Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 25: Senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar may be appointed the president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), sources said. “The party is considering replacing incumbent president Dinesh Gundurao with Shivakumar, and also other office-bearers,” said a leader. A final decision is expected after the AICC working committee meeting to be held next week. Dinesh still has

Shivamogga, Aug 25: A 35-year-old male tusker Naganna died at the Sakrebyle Elephant Camp in Shivamogga on Augsut 23. The death of the elephant has created a stir among the camp's mahouts as authorities have not yet ascertained the cause of death. A detailed investigation by several teams of the wildlife expert is underway in this regard. Last week also, a 62-year-old female elephant named Indira

Mangaluru, Aug 24: Suspected dengue fever has claimed another life in coastal district of Dakshina Kannada. 19-year-old Madhushree, a resident of Salethur in Bantwal taluk, who was pursuing BSc second year at a private college in city passes away on Thursday. After undergoing treatment for suspected dengue at a private hospital in the city, she was discharged a few days ago. However, on Thursday

Mangaluru, Aug 24: The city police arrested a Kashmiri man and his driver for posing as director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) here. The man, who hails from Gandrabal district of Jammu and Kashmir and identified as Shoukath Ahmad lone, claimed himself to be Basith Shah, director of WHO. His driver has been identified as Baljindar from Punjab. "On 17th August, we received information that

Kochi, Aug 24: A man suspected to have links with terror outfits was taken into custody by police from the premises of a court here on Saturday, sources said. Malayalam News Channels aired video of the man being whisked away by police from the district court premisese. Police did not answer queries by the media. However, his lawyer told a channel that the man from Kodungallur in Thrissur district

Bengaluru, Aug 24: The Opposition Congress today demanded the BJP Government in Karnataka to announce adequate relief package to those who were displaced in the recent floods and rains, including Rs 10 lakh compensation towards each of the collapsed house. In a joint press conference here former Ministers M B Patil, Satish Jarakiholi and two Congress MLAs Ganesh Hukkeri and Ananda Nyamagouda, who

Newsroom, Aug 24: In spite being one of the most prominent leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Arun Jaitley was hesitant face elections and always preferred backdoor entry into Indian parliament. He decided to contest polls for the first time in 2014 general elections when Modi wave had swept India. However, he lost to Congress candidate Amarinder Singh in Punjab’s Amritsar Lob Sabha

Bengaluru, Aug 24: The newly inducted 17 Ministers in Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's Cabinet in Karnataka may have to wait for a couple of days more for allocation of their Portfolios due to demise of former Union Minister and Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who died in a New Delhi hospital on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Yediyurappa had announced about possibility of announcing portfolios by

Abu Dhabi, Aug 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with the 'Order of Zayed', the UAE's highest civilian award, on Saturday as a mark of appreciation for his efforts to boost bilateral ties between the two nations. The award has earlier been bestowed on several world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Queen Elizabeth II and Chinese President Xi Jinping. "The award in

Mumbai, Aug 24: Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said that people who do not believe in the ideology of Veer Savarkar should be "beaten" in public. "People who do not believe in Veer Savarkar should be beaten in public because they won't realise the struggle and importance of Veer Savarkar in India's independence. Even Rahul Gandhi has insulted Veer Savarkar in the past," he said at