Bengaluru: Karnataka's opposition BJP won three of the six legislative council seats in the June 8 biennial election held in the three Teachers and three Graduates constituencies across the state, said the Election Commission on Wednesday. The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) won two and the Congress on

Bengaluru: In a major development in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, accused Parashuram Waghmare has confessed to having shot at the journalist, activist allegedly angered by her anti-Hindu stance. While his confession comes as a morale-booster for the SIT team probing the murder case, for over ni

Breaking into a constituency that has been a BJP stronghold for the past decade, Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy won from Jayanagar constituency by securing 54,458 votes. She is the daughter of senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy, who served as the Home Minister in Siddaramaiah's cabinet. Albe

Bengaluru: Responding to the fitness challenge thrown to him by Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made public a video of his fitness regime on Wednesday. Close on the heels of releasing the video which shows the PM walking on a circular track which is compo

Bengaluru: Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly, K R Ramesh Kumar, has vacated his office on the first floor of the complex, as it has now been given to former chief minister Siddaramaiah. Although Siddaramaiah is the elected leader of the Congress Legislative Party and the chairman of the JD(S)-Con

Hundreds of schools and colleges were shut on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall in Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru districts in Karnataka as the southwest monsoon advanced vigorously, officials said. "Schools and colleges in four taluks (sub-districts) of Chikkamagaluru have been given a holiday for the sa

HUBBALLI: The police have solved the case of twin murder that occurred at Ajanta Hotel at JC Nagar in the city recently by arresting four accused in this regard. The investigation has revealed that the murder occurred over financial matter. Hubballi-Dharwad police commissioner M N Nagaraj told re

Bengaluru-Mangaluru train service has been suspended for the time being following landslides at three spots along this route. Incessant rains have caused landslides at the problematic Edakumeri and two other places. Reports state that Bengaluru-Mangaluru train has been stopped at Hassan and ticke

BENGALURU: Infighting among the ranks of both Congress and JD(S) over ministerial berths remained a headache for leaderships of both the parties for the third consecutive day on Saturday since the Cabinet induction. Even as supporters of leaders left out of the Cabinet continued to protest on the st

Bengaluru: A police complaint has been filed against BJP leader and Udupi MP Shobha Karandlaje for her remarks against Peejawar Seer. The complaint accuses her of having hurt the people's religious sentiments by insulting the pontiff by stating that he "lacks knowledge about Modi’s administration."

BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday allocated portfolios to his ministers even as his government faced birth pangs of coalition politics. Kumaraswamy retained the key finance department, as also energy while giving home to his deputy G Parameshwara of the Congress. Earli

Mangaluru: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mangaluru officials on Thursday, June 7 nabbed a person attempting to smuggling gold worth Rs 20 lakhs into the city, at the Mangalore International Airport (MIA). The accused, Umar Farook (28), a resident of Kannadaguli, Maila Bantwal Taluk had

Bengaluru: After the news of a lady constable, who breastfed an abandoned newborn baby to save it from starvation, went viral, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has expressed his desire to meet the selfless civil servant. Kumaraswamy stated in a tweet on June 6 that he had read a media report about

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru division of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal (BD) cadres, protested against the education department for including chapters on Christianity and Islam in the Class 9 "Social Science Part 1" textbook of the state syllabus. The protest was organised in front o

BENGALURU: The son of a Belagavi head constable who died in service is running from pillar to post for a job granted to him on compassionate ground two years back by the Tourism Department and Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR). Alleging that the authorities concerned did not

BENGALURU:  Two weeks after HD Kumaraswamy took oath as Karnataka Chief Minister, 25 ministers were sworn in today after ally Congress settled on its choice of ministers. The man behind the turmoil was DK Shivakumar - the Congress's biggest crisis manager at a time when the party was trying to preve

Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is likely to put forth its proposal, to hike bus fares to offset the burden imposed on them due to the spiraling diesel prices, before the state government. According to a senior official of the corporation, “Diesel price has cross

Davangere: Envious over the fact that his love interest was sharing a good camaraderie with a friend of his, Davangere Congress corporator's son is said to have stabbed his friend in broad-daylight here on Wednesday, June 6. An irate Rakesh, son of corporator PK Lingaraju stabbed the victim, Hari