Karnataka

New Delhi, Jul 26: Dismissing the Opposition's claim that his party engineered defections to bring down the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka, BJP working president JP Nadda said on Friday that it fell due to internal reasons and asserted that his party would provide a stable government in the state. "They (Congress-JD-S) fell under their own weight due to internal reasons...The BJP is

Udupi, Jul 26: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe and his wife Maitree Wickremesinghe performed ‘Nava Chandi Homa’ and offered special prayers to the idol of Sri Mookambika at Kollur on Friday. Due to inclement weather, Wickremesinghe, accompanied by an eight-member team, had to travel by road from Mangalore International Airport. The entourage was accorded a grand welcome on the

Udupi, Jul 26: A woman and her male partner have been arrested by the police on charge of honey trapping and extorting money from some people at Hebri in Udupi district. The arrested are Kiran (26) and Suma (29) from Belanje village. According to the complaint, on July 18, Suma had paid a visit to a priest Ramesh Bhat at Hebri. She had requested the priest to examine an itching sensation in her

Bengaluru, Jul 26: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of Mansoor Khan, prime accused in a multi-crore Ponzi case, was extended for seven days on Friday. A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court here had on Tuesday extended the custody till today. Khan was arrested on his arrival in India from Dubai on July 19 and was produced before a magistrate in New Delhi which had sent

Bengaluru, Jul 26: The new BJP government in Karnataka will seek a vote of confidence on July 29 in the state Assembly for which a session is being convened. Addressing a press conference after first Cabinet meeting after taking oath as Chief Minister, BS Yeddyurappa said the passage of the finance bill would also be taken up after the confidence vote on Monday since salaries have to be withdrawn

Bengaluru, Jul 26: From the humdrum existence as a government clerk and a hardware storeowner to becoming the chief minister for a fourth time, B S Yediyurappa has navigated the choppy waters of politics with the consummate ease of a seasoned oarsman. The rare smile is back on the ever grim-looking Yediyurappa's face as he took over as the chief minister, 14 months after he demitted the office

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa was on Friday swon in as Karnataka Chief Minister, three days after the fall of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government, bringing the state back under saffron rule yet again. At a ceremony boycotted by the Congress and the JD(S), the 76-year-old leader, who becomes the 25 chief minister of the state, was administered the oath of office and

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Karnataka chief B S Yeddyurappa has reverted to the earlier English spelling of his name B S Yediyurappa, apparently influenced by numerology. The change became public on Friday in his letter to Governor Vajubhai Vala, staking claim to form the government, and later, in the official invitation for the swearing-in ceremony of the BJP leader as Karnataka chief minister. There are

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Karnataka Chief Secretary T.M. Vijaybhaskar has ordered all departmental Secretaries to put on hold the orders given by caretaker Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in July. "B S Yeddyurappa has given directions suggesting all Dept Secretaries to put on hold the orders given by care-taker Chief Minister (HD Kumaraswamy) in July, till they are looked into by Chief Secretary or Dept

New Delhi, Jul 26: BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje on Friday asserted that BS Yeddyurappa, who will take oath as Karnataka chief minister in the evening, enjoys the support of a majority of MLAs in the state assembly and he will provide a stable government. Speaking to reporters, Karandlaje, a former minister in the state and considered a Yeddyurappa loyalist, refuted suggestions that the BJP central