Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 10: “My money is mine, and your money is also mine’’ this seems to be the policy of the BJP which has wreaked havoc in the lives of the common people of the country due to its wrong economic policies, faulty implementation of GST regime and demonetisation of higher currency, AICC spokesperson Kushboo Sundar said on Wednesday. Speaking to press persons at KPCC office here, she

Bengaluru, Apr 10: In a bid to woo voters, Karnataka Housing minister M T B Nagaraj danced to a popular tune from the Hindi movie 'Nagin' much to the amusement of people at Hoskote, near here, and the video has gone viral. Nagaraj, whose name means King Cobra, had gone with his supporters to Katigenahalli village in Hoskote Tuesday evening seeking votes for Congress candidate and former union

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said it had on Tuesday arrested an alleged sympathizer of Islamic State from Kerala, upon his arrival here from Qatar. 39-year-old Shaibu Nihar, a resident of Vattakandathil House in Kozhikode, was arrested from Calicut International Airport. He was produced before a special NIA court in Ernakulam and was sent to judicial custody up to April 22. The NIA said

Bengaluru, Apr 10: The Karnataka government on Tuesday transferred the Mandya Deputy Commissioner N Manjushree, who was also the District Election Officer, on the Election Commission's direction. "On the EC directive, Commissioner of Public Instruction PC Jaffer has been posted as Deputy Commissioner and returning officer of Mandya with immediate effect," said an official statement issued by the

New Delhi, Apr 10: Despite tall claims made by Facebook that it is removing 10 lakh fake accounts a day in India, a survey revealed on Tuesday that one in two Indians has received fake news in the last 30 days and Facebook and WhatsApp are the platforms which are being used excessively to misinform the users. The survey by online startup Social Media Matters and New Delhi-based Institute for

Bengaluru, Apr 9: The Election commission had announced the date of the by-election to the Kundagol Assembly seat in Karnataka, which fell vacant following the death of the sitting member C S Shivalli, recently. According to official sources, the bypoll will be held on May 19 and counting will be done on May 23. It may be recalled that the election was caused following the sudden death of the

Chikkaballapura, Apr 10: Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister M Veerappa Moily, who is aiming to score a hatrick of wins from Chikkaballapura Lok Sabha seat is facing an uphill task against the BJP candidate and former Minister B N Bachegowda. The Polling in this segment is scheduled on April 18 in the first phase election in the state, while the second and final phase is

Mysuru, Apr 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday backed multi-lingual south Indian actress Sumalatha Ambareesh, an Independent in the high-profile Mandya Lok Sabha constituency whom the BJP is supporting to wrest the seat from the JD-S. "Sumalatha supported her husband and Kannada film star M.H. Ambareesh in promoting the native language and its culture for years. I express gratitude to

Chitradurga, Apr 10: Asserting a strong government at the Centre was imperative for a strong India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Balakot air strikes have created a fear among the terrorists and those in power in Pakistan were getting nightmares. Addressing an election rally in Chitradurga, Mr. Modi attacked the ruling Congress-JD(S) combine in Karnataka saying when the whole world stood

Mandya, Apr 10: Independentcandidate Sumalatha on Tuesday accused the JD(S) leaders of making efforts to tarnish the image of her family and thereby turn the tide in their favour. “I just received credible information that JD(S) are making efforts to tarnish the image of my family. For that, two former domestic employees of my family have been tutored to tell bad things with regard to my family