Karnataka

New Delhi, Nov 14: The BJP on Thursday nominated 13 Congress and JD(S) MLAs, who were disqualified ahead of a trust vote, as its candidates for the assembly bypolls in Karnataka. The Supreme Court on Wednesday had upheld the disqualification of the 17 MLAs in Karnataka by then assembly speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, but paved the way for them to contest the bypolls. The then chief minister H D

Sharjah, Nov 14: An Indian expat was arrested by Sharjah Police after his wife posted a video of herself on social media saying he violently assaulted and abused her, a media report said on Thursday. Sharjah Police immediately responded to the tweet and reached out to the Indian woman and arrested the 47-year-old man on Wednesday night, Gulf News reported. The November 12 tweet showed Jasmine

Delhi, Nov 14: BJP National General Secretary BL Santhosh on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to refer to a larger constitution bench a batch of review petitions against its September 2018 verdict allowing entry of women of all age groups into the Sabarimala temple. "Sabarimala issue referred to larger bench... Welcome decision of SC in the direction of protecting rights of devotees

Bengaluru, Nov 14: A day after Supreme Court's Karnataka verdict,15 out of 17 disqualified rebel MLAs, including those from Congress and JD(S) joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday in the presence of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa here. Out of the 17 disqualified MLAs, MTB Nagaraj is already a member of the BJP, while Roshan Baig has been left out. The top court has allowed 17 disqualified

Bengaluru, Nov 14: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and State Minister Basavaraja Bommai paid tributes to India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 130th birth anniversary on Thursday. Nehru was born on November 14, 1889, in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. He breathed his last on May 27, 1964. He became the prime minister on August 15, 1947, following an active role in the freedom

Bengaluru, Nov 14: Karnataka Cabinet Minister KS Eshwarappa on Thursday declined to provide any reason for not taking Roshan Baig in the Bharatiya Janata Party on the day when 15 out of 17 disqualified rebel MLAs, including those from Congress and JD(S) joined the BJP in the presence of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa here. "We don't want Roshan Baig at any cost, I don't want to tell any reason," he

Mangaluru, Nov 14: The Bharatiya Janata Party has managed to wrest control over the Mangaluru City Corporation ending the Congress rule in the coast city. There were 180 candidates in the fray in 60 wards of MCC. BJP, which had contested in all 60 wards, managed to win 44 seats whereas Congress won only 14 seats. The Social Democratic Party of India, which had one seat in the MCC, won two seats

Bengaluru, Nov 14: Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said the JDS is ready to support BJP rebel Sharath Bachegowda in upcoming by-poll in Hoskote constituency if he contested independently. Sharath Bachegowda, son of BJP MP BN Bache Gowda, announced his decision to contest as an independent candidate from Hoskote constituency in the upcoming by-polls earlier today

Udupi, Nov 14: A 5-year-old male leopard which had strayed into human habitation in Achlady region near Kota has finally been captured by the officials of the Forest Department. The increasing menace of the wild animal in Vaddarse, Achlady and Bannadi villages had left the residents worried. The department officials initially were not successful in luring the animal to the trap. At around 9 am on

Bengaluru, Nov 13: Congress leader DK Shivakumar was discharged from Apollo Hospital here on Wednesday. Following a complaint of chest pain, Shivakumar was admitted to the hospital here on Monday night. He visited various temples and 'maths' during his visit to Mysuru on November 7. Earlier, he was admitted to a hospital on November 1 following high blood pressure and variations in sugar level