Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 27: A day after it came to power in Karnataka, the BJP is contemplating bringing a no-confidence motion against assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, if he does not voluntarily vacate the post, party sources said Saturday. The message has been discreetly conveyed to Kumar to give up the post, which is conventionally held by a member from the ruling party, they said. "We will move the

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday claimed that Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa took oath in an "unconstitutional way", adding that BJP "misused" the office of the Governor. Speaking to reporters here, Siddaramaiah said BJP does not have a majority in the Assembly, despite which Yediyurappa took oath as Chief Minister. "BS Yediyurappa has taken oath in an

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Ahead of the vote of confidence in Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar on Saturday issued a prohibitory order to impose Section 144 within a two-kilometre radius of the Vidhana Soudha from 6 am on July 29 to midnight of July 30. Section 144 prohibits assembly of more than four people in an area. The new BJP government is scheduled to face a vote of

New Delhi, Jul 27: Central government plans to lease out 20-25 more airports in the country, a senior official said on Friday. According to Airports Authority of India Chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra, these airports will have substantial passenger traffic of 1-1.5 million annually. Last year, the government approved a proposal to leasing out of six airports -- Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati

Newsroom, Jul 27: Controversial Bhojpuri singer Varun Upadhyay alias Varun Bahar, who came up with his new hate song, has been taken into custody along with three of his team members by the Hazratganj police station in Lucknow from his village Bandarha in Gonda. The song ‘‘Jo Na Bole Jai Shri Ram, Usko Bhejo Kabristan” (Send those who do not chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ to their graves), had gone viral

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Pralhad Joshi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, on Saturday expressed confidence that Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa would prove majority on the floor of the House on Monday. "It is certain that Yediyurappa will prove majority on Monday," he told reporters here. Joshi termed Yediyurappa as pro-farmer leader and hailed his decision soon after taking over as Chief Minister.

Bengaluru, Jul 27: A few MLAs of Janata Dal (Secular) have reportedly told former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy that external support can be extended to the BJP government in Karnataka, according to former minister GT Devegowda. Barely four days after losing power, the JD(S) legislators were a divided lot over their next course of action. Speaking to media persons here GTD said that the former

New Delhi, Jul 27: Ending speculation that the party high command had differences over backing B S Yediyurappa to make another shot at running a coalition regime in Karnataka, the BJP central leaders backed the new dispensation and hoped it will herald a 'new dawn' for the state. "Congrats to BS Yediyurappa, newly sworn in CM of Karnataka. I am sure under his leadership and under the guidance of

New Delhi, Jul 26: Dismissing the Opposition's claim that his party engineered defections to bring down the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka, BJP working president JP Nadda said on Friday that it fell due to internal reasons and asserted that his party would provide a stable government in the state. "They (Congress-JD-S) fell under their own weight due to internal reasons...The BJP is

Udupi, Jul 26: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe and his wife Maitree Wickremesinghe performed ‘Nava Chandi Homa’ and offered special prayers to the idol of Sri Mookambika at Kollur on Friday. Due to inclement weather, Wickremesinghe, accompanied by an eight-member team, had to travel by road from Mangalore International Airport. The entourage was accorded a grand welcome on the