Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 12: The Karnataka High Court on Friday set aside the temporary injunction passed by a sessions court in Bengaluru restraining media houses from publishing what Bengauru South BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya termed as "defamatory" content against him. The direction came in response to a PIL filed by the Democratic Reforms Organisation, which had demanded that the high court dismiss the

Gangavati, Apr 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the claim made by Karnataka Minister H D Revanna, son of JD(S) supremo H D Devegowda, proclaiming that he would retire from politics if Modi becomes Prime Minister again, may again turn out to be hallow claim as his father took similar ‘oath’ before 2014 general elections. Speaking at a well attended ‘Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra’ election rally

Bengaluru, Apr 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Karnataka on Saturday for their candidates contesting in the Lok Sabha elections. "Modi will return to Karnataka to address BJP rallies in Mangaluru and Bengaluru," Bharatiya Janata Party spokesman S. Shanataram said. Gandhi will address three rallies in Kolar, Chitradurga and K.R. Nagar in the

Many people on Thursday during the first phase of polling claimed that the "indelible" ink applied to mark the index finger of the voter immediately after casting their vote could be removed just by applying some chemical remover on it. After two reporters from News18 demonstrated on TV how the indelible stain on their index fingers disappeared soon after applying some nail polish remover on them

Ahmedabad, Apr 12: The Gujarat High Court has quashed three notifications of the state government aimed at stopping export of livestock from Tuna Port, terming it "colourable exercise of powers" to do something which cannot be done directly. A division bench of justices Harsha Devani and Bhargav Karia passed the judgment last week. The court noted that "with a view to appease a section of the

Bengaluru, Apr 12: Abdul Nasser and Abdul Hamad, 17-year-old twins from Qatar, each weighing about 110 kg, have undergone bariatric surgeries at Gleneagles Global Hospitals in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka. The duo’s weight will reduce by 40-45kg in one year, said Dr G Moinoddin, consultant bariatric and advanced laparoscopic surgeon, who did the surgeries. The boys underwent laparoscopic

Bengaluru, Apr 12: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has posted an edited video to project him in poor light by highlighting his alleged statement on defence forces. In the video tweeted by BJP's Karnataka unit, Kumaraswamy is allegedly heard saying that those who cannot afford to have proper food and are very poor join the armed forces. But

Malappuram, Apr 12: The similarity between Indian Union Muslim League’s (IUML) flag with Pakistan’s flag is confusing people in other parts of country, BJP national spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said here on Thursday. He was speaking at Meet The Leader programme organised by Press Club in Malappuram. “The Muslim League flag has created confusion in other parts. We agree the League is a party

Madduru, Apr 12: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has come down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "politicising" sacrifices made by defence forces. While addressing a public rally in Madduru on Thursday, Kumaraswamy said, "Those who safeguard the borders are not children of rich people. They are children from poor families who cannot afford two square meals. However, here is a

Kasaragod, Apr 12: The CPI (M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Friday complained to the District Collector and Returning Officer against Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Rajmohan Unnithan who allegedly violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) which is in force in Kerala. The complaint filed by LDF Kasaragod Lok Sabha election Committee Chairman V V Rajesh, alleging that the