A local leader of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) from Mudigere region in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka, Anil Raj, has been arrested and several other Hindutva activists from the region are being tracked by the police following the suicide of a 20-year-old girl, who was allegedly harasse

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Sunday attacked his Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah and accused the Congress government of stalling development in the state. “We need the same party in the state and the Centre,” Adityanath said at the Parivartana Yatra rally in Bengaluru. Karnataka

MANGALURU: Abdul Basheer, 47, who brutally attacked by four persons on late night of January 3 to avenge the death of Hindu activist Deepak Rao in Katipalla, succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital on Sunday. According to sources, Basheer had multiple injuries due to severe attack on Wednes

Bengaluru: Karnataka will purchase 640 electric vehicles under the Central government’s Fame India subsidised scheme, an official said on Monday. “We have received approval from the Department of Heavy Industries to purchase the electric vehicles under the National Electricity Mobility Mission of

Bengaluru: Much-troubled software major Infosys begins the New Year with its newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Salil S. Parekh joining on Tuesday ahead of its third quarter results on January 12. “As per plan and the Board’s decision on December 2, Parekh joins us as the new CEO and M

New Delhi [India]: Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said the Congress party will not have an alliance with the Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka Assembly polls. Kharge said the Congress will contest Karnataka assembly elections alone as h

Bengaluru: Lauding Karnataka for its rich legacy of culture and knowledge, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said the people of the southern state are public-spirited citizens and known for giving back to society. “The attributes of serving the cause of education and giving back to society ar

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday claimed that the ways and methods of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Amit Shah would not work in Karnataka. Speaking to ANI, Siddaramaiah said, “Amit Shah’s magic will not work in Karnataka.” Amit Shah is all set to spend the last

Bengaluru: India will launch 31 satellites, including the earth observation spacecraft Cartosat on January 10, from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, said a space official on Saturday. “We have tentatively scheduled the rocket launch at 9.30 a.m. to carry Cartosat and other satellit

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind will attend the 22nd convocation of NIMHANS in Karnataka on Saturday, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said on Friday. The President left for Karnataka on Friday evening to attend the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences convocation. Kovind w

New Delhi: After victories in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, BJP chief Amit Shah will visit Karnataka on December 31 to review the party’s organisational work in the Congress-ruled state which faces assembly polls in the first half of next year. During the visit Shah is expected to hold a meeting

Bengaluru: Thousands of police personnel would be on duty across the city on the night of December 31 to ensure safe New Year’s celebrations, said a top police official on Thursday. “About 15,000 police personnel, including 500 women constables will be on duty on Sunday night across the city to e

Bengaluru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait said that Karnataka government will open its own model schools 'Karnataka Public School' across the state. Addressing the media at Kalaburgi today, Sait said that it was the government's aims to provide integrated education system f

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah rebutted the media about the alleged Congress strategy of soft Hindutva approach for the upcoming assembly elections. Thus, asserted he belonged to Hindu community and believes in secular ideology. "I oppose the brand of Hindutva that BJP practices. I am de

New Delhi: The Karnataka State Minorities Commission has constituted a panel of seven members to study Lingayat community’s demand for a separate minority religion status. The panel to be headed by retired High Court judge HN Nagamohan Das, and it has to submit a report within four weeks. “The

BENGALURU: The BJP today distanced itself from union minister Anantkumar Hegde's remarks that the party will change the Constitution and remove the word "secular" from it. "The party doesn't want to get involved with what Hegde has said. What he spoke about is not an issue for us," BJP spokesperson

Bengaluru: Four teams have been set up to look for a 29-year-old techie hailing from Bihar reported missing from here for over a week, police said on Monday. “We have formed four teams to search for Kumar Ajitabh, who left his house at Whitefield in the city’s south-east suburbs on December 18 mo

Hubli (Karnataka): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Sunday that the Opposition’s demand for ballot over Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) was a mere excuse for their “certain defeat”. “It is obvious to make excuses and blame EVM when defeat is certain. It is the same EVM