Sharad faction seeks seven seats where Congress came third in 2013
Amid reported reluctance of the Congress to part with seats for an ally in Karnataka Assembly polls, the Sharad Yadav faction of the JD(U) has sought those constituencies to put up its candidates where...
View ArticleTicket: Miffed Sudarshan quits as KPCC vice president
In a blow to the ruling Congress, senior party leader V R Sudarshan resigned as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) vice president late on Saturday evening. According to party sources,...
View ArticleKumaraswamy hits campaign trail in Chamundeshwari, gets rousing response
JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday began his three-day election campaign in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency from where Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is likely to contest as the...
View ArticleAkshaya Tritiya boon for gold buyers
Heres a chance to buy your favourite ornaments as jewellers have lined up attractive offers and freebies this Akshaya Tritiya (April 18).Discounts range from Rs 100 less per gram, free gold coin, 25%...
View ArticleGreeted by cute pugs, you'd like this cafe's food better
Be prepared to be greeted by seven little cute faces with eyes that you can fall for. No, they are not babies, but seven adorable pugs, who are ever ready to shower love and indulge in fun at Lets Pug,...
View ArticleCong stuck on fielding JD(S) rebels, old guard
Fielding Janata Dal(S) rebels and weeding out controversial legislators and a section of the old guard seemed to be stumbling blocks for the Congress as its tried to finalise candidates for the May 12...
View ArticleMaharashtra chain snatchers, who terrified women, arrested
While arresting two persons involved in 22 chain-snatching cases in and around the city, the east division police on Saturday recovered 1.8 kilograms of gold, worth Rs 31.92 lakh. A senior police...
View ArticleTTE from Bengaluru pushed out of train
A group of passengers assaulted and pushed a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) out of the Yeshwantpur-Howrah Superfast Express near Katpadi Junction during the early hours of Thursday after they failed...
View ArticleCity mayor should be directly elected: Jairam
Bengaluru still does not have a directly elected mayor with a five-year term, said former Union minister Jairam Ramesh at an interaction organised by B PAC (Bangalore Political Action Committee) on...
View ArticleDead lizard in dal reignites IISc students' demand for good quality food
Two back-to-back incidents at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here have become an inflection point in the students struggle for better facilities at the premier centre of learning. On April 8, a...
View ArticleMarch for Science calls for spirit of enquiry
Scientists, academicians and professors were among the participants in the March for Science to promote scientific temper. The second edition of the march was organised in more than 200 cities across...
View Article3 arrested for killing, robbing cab driver
The Devarajeevanahalli police arrested three suspects for killing a 23-year-old Ola cab driver on March 18 and robbing his vehicle and other valuables. The arrested are Arup Shankar Das (36), his...
View ArticleLemongrass oil to stop smell from trash
Its a common sight to see people covering their faces while passing by a garbage truck. Motorists speed up to escape the stench. In order to reduce the stench emanating from garbage trucks across the...
View ArticleMen's rights NGO to field independents in elections
Mens rights NGO, Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF), will field Satish Babu, an engineer, as an independent candidate from the BTM Layout Assembly constituency. The SIFF has more plans for the...
View ArticleBDA's fall from grace: rows deal a body blow to once-model agency
The Bangalore Development Authority has an important place in the citys development over the decades, but recent controversies have dealt a severe blow to the agencys credibility. Inordinate delays in...
View ArticleGreen tribunal, BDA officials inspect Bellandur Lake
The committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), along with the officers from the Karnataka Lake Development and Conservation Authority (KLCDA) and the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA),...
View ArticleTotal voters in state may cross 5 crore, says CEC
The number of registered voters in the state will cross five crore for the May 12 Assembly elections, said Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar. Speaking at a media interaction organised by Press Club...
View ArticleII PU results on April 30
The results of the second-year pre-university examination will be announced on April 30, according to C Shikha, director, Department of PU Education. Students can access results online on the...
View ArticleDinesh calls upon people to beat Yogi with chappals
In a controversial statement, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president and MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday said people should beat Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath...
View ArticleRahul's next leg of poll compaign to have urban accent
Congress president Rahul Gandhis second round of campaigning in Karnataka is expected to have a pronounced urban focus as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah makes a determined bid to retain the state, a feat...
View ArticleCongress stuck on fielding JD(S) rebels, old guard
Fielding Janata Dal(S) rebels and weeding out controversial legislators and a section of the old guard seemed to be stumbling blocks for the Congress as it tried to finalise candidates for the May 12...
View ArticleWater Crisis: Everyone cries politics, but no one wants to be named
Winter is long gone, and whatever we can call spring in this city has also passed, and we see the first sign that tells us summer has begun: water tankers. Citizens in many parts of the city suffer...
View ArticleBadami: Sriramulu may be BJP's surprise weapon against CM
The BJP is mulling over fielding Bellary Lok Sabha member B Sriramulu from the Badami seat in the district if Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contests from there. This is as part of the strategy devised by...
View ArticleBWSSB chief, forensic expert get 'death threats'
BWSSB Chairman Tushar Girinath and court-commissioned forensic documents and handwriting expert Phaneendar B N have filed police complaints, saying they have been getting death threats. While Girinath...
View ArticleJD(S) will be 'king', not 'kingmaker': HD Kumaraswamy
JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy, on Saturday, lambasted at the Congress party and said that the JD(S) will win 100 seats and the Congress will get only 40 in the upcoming Assembly elections. The...
View ArticleOld case gives hope for Nirav Modi's early extradition
The government is studying a 14-year-old case to strengthen its plea to Hong Kong authorities for arresting fugitive business tycoon Nirav Modi and extraditing him to India.New Delhi hopes that...
View ArticleDinesh Gundurao's statement condemned
The Backward Classes Morcha of BJP has condemned the statement of KPCC Working President Dinesh Gundurao, who had exhorted the Kannadigas to beat Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with...
View ArticleJignesh Mevani detained in Jaipur
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani was detained at Jaipur airport by police on Sunday. He was heading to attend a programme on the eve of Ambedkar Jayanti at Nagaur district.Jignesh took to Twitter and lashed...
View ArticleUnnao rape victim's family alleges harassment by BJP MLA's goons
Jailed rape-accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengers goons are reportedly "terrorising" the victims family members and have asked them to leave the village. The uncle of the victim claimed on Sunday that the...
View ArticleStalin's son takes baby steps in politics
It is time for the rise of another son in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Udayanidhi, son of DMK Working President M K Stalin, who is an established actor has begun taking baby steps in the rough...
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