Karnataka

Bangalore, Apr 8: Karnataka's ruling BJP Monday launched its campaign for the May 5 assembly polls with a huge rally where party president Rajnath Singh asserted there was no place in the party for people indulging in corruption. Coinciding with the rally, the party suspended its two Lok Sabha members from the state, B.Y. Raghavendra, son of former BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa, and Shivakumar Udasi

Mangalore, Apr 8: In a pre-poll Hindutva vigilante attack, a group of miscreants reportedly belonging to a saffron outfit brutally assaulted a Muslim student twice for speaking to his female Hindu classmate. The incident of 'moral policing' was reported from Nellikatte in Puttur on Monday. The victim identified as Zubair, son of Hasainar from Narimogru village, and a computer science student at a

Mangalore, Apr 8: Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), which shot to popularity in Mangalore after its surprising victory of in one ward of Mangalore City Corporation, is all set to keep its best foot forwards. Dakshina Kannada District Committee of the party has said that it will be contesting in Mangalore (Ullal) constituency and has finalized the name of Akram Hasan as its candidate for the

New Delhi, Apr 8: Jagadish Shettar will be the BJP's chief ministerial candidate in the Karnataka Assembly polls, Rajnath Singh said today, even as he downplayed the issue of corruption that has plagued the party-led government in the southern state. Singh, who was addressing a Bangalore rally through video conferencing after his aircraft developed some snag and he had to return mid-way, also

Kasargod, Apr 8: A suspected terrorist belonging to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was killed when the motorbike on which he was travelling, with explosive materials, exploded at Maruthayil near Mattannur in Kannur district of Kerala. The deceased has been identified as AV Dileep Kumar (27), son of Ambiloth Sankaran. He was a noted RSS worker in the area. The incident occurred at 5.30 am on Saturday

Bangalore, Apr 8: Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) has demanded implementation of the recommendations made by the Karnataka Knowledge Commission in its report 'Higher Education Vision 2020' and thus establish at least one University on every district. Addressing a news conference in Bangalore, Thouseef Ahmed Madikeri (president SIO of India Karnataka) said that SIO has come up with certain

Mangalore, Apr 8: Irked members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) laid siege on the Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (MESCOM) in the city on Monday demanding uninterrupted power supply to the undivided Dakshina Kannada district and also to get a reply from the MESCOM MD for the false cases registered by the Company against farmers. The protestors shouted slogans against S Sumanth

Mangalore, Apr 8: With one new secular political party taking birth in the state almost every other day, the Congress party is set to face some difficulty in the assembly polls. Considering the fact that these new parties are all going to break and divide secular votes, the Congress may have to chalk of intensive strategy to woo the voters to keep their votes secured. In the recently held

Bidar, Apr 8: Upset over the mysterious death of their seer, three pontiffs allegedly committed suicide by self-immolation inside a mutt complex in northern Karnataka today, police said. The pontiffs of Chouli Mutt -- Jagannath Swami (21), Sharanayya Swami (18) and V Reddy Swami (50) -- allegedly set fire to a place where firewood was stored in the mutt complex and jumped into the fire, they said

New Delhi, Apr 8: In a development that could be of serious concern to Indian carriers, Dubai-based Emirates flew more international travellers in and out of India than Air India in 2011-12, according to official data. Jet Airways, however, grabbed a little more of the market share than Emirates when it came to international air traffic emanating out of India. While Emirates cornered over 13% of