Karnataka

Jan 14: Yash starrer KGF has become the first Kannada film to have got a commercial release in Pakistan. The film, which has earned over Rs 200 crore at the Box Office, has got a wide commercial release on the other side of the border. This is surprising considering South Indian films don’t find an audience in Pakistan, unlike the Gulf countries where the popularity of regional language films from

New Delhi, Jan 14: Does Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge face 'Sharad Pawar or Pranab Mukherjee' moment? Is BJP concerned with his unblemished and Dalit status? Cautious that Congress floor leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge could emerge a major 'player' in the post 2019 general elections, the BJP is planning to field former Karnataka Chief Secretary K Ratnaprabha against him from

Sharjah, Jan 13: All India Congress Committee president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday called on Sharjah ruler Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi and held a "cordial discussion" with him on a range of issues to strengthen the bilateral ties. Mr Gandhi was accompanied by Sam Pitroda, Indian Overseas Congress Chairman, Himanshu Vyas, AICC Secretary for Indian Overseas Congress, Madhu Goud Yaskhi, former MP, and

Bengaluru, Jan 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party, trying to destabilise the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka is reportedly targeting to bring to its fold another Congress legislator, Umesh Jadhav, a second-time MLA from Kalaburagi district. According to BJP sources, the Congress MLA, who is said to be disappointed with the Congress leaders for denying him a Cabinet berth in the

Bengaluru, Jan 13: Senior Congress leader and the Water Resources Minister, D K Shivakumar, charged here today that BJP leaders are indulged in a large scale ‘horse trading’ and luring the Congress MLAs to destablise the Coalition government. Speaking to newsmen here on Sunday, the Minister said that “We have all the information about the discreet efforts being made by the State as well as Central

Chamarajanagar, Jan 13: The Karnataka State Wildlife Board has proposed to the Centre to notify Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (MM Hills) as a Tiger Reserve, and it will be the sixth in the state which has highest population of tigers in the wild. Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, had said that it was heartening that the confluence of the Western and Eastern Ghats that had been under the

Bengaluru, Jan 13: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has announced that he will fulfill his Rs 46,000-crore loan waiver commitment made to farmers "completely" in the Congress-JDS coalition government's second budget that he is scheduled to present on February 8. The farm loan waiver scheme would be implemented in one stroke with required allocation in the budget instead of completing the

Udupi, Jan 13: A woman lost her life and three of her family members suffered severe injuries after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) plunged into a river off the Shankalakariya bridge near Karkala in Udupi district. The deceased is Diana Mascarehnas, 45, a resident of Bola Village in Karkala taluk. Her husband Stany Mascarehas and two children are the injured. The family was on its way to Mangaluru

Mandya, Jan 13: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda’s grandson and incumbent Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy Nikhil Gowda aka Nikhil Kumar is likely to contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls on JD(S) ticket from Mandya constituency. According to sources, JD(S) leader LR Shivarame Gowda, who won from Mandya in the recent bypolls, has already been convinced by Kumaraswamy to make way for his 28

Bengaluru, Jan 13: Calling it a “blatant lie”, chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday refuted the allegation levelled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said the KarnatakaCM worked like a clerk in the JD(S)-Congress coalition government. “I am amused to see Modi reacting to a statement which I never made. After the farmer loan waiver scheme, this is the second time that he’s reacting to false