Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 12: A pre-university student from Yadgir has been arrested by the Central Crime Branch officials on charge of circulating the 2017 PU Kannada question paper on WhatsApp and other social media platforms claiming that it was this year’s paper. The images were “leaked” a few days before the exam on March 16, causing much consternation among Education Department officials. Based on a

Newsroom, Apr 11: Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, who heads the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is known for endorsing “immoral policing” in coastal Karnataka, has indirectly justified the intermingling of youth belonging to different religions and genders. The septuagenarian leader was answering to a question posed by Mangaluru based activist-journalist Vidya

Amethi, Apr 11: Congress on Thursday claimed a serious breach in the security of party president Rahul Gandhi and has written to Union Minister Rajnath Singh citing a possible threat to his life. In its letter dated April 10, the Congress claimed that a green laser was pointed at least seven times at Rahul Gandhi's head, during his media interaction which was held after he filed his nomination

Udupi, Apr 11: Stoking a controversy over the denial of the party ticket to Tejasvini Ananthkumar, wife of Union Minister late Ananth Kumar, to contest from the Bengaluru South Lok Sabha seat, Bharatiya Janata Party’s National Joint Secretary B L Santhosh said that ‘tickets will not be given on the basis of one’s DNA’. The BJP leader, during an interaction meeting with the ‘intellectuals’ in

Bengaluru, Apr 11: Renowned Cinema star, Prakash Raj, who is contesting as an independent candidate in the Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha seat, has opined that Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh is better candidate for Mandya Lok Sabha seat than JDS-Congress candidate Nikhil son of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. Speaking at 'Meet the Press' jointly organized by the Bengaluru Press Club, and

Mandya, Apr 11: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), taking strong objection to party leaders indulging in anti-party activities and not campaigning for Nikhil Kumaraswamy in the Lok Sabha election has suspended its seven Block Presidents. The suspension was based on complaints received from JDS-Congress leaders against them. A section of Congress workers are supporting Independent

Bengaluru, Apr 11: Hyderabad has replaced Mumbai to join the top three cities when it comes to attracting talent -- Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru being the other two, respectively -- while software engineering and business management skills are the most sought-after in the country, a LinkedIn report said on Wednesday. According to the Microsoft-owned professional network, which has more than 55 million

Bengaluru, Apr 11: Following a complaint from the Information Tax Commissioner Balakrishnan, the City Police have served notice to Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and to some of his Cabinet colleagues who had staged protest in front of IT Office in protest against Raids recently. According to Police sources here on Thursday notices had been issued to the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief

Mysuru, Apr 11: PWD Minister H D Revanna on Thursday said that he will retire from politics if Prime Minister Narendra Modi, re-elected as PM. Revanna was addressing press here. He said the BJP will not come to power and JD(S)-Congress aim is to keep communal party away from the power and to protect the interest of the farmers. Revanna asked the contributions of Modi to farmers and also said

Mumbai, Apr 11: Mumbai’s loss is Karnataka’s gain. The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the appointment of Justice Abhay Oka, the senior-most Bombay high court judge, as chief justice of Karnataka high court. “Having regard to all relevant factors, the collegium finds Justice Oka suitable in all respects for being appointed as chief justice of the Karnataka high court,” said the