Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 28: In an attempt to win the confidence of the dissident Congress MLAs, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy met them individually and pursued them not to fell prey to the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s game plan to topple the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the state. Chief Minister met the Congress MLA form Belagavi district Mahesh Kaujalagi, a close associate of the

Hyderabad, May 28: Backing the continuation of Rahul Gandhi as the Congress president, senior party leader M Veerappa Moily on Tuesday termed the Lok Sabha election setback for the grand old party as a "passing phase." The former Union minister said the outcome of one or two elections could not be a pointer to the future prospects of the party, which had seen many ups and downs in its long history

Bengaluru, May 28: Deputy Commissioner of police (Bengaluru South) K Annamalai had submitted his resignation to Indian Police Service on Tuesday. An IPS officer of the 2011 batch, Annamalai may go back to his native state of Tamil Nadu and join politics, and according to reports, he has taken this decision after discussions with close friends and well-wishers. Annamalai’s colleague and Director

Bengaluru, May 28: The informal meeting of two 'rebel' Karnataka Congress legislators with BJP's senior leader S.M. Krishna here on Sunday sparked speculation over the continuation of the year-old fledgling JD-S-Congress coalition government in the southern state. "Yes, the two Congress legislators - Ramesh Jarkiholi and K. Sudhakar met Krishna at his residence in the city for personal reasons as

Bengaluru, May 28: In its efforts to save the one-year-old JD(S)-Congress coalition government, which is facing severe crisis following setback it eceived in the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka AICC president Rahul Gandhi has decided to depute a Central party team to assist the State Congress leaders to hammer out the solutions. According to KPCC sources, the former Union minister and the leader

Patna, May 28: A Muslim hawker from Begusarai has alleged that a youth asked him his name and then shot at him, saying that he “should be in Pakistan”. Police have, however, said the complainant, Mohammed Qasim, has not mentioned any “provocative remark” in his statement to the police and that he was shot at following an argument during bargaining. Police said a case has been lodged against the

Shivamogga, May 28: Senior Bharatiya Janata party leader and former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa, strongly criticising the State Cabinet's decision to sell over 3666 acres of land to Jindal group at a throw away price, urged the Government to revoke its decision. Speaking to newsmen here on Tuesday, the BJP leader charged that the State government had decided to hand over huge

Bengaluru, May 28: Five members of a family, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed after an ambulance jumped the medianand collided with their car on KIA Expressway at Kogilu Cross, near Yelahanka, minutes past Sunday midnight. Dipankar Dey, 42, wife Swagata Choudhury, 42, their only son Druva Dey, 14, Swagata's mother Jayathi Choudhury, 65, and her elder sister Sujaya Choudhury, 46 - all from

Mangaluru, May 28: Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP-elect from Dakshina Kannada has sought the intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the case of 35 youngsters from Mangaluru reportedly stranded in Kuwait for five months. In the letter, released to the media on Monday, Mr. Kateel said that the youth had been taken to Kuwait on the promise of jobs and good salaries. They have realised now

Bengaluru, May 28: Ahead of the crucial Congress legislature party (CLP) meeting on May 29 and in a desperate bid to save his government from falling, Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday met the confidante of dissident Congress leader Ramesh Jarkiholi, Mahesh Kumatalli, who is also an MLA of the party. Kumaraswamy's efforts to pacify the rebels came on a day when former Congress MLA