Karnataka

Udupi, Nov 20: A prominent Hindu seer of south India thinks that India will be a terrorism-free country if the cow becomes national animal instead of tiger. Speaking at the 'Santa Samagam' a congregation of saints in Udupi on Tuesday, Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji, the chief pontiff of Pejavar Mutt, compared India’s national animal tiger with terrorists and indirectly held it responsible for "the

Bengaluru, Nov 20: The Chief Electoral Officer rejected 54 nominations filed by 30 candidates for the 15 Karnataka Assembly by-elections, scheduled on December 5, after a day-long scrutiny of 355 candidatures received till Monday, an official said here on Tuesday. "In all, 301 nominations have been accepted," a poll official told told media persons. Of the 248 candidates, 218 nominations

Mysuru, Nov 20: Demanding stringent action against those behind attack on former minister and sitting Congress MLA Tanveer Sait, the Social Democratic Party of India has urged the political parties not to politicise the issue. Addressing a press meet here today, Abdul Majeed, National Gen. Secretary, SDPI, said attack on a peoples’ representative in front of the public shows that how dreadful the

Bengaluru, Nov 20: Senior JD(S) leader Basavaraj Horatti on Tuesday reaffirmed that there are "all chances" that his party may support the B S Yediyurappa-led BJP government, if it falls short of numbers after the December 5 bypoll results. The MLC who met the chief minister felt that MLAs across political parties do not want mid-term polls. "Kumaraswamy and Deve Gowda have said they will not let

Mysore, Nov 20: Just days ahead of the Karnataka bypolls, Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that it did not matter whether H D Kumaraswamy supported his party or not. "Our agenda is to make sure that all the disqualified MLAs lose the election. Whether JD(S) supports BJP or not, is not the issue to talk about at this point of time," he said while speaking to media. "They have to win

Puttur, Nov 20: Within a day after the shocking incident of double murder came to light in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada, the local police have managed to crack the case and arrested the lone accused. Kareem Khan, 39, a resident of Kuttattar area of Kuriya village, reportedly confessed to the crime soon after his arrest. Sameeha, 16, and her grandfather Koglu Saheb, 62, were found dead in their

Bengaluru, Dec 20: Sidelined by all political parties after his disqualification as Shivajinagar MLA, R Roshan Baig, has decided become a social activist. Baig, who faced rejection from BJP after being sacked by Congress, justified his decision to not contest as an independent candidate to retain his seat in upcoming bypolls. “I don’t want to contest just for ego’s sake. I will be a social

Nov 20: India's economic growth probably hit a new low last quarter, with early forecasts showing expansion below 5 per cent. Economists at State Bank of India, Nomura Holdings Inc. and Capital Economics Ltd. lowered their growth forecasts for the quarter ended September to between 4.2 per cent to 4.7 per cent. The government is scheduled to publish the data on November 29. Growth of 4.2 per cent

Bengaluru, Nov 19: Amid claims that the person who attacked MLA Tanveer Sait was associated with the Social Democratic Party of India, the political wing of Popular Front of India, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday questioned Congress leader Siddaramaiah on his then government's decision to withdraw cases against some of the members of the Muslim dominant outfit. Accusing the former Chief

Bengaluru, Nov 19: An Australian national was brutally thrashed by a group of people at a village near Badami in Bagalkot district of Karnataka for allegedly misbehaving with a local woman, police said. The tourist, aged about 35, was allegedly in an intoxicated state when he was found misbehaving with women at Konkanakoppa village on Monday night, they said. The villagers have then thrashed him