Karnataka

Bhagalkot, Apr 8: Strongly refuting the charges of the KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao that RSS was involved in the selection of the BJP nominees to contest in the General elections, BJP leader K S Eshwarappa said “RSS is an independent institution, which teaches about Hindutva and propagate its values”. Addressing newsmen, here on Monday, Eshwarappa, who is on election campaign in North-Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 8: Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader R Ashok today predicted that Congress would trigger the fall of the coalition government in the State as people were disillutioned with the JD(S)-Congress tie-up to usurp power that had resulted in skirmishes between the leaders of the two parties that is spilling over to the joint campaign for the coming Lok Sabha

Mangaluru, Apr 8: A chilling case of sexual assault on a teenage girl by her own family members has come to light in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. The 17-year-old victim hails from Bantwal taluk. The uncle of the victim has already been arrested by the police after he allegedly raped her on April 3 in Ullal. Now they are on the lookout for her father, who had allegedly been sexually

Byndoor, Apr 8: The former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said on Sunday that the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government in the State would collapse after the parliamentary elections. He was speaking at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers meeting at Byndoor in Udupi district. The Byndoor Assembly segment in Udupi district comes under the Shivamogga parliamentary constituency. Mr

Udupi, Apr 8: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday said that the Election Commission was following double standards as it had allowed the Union government to credit Rs. 2,000 to the accounts of farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) but it had disallowed the State government from releasing funds for the latter’s farm loan waiver scheme. Addressing presspersons at the

After the ghastly tragedy of 9/11 2001, in which nearly three thousand innocent people died, American media coined a new phrase ‘Islamic Terrorism’. This was the first time the terrorist act and terrorists got the prefix of religion. The global media picked it up and some communal elements pushed it forward with great amount of gusto. This phrase added to the negative perceptions about Muslims and

Bengaluru, Apr 7: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said a section of people wanted to "finish him off politically" by defeating his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy in the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency. Reflecting the widening cracks in the ruling coalition, Kumaraswamy said he was relying "only on the JD(S) MLAs, MLCs and the sitting member of parliament L R Shivarame Gowda (in Mandya)."

Kalaburagi, Apr 7: Former Kalaburagi Urban Development Authority President Mohammad Asgar Chulbul was attacked allegedly by Congress workers at Roza area of the city during wee hours on Sunday. According to the police, some Congress workers, supporters of Kalaburagi north MLA Khanis Fatahim tried to Kidnap Chulbul at 2 A M when he was returning home after finishing late night election meeting

Mangaluru, Apr 7: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy appealed to voters in Karnataka to have a rethink on continuation of BJP government at the centre, which had failed to live up to the calls of the common people and farmers in the country. Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not achieved what he promised to the people of the country after 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he said the

A new survey conducted after Pulwama Terror Attack has predicted a wafer-thin majority for the Narendra Modi-led NDA with 275 seats, only three seats more than the magic mark, in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The BJP's tally may fall from present 282 to 230 seats, 42 short of the midway mark of 272 in the 543-seat Lok Sabha, said the latest India TV-CNX opinion poll telecast on Saturday. "The