Karnataka

Udupi, Apr 18: BJP leader and Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje, who is seeking re-election for the second time, has been booked by the police for her provocative and unethical tweet which allegedly hurt religious sentiments and violated the model code of conduct. In a complaint registered with the Udupi Town police, K.V. Nagaraj of the Election Flying Squad for Udupi Assembly constituency

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Veteran actor Prakash Raj, who is contesting from Bengaluru Central seat as an independent candidate in the Lok Sabha elections, on Wednesday hit out at the Congress for posting photographs on social media platforms, which claimed he backed the grand old party. "There was a candidate debate and I met Congress candidate (from Bengaluru Central) Rizwan Ahmed. Congress has made a

New Delhi, Apr 18: Unemployment rate in India has doubled in eight years to 2018 as 50 lakh jobs were lost in last two years beginning with demonetisation in November 2016, a new research by a privately run university said. A report by Azim Premji University researchers led by Amit Basole said with the government not releasing results of the new high-frequency Periodic Labour Force Survey

Bengaluru, Apr 17: A flying squad of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday searched the luggage and chopper of the Karnakata Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy here. The inspection was done by seven officials of the EC when Kumaraswamy's chopper landed in Anavatti village. The CM visited the village to take part in a public meeting. On Tuesday, the flying squad inspected the luggage of

Abu Dhabi: Bearys Welfare Forum’s (BWF), Abu Dhabi, a popular, charity oriented and community service organization, and a social group of the Beary community conducted its 7thgeneral body meeting on 13th April 2019 at Abu Dhabi. Presiding over the meeting, BWF president Mohamed Ali Uchil thanked all the members of the BWF for dedicated service to the community, and the office bearers for their

Bengaluru, Apr 17: A woman has complained to the State Women's Commission against BJP MP from Mysuru, Pratap Simha, for allegedly harassing her physically and mentally. She has also alleged in the letter that BJP candidate from Bengaluru South, Tejasvi Surya has sexually harassed another woman. The victim wrote in the letter, "Pratap Simha has indulged in physical and verbal sexual harassment with

Bengaluru, Apr 17: Tension prevailed at Viratnagar in Bommanahalli which falls under Bengaluru South Lok Sabha constituency, after BBMP corporator C R Ramamohan Raju removed a flag hoisted on a muslim house while campaigning for BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya. It is learnt that Raju during the campaign noticed a green flag with a crescent moon and a star on the first-floor house of one Syed Sharif

Bengaluru, Apr 17: In an unprecedented incident, the Election Authorities, on Wednesday prevented the Karnataka Home minister M B Patil to address a press conference, by stating that it would violate the Model Code of Conduct. Mr Patil, who is also chairman of the Education institution, BLDE, based out of his home district Vijayapura, had convened a press conference to clarification over a false

Bengaluru, Apr 17: Former Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Raju Kage stirred a controversy after comparing state Chief Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy to a buffalo. His comment comes days after Kumaraswamy took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that the glow on his face is due to makeup and wax. “Narendra Modi applies powder 10 times and changes 10 clothes

Chandigarh, Apr 17: The foreign ministry has confirmed that two Indians, Satwinder Kumar of Hoshiarpur and Harjeet Singh of Ludhiana, have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia on charges of murdering a fellow Indian. The two were executed on February 28 this year. The Indian embassy in Riyadh, however, was not informed by the Saudi authorities before the executions. The families of the deceased may not