Siddaramaiah: News
21 Feb 2022
KarnatakaBajrang Dal member killed in Karnataka's Shivamogga; Section 144 imposed
A 26-year-old member of the right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal was stabbed to death in Karnataka's Shivamogga on Sunday night.
16 Nov 2021
KarnatakaKarnataka: Why Siddaramaiah wants protection for accused Bitcoin hacker
Congress' Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Siddaramaiah on Monday asked Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to provide protection to Sri Krishna or SriKi, the key accused in a Rs. 46 crore Bitcoin scam.
13 Oct 2021
KarnatakaKarnataka: Congress leaders caught gossiping about "corrupt" Shivakumar on camera
In an awkward incident, two Congress leaders in Karnataka were caught on camera discussing the alleged corruption by the party's state unit chief DK Shivakumar.
19 Feb 2021
Yash'KGF' star Yash's fan dies by suicide, actor expresses grief
A fan of KGF star Yash allegedly ended his life recently and wanted the actor to attend his last rites.
24 Aug 2020
TwitterFind new chief: Sonia Gandhi, keen on resigning, tells Congress
At the crucial Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting today, interim President Sonia Gandhi is likely to offer her resignation, amid a rift that emerged in the party after a letter was sent to her by 23 members demanding an overhaul in the organization.
06 Aug 2020
KarnatakaKarnataka: Dams opened as water levels rise in many rivers
As heavy rains battered several districts in the southern state of Karnataka, dams were opened to avoid flooding in many rivers, that are already flowing above the danger mark.
04 Aug 2020
KarnatakaKarnataka: Siddaramaiah tests positive for coronavirus; admitted to hospital
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The development comes just two days after sitting CM BS Yediyurappa tested positive for the virus.
16 Jul 2020
KarnatakaOnly God can save us: Karnataka's Health Minister on coronavirus
With coronavirus cases surging daily across India and the healthcare system on the verge of collapse, the Health Minister of Karnataka said only "God can save us" sparking a controversy.
08 Jun 2020
KarnatakaAt Sonia's request, Deve Gowda to contest Rajya Sabha polls
JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda will contest the Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka, his son HD Kumaraswamy confirmed on Monday.
20 Apr 2020
KarnatakaCoronavirus: Unruly mob attacks health workers in Bengaluru, 59 arrested
A team of health workers and police personnel were attacked in West Bengaluru last evening when they had gone to quarantine dozens of people who had come in contact with three coronavirus patients.
09 Dec 2019
KarnatakaSiddaramaiah resigns as Congress Legislature Party leader after Karnataka by-polls
On Monday, Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah resigned as the party legislature leader after the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the state by-polls.
06 Sep 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka minister defends deputy CM, who watched porn in Assembly
Weeks after he was sworn-in as Karnataka's Chief Minister for the fourth time, BS Yediyurappa, got a new Cabinet and three deputy CMs.
04 Sep 2019
KarnatakaCaught-on-camera: Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah slaps aide
Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, has become the talking point on social media, but for all the wrong reasons.
04 Sep 2019
KarnatakaDK Shivakumar arrested: Congress cries foul, Yediyurappa "isn't happy"
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday night arrested DK Shivakumar, Congress' strongman in Karnataka, in connection to a money laundering case. The agency moved for his arrest after grilling him several times in the last couple of days.
31 Jul 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka: Congress expels 14 lawmakers who brought down coalition
On Tuesday, Congress expelled 14 of its lawmakers who were responsible for bringing down the coalition government in Karnataka.
29 Jul 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka: Days after taking oath, BS Yediyurappa wins trust vote
BJP's BS Yediyurappa won the trust vote on Monday, days after he took oath as Karnataka's Chief Minister.
26 Jul 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka: BJP's Yeddyurappa to take oath as CM at 6pm
BS Yeddyurappa, whose last stint as Karnataka's Chief Minister lasted less than three days, will now take oath at 6 PM on Friday.
18 Jul 2019
Karnataka#KarnatakaTrustVote: Will Kumaraswamy be able to retain his CM chair?
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy moved a trust motion in the Assembly on Thursday, days after the survival of his government was threatened by a flurry of resignations.
09 Jul 2019
Karnataka#KarnatakaCrisis: 30 ministers resign, Congress meet today, Kumaraswamy blames BJP
The ongoing political crisis in Karnataka took a new turn on Monday after all 30 ministers of the ruling JD(S)-Congress government resigned to make way for a cabinet reshuffle, in hope of saving the coalition from crumbling completely.
08 Jul 2019
Karnataka#KarnatakaCrisis: 21 Karnataka Congress ministers have voluntarily resigned, says Siddaramaiah
In a bid to save the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka, as many as 21 Congress ministers have "resigned voluntarily" from their posts, said party leader and former CM Siddaramaiah.
