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New Delhi, May 15: The Kerala government today made an amazing offer to the newly-elected Karnataka MLAs facing the melee of a hung verdict -- unwind in Gods Own Country. Kerala Tourism made the offer on Twitter amid frantic efforts by the BJP, Congress and JD(S) to cobble up the numbers to form a government. "After the rough and tumble of the #KarnatakaVerdict, we invite all the MLAs to unwind at

Hubballi, May 15: Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has scored a double hatrick in Hubballi-Dharwad Central constituency by winning the seat for the sixth consecutive time. He has held onto the seat since 1994. Shettar secured the seat in this assembly poll by beating Congress' Mahesh Nalwada who gave him a tough fight till the very end of counting. Nalawada has lost to Shettar for the second

New Delhi, MAY 15: Had the Congress formed an alliance with the JD (S) before the Karnataka Assembly election, the poll outcome would have been "very different", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday. The TMC leader took to Twitter to congratulate the winners. According to the latest trends, the BJP is leading in 113 constituencies, the number required for a simple majority in

Bengaluru, MAY 15: The consolidation of the dominant Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities seem to have worked against the Congress, which looks to be staring at a defeat going by the vote count trends. There was widespread fear within the Congress in the run-up to the polls that the government’s decision to accord "religious minority" status on the Lingayat community would backfire. Trends show that

Bengaluru, MAY 15 : BJP's chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa emerged victorious by defeating his nearest rival Congress candidate G B Malatesh in Shikaripura assembly constituency. BJP candidate from Shivamogga urban constituency K S Eshwarappa has emerged victorious by defeating his nearest rival K B Prasanna Kumar of Congress by a margin of 30,000 votes. BJP candidate from Thirthahalli

Panaji, May 14: BJP president Amit Shah today asserted the party would form the next government in Karnataka, a day after the polling for high-stake Assembly polls in the southern state indicated a close contest between the saffron party and the Congress. “The BJP will form the government in Karnataka on May 15 evening after the results,” Shah said while addressing a gathering of around 15,000 BJP

New Delhi, May 14: As many as 80 people have been killed in five states due to thunderstorms and lightning strikes since yesterday, with Uttar Pradesh alone recording 51 deaths, the home ministry said on Monday. Fourteen people died in West Bengal, 12 in Andhra Pradesh, two in Delhi and one in Uttarakhand, a ministry spokesperson said. Of the 136 people injured in lightning strikes and

Jerusalem, May 14: The US officially opened its deeply controversial Jerusalem embassy on Monday in a ceremony that included a video address by President Donald Trump. Trump told the ceremony that the United States remained committed to reaching a lasting Middle East peace though the move of its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has provoked outrage. A plaque and seal was unveiled at

Gaza Strip, May 14: Israeli troops have opened fire on Palestinians who have gathered near a Gaza fence for the climax of a six-week demonstration coinciding with the inauguration of US embassy in Jerusalem al-Quds. At least 41 Palestinians were killed and nearly 2000 were injured as the Israeli army fired live ammunition, teargas and firebombs at protesters on Monday. The deadly attack comes as a

New Delhi, May 14: The Delhi Police on Monday filed a charge sheet in the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who also has been arrayed as an accused in the case. The charge sheet was filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmender Singh under sections 498 A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian