New Delhi: In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said when the elections are over, people will only remember him as the PM who indulged in “divisive and communal speeches filled with lies” to avoid an inevitable defeat. Kharge urged the prime minister to seek votes on…
Kalaburgi: Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara on Thursday said a lookout circular has been issued to arrest Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna who is facing allegations of sexually abusing women. On Prajwal seeking seven more days to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case as he is abroad, he said there…
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court has declined to categorise the statement ‘go hang yourself’ as abetment of suicide. Justice M Nagaprasanna addressed the complexity of determining abetment of suicide in cases involving contentious statements. The recent ruling stemmed from a petition involving allegations of abetment of suicide against a man in connection with the death of…
New Delhi: The BJP’s claim of ‘400 paar’ is a joke, ‘300 paar’ impossible and even ‘200 paar’ may be a challenge in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, terming the ruling party’s loss a ‘foregone conclusion’. In an interaction with PTI editors at the agency’s headquarters here, Tharoor also claimed the BJP…
Bengaluru: The election to six members of legislative council seats in Karnataka, which will fall vacant following the retirement of the sitting members, will take place on June 3 and the counting of votes will happen on June 6, the Election Commission of India said on Thursday. These elections pertain to three graduates and three…
Anand (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dubbed the Congress party a “disciple” of Pakistan, and targeted Rahul Gandhi saying the neighbouring country was eager to make the ‘shehzada’ of the grand old party India’s next prime minister as the country’s enemies want a weak government to be at the helm. Addressing a mega…
Hyderabad: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday increased the polling time for the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana by an hour in view of heat wave conditions prevailing in the state. The new timing would be 7 am to 6 pm against the earlier 7 am to 5 pm. Polling for all 17 Lok Sabha…
Himmatnagar (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday questioned the Congress’s respect for the Constitution and said Muslim women have suffered under its rule as he referred to the Rajiv Gandhi government overturning the Supreme Court judgment in the Shah Bano case in 1985. He said the Congress never dared to ban the practice of…
Hyderabad: BRS president K Chandrashekar Rao, who has been barred by the Election Commission from campaigning for 48 hours, on Wednesday said that no action was taken against Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy though he made objectionable comments on him. Rao, who addressed an election rally in the Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency, referred to…
Bengaluru: Hassan MP and Lok Sabha election candidate of the BJP-JD(S) alliance Prajwal Revanna, who is facing an inquiry over the alleged sexual abuse of several women, said the truth will prevail. The MP, who left the country as soon as the election to his constituency ended, has also sought seven days’ time to appear before…
