Karnataka: News
15 May 2018
Prakash Javadekar#SemiFinals2019: Congress blames EVMs (again); BJP calls it people's victory
The verdict of Karnataka elections confirms that Bharatiya Janata Party's BS Yeddyurappa will be the Chief Minister.
15 May 2018
United States of AmericaSensex zooms 260 points as BJP takes lead in Karnataka
After opening lower, the benchmark BSE Sensex soared over 260 points in the early trade today after the Bharatiya Janata Party took the lead in the Karnataka State Assembly election results.
15 May 2018
Rahul Gandhi#SemiFinals2019: Karnataka all set to become 21st state under BJP
In a major achievement, Bharatiya Janata Party has already crossed the halfway mark in Karnataka elections.
15 May 2018
Siddaramaiah#SemiFinals2019: Lingayats remain with the BJP, Vokkaliga belt with JD(S)
The Lingayat community has chosen the BJP over the Congress party that gave them a special religious minority status under the leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
15 May 2018
Siddaramaiah#SemiFinals2019: Who'll win- Congress or BJP? Twitterati weigh in
The counting of votes in Karnataka has begun. A lot is at stake in the southern state for both Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.
15 May 2018
Siddaramaiah#SemiFinals2019: CM Siddaramaiah trailing in Chamundeshwari, leading in Badami
Early trends of Karnataka Election results have incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah trailing from Chamundeshwari, but he is leading in Badami constituency.
15 May 2018
IndiaKarnataka Election results: Counting of votes begins
For weeks, politics in India focused only on the southern state of Karnataka. After a campaign by political heavyweights, the state went into polling on Saturday.
14 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaCenter submits draft Cauvery management scheme for smooth water distribution
The Center today submitted the draft Cauvery management scheme, to ensure smooth distribution of water between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry, before the Supreme Court for its perusal and approval.
13 May 2018
Janata Dal (Secular)Post Karnataka polls, a quick look at possible scenarios
Weeks of intense campaigning for power in the politically-significant southern state of Karnataka have finally come to an end.
12 May 2018
Karnataka ElectionKarnataka Exit Poll Out: BJP leads in most surveys
Karnataka has voted and according to the exit polls, BJP is leading in most surveys.
12 May 2018
ElectionsKarnataka elections: Bride casts her vote before wedding ceremony
Setting a perfect example for practising democratic right, a bride from Madikeri town of Karnataka went to the polling booth to cast her vote, before her wedding ceremony.
12 May 2018
Karnataka ElectionBJP, Congress workers caught distributing cash in Karnataka
Riding on issues of corruption, communalism and influence of towering leaders, Karnataka went into polls on Saturday at 7 AM.
12 May 2018
Narendra ModiModi trying to influence Karnataka voters with Nepal temple-visits: Congress
The Congress accused PM Narendra Modi of trying to influence Karnataka voters on the polling day through his temple visits in Nepal.
12 May 2018
ElectionsKarnataka-elections: Inked-fingers will get you free dosas at this hotel
After a high-voltage campaigning, brisk voting began in Karnataka at 7 AM, Saturday.
12 May 2018
Election Commission of India (ECI)#KarnatakaElections: Pink Booths to third-generation EVMs, several firsts in Karnataka
From all-women managed "Pink Booths" to the use of third-generation Electronic Voting Machines, the Assembly elections in Karnataka are marked by several firsts.
12 May 2018
Rahul Gandhi#KarnatakaElections: RaGa asks people to participate in 'festival-of-democracy' by voting
Rahul Gandhi today urged the people of Karnataka to participate in the "festival of democracy" by voting in large numbers.
12 May 2018
H D Deve GowdaBJP or Congress? Karnataka votes to choose its next government
More than 4.98cr voters will cast their ballot today to decide the next government in Karnataka.
11 May 2018
ElectionsFake voter ID scam: Polling postponed in Karnataka's RR Nagar
The Election Commission of India has postponed the RR Nagar constituency in Karnataka election to May 28, after roughly 10, 000 fake voter IDs were recovered on Tuesday.
11 May 2018
Congress PartySting video: Congress asks disqualification of BJP's Karnataka candidate, Sriramulu
In a petition to Election Commission, Congress today has asked the BJP candidate B Sriramulu be disqualified from fighting the Karnataka assembly polls.
10 May 2018
ExamsMinutes before getting married, bride appears for exam in Karnataka
Imagine a class full of students and a girl wearing a saree and heavy jewelry sitting among them during an examination? This unusual scene was spotted at the Kalpataru Degree College in KR Pete town in Karnataka recently.
