Karnataka

Mysuru, Apr 14: On the home turf of Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha segment, Congress strongman Siddaramaiah is facing an acid test in the lines of neighbouring Mandya where chief minister H D Kumaraswamy is waging high stakes in favour of his son. The election fever is turning hotter in the Mysuru segment which has turned a BJP stronghold after the advent of sitting BJP member and outspoken Pratap Simha

Tumakuru, Apr 14: It will be a tough challenge for Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) Supremo H D Devegowda, who after leaving his traditional seat Hassan LS seat to his Grandson Prajwal Revanna, is testing his political fortune from Tumakuru, where JD(S) has never won a LS seat in the past. Though his candidature was supported by Congress, coalition partner in the State Government, he has to

Vijayawada, Apr 14: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party national president N Chandrababu Naidu will campaign for JD(S) in Mandya constituency in Karnataka on April 15. TDP party sources said that the Chief Minister would campaign for former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda’s grandson and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumar in Mandya constituency. The TDP sources

Mangaluru, Apr 14: A youth who was stabbed with a sharp weapon by his friend-turned-foe last week, breathed his last at a hospital without responding to any treatment recently. The victim has been identified as Nithin Jogi, 34, a daily wage worker from Ullal. He was stabbed on April 7 allegedly by one Rajneesh. According to police, the victim and the accused were friends, but recently turned foes

Bengaluru, Apr 14: With crisis-hit Jet Airways further curtailing its operations, there isn’t a single service of the carrier operating out of Bengaluru as of Saturday. The airlines has cancelled all its international flights and in the process, the Bengaluru-Amsterdam Jet Airways flight — the last international service offered by the airlines from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in

Tumakuru, Apr 14: Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has said the Congress' decision to cede the Tumakuru Lok Sabha seat to coalition partner JDS will not reduce the party's hold in the constituency and that their ultimate goal is to see Rahul Gandhi becoming prime minister. Former prime minister and JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda will take on former parliamentarian G S Basavaraju in Tumakuru, which

Chitradurga, Apr 14: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he extended “undue favours to his industrialist friends,” who looted the country. Addressing an election rally in Kolar on Saturday, Mr. Gandhi alleged that Mr. Modi had stolen money from the pockets of shopkeepers, farmers, traders and the poor and given it

Mangaluru, Apr 14: A minor accident at Kuthar on the outskirts of the city led to a group clash thanks the involvement of BJP activists who were returning in a bus after attending the rally of PM Narendra Modi at Nehru Maidan in the heart of the city last night. According to sources, an altercation broke out after collision between a car and a motorbike at Madani Nagar in Kuthar. Meanwhile, BJP

Mangaluru, Apr 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said the Lok Sabha polls was not about choosing the prime minister or a government, but on how "New India" should be in the 21st century. Addressing a massive rally here, he also hit out at the Congress, saying that the country gave it an opportunity in the 20th century, but the party lost it by handing it over to one family. Slamming the

Bengaluru, Apr 13: Renowned Space Scientist and former Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Center (ISAC) Director S K Shivakumar, who was also Karnataka Science and Technology Council, Chairman passed away here on Saturday. Padma Shree awardee Shivakumar was associated with the ISRO for over two decades and had contributed immensely to the mission planning and analysis of several Indian