Karnataka

Kalaburagi, Apr 3: Terming the Congress Election Manifesto as a bunch of false promises, Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, questioned the credibility of those who drafted the Manifesto. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Congress is trying to come to power by unethical and by supporting anti-national forces and

Mandya, Apr 3: Stars of Silver Screen are sweating it out in this Sugar District Mandya in Karnataka where film stars Sumalatha Ambareesh is contesting as independent to regain her late husband and former Minister M H Ambareesh's Lok Sabha seat and despite strong challenge by upcoming filmm actor Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. Both the candidates are testing their

Bengaluru, Apr 3: The Congress party election manifesto will offer a soothing balm to the people of the country which suffered wounds and people at large suffered under the five-year rule of the BJP at the center that has left common people and farmers in distress, KPCC President Dinesh Gundurao said on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference here, he said the Congress Manifesto is revolutionary

Shivamogga, Apr 3: Former Karnataka Minister and Coalition partners Congress-JDS candidate Madhu Bangarappa today filed his nomination for Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat, polling slated for Apr 18. Madhu Bangarappa, son of former Chief Minister late S Bangarappa, has to face stiff challenge from sitting Lok Sabha member B Y Raghavendra, son of BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa. Chief Minister H D

New Delhi, Apr 3: WhatsApp on Wednesday said it will now allow its users to decide whether they want to get added to groups on the instant messaging platform. The move assumes significance, especially ahead of elections in India, as social media platforms are expected to play a major role in political campaigns to reach out to citizens in large numbers. “WhatsApp groups continue to connect family

Gurgaon, Apr 3: A family, who was attacked by a mob, threatened of mass suicide on Monday, alleging that it was being pressured to withdraw the FIR and police were not taking action under "influence" of local politicians. A mob of over 40 persons pelted stones at the house of Mhd Akhtar in Bhup Singh Nagar area here and beat up members of his family, in an attack triggered by a game of cricket on

Thane, Apr 3: A Thane court on Tuesday summoned Congress president Rahul Gandhi and CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury to appear before it on April 30 in a civil defamation suit filed by an RSS activist against them for alleging a RSS hand in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. Vivek Champanerkar has sought Rs 1 each from Gandhi and Yechury as token compensation, claiming that the duo

Bengaluru, Apr 3: BJP's National President Amit Shah had drawn a huge crowd during his road show in the Banashankari in the Bengaluru. The BJP president, who had arrived more than two hours late to attend the road show on Tuesday, was taken in an open jeep for over two kilometers and the party workers greeted him with cheerfulness all along the two sides of the road. State party president B S

Vijayapura, Apr 3: A Class 10 girl student died after she collapsed at an SSLC examination centre in Indi town of Vijayapura district yesterday. The family members of the girl alleged that denial of timely treatment by the Indi taluk hospital led to her death. Sanjeevini Jadhav, from Indi Railway Station area, was writing the Science exam at Adarsha Vidyalay in Indi when she fell unconscious. “She

Bengaluru, Apr 3: An elderly businessman allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death and threw their pet dog from the terrace of their six-storey residential apartment before jumping to his death. The incident took place near Gayathri Vihar on 8th main of Sadashivnagar on Tuesday morning. The deceased have been identified as Atul Upadhyay (58) and wife Mamata (53). The couple, hailing from Mumbai