Karnataka

Tumakuru, Dec 3: Tumakuru police on Tuesday arrested a father-son duo for flashing air guns here in the outskirts of the city. According to official sources, "Chikkaramaiah (58) and his son Ashok (18) were roaming around the APMC godown holding airguns. Their act inflicted fear amongst residents."

Mysuru, Dec 3: Former Karnataka chief minister and JD-S senior leader HD Kumaraswamy has refuted BJP's claim of a secret pact between his party and the Congress. Addressing a JD(S) rally in Hunsur on Monday evening, Mr Kumaraswamy said the party had its own strength and did not have a 'secret understanding' with anybody. He also lashed out at the BJP candidate AH Vishwanath for telling people that

Dec 3: A total of 22,656 pedestrians were killed in various incidents including 2015 people who lost their lives on the roads due to potholes across India in 2018, the Ministry of Transport and Highways said on Monday. In a reply to a query about pedestrian deaths across India in the Rajya Sabha, the ministry said in 2018 a total of 22,656 were killed while in 2017 the figure of pedestrians' death

Bengaluru, Dec 3: Exuding confidence about the BJP winning in all 15 constituencies going to bypolls on December 5, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday said there would be a stable government in the state and he would present a "pro-farmer" budget in February. Observing that the Congress and JD(S) were only making statements about a possible tie-up after the by-elections, but there

An eight-year-old girl has been murdered after allegedly being raped in Yakapur village in Chincholi Taluk of the district on Monday. The victim is studying in the second standard. The girl who was attending school regularly had remained absent on Monday. The villagers had seen the girl wandering with Yallappa of the same village in the afternoon. When she did not return home from the school, the

Hubballi/Belagavi, Dec 3: Fickle weather and flight change led to an unscheduled parley between Vokkaliga heavyweights DK Shivakumar and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy at Hubballi airport on Monday. The Congress and JD(S) politicians spoke behind closed doors in the airport’s VIP lounge, reportedly discussing a possible post-poll alliance between the two parties in case BJP falls short of

Wayanad, Dec 3: A nun involved in protests against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal has written an autobiography highlighting stories of sexual abuse by priests and bishops, a fact which she says "everybody knows but is silent about". Sister Lucy Kalappura says her book titled ''Karthaavinte Naamathil'' (in the name of the Lord) is an account that draws from what she saw and experienced. "It is

Dec 3: The future of BJP government in Karnataka depends on the by-polls in 15 Assembly seats. Though the party needs seven seats to save the government, BJP has gone full throttle to win at least eight seats so that there is no danger to the government. However, BJP leaders claim that they are going to win all the 15 seats. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, other minister and party officials are

Bengaluru, Dec 3: Senior Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Monday appeared before the Income Tax (I-T) Department here in connection with a money laundering case. The department had summoned Shivakumar to appear before it today. After an FIR was registered against him for allegedly obstructing I-T officials from discharging their duties, Shivakumar had on November 29 called it a

Udupi, Dec 2: Bearywood’s new film with a sensational title, ‘Triple Talaq’, directed by Yakub Khader Gulvadi, is all set to release soon. The premiere of the movie will be held at Scott Cinemas in Bristol, United Kingdom, on December 8. After the premiere, an interaction programme will be held with the audience, according to Mr Gulvadi. Navya Poojary and Azhar Sha are playing lead role in the