Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Monday hit out at BJP, saying why they are not accepting that they are behind 'operation lotus' in the state. Speaking during the discussion on the trust vote in Karnataka assembly, Shivakumar said, "Why is the BJP not accepting it wants the chair? Why are they not accepting the fact that they are behind 'operation lotus'? They should accept that

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Ahead of the floor test of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka Assembly today, Congress leader DK Shivakumar hit out at the BJP and said that they are hurry to come to power and are using the Governor of Karnataka. His statement comes after the Supreme Court earlier today refused to give an early hearing on a plea by two independent Karnataka legislators seeking

Bengaluru, Jul 27: The BJP on Monday asked Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy "to resign and go" if he has faith in the Constitution and people of the state, as the confidence motion moved by him in the Assembly dragged on for the third day. The BJP said Kumaraswamy himself moved the confidence motion but the trust process was still prolonging. In its Facebook page, the BJP said, "If at all

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Monday said a decision on the confidence motion has to be taken today. "Don't repeat what I already said on Friday. I have already said that the decision is to be taken today," he said when BJP MLA Madhuswamy told the Speaker that floor test should be completed today. "I will have to pass a ruling today. I was delayed as I was

Bengaluru, Jul 22: "I did not eat any Biryani," Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said in Vidhana Soudha on Monday in an apparent reference to his photograph with the prime accused in the multi-crore IMA Ponzi scam, Mansoor Khan, which had gone viralon the net. "I am accused of having Biryani at a particular person's house. I was invited during Ramzan. I went there. I did not eat any

New Delhi, Jul 22: Rajya Sabhaproceedings were on Monday adjourned for an hour following uproar in the House by Congress and other opposition parties over issues ranging from crisis in Karnataka to mob lynching. While Congress members gave notice under Rule 267 seeking setting aside of the business of the day to take up the issue of Constitutional crisis in Karnataka, TMC members sent a similar

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Ahead of the floor test of Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka later today, speaker KR Ramesh Kumar has summoned rebel legislators to meet him at his office at 11am on Tuesday. The notice has been issued over the petition by coalition leaders seeking disqualification of rebel MLAs. In another development related to the deepening political crisis in Karnataka, the

New Delhi, Jul 22: Ahead of the scheduled trust vote in Karnataka Assembly, BJP ally Shiv Sena on Monday said chief minister HD Kumaraswamy should have resigned as he has lost majority and asked the Centre to either dismiss the Congress-JD (S) government or impose President's law in the state. "Everyone in Karnataka is flouting democracy norms. Why is the Central government quietly watching this

Bengaluru, Jul 22: I Monetary Advisory (IMA) group founder-director Mohammed Mansoor Khan was taken to Bengaluru hospital on Sunday evening after he complained of chest pain. The Enforcement Directorate is probing Khan following complaints that he has cheated thousands of people of crores of rupees. Sources said Khan was questioned in the morning about the involvement of officials in his alleged

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Ahead of the floor test of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka, security has been beefed up around Vidhana Soudha. Adequate security has been deployed at Vidhana Soudha and Raj Bhavan road. Both the BJP and the Congress leaders simultaneously held legislative party meetings in Bengaluru on Sunday. Also, ahead of the trust vote, the BJP is scheduled to convene