Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jan 20: Congress MLA from Hebbal Byrathi Suresh has given a 2019 Mercedes-Benzcar to former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah. Sources close to Siddaramaiah said that the car was not a gift as was done by minister KJ George. In June 2018, George had lent a Toyota Land Cruiser to Siddaramaiah with fuel coupons for a year. George had explained that he had given the SUV to Siddaramaiah as the

Coorg, Jan 19: Fast-improving rallyists Ashima Duggal and navigator Amrita Shergill rode on their opening day’s advantage to capture the challenging Divas on Wheels all-women’s car rally here on Saturday evening. Ashima and Amrita had a rough second and final day, picking up 3 minutes and 28 seconds penalty points in their run from Chikmagaluru to Coorg. But their near faultless driving on Friday

Kolkata, Jan 19: Questioning Narendra Modi over his claims of fighting corruption in the country, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy alleged that on one hand, the prime minister was talking about fighting corruption and, on the other, his party was trying to poach Congress legislators by using money. "What you have been watching for one week, (is) how the BJP is trying to destabilise the

Bengaluru, Jan 19: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress-JDS Coalition Government Coordination Committee Chairman Siddaramaiah on Saturday welcomed the statement of Opposition Leader in the Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa to the effect that BJP will not destabalise the Congress-JDS Coalition Government in the State. In his tweeter, Mr Siddaramaiah said that "I well come the statement

Mysuru, Jan 19: Janapita awardee and Kendra Sahitya Academy Chairman Chandrashekara Kambara regretted that Indians have fallen prey to “yes culture” which has unfortunately continued as emulation of western culture nowadays. Speaking after inaugurating a two-day 'S L Byrappa Sahityaotsava' here on Saturday, about the government’s decision to introduce English medium in government primary schools

Kolkata, Jan 19: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that in 70 years, the country has seen the emergence of strong regional parties which have played important roles to protect the interest of their own states and understanding the emotions of their own people. Stating that India is one of the strongest democracies in the world, the Karnataka chief minister said: "But today

Bengaluru, Jan 19: Karnataka BJP president B S Yeddyurappa has said some Congress MLAs skipping the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting and the deep differences between the ruling coalition partners are an indication that a volcano may erupt in the coming days. His remarks came after four dissident Congress MLAs on Friday skipped the CLP meeting here that was called as a show of strength

Bengaluru, Jan 19: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Karnataka State President and former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Saturday called back all BJP MLAs camping in Gurugram. The BJP MLAs from Karnataka said they were in Gurugram since Monday evening to devise strategies for the coming Lok Sabha polls, and not to avoid being "poached" by the ruling Congress-JDS alliance. Earlier in the week

Mangaluru, Jan 19: Two miscreants have been arrested by the Mangaluru City police in connection with circulating a photo and statement against a minor rape victim on social media. The arrested are Nivesh, 28, a resident of Kotekar and Durgesh, 25, a resident of Udayanagar near KPT College. According to police, a minor was sexually assaulted by rowdy-sheeter Akashabhavan Sharan. After his arrest

Bengaluru, Jan 19: Karnataka’s political crisis has worsened as a jittery Congress shifted its legislators to a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru to keep a leash on a disgruntled bunch who may have swerved towards the BJP following the Congress Legislature Party meeting yesterday. All 76 legislators who attended the CLP meeting chaired by its leader Siddaramaiah were ferried in two buses from