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Bengaluru, Sep 1: Being hunted by Central agencies, Karnataka’s Congress trouble-shooter D K Shivakumar today held a private meeting with his lawyers to decide his legal strategy in connection with the Enforcement Directorate's investigation into a money laundering case against him even as he missed the Gowri festival celebrations. Shivakumar, who is staying at the Karnataka Bhavan, met lawyers

Bengaluru, Sep 1: Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy today slammed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for ''refusing'' to allow a plea by senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar for exempting him from appearance before it on Monday in view of Ganesha Chaturthi festival. Kumaraswamy termed as "vindictive attitude" the ED's action in summoning Shivakumar to appear before it on a festival day

Sep 1: Brace up for stringent penalties as the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was cleared by Parliament last month, has comes into effect. The higher penalties will be applicable throughout India. The goal is to create a fear of law that ensures decrease of traffic violations. If one is caught driving without a seat-belt, it will cost a fine of Rs 1,000, which was earlier Rs 100. If

Bengaluru, Sep 1: After senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah’s remark received a backlash from BJP and the party’s estranged ally JD(S), where he compared the party with a prostitute, he issued a saying he was referring to the BJP. The remark has triggered a fresh row between the two parties, barely days after they blamed each other for the drubbing in the recent national election. "I was referring

Hassan, Sep 1: A team of cops from Alur police station in Hassandistrict has arrested a Bengaluru woman after she murdered her father with the help of her male friend and his accomplice, who are also in police custody. The accused are Vidya, her friend Chidananda, his aide Raghu. All of them are residents of Byadarahalli and nearby areas in Bengaluru. The victim, Muniraju, was a cab driver

New Delhi, Sep 1: The Congress accused the Centre of targeted harassment of its leaders to divert the attention of people from its failures as senior party leader D K Shivakumar was questioned by the ED for the second consecutive day on Saturday in a money laundering case. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala in a statement said that in the last five years, the Narendra Modi-led

Mangaluru, Aug 31: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday swung into damage control mode, saying that his "prostitutes can't complain about the dance floor" comment was meant for the BJP and not for JD(S). On being asked about his comment comparing JD(S) workers to prostitutes, the Congress leader said, "I meant dancers who can't dance complain about the dance floor. By this, I meant the

Haveri, Aug 31: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday held a meeting with officials to review the flood situation in Haveri district. Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Revenue Minister R Ashoka, Haveri district legislators and other officials were present during the meeting. Yeddyurappa had on Thursday paid a visit to the flood-affected area of Kodagu district and took stock

Kozhikode, Aug 31: Over 30 students from a college in Kozhikode district have been booked for allegedly waving a flag resembling that of Pakistan inside the campus premises, police said. The incident took place on Thursday when students belonging to Muslim Students Front (MSF) were taking out a procession as part of the union elections inside the campus of the Perambra Silver College. The students

In a significant find, researchers have discovered that right-wing users are more effective in using Facebook-owned WhatsApp to spread news, disinformation and opinions during elections. After performing the first large-scale analysis of partisan WhatsApp groups in the context of Brazil's 2018 election, the researchers from Northwestern University found that right-wing groups in Brazil were much