Another resignation
KarnatakaKarnataka Independent MLA Nagesh resigns from the coalition govt
Earlier on Monday, Independent MLA and Karnataka's Small Scale Industries Minister, H Nagesh, resigned from the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition government, worsening the Karnataka political crisis.
06 Jul 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka: 11 Congress-JD(S) MLAs tender resignations, coalition in crisis
In May last year, JD(S) and Congress forged a post-poll alliance to form government in Karnataka and crowned HD Kumaraswamy as the Chief Minister.
21 Jun 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka: Deve Gowda hints at mid-term polls, then takes U-turn
The coalition between JD(S) and Congress in Karnataka will go down in history as perhaps the most flimsy one.
05 Jun 2019
IndiaExplained: What is the controversy around Hindi 'imposition'?
Who would have thought that languages, of which there is no dearth in India, would become BJP 2.0's first controversy?
20 May 2019
Karnataka"Do we look like cartoons?" Kumaraswamy unhappy with political satires
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is not a fan of political satires. He made his emotion well-known on Sunday when he slammed media houses for "mocking" politicians.
06 Apr 2019
KarnatakaJD(S) workers raise pro-Modi slogans, refuse to work with Congress
Apart from dashing electoral hopes of BJP in polls in Karnataka, senior leaders of JD(S) have another task at hand- galvanizing cadres to work with Congress, their coalition partner.
10 Feb 2019
KarnatakaSM Krishna: Quit Congress because of Rahul Gandhi's 'constant interference'
On Saturday, former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader SM Krishna attacked Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.
28 Jan 2019
KarnatakaCongress leader Siddaramaiah misbehaves with woman; pulls dupatta
In a shocking incident, ex-Karnataka CM and Congress leader Siddaramaiah misbehaved with a woman at the party's public meeting organized in Mysuru.
28 Jan 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka: Upset with Congress MLAs' criticism, Kumaraswamy threatens to quit
On Monday, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy threatened to step down after some Congress MLAs criticized him over governance in the state.
21 Jan 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka: Congress MLA, accused of hitting colleague, says he 'slipped'
JN Ganesh, Congress MLA from Karnataka who was accused of hitting his colleague Anand Singh, was suspended from the party by Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee's general secretary.
19 Jan 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka crisis: Congress moves MLAs to resort amid poaching threats
The Karnataka political crisis deepened on Friday after four Congress MLAs missed the legislature meet despite the party issuing a whip and threatening to act under the anti-defection law.
16 Jan 2019
KarnatakaSiddaramaiah attacks Modi while BJP-lawmakers from Karnataka stay at resort
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday over the coalition crisis in the state and asked him whether his saaf niyat slogan was about grabbing power through a coup.
19 Jul 2018
Karnataka'Rahul should be PM,' says Kumaraswamy amid reports of dissent
Days after he said becoming the Karnataka CM was like "drinking poison," HD Kumaraswamy has asserted it isn't Congress he is unhappy with, but media and the society, which are "consistently working against (his) government."
16 Jun 2018
KarnatakaBengaluru: The reason behind techie's horse-ride to work needs attention
Chances are you may have seen the viral photograph of a software engineer in Bengaluru riding to office on a horse.
28 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka: Newly-elected Congress MLA, Nyamagouda dies in road accident
Siddu B Nyamagouda, a newly elected Congress MLA from Karnataka died on Monday after meeting a road accident.
22 May 2018
KarnatakaIt's a very very hard decision: Shivakumar on Congress-JD(S) alliance
When BS Yeddyurappa of the BJP resigned as Chief Minister before the floor test in Karnataka assembly, Congress's DK Shivakumar was hailed as 'Chanakya' in keeping the bipolar Congress-JD(S) flock together.
19 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka verdict: Congress releases 'audio clip', accuses Yeddyurappa of poaching
Right before the crucial floor test in the Karnataka assembly, Congress has released an audio clip accusing CM BS Yeddyurappa for bribing their leader BC Patil.
19 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Floor Test: Details about 3 possible scenarios
BJP's newly sworn-in CM Yeddyurappa have to prove his majority in Karnataka Assembly at 4 pm today. In order to ensure transparency, the floor test would be broadcast live.
18 May 2018
KarnatakaSiddaramaiah to address newly elected Congress legislators in Hyderabad
To decide the future course of action, former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will address a meeting of newly-elected Congress party legislators, who have been camping in Hyderabad, this evening, said JD(S) MLC Basavaraj.
17 May 2018
KarnatakaCongress leaders blame Siddaramaiah for Karnataka defeat, he gets "emotional"
Following an embarrassing defeat in the Karnataka election at the hands of BJP, Siddaramaiah has become a center of the blame-game inside the Congress.