Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 15: The political turmoil in Karnataka may have engrossed many citizens nationwide, but the common man in the state, struggling to make both ends meet, is baffled at the outrageous sums of money both sides - the Congress-JD(S) coalition and the opposition BJP - are spending to win over MLAs or prevent them from defecting. All three parties have splurged crores of rupees on tucking

Mumbai, Jul 15: A group of 14 rebel Kanataka legislators lodged in a Mumbai hotel on Monday once again complained of 'threat' from top Congress leaders. This is the second such development in five days. In a lettThey urged the police to prevent these leaders from approaching them as they "anticipate" serious threats from them at the Hotel Renaissance, where they are staying. They have sent copies

Bengaluru, Jul 14: Citing the Supreme Court's decision, Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday said that the Speaker does not have the right to disqualify any legislator. "The Speaker doesn't have the right to disqualify anybody because of the Supreme Court's decision," Yeddyurappa told ANI when asked to comment on Congress DK Shivakumar's statement if rebel MLAs vote against the

Bengaluru, Jul 14: Irrigation Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday launched an attack on Bhartiya Janata Party accusing them of orchestrating the current political situation in Karnataka. "They (BJP) they should openly tell that yes, we need power and we are power hungry, we want to form the government here and we are doing this operation lotus," Shivakumar said. "It is a shame on Indian democracy. My

New Delhi, Jul 14: A day after Ramlal was shifted back to Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday promoted BL Santhosh as National General Secretary (Organisation) of the party. Santhosh, who has worked as "sangathan mantri" in BJP's Karnataka unit, was among four of the Joint General Secretaries (Organisation) of the party under Ramlal. Other three Joint General

Bengaluru, Jul 14: Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that his party is willing to settle the demands of the rebel MLAs and hoped they will support the coalition government. "The Congress party is ready to settle their demands. We are getting signals that they will save our government," he said. Citing the law, Shivakumar observed the MLAs were elected on Congress ticket and

Mangaluru, Jul 14: Ananth Ganapathi Pai, Executive Director, of Bharath Group of Companies, died of cardiac arrest, on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He was 46. He was in Indore to attend a business conference and passed away in his hotel room at night. He is survived by his wife Suma Ananth Pai, daughter Anvitha, younger brother Anand G. Pai and two sisters, Roopa V. Nayak and

Bengaluru, Jul 14: Asserting that the coalition government in Karnataka had lost the majority, the state BJP on Sunday demanded the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy immediately resign or seek a trust vote on Monday itself. "I demand that the Chief Minister if he is honest and cares for the democratic system, he should immediately resign or should move a motion seeking for trust vote on Monday itself

Bengaluru, Jul 14: The Congress on Sunday intensified efforts to persuade another rebel MLA Ramalinga Reddy to return to the party fold, in a desperate bid to save the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka teetering in the wake of resignation of its legislators. Sources in the Congress told PTI that the party's state working president Eshwar Khandre and H K Patil have headed to

Bengaluru, Jul 14: Efforts by coalition leaders to mollify rebel Congress MLA M T B Nagaraj seem to have failed as he has flown to Mumbai Sunday, according to sources. Leaders of the Congress-JD(S) coalition held negotiations with Nagaraj on Saturday in a bid to woo him back to save the H D Kumaraswamy-led government in Karnataka that is on the brink of collapse. The Hoskote MLA had maintained