Karnataka

Newsroom, Jul 27: Controversial Bhojpuri singer Varun Upadhyay alias Varun Bahar, who came up with his new hate song, has been taken into custody along with three of his team members by the Hazratganj police station in Lucknow from his village Bandarha in Gonda. The song ‘‘Jo Na Bole Jai Shri Ram, Usko Bhejo Kabristan” (Send those who do not chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ to their graves), had gone viral

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Pralhad Joshi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, on Saturday expressed confidence that Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa would prove majority on the floor of the House on Monday. "It is certain that Yediyurappa will prove majority on Monday," he told reporters here. Joshi termed Yediyurappa as pro-farmer leader and hailed his decision soon after taking over as Chief Minister.

Bengaluru, Jul 27: A few MLAs of Janata Dal (Secular) have reportedly told former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy that external support can be extended to the BJP government in Karnataka, according to former minister GT Devegowda. Barely four days after losing power, the JD(S) legislators were a divided lot over their next course of action. Speaking to media persons here GTD said that the former

New Delhi, Jul 27: Ending speculation that the party high command had differences over backing B S Yediyurappa to make another shot at running a coalition regime in Karnataka, the BJP central leaders backed the new dispensation and hoped it will herald a 'new dawn' for the state. "Congrats to BS Yediyurappa, newly sworn in CM of Karnataka. I am sure under his leadership and under the guidance of

New Delhi, Jul 26: Dismissing the Opposition's claim that his party engineered defections to bring down the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka, BJP working president JP Nadda said on Friday that it fell due to internal reasons and asserted that his party would provide a stable government in the state. "They (Congress-JD-S) fell under their own weight due to internal reasons...The BJP is

Udupi, Jul 26: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe and his wife Maitree Wickremesinghe performed ‘Nava Chandi Homa’ and offered special prayers to the idol of Sri Mookambika at Kollur on Friday. Due to inclement weather, Wickremesinghe, accompanied by an eight-member team, had to travel by road from Mangalore International Airport. The entourage was accorded a grand welcome on the

Udupi, Jul 26: A woman and her male partner have been arrested by the police on charge of honey trapping and extorting money from some people at Hebri in Udupi district. The arrested are Kiran (26) and Suma (29) from Belanje village. According to the complaint, on July 18, Suma had paid a visit to a priest Ramesh Bhat at Hebri. She had requested the priest to examine an itching sensation in her

Bengaluru, Jul 26: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of Mansoor Khan, prime accused in a multi-crore Ponzi case, was extended for seven days on Friday. A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court here had on Tuesday extended the custody till today. Khan was arrested on his arrival in India from Dubai on July 19 and was produced before a magistrate in New Delhi which had sent

Bengaluru, Jul 26: The new BJP government in Karnataka will seek a vote of confidence on July 29 in the state Assembly for which a session is being convened. Addressing a press conference after first Cabinet meeting after taking oath as Chief Minister, BS Yeddyurappa said the passage of the finance bill would also be taken up after the confidence vote on Monday since salaries have to be withdrawn

Bengaluru, Jul 26: From the humdrum existence as a government clerk and a hardware storeowner to becoming the chief minister for a fourth time, B S Yediyurappa has navigated the choppy waters of politics with the consummate ease of a seasoned oarsman. The rare smile is back on the ever grim-looking Yediyurappa's face as he took over as the chief minister, 14 months after he demitted the office