Karnataka

Byndoor, Apr 8: The former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said on Sunday that the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government in the State would collapse after the parliamentary elections. He was speaking at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers meeting at Byndoor in Udupi district. The Byndoor Assembly segment in Udupi district comes under the Shivamogga parliamentary constituency. Mr

Udupi, Apr 8: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday said that the Election Commission was following double standards as it had allowed the Union government to credit Rs. 2,000 to the accounts of farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) but it had disallowed the State government from releasing funds for the latter’s farm loan waiver scheme. Addressing presspersons at the

After the ghastly tragedy of 9/11 2001, in which nearly three thousand innocent people died, American media coined a new phrase ‘Islamic Terrorism’. This was the first time the terrorist act and terrorists got the prefix of religion. The global media picked it up and some communal elements pushed it forward with great amount of gusto. This phrase added to the negative perceptions about Muslims and

Bengaluru, Apr 7: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said a section of people wanted to "finish him off politically" by defeating his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy in the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency. Reflecting the widening cracks in the ruling coalition, Kumaraswamy said he was relying "only on the JD(S) MLAs, MLCs and the sitting member of parliament L R Shivarame Gowda (in Mandya)."

Kalaburagi, Apr 7: Former Kalaburagi Urban Development Authority President Mohammad Asgar Chulbul was attacked allegedly by Congress workers at Roza area of the city during wee hours on Sunday. According to the police, some Congress workers, supporters of Kalaburagi north MLA Khanis Fatahim tried to Kidnap Chulbul at 2 A M when he was returning home after finishing late night election meeting

Mangaluru, Apr 7: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy appealed to voters in Karnataka to have a rethink on continuation of BJP government at the centre, which had failed to live up to the calls of the common people and farmers in the country. Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not achieved what he promised to the people of the country after 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he said the

A new survey conducted after Pulwama Terror Attack has predicted a wafer-thin majority for the Narendra Modi-led NDA with 275 seats, only three seats more than the magic mark, in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The BJP's tally may fall from present 282 to 230 seats, 42 short of the midway mark of 272 in the 543-seat Lok Sabha, said the latest India TV-CNX opinion poll telecast on Saturday. "The

Panaji, Apr 7: The Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea by Sri Ram Sene founder Pramod Muthalik challenging the extension of the ban on his entry into Goa by the state government. The bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Navin Sinha declined to entertain Muthalik’s plea and asked him to move the high court. The Goa government had banned the entry of Muthalik in 2014 and the orders

Bengaluru, Apr 7: A search by Income Tax Department officials of two bank lockers belonging to a person connected to former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda’s family has yielded over ₹6 crore, according to I-T sources. D.T. Paramesh, a distant relative of Mr. Gowda, owns automobile showrooms in Shivamogga and is suspected to have hoarded the money meant to be used during

Hassan, Apr 7: Echoing BJP senior leader L.K. Advani’s words, former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna said it was unacceptable to call those criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the BJP as anti-nationals. Speaking to presspersons here on Friday, Mr. Krishna said the Constitution had given the right to every individual to express his or her opinion. “Everybody has a right and we cannot compromise