Bengaluru : As pressure piled on Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa over the much-awaited Cabinet expansion, he said that new ministers will likely to be inducted before his visit for the World Economic Forum at Davos later this month. Speaking to reporters, Yediyurappa said that the expansion was likely in the next eight to 10 […]

Bengaluru : JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday said he would not get involved in any ‘wicked act’ of bringing down the B S Yediyurappa-led government in Karnataka, amid claims that 15 to 20 BJP MLAs were ready to come out. Clarifying that he would not disturb the government, the former Chief Minister said […]

Bengaluru : Amidst signs of decrease in the state’s revenue due to various factors, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa will hold meetings with officials of key revenue-generating departments, on Monday. The meeting is also expected to provide an insight into the finances of the state ahead of the budget session scheduled in March. Speculations are […]

Raichur : A complaint has been filed against BJP MLA Somashekar Reddy at Sadar Bazar police station in Raichur for his provocative remarks against Muslims. Somashekar Reddy has courted controversy with his inciting remarks against minorities during a speech in Bellary, on Friday, January 3. Addressing a gathering, Reddy said “Hindus are 80 per cent […]

Mangaluru : Lashing out at Congress leader Siddaramaiah, Dakshina Kannada MP and BJP state president on Friday said that BJP need not learn lessons from such individuals. “Does he have any moral right to question PM Narendra Modi and BJP?,” questioned Kateel stating that the former chief minister does not know the difference between politics […]

Bengaluru : Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of betraying Karnataka in a “big way” by not announcing any flood relief for the state during his two-day visit, despite the mandate given to him by the people during the Lok Sabha polls. There was expectation from the people that Modi […]

Vadodara : Terming religion as a “code of conduct” which guides people, BJP working president J P Nadda on Friday said politics was meaningless without religion. Addressing devotees of Swaminarayan sect at a function here, Nadda also said politics needs religion the most. “Samaaj mein ye prashna baar baar khada hota hai ki rajniti ka […]

Mumbai : A day after the BJP skipped the Uddhav Thackeray-led ministry’s expansion ceremony, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday slammed its former ally for constantly hitting out at the fledgeling Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi alliance government “just for the sake of opposing” The Shiv Sena said now that the state has a “full government”, the opposition […]

Bengaluru : After Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa reaffirmed his image as the tallest leader in the state BJP by winning 12 of the 15 seats in the recent byelections, the ball now appears to be in state party president Nalin Kumar Kateel’s court, ahead of the pending cabinet expansion Yediyurappa’s decision to induct into […]

Karwar : Law Minister J C Madhuswamy said on Thursday that the government would outsource the recruitment of assistant public prosecutors, in a bid to overcome the shortage of public prosecutors. He said the Home ministry had undertaken the recruitment of new public prosecutors and the process would take years. The outsourcing would help tide […]