Karnataka

Davangere, Nov 27: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that the collapse of BJP government in Maharashtra is a "slap on the face" of the ruling party. "What has happened in Maharashtra is a slap on the face of BJP. How could Fadnavis take oath knowing he did not have the majority? It was a violation of the constitution. Narendra Modi was equally involved in this insult to

New Delhi, Nov 27: Over 13,000 complaints were received from Indians employed abroad over non-payment of wages and cheating, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. Out of 102 countries, the highest number of complaints -- 3,844 -- were received from Indians working in Saudi Arabia, it said. In response to a query, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan gave data according

Mysuru, Nov 27: Police on Wednesday seized Rs two crore in cash from a jeep while being transported, without any supporting documents, to election-bound Hunsur Assembly seat here. According to police, two persons have been taken into custody in relation with the incident. The cash was reportedly being taken to a co-operative bank in Periyapatna without prior permission from the Elections

Bangalore, Nov 27: Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy on three-day Maharashtra CM Fadnavis' resignation said, ''I am sad to hear that Devendra Fadnavis has quit. Actually, I should have been the happiest man. Was it not he who gave everything to BJP to topple my government? Time takes care of everything.'' Kumaraswamy was referring to the dramatic phase in Karnataka politics when 14 Congress and

Udupi, Nov 27: A District Special Court in Karnataka has sentenced two youths to 20 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl and threatening her with life thereafter. The court convicted Mukesh Mali (20) and Padam Singh (28), natives of Rajasthan, on Tuesday, for raping a minor girl on the outskirts of Udupi City. Both the accused were working in a Tile factory and staying at a

Bengaluru, Nov 27: The state government plans to revisit existing affordable housing schemes that offer subsidies on home loans and replace them with interest-free home loans. This is part of the government’s mission to promote PM Modi’s ‘housing for all’ scheme. The government plans to build 19 lakh houses in 30 months. If everything goes to plan, the government will do away with existing housing

Mysuru, Nov 26: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday expressed confident that BJP would sweep the upcoming 15 Assembly seats and that would put an end to all talks around mid-term polls in the state. Speaking to newsmen at the airport here, he said, "The government is stable and will complete the remaining term of three-and-a-half years and senior Congress leader Mr Siddaramiah will

Udupi, Nov 26: A woman recently lost her life after mistakenly brushing her teeth with rat poison instead of tooth paste. The deceased is Leela Karkera, 57, a resident of Malpe in Udupi district of Karnataka. According to police, the woman accidentally applied rat poison on the toothbrush and brushed her teeth after waking up around 5 a.m. She probably could not make out the difference between a

Bengaluru, Nov 26: Actor-turned-realty scamster Disha Choudhary, who remained elusive for over two years, was arrested on Monday. Thirty-five warrants and 10 summonses were issued against her. One of the masterminds of the multi-crore realty scam allegedly perpetrated by Dreamz Infra GK Pvt Ltd, Disha was arrested by CID officials in Mumbai, where she was living with her two children. She is the

Mysuru, Nov 26: Former minister and Congress leader Tanveer Sait, who was attacked at a wedding function by a 25-year-old man last Sunday, was discharged from Columbia Asia hospital after several fans visited him on Monday. Mr Sait was seen greeting them with folded hands from his hospital bed. Considering his popularity, hospital authorities had made arrangements for his fans to see him by