Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 23: JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Thursday indicated that the Congress-JD(S) coalition government collapsed because the national party's high command decided to make his son H D Kumaraswamy the chief minister without consulting its leader Siddaramaiah. Continuing to target Siddaramaiah, the former prime minister termed the Congress high command decision wrong, a day after he had

New Delhi, Aug 23: With India’s auto sales declining for the ninth straight month in July, more automotive manufacturers are laying off workers and temporarily halting production to keep costs in check, according to sources and documents seen by Reuters. Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor and South Korea’s Hyundai Motor are the latest in a string of companies to halt production at plants to combat

Bengaluru, Aug 23: Having a tightrope to walk by pacifying disgruntled MLAs who missed out on cabinet berth, coupled with allocation of portfolios to new ministers, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday decided to consult BJP central leadership to deal with the situation. Some disqualified former legislators of the Congress and JD(S) who helped bring down the coalition government

New Delhi, Aug 23: All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has extended its support to the Bhim Army after the latter's chief Chandrashekhar Azad was on Thursday sent to 14 days judicial custody following his arrest on the charge of rioting in the wake of the demolition of Guru Ravidas temple in the national capital. A Delhi court on Thursday sent 96 people, including Azad, to 14 days

Satna, Aug 22: The Anti-Terrorism Squad of Madhya Pradesh has arrested five people on charges of raising funds for Pakistan from Satna district in the state on Thursday. Rumours doing rounds that all tthe five have links with hard-line saffron outfits. The accused were running their racket from Satna. They have been found in possession with 13 Pakistani sim cards. Interestingly, one of the five

Bengaluru, Aug 22: Backing his party's allegation of a political witch-hunt, senior Congress leader M Veerapa Moily on Thursday said P Chidambaram's arrest is a "tit-for-tat particularly by Home Minister" Amit Shah who feels "aggrieved" because of his arrest by the CBI in 2010. "This is a political witch hunt by the present government and more particularly by the Home Minister Amit Shah. The Home

Mysuru, Aug 22: With great religious enthusiasm, the city residents have started the preparation for the famous Dasara festival with an elephant-march here on Thursday. Mysuru Dasara is one of the biggest and prominent festivals of Karnataka. The festival is celebrated for a period of ten days. This year the celebration of Mysuru Dasara is from September 29 to October 8. Mysuru Dasara (Dussehra)

Mangaluru, Aug 22: Heavy rain has been predicted for Kerala and coastal Karnataka in the next 24 hours, according to the weather department. "Under the influence of convergence of lower-level westerlies, Kerala and coastal Karnataka is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places during next 24 hours and isolated heavy rainfall during the subsequent four days," Indian

New Delhi, Aug 22: Karnataka ranks the best among states for setting up a rooftop solar project, according to the Attractiveness Index (SARAL) released by Minster of New and Renewable Energy and Power R K Singh here on Wednesday. Singh launched SARAL at the Review Planning and Monitoring (RPM) meeting with states and state Power Utilities here. Karnataka with a SARAL score of 78.8 was top state

Ajman, Aug 22: In an embarrassment to the BJP in Kerala, a prominent NDA leader in the state, Thushar Vellapally, has been arrested by the police at Ajman in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on charges of financial cheating. Thushar, who contested against Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Wayanad in the Lok Sabha polls, is the leader of Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS), a Hindutva outfit and, a