Karnataka

Many people on Thursday during the first phase of polling claimed that the "indelible" ink applied to mark the index finger of the voter immediately after casting their vote could be removed just by applying some chemical remover on it. After two reporters from News18 demonstrated on TV how the indelible stain on their index fingers disappeared soon after applying some nail polish remover on them

Ahmedabad, Apr 12: The Gujarat High Court has quashed three notifications of the state government aimed at stopping export of livestock from Tuna Port, terming it "colourable exercise of powers" to do something which cannot be done directly. A division bench of justices Harsha Devani and Bhargav Karia passed the judgment last week. The court noted that "with a view to appease a section of the

Bengaluru, Apr 12: Abdul Nasser and Abdul Hamad, 17-year-old twins from Qatar, each weighing about 110 kg, have undergone bariatric surgeries at Gleneagles Global Hospitals in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka. The duo’s weight will reduce by 40-45kg in one year, said Dr G Moinoddin, consultant bariatric and advanced laparoscopic surgeon, who did the surgeries. The boys underwent laparoscopic

Bengaluru, Apr 12: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has posted an edited video to project him in poor light by highlighting his alleged statement on defence forces. In the video tweeted by BJP's Karnataka unit, Kumaraswamy is allegedly heard saying that those who cannot afford to have proper food and are very poor join the armed forces. But

Malappuram, Apr 12: The similarity between Indian Union Muslim League’s (IUML) flag with Pakistan’s flag is confusing people in other parts of country, BJP national spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said here on Thursday. He was speaking at Meet The Leader programme organised by Press Club in Malappuram. “The Muslim League flag has created confusion in other parts. We agree the League is a party

Madduru, Apr 12: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has come down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "politicising" sacrifices made by defence forces. While addressing a public rally in Madduru on Thursday, Kumaraswamy said, "Those who safeguard the borders are not children of rich people. They are children from poor families who cannot afford two square meals. However, here is a

Kasaragod, Apr 12: The CPI (M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Friday complained to the District Collector and Returning Officer against Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Rajmohan Unnithan who allegedly violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) which is in force in Kerala. The complaint filed by LDF Kasaragod Lok Sabha election Committee Chairman V V Rajesh, alleging that the

New Delhi, Apr 12: Social networking platforms Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook have removed more than 500 posts, advertisements, accounts and other objectionable content found to be violating the poll code, following directions of the Election Commission between April 10 and 11, the poll body said Thursday. "Facebook -468 posts were reported and removed. The posts included violations of MCC and

Bengaluru, Apr 12: A video showing actress-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar slapping a man over alleged misbehaviour during a rally here has gone viral on the social media. In the brief video clip available on Twitter, the Congress spokesperson is seen jostling for space in a crowd and then suddenly turning and slapping a man before a policeman takes him away. As the clip went viral, Khushbu did

Mangaluru, Apr 12: Congress leader and urban development minister U T Khader has justified the religious beliefs of Dakshina Kannada Congress candidate Mithun Rai, saying it is wrong to consider recitation of a verse from Hanuman Chalisa during poll campaign as the party’s soft Hindutva policy. Addressing a press conference at the Dakshina Kannada Pradesh Congress Committee office, Mr. Khader said