Karnataka

Mysuru, Nov 19: Former Congress minister and Narasimharaja MLA Tanveer Sait, who survived a bid on his life late Sunday night here, is responding to treatment. He is out of danger. The 52-year-old leader was attending a musical performance as part of a wedding when a man, identified as 24-year-old Maqbool alias Farhan Pasha, appeared out of nowhere, lunged towards Sait and swung a knife in the

Bengaluru, Nov 18: Tension prevailed for a while when JD(S) workers started shouting slogans as BJP candidate K C Narayana Gowda's car passed on the route of JD(S) rally in KR Pet on Monday. He was on his way to the taluk office to file nomination papers accompanied by his wife and daughter. One of the JD(S) worker even threw a footwear at him. Police dispersed the crowd and provided protection to

Bengaluru, Nov 18: The Karnataka government would contemplate the setting up of a Karnataka Technology Development Board to promote information technology and knowledge economy, said state Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday. The proposed board would be responsible for investment promotion, industry development and manpower development of the broad technology sector, and shall aim to

United Nations, Nov 18: A trove of leaked Chinese government documents reveals details of its clampdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in the country's western Xinjiang region under President Xi Jinping, the New York Times reported. United Nations experts and activists say at least 1 million Uighurs and members of other largely Muslim minority groups have been detained in camps in Xinjiang in a

Mysuru, Nov 18: Karnataka Congress legislator Tanveer Sait continues to be critical and is under continuous monitoring in the ICU of Columbia Asia Hospital. "Mr Tanveer Sait was brought to the Emergency ward of Columbia Asia Hospital at around 11.35 pm on November 17, with a history of alleged assault. His current condition continues to be critical and he is under continuous monitoring in the ICU

Chikkamagaluru, Nov 18: Devotion and dedication have no limits- whether it's in humans or animals. A stray dog did the impossible and is now the talk of the town when it walked along with a group of 13 Ayyappa devotees, who are on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala Temple in Kerala. The canine has been following the group and has trekked a whooping 480 kilometres so far. The barefoot devotees started from

Bengaluru, Nov 18: At times when Congress and NCP are working on an alliance with Shiv Sena over government formation in Maharashtra, JD (S) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that it would be much easier for the Congress to enter into an alliance with BJP rather than going with Shiv-Sena as the former has "soft-Hindutva" face while Shiv Sena is known for its "Hard

Mysuru, Nov 18: As many as five persons have been into custody by the police in connection with attack on Narasimharaja (NR) Assembly MLA Tanveer Sait. The police said that the accused had pre-planned to murder the MLA. An officer said, Farhaan Pasha, a prime accused, who attacked Sait, had tried to attack the MLA three times in recent past but failed. It is learnt that Pasha, with the support of

New Delhi, Nov 18: The Congress party on Sunday announced the name of its candidate for the by-election to Yeshvanthapura Assembly constituency in Karnataka. Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the name of P Nagaraj to contest election from Yshvanthapura seat, an official communication said. On Saturday, the party released a list of six candidates for the by-polls which are scheduled to

New Delhi, Nov 18: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Sunday released a list of nine senior leaders, who will act as observers in the coming bye-elections to the assembly seats in Karnataka. As per the list, AICC secretaries SA Sampath Kumar and Vamsi Chand Reddy are among the nine observers. The other observers are MM Pallam Raju and N Tulasi Reddy, former MPs from Andhra Pradesh, former