Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 3: Hussain Buksh, a former NRI and resident of Bolar in the city died of multiple organ failure in the wee hours of Saturday. 74-year-old Hussain, son of K abubakkar Master was admitted to Vinaya Nurshing Home two weeks ago. But, he failed to respond to treatment and breathed his last there. Hussain Buksh had worked in Gulf country for 29 years before returning home. He is survived

Bengaluru, Nov 2: The ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka faces a litmus test as three Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies go to bypolls on Saturday, the outcome of which is expected to have a bearing on the state's political scene. The polls are significant as the coalition partners, who have decided to contest them together, have termed it as a "prelude" to the May 2019 general

New Delhi, Nov 2: Continuing the process of organisational reshuffle within the party, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday appointed Dr B Pushpa Amarnath as Mahila Congress president in Karnataka. “Congress president Rahul Gandhi has approved the name of Dr B Pushpa Amarnath as president of Karnataka State Mahila Congress”, AICC general secretary Ashok Gehlot said in a press release. AICC

Myusru, Nov 2: Former Prime Minister H D Devegowda headed Janata Dal (Secular) has started talks with its coalition partners, including Congress party, on seat sharing for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, JDS Karnataka State President H Vishwanath said on Friday. Addressing a press conference here, he said that the talks are almost completed on seat sharing and reiterated that the Congress and the JD(S)

Newsroom, Nov 2: In a shocking revelation, Pallavi Gogoi, the chief business editor of the US-based National Public Radio, has claimed that she was raped by journalist-turned-politician M J Akbar in 1994, when she was 23 years old and working for The Asian Age. M J Akbar has dismissed the allegations as false, his lawyer told The Washington Post, which has published the first person account of

Udupi, Nov 2: Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha Tirtha Swami has dropped a hint that he may not accept the verdict of Supreme Court judgment on Babri Masjid issue if it gives priority to history over mythology. Speaking at a religious awareness campaign organised by Sabarimala Ayyappa Swami Samajam and Dharma Foundation at the MGM College Grounds here, the seer said that the final decision on the

Bengaluru, Nov 2: In a bizarre case of dowry death, a college student killed herself by consuming poison, after the youth she was in love with allegedly dared her to die. The deceased has been identified as Divya K (20), a resident of Kithaganur in east Bengaluru, and a first-year BCom student at a private college. Police are on the lookout for her friend Harish, a resident of the same area

Bengaluru, Nov 2: Karnataka Congress MLA and former minister Roshan Baig Thursday asked if a Ram temple was not constructed in India, "will it be built in Pakistan" and said Muslims respected the sentiments of their "Hindu brothers". Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for alleged attempts to bring an ordinance on the Ram temple issue, Baig questioned as to what the saffron party-led

Bengaluru, Nov 2: The exponential growth of Bengaluru as a major technology hub over the years has lured leading Israeli hospitality chain Dan Hotels to begin its global foray in India from this tech city, a top executive said. "When we wanted to expand globally, we noticed that Bengaluru, as India's Silicon Valley, has a lot in common with Israel, known as the Silicon Valley of West Asia

Mangaluru, Nov 2: Following a “positive assurance” by district in-charge minister U T Khader, the Toll Gate Virodhi Horata Samithi, which is demanding the closure of NITK-Surathkal toll plaza on NH 66 decided to temporarily withdraw its indefinite agitation on 11th day on Thursday. The minister visited the dharna venue at Surathkal Junction on Thursday evening and spent over an hour discussing