Karnataka

Belagavi, Jun 1: Karnataka Minister for Forest Satish Jarkiholi today claimed that the Congress-JDS coalition government in the State is strong and nobody can shake it. Speaking to media on the sidelines of 'Bamboo crop, production and industry' interaction and workshop with farmers here on Saturday, he said that the state government headed by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy will complete five year

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 1: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the issue of providing relief to the families of farmers, who committed suicide over failure to repay bank loans, needs to be raised in Parliament. The Union government needs to take a stand regarding the agricultural loans taken by farmers from commercial banks, he said on Friday in a reply to the letter written by Congress

Bengaluru, Jun 1: The Congress MLA and former Minister Roshan Baig, who is facing disciplinary action for criticizing party leaders, once again put the party in a fix, by praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the formation of the Central Cabinet. In a Twitter message, uploaded on Saturday, the Congress leader had hailed the induction of the Rajya Sabha members Jaishankar and Hardeep Singh Puri

Kottayam, Jun 1: A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Kerala for allegedly sexually exploiting over 50 women, he had befriended over social media, by blackmailing them with their morphed obscene photos, police said on Saturday. Pradeesh Kumar from Areeparambu near Ettumanoor was arrested on Friday on the basis of a complaint by a woman, they said. Explaining his 'modus operandi,' police said

Jun 1: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that the monsoon in Kerala is likely to hit around June 6, a delay by four days. An IMD official said that at present the monsoon has covered some extreme parts of Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea and Andaman Nicobar islands. In the next two or three days, it'll cover more parts of the Arabian sea, added the official. Earlier

Udupi, Jun 1: A doctors has always been held in high regards because life and death of a patient lies with him, with the leave of the God. He is the embodiment of humanity without any barrier. That's what the general view of people towards doctors in the society. But, this view is overturned by the General Physician in District Hospital at Ajjarakad, Udupi by allegedly assaulting a woman. The

Bengaluru, Jun 1: A software engineer has been detained after a woman techie lodged complained against him for abandoning her after sexually exploiting her on marriage promise. 25-year-old Shobha (name changed), has claimed that during the courtship period, the accused took her to various places like Goa, Hyderabad and Madikeri and forced her to have physical relations with him. He later refused

Bengaluru, Jun 1: Former actress and Congress spokesperson Ramya aka Divya Spandana while congratulating BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman for becoming only the second woman in India's political history to be appointed as the Union Finance Minister, indirectly took a dig at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government for the slump in the country's economic growth. "Congratulations

Bengaluru, Jun 1: BJP has decided against making more attempts to pull down the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka, pouring cold water on B S Yeddyurappa’s ambition to helm the state again. After attending Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, Yeddyurappa told reporters in Bengaluru on Friday: “The party leadership has issued us a diktat not to destabilise the government.” The central

Udupi, May 31: Hindutva veteran and chief pontiff of Pejawar Mutt, Sri Vishwesha Tirtha Swami has reiterated that he regarded Sage Veda Vyasa as the father of the nation, but had immense respect and regard for Mahatma Gandhi. Replying to the queries of presspersons in Udupi, the Pejawar seer said the country had not started with Mahatma Gandhi. The culture, tradition, and feeling of being one