Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 1: After delaying for two weeks, the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar today accepted the resignation of the MLA Dr Umesh Jadhav. According to official sources, the Speaker has accepted the resignation of Dr Jadhav, Who was elected to the Assembly in the 2018 Elections from Chincholi constitutency in Kalaburagi District. After submitting his resignation to the MLA

Bengaluru, Apr 1: Predicting defeat for BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah Monday mockingly said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the fate of 'India Shining' due to his anti-poor policies. "After completing five years, Vajpayee came up with a slogan 'India Shining' in 2004. I don't know where it shined. If it had really shone, there was no need for

Mysuru, Apr 1: Police have filed an FIR against MLA K M Shivalingegowda on charges of violating the model code of conduct for his alleged statements against the supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Arsikere, on Sunday. Shivalingegowda was addressing the JD(S) party workers meeting in Arsikere, on March 20, here. He was criticising the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and had asked party

Mangaluru, Apr 1: The people of port city of Mangaluru and those living in Dakshina Kannada district wanted a change and this was the reason Congress party had fielded a young candidate in Mithun Rai, Karnataka Minister D K Shivakumar said here today. Speaking to reporters here on Monday at the airport before launching election campaign in support of Rai, he said Congress remained strong in

Bengaluru, Apr1: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, took strong exception to AICC President Rahul Gandhi referring to alleged Dairy contents and taking his name stating he had paid Rs 1800 crore to BJP central leaders when he was the chief minister. Rahul Gandhi while launching joint election campaign with JDS Supremo H D

New Delhi, Apr 1: AAP leader Gopal Rai Sunday questioned the intention of the Congress behind fielding its president Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad, saying the grand old party needs to clarify if it was under pressure by the Centre to split anti-BJP votes. The Congress has announced that Gandhi would be contesting the elections from the Wayanad parliamentary constituency in Kerala, besides Amethi.

Bengaluru, Apr 1: the Congress and the JD(S) held their first joint election rally in Bengaluru on Sunday under the leadership of AICC president Rahul Gandhi and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda and all prominent leaders of the alliance. The well-attended rally was organized at the insistence of Gowda, whose party is facing serious opposition from Congress cadres in Mandya, Tumakuru and Hassan from

Udupi, Apr 1: In shocking incident, the prime accused in a rape-and-murder case has escaped from the police while being escorted to the Hiriyadka jail in Udupi on Sunday evening. Hanumantha Basappa Kamballi, 39, gave police the slip on the way to the prison at 7.30pm, said Udupi SP Nisha James. She has requested the public to inform them about the whereabouts of accused in case they find him

Shivamogga, Apr 1: Congress veteran and Water Resources Minister D K Shivakumar has said that after Lok Sabha elections the Karnataka coalition government will not collapse, but the state BJP leadership will change. Shivakumar told reporters here, “B S Yeddyurappa is unwanted in his party. He has been retained in the just for namesake. Many leaders in Karnataka BJP want him to take rest after the

London, Mar 31: Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya claimed on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in a recent interview confirming the recovery of Rs 14,000 crores worth of his assets has fully vindicated him in his assertion of being a "poster boy" for the BJP-led government. In his characteristic style of issuing statements through social media, the 62-year-old asserted that