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Bangalore, Apr 7: The BJP today moved the Election Commission seeking action against Jnanpith awardee U R Ananthamurthy for making personal attacks on Narendra Modi and campaigning for the Congress. "Ananthamurthy is currently the Chancellor of a Central University at Gulbarga; it is not fair on part of an individual who is holding Chancellor's position to campaign on behalf of a political party,"

Mangalore, Apr 7: In the backdrop of Lok Sabha elections, a total of 28 cases have been registered in Dakshina Kannada constituency, out of which 15 cases have been registered by the police department with regard to violation of election code of conduct and 13 cases of illegal smuggling of liquor by the excise department, said deputy commissioner and district election officer A B Ibrahim

New Delhi, Apr 7: Charging BJP with violating law by bringing out its manifesto on a day when polling for Lok Sabha polls is underway and seeking votes in the name of religion by mentioning Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Congress today asked the Election Commission to take action against the party. "The release of manifesto today is completely in violation of the provisions of the Representation of the

Mangalore, Apr 7: Condemning the BJP leader Rukmaiah Poojary for making false statements that there was low turnout at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi 's rally in Mangalore on Friday, DK district congress committee president in-charge Ibrahim Kodichal said that the party had filed a complaint with the Election Commission on Sunday alleging that he had violated the election code of conduct. Addressing

Bangalore, Apr 7: Renowned cinematographer and Dada Saheb Phalke awardee V K Murthy, famous for his camera work in Guru Dutt's classics like 'Pyaasa' and 'Sahib, Bibi Aur Ghulam' passed away here today, his family said. He was 91. "He passed away this morning at his Shankarapuram residence here; he had only age related issues," Murthy's niece Nalini Vasudev said. The ace cinematographer is

Bangalore, Apr 7: Eminent writer Devanoor Mahadeva on Sunday said that there was nothing wrong in literary personalities supporting the Congress. While speaking to reporters here, he defended the writers and said that everybody has the freedom to express their support. K S Puttanaiah, Melkote MLA, also defended the writers. Jnanpith award winners U R Ananthamurthy and Girish Karnad, and writer K

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New Delhi, Apr 7: The BJP today released their manifesto as the Lok Sabha eloections began in Assam and Tripura. On the occassion, the party said that they had invited suggestions from people regarding the manifesto, and suggestions from all sections of the society have been incorporated. The manifesto addresses issues of policy paralysis, system reforms, corruption and development. It also

Dharwad, Apr 7: “The Modi wave has turned into the Modi tsunami and it will help the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to sweep the general elections,” said the former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar here on Sunday. Speaking after conducting a road show, Mr. Shettar said that the repeated denial of Modi wave by the opposition parties showed that they were scared about such an impact on the voter 's

Agra, April 7: They don't have the potential to win in this region. But BJP strategists are worried over the damage the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) can cause to BJP candidates in the Lok Sabha contest. The AAP has fielded candidates from Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Mathura, Aligarh and Mainpuri in this part of Uttar Pradesh. Some of them are respected but none seems to have the strength to win. Yet