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Bengaluru, Apr 10: Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for the hooliganism by Hindutva outfits and alleged that Bommai has outsourced the law and order department to Sangh Parivar. In a series of tweets, the former chief minister hit out at Bommai for not initiating action against the Hindutva outfits who are on rampage

Dalits continue to be a divided lot and the recent Uttar Pradesh election result has shown their "saffronisation with their identity being subsumed as Hindus", Congress' national coordinator for the SC, ST, OBC and Minorities Departments K Raju said, terming it as a cause of concern. He also called upon various Dalit organisations to unite and emerge as a consolidated force to espouse the cause of

Bengaluru, Apr 10: The CBI on Sunday refuted reports that a team of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was in India to probe the alleged bitcoin case being investigated by the Karnataka Police, and termed the statements "speculative" and "without any basis". In a statement, the central agency said the FBI has not sent any team to India to conduct a probe in the matter nor has any request

Mangaluru, Apr 10: Two young women drowned at NITK beach in Surathkal on the outskirts of the city today. The deceased have been identified as Trisha (17) and her sister Vaishnavi (18), both Mangaluru locals. The incident took place when they had entered the water for bathing as a part of a ritual for which the duo, along with other family members, had visited the seashore. A huge wave washed them

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a crucial trust vote in the National Assembly past midnight on Saturday, becoming the first premier in the country’s history to be removed through a no-confidence motion. Khan, 69, was not present in the lower house at the time of voting. His party lawmakers staged a walkout. The joint Opposition - a rainbow of socialist, liberal and radically religious

Kolar, Apr 9: The Kolar district administration of Karnataka on Saturday clamped prohibitory orders for three days following alleged stone pelting incident during Sri Rama Shobha Yatra in Mulbagal town. Tension prevailed in the town following the stone pelting incident and the decision has been taken to avoid untoward incidents. When the Shobha Yatra was being taken out on Friday night, a few

Bengaluru, Apr 9: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai today that the state government has nothing to do with the ongoing hate campaign which seeks a ban on the Wakf Board. Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik has, in a fresh campaign on various platforms, demanded a ban on the Wakf Board and the laws that govern it. Reacting to the demand, Bommai said, “People practice their respective

Mangaluru, Apr 9: Two persons including a seven-year-old boy suffered injuries after a BMW car driven by an interior designer jumped the divider and hit vehicles on the other side of the road on the busy Ballalbagh Junction, on Saturday noon. City police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said that the car driver has been identified as Shravan Kumar. Following rash and reckless driving, the car jumped

Bengaluru, Apr 9: More than sixty intellectuals, thinkers and a few prominent politicians in Karnataka are facing death threat for defending Muslim girls when government imposed ban on hijab in the wake of protest launched by Campus Front of India girls in Udupi. The Kottur police in Vijayanagara distirct have decided to provide security to Kannada writer Kum Veerabhadrappa after he received a

Bengaluru, Apr 9: Amidst unprecedented hate campaign against Muslims in Karnataka by hardline hindutva outfits, the BJP high command has reportedly told the ministers of the state governments to talk about developmental works too as the assembly polls are nearing. “Yes, there’s a direction (from the high command). All ministers have been asked to showcase developmental works,” said Karnataka Rural