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44 Gujarat Congress MLAs back home ahead of Rajya Sabha polls
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: The 44 Gujarat Congress MLAs, who were in a hideaway in Bengaluru, returned home on Monday to cast their votes in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. All the MLAs, who were staying at Bengaluru’s Eagleton Resort, arrived at Kempegowda International Airport in the wee ho
Shivakumar apologizes for his mother’s statement accusing Siddaramaiah over I-T raids
Bengaluru: Karnataka Energy Minister D.K Shivakumar on Saturday apologized for his mother’s statement, in which she accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of being responsible for the Income-Tax raids on her son. In a statement, Shivakumar clarified that it was a mistake by her side, adding that she
Mangaluru police arrests absconding accused in Mumbai
The Mangaluru police on Saturday arrested in Mumbai Vinesh Shetti (46), an accused in a double murder case of 2003. Shetti, a native of Shirva in Udupi, was among the accused arrested by Mangaluru's Konaje police in 2003 in connection with murder of Venugopal Nayak and his driver Santosh near Mud
Class 10 girl hangs herself in hostel room, kin don’t buy suicide theory
A 16-year-old girl studying at Morarji Desai Residential School on the outskirts of Jewargi town in Kalaburagi district, ended her life by hanging from a double-stack metal bed in her hostel room in the early hours of Saturday. She has been identified as Priyanka Mandrawad, resident of Shanti Nag
Gujarat Legislators To Start Returning Tomorrow From Bengaluru Hideaway
NEW DELHI: The first batch of about 10 Congress legislators from Gujarat - whisked away to Bengaluru last month to stem a string of damaging defections just ahead of the crucial Rajya Sabha elections - are expected to land in Ahmedabad airport around 4:30 am tomorrow. The remaining 33 lawmakers are
On first outing after a week, Gujarat MLAs meet Karnataka governor
BENGALURU: Gujarat Congress legislators on Saturday ventured out for the first time from a private resort on the city outskirts where they have been camping for about a week and met the Karnataka Governor, besides visiting the state secretariat here. The Congress had sent its 44 legislators here on
As IT raid ends Shivakumar says ‘truth will come out soon’
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: As the Income Tax department ends its raid at Karnataka Power Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s various addresses, the minister on Saturday thanked the leaders for supporting him at the time of crisis and said truth will come out soon. The Income Tax department conducted r
Karnataka earns SC wrath for billing ₹15 lakh for escorting Maudany to Kerala
The Karnataka government on Thursday found itself at the receiving end from the Supreme Court for demanding about ₹15 lakh from 2008 Bengaluru serial blasts case accused, Abdul Nasir Maudany, to escort him to Kerala for his son's wedding. The court had recently granted Maudany 14 days' bail for h
Unprecedented ‘witch-hunt’ by BJP to win RS seat: Congress on K’taka raids
New Delhi / Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: After the Income Tax department raided a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru where 42 Congress MLAs from Gujarat were holed up to avoid poaching by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat, the Congress on Wednesday slammed the saffron party for
Linking IT raids with RS polls not right: Yeddyurappa
Bengaluru (Karnataka): Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Thursday said that the Income Tax raid at state’s Power Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s residence should not be linked with Rajaya Sabha polls in Gujarat. Yeddyurappa said that Shivakumar is a rich man and is in politics since
IT raids on DK Shivakumar ‘undemocratic’: CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru :Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday dubbed Income Tax (IT) raids at residence of Karnataka power minister DK Shivakumar as ‘undemocratic’. The IT officials on Wednesday morning raided Karnataka Power Minister DK Shivakumar’s residence and at a private resort in Bengaluru
Wipro sets up innovation centre in Silicon Valley
Bengaluru: Global software major Wipro Ltd on Tuesday said it had opened an innovation centre in the US’ Silicon Valley to develop and showcase next-generation technologies and solutions for enterprises. “Our Silicon Valley innovation centre at Mountain View in California will demonstrate enterpr
SC grants interim bail to Bengaluru blast accused
New Delhi [India]: The Supreme Court on Monday granted 14-days interim bail to Bengaluru blast case accused Abdul Nazeer Madani to attend his son’s marriage. Madani had asked the apex court to grant him bail to attend his son Umar Mukhtar’ wedding to be held at Thalassery on August 9. Earlier
Senior BJP Leader BB Shivappa Dies
Bengaluru: Veteran Karnataka BJP leader B B Shivappa passed away following prolonged illness at a private hospital in Bengaluru. He was 89. Shivappa is survived by wife and three sons. Hospital and party officials said Shivappa was ill for some time and also had age-related ailments. The body
BJP’s Yeddyurappa takes a u-turn on separate religion status for Lingayats
BENGALURU: A memorandum signed by BJP’s B S Yeddyurappa wanted separate religion status exposes his doublespeak on demand of delinking of Lingayatism from Hinduism. In 2013, a memorandum dated 25 July has signatures of all prominent Lingayat MLAs and MPs of the state, including senior BJP leader
Bengaluru Police nabs 5 for knife attack on Chinese national
Bengaluru: The Indira Nagar Police on Monday arrested all the five accused, who attacked a Chinese national with knives in Bengaluru. The accused were identified as Mani, Manikantha, Vijay, Arunkirran and Sharath. The police have also recovered two 2-wheelers from them, which were used for com
Bengaluru: BJP workers stage protest against ‘irresponsible’ Congress MLAs from Gujarat
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: Leaders and party workers belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday staged a protest against the MLAs of the Congress Party who are currently in the city, criticizing their absence from Gujarat at a time when the state has been hit by severe floods. Ca
From August 1, classes in govt. degree colleges to begin at 9 a.m.
The Department of Collegiate Education has made another flip-flop and announced that classes in government first-grade degree colleges across the State will commence from 9 a.m. with effect from August 1. From this academic year, classes in these colleges commenced at 8 a.m., but it was changed t