10 May 2018
Sonia GandhiOn BJP's 'Antonio Maino' jibe, Rahul Gandhi has an answer
Congress President Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP, on the last day of campaigning, in Karnataka, for calling his mother Sonia Gandhi with her former name Antonio Maino.
10 May 2018
ElectionsKarnataka elections: First battle for the upcoming war in 2019
The unprecedented media space for Karnataka is anything but unreasonable, after all it's a fight between two national parties - one that's fighting an existential battle (Congress), while the other wanting to get done with its 'party of the north' tag (BJP).
10 May 2018
SiddaramaiahWhy minority status for the Lingayats before Karnataka elections?
Karnataka goes to polls in 2 days, and the hottest debated question of the assembly elections - is which way will the Lingayats vote?
10 May 2018
BengaluruDefying 80% disability, this Bengaluru boy scored 94% in Class-X
A 16-year-old Bengaluru boy scored 94% marks in SSLC examinations.
10 May 2018
Narendra ModiCenter trying to fulfill Ambedkar's dream of powerful, prosperous nation
Reaching out to Dalits and other backward communities in poll-bound Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government was trying to fulfill BR Ambedkar's dream of a powerful and prosperous nation.
10 May 2018
Narendra ModiCenter trying to impose 'one-history', 'one-language', 'one-lifestyle' ideology: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram yesterday alleged the BJP and RSS were trying to impose autocratic rule in the nation and their main aim was to destroy the federal system and build a Hindu nation.
10 May 2018
Prakash JavadekarKarnataka shocker: 10,000 voter IDs found in Bengaluru flat
A massive controversy has erupted with the seizure of 10,000 voter ID cards in a Bengaluru flat, three days ahead of the Karnataka election.
09 May 2018
HarvardKarnataka polls: The Malleswaram candidate is two ex-presidents' grandson
The grandson of former presidents Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and VV Giri is in the fray this time in the Karnataka polls.
09 May 2018
BengaluruKarnataka polls: Highest number of critical polling stations in Bengaluru
With 1,595 critical polling stations, Bengaluru has the highest number of such stations in Karnataka, which has a total of 12,001 critical ones.
09 May 2018
Narendra Modi#SuperstitiousIndia: Did Modi avoid this district fearing loss in Karnataka?
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took a dig at Prime Minister Modi for not doing a rally in the Chamarajanagar district, infamous for black-magic.
09 May 2018
Narendra ModiKarnataka elections: Time to say goodbye to Congress, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election rally on Wednesday said it was time for Karnataka to say goodbye to the Congress.
08 May 2018
Narendra ModiGame on! Yeddyurappa accepts Siddaramaiah's open-debate challenge
In a quick turn of events, BJP's CM candidate of Karnataka, BS Yeddyurappa has accepted the open-debate challenge of incumbent Congress CM Siddaramaiah.
08 May 2018
Narendra ModiModiji, speeches don't fill empty stomachs: Sonia Gandhi
Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi from a podium at Vijayapura in poll-bound Karnataka on Tuesday.
08 May 2018
Amit ShahAmit Shah lists Congress's failures, BJP's achievements ahead of Karnataka-elections
BJP President Amit Shah spoke about issues concerning poll-bound Karnataka in an interview to Hindustan Times and said his party will win an absolute majority.
08 May 2018
Narendra ModiSiddaramaiah wants Modi to apologize publicly or face Rs.100cr defamation-suit
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has threatened to file a Rs. 100cr defamation suit against BJP, PM Narendra Modi, party chief Amit Shah and its Karnataka candidate BS Yeddyurappa for 'false accusations' against him.
08 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaMarried without consent, SC grants police-protection to Karnataka politician's daughter
The Supreme Court allowed the daughter of an influential Karnataka politician to break ties with her family and husband after she was forcefully married.
08 May 2018
Lok SabhaKarnataka verdict will teach BJP lesson to mend ways: Kharge
The May 12 Karnataka Assembly election results would teach a lesson to BJP to mend its ways and send a larger message that people won't accept what the NDA-led party is doing on the advice of RSS, senior Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge has claimed.
07 May 2018
WhatsAppBengaluru students to get 4 extra marks, if parents vote
Bengaluru schools are attempting to change the image of the city infamous for its low voter turnout.
07 May 2018
India#KarnatakaPolls: BJP will get absolute-majority; hung assembly out-of-question: UP Minister
The BJP will get an absolute majority in Karnataka assembly elections slated for May 12, UP Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said.
06 May 2018
Rahul GandhiCongress MLA Aditi Singh: Marriage to Rahul Gandhi mere rumors
With rumors claiming an impending marriage to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi doing rounds on social media, an annoyed Aditi Singh, MLA of UP's Rae Bareli, lashed out at rumormongers.
