Karnataka

Hubballi, Apr 21: The Congress is fighting this election against the endless lies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who promised ‘achhe din’ but failed to act according to his word, according to former Minister H.K. Patil. Considered the face of the Congress in Bombay Karnataka, Mr. Patil has been the voice of north Karnataka on several issues. A leader born out of the cooperative movement, Mr

Bhopal, Apr 21: Facing flak for her remarks against the then Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare, Malegaon blast accused and BJP candidate Pragya Singh Thakur demanded an apology on Saturday from those who “tortured” her for “nine years.” Pragya had apologised on Friday after her statement that Karkare died in the 26/11 terror attack because she had “cursed” him for “torturing” her, evoked

Udupi, Apr 21: The district special court here has rejected the bail plea of journalist Chandra K Hemmadi, 40, who was accused of sexually assaulting a boy student. He has been charged in 21 cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. The accused had filed a petition in court on March 27 seeking bail in the first case filed against him in Byndoor police station

Shivamogga, Apr 21: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an “evil force,” former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said that he will block his bid to become the prime minister again. “I will support Rahul Gandhi to the prime minister’s post. Let us see what will happen on May 23,” he said. Addressing a JD(S)-Congress convention in Umblebail, he stated that he is keeping a close watch on

There are continuous attempts from RSS camp to show that Mahatma Gandhi looked up to RSS with respect. The latest in this direction is the piece by RSS joint General Secretary Shri Man Mohan Vaidya. (The Mahatma and the Sangh, IE, 12 April 2019). Vaidya first tries to dissociate from Godse by stating that in the many discussions which he has attended on Gandhi within Sangh, Godse is not mentioned

Mangaluru, Apr 21: A notice has been issued to a sector officer seeking his explanation for carrying spare EVMs in an auto-rickshaw to the polling booth in Bharati English Medium School, Kulai, from where they were sent to the de-mustering centre, on April 18. After polling on April 18, the sector officer brought the spare EVMs with him in his official vehicle to the polling booth in the school in

Ballari, Apr 21: B L Santosh, BJP’s national joint general secretary, took potshots at Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, over the former wearing a dhoti and the latter sporting a bindi. The remarks have drawn criticism from the Congress. “Unlike Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is a daiva bhakta (devotee), Mr. Gandhi and Ms Vadra are devotees of elections,” he

Badaun, Apr 20: BJP's Badaun candidate Sanghmitra Maurya was caught on camera encouraging her supporters to indulge in 'fake' voting. In a video which has gone viral on social media, Maurya is seen addressing party workers at an election meeting and asking them to cast votes of those not present on the polling day. "Not a single vote should go in vain and if some are absent, then it is common

Bengaluru, Apr 20: A major accident was averted after two coaches of 12786 Mysuru-Kacheguda Express detached on Friday evening. South Western Railway (SWR) officials said the incident occurred at 7.06pm between Byappanahalli and Channasandra stations, causing panic among passengers and staff. SWR officials said two third-AC coaches (B1 and B2) were affected; the B2 coach toilet fell on the ground

Hubli, Apr 20: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have no developmental agenda and hence it is raking up communal issues, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Dinesh Gundu Rao said here on Saturday. Speaking to newsmen, he said, “With you have no meaningful agenda in your basket, this will be the problem’’. He said BJP was harping on Article 370, Terrorism and National Security and