Bengaluru : Bolstered by the bypoll success of the JD-S-Congress coalition in the bypolls, Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday that Congress should lead the proposed grand alliance against the BJP in the 2019 elections as it will be the leading party of the opposition and will win the largest number of […]
Category: Bengaluru
Karnataka : Congress snatches Bellary Lok Sabha seat from BJP
Bengaluru : The Congress party on Tuesday wrested the Bellary (reserved) Lok Sabha seat from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Bypoll had been held in the constituency on November 3. Congress candidate V.S. Ugrappa defeated BJP’s J. Shantha by a margin of 2,43,161 votes, according to the results declared by the Election Commission on its […]
Congress-JD-S trounces BJP 4-1 in Karnataka bypolls
Bengaluru : In a Diwali gift ahead of 2019 general elections, the JD-S-Congress coalition on Tuesday worsted BJP 4-1 in the bye elections in Karnataka winning two Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies, while conceding the Shimoga parliamentary seat to the saffron party. It was a resounding victory for the ruling coalition in just six […]
JD-S, Congress lead in Karnataka bypolls
Bengaluru : Karnataka’s ruling coalition Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and Congress are leading in two seats each in the vote count for the three Lok Sabha and two assembly seats, a poll official said. According to early trends at 9.45 a.m., the Bharatiya Janata Party was expected to hold on to its Shimoga seat but might […]
Shashi Tharoor likens Modi to scorpion seated on a Shivling, sparks row
Bengaluru : Quoting an unnamed RSS member, Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor on Sunday likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a scorpion seated on a Shivling. The comment sparked a sharp reaction from the BJP, prompting the MP to give a detailed explanation hours later. “Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a Shivling. […]
ED searches Amnesty office in Bengaluru
Bengaluru : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched the Bengaluru office of human rights body Amnesty International, an official said on Thursday. “We have been conducting searches at Amnesty’s office in Bengaluru and its Director’s (Aakar Patel) home since this afternoon,” an ED source told IANS. “We will release more information once the search ends,” the […]
Rahul takes Rafale battle to HAL doors
Bengaluru : Taking the Rafale battle to the doors of HAL, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the Modi government has “insulted, hurt and destroyed” the future of the public sector undertaking by depriving it of the offset contract with the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault. In an hour-long interaction with about 100 former […]
Cash, gold haul in anti-graft raids on 2 Karnataka officials
Bengaluru : The Karnataka Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday said its raids on the premises of two state government officials have led to seizure of Rs 5.30 crore in cash, 4.6kg gold and 17.5kg silver. “In the first raid on T.R. Swamy, chief development officer in the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB), Rs 4.52 […]
Karnataka driver taken off duty for allowing monkey to steer bus (WATCH)
Bengaluru : A bus driver of the state road transport service has been taken off duty for allegedly allowing a monkey to steer its wheel in Karnataka’s Davangere district, an official said on Saturday. “Driver M. Prakash, 36, who was at the wheel has been taken off duty for allowing the monkey to sit on […]
Bengaluru Deputy Mayor Ramila dies of heart attack
Bengaluru : Bengaluru’s new Deputy Mayor Ramila Umashankar died following a massive heart attack early on Friday, said an official. She was 44. “Ramila died after a massive cardiac arrest around 12.50 a.m. at a private hospital in the city,” Bengaluru civic corporation official L. Suresh told IANS. She is survived by her husband, a […]