve Gowda is learnt to have offered senior Congress leader C?K?Jaffer Sharief the party ticket to contest from Mysore Lok Sabha constituency. Sharief called on Gowda at the latter 's residence and held discussions with him on Saturday. The meeting took place in the presence of former chief minister H?D?Kumaraswamy. The leaders are said

New Delhi, Mar 16: Voters across India, barring the northeast, will be given 11 hours - from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. - to cast their ballot for the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission said Saturday. In the most of the northeast region, people will get 10 hours - between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. - to vote, while in Manipur and Nagaland - where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is in force - polling

Bangalore, Mar 15: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal Saturday struck a chord with Bangaloreans during a day-long road show to campaign for his party's candidates contesting in the general elections. "People of Karnataka, especially Bangaloreans, are fed up with the Congress and the BJP whom they voted to power in every alternate election as they had no choice then," a beaming Kejriwal

New Delhi, Mar 15: Narendra Modi will contest the Lok Sabha election from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, BJP announced tonight, putting to rest all speculation and hoping to boost the party's prospects in the electorally crucial state. Modi, BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, will replace sitting MP and senior party leader Murli Manohar Joshi, who had been resisting the move. Joshi has been shifted to