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New Delhi, May 16: The Supreme Court today rejected Karnataka's plea that finalisation of the draft Cauvery management scheme should be put on hold as the process of formation of a new government in the state is underway. The apex court also asked the Centre to modify a provision in the draft Cauvery management scheme that authorises the Union government to issue directions "from time to time" on

Ahmedabad, MAY 14: The Gujarat police arrested 366 farmers for staging a violent protest in Surka village of Bhavnagar district against land acquisition by state-owned lignite mining firm, Gujarat Power Corporation Limited (GPCL). On Sunday night, over 2,500 farmers, including women and children, gathered at the site and opposed mining by GPCL, despite the imposition of Section 144 that restricts

Ratua, May 16: Brandishing a gun, unidentified miscreants, on Wednesday, escaped with a ballot box from polling booth no. 76 in Malda's Ratua during the re-polling in the Panchayat elections. This adds to the long list of violent incidents that have erupted in the ongoing polls in the state, with at least 12 people having lost their lives so far. Earlier today, incidents of bombing and attacks

Bengaluru, May 16: A 27-year-old executive with a major IT firm in Electronics City alleged a colleague has been harassing her sexually since December 2016. Acase was filed against software engineer Vijay Kumar, 32, under IPC section 354A (sexual harassment), based on the woman’s complaint. Police said it could be a personal or financial problem between the duo. “We booked a case against Kumar on

Dhaka, MAY 16: Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia was today granted bail by the country's Supreme Court in a graft case, according to a media report. Bangladesh's apex court has upheld the High Court's March bail order for the 72-year-old Zia, also the chief of the main opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), bbdnews24 reported. The High Court will now resolve by July 31

New Delhi, May 16: A massive dust storm hit the national capital in the wee hours of Wednesday. Strong winds, accompanied by dust, lashed the city while bringing a sudden decline in the temperature. Trees fell down on cars in Lodhi colony due to strong winds and dust storm in the national capital. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/eJyTaWS84E — ANI (@ANI) May 15, 2018 This comes after the deadly storm on May

Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily today described early trends suggesting a BJP victory in the Karnataka Assembly polls as "quite disappointing and attributed his party's loss to wrong caste management. The Congress should not have raised the Lingayat issue before the polls, Moily said, adding that the party had not managed caste equations well in its electoral strategy. He also defended

New Delhi, May 15: The Kerala government today made an amazing offer to the newly-elected Karnataka MLAs facing the melee of a hung verdict -- unwind in Gods Own Country. Kerala Tourism made the offer on Twitter amid frantic efforts by the BJP, Congress and JD(S) to cobble up the numbers to form a government. "After the rough and tumble of the #KarnatakaVerdict, we invite all the MLAs to unwind at

Hubballi, May 15: Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has scored a double hatrick in Hubballi-Dharwad Central constituency by winning the seat for the sixth consecutive time. He has held onto the seat since 1994. Shettar secured the seat in this assembly poll by beating Congress' Mahesh Nalwada who gave him a tough fight till the very end of counting. Nalawada has lost to Shettar for the second

New Delhi, MAY 15: Had the Congress formed an alliance with the JD (S) before the Karnataka Assembly election, the poll outcome would have been "very different", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday. The TMC leader took to Twitter to congratulate the winners. According to the latest trends, the BJP is leading in 113 constituencies, the number required for a simple majority in