Karnataka

Vladivostok, Sept 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir bin Mohamad and reportedly raised the issue of extradition of self-exiled preacher Dr Zakir Naik. Addressing a press briefing, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said: “Prime Minister Modi raised the issue of Zakir Naik's extradition. Both the parties have decided that our officials will stay in

New Delhi, Sept 5: Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar, who is under Enforcement Directorate's custody, on Wednesday said that "political vendetta" has become stronger than the law in this country. In a video posted from his Twitter handle, Shivakumar is seen sitting on a chair with policemen standing around him. "Political vendetta has become stronger than the law in this country," he is

Udupi, Sept 5: A tiger dance artiste lost his life and five others suffered injuries, when a tempo carrying them met with an accident at Nejar Babbuswamy Bhajan Mandal near Santhekatte in Udupi yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Sumanth,22, a resident of Padubidri. Tempo driver Vishal and tiger dancers Prashanth, Yatesh, Sudhakar and Sudhir were injured in the accident. All the injured

New Delhi, Sept 4: A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Karnataka's senior Congress leader and former Minister D K Shivakumar into the custody of Enforcement Directorate till September 13 in a money laundering case lodged against him. Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar granted nine days of custodial interrogation of the Karnataka's strongman, though the agency sought 14 days, saying the accused has

New Delhi, Sep 4: National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party BL Santhosh attack on Congress after the arrest of its Karnataka leader DK Shivakumar by saying the then Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa faces judicial trial and gets a clean chit. Never was democracy in danger, he said on Wednesday. "The then Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa faces judicial trial and gets a

Bengaluru, Sept 4: Days after the Karnataka government handed over the IMA Ponzi Scheme probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a group of Muslim leaders on Wednesday met Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in his office and thanked him for transferring the case. The state government had handed over the case, in which several politicians and senior government officials are accused, to the

Kasaragod, Sept 4: A 27-year old youth was killed and another seriously injured when a tree uprooted and fell on the car in which the two were travelling at Mulleriya near here on Wednesday evening. Police sources said the deceased Sajith of Aadur and the injured Safaru could be taken out from the mangled car after hour-long labour by the locals with the help of tree cutters and JCB. The injured

Mysuru, Sept 4: In what appeared to be a sudden fit of rage, senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday slapped one of his close aides outside Mysuru Airport. The person whom Siddaramaiah slapped is Naadnally Ravi who is also a former village Panchayat member. In a video of the incident, Ravi appears to be trying to give a phone to Siddaramaiah right after

Bengaluru, Sept 4: Senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily on Wednesday defended D K Shivakumar, who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged money laundering case saying he has been "persecuted actually, not prosecuted". He said that Shivakumar has always cooperated in the investigation. "Declaring that he is not cooperating and that is why we are arresting is

Bengaluru, Sept 4: Congress on Wednesday accused the Centre of political 'vendetta' while expressing their support for Karnataka leader DK Shivakumar hours after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Alleging "political vendetta", senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge said "the Central Government is harassing DK Shivakumar and wants to demoralise him along with his supporters. As