Ahead of the crucial assembly elections in Karnataka in 2018, one of the few States in which the Congress is still in power, the party leadership replaced senior leader Digvijaya Singh as in-charge of the State on Saturday with K.C. Venugopal. And in what is being read as a reflection of Mr. Singh’s failure to put together a Congress government […]
» Read moreFormer Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna joined the BJP in the presence of party chief Amit Shah on Wednesday, ending months of speculation on his political plans. He was expected to join the BJP more than a week ago but could not because of a bereavement in his family. “Even now he was busy with some personal issues, but State […]
» Read moreFormer chief minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy has turned angel investor for a mobile-based cab hailing venture in the city. Come Ugadi, Bengaluru could see the new cab aggregator, HDK Cabs, rivalling Ola and Uber. The app comes in the aftermath of prolonged protests by disgruntled drivers associated with Ola and Uber. Apparently, HDK Cabs plans to charge a fixed […]
» Read moreFormer Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna will join the BJP on Wednesday in Delhi, around seven weeks after he quit the Congress. “According to the information we have, SM Krishna will be joining the BJP tomorrow in Delhi,” party sources said at Bengaluru. Krishna would be inducted into the saffron party in the presence of its national president Amit Shah […]
» Read moreChief Mminister Siddaramaiah has announced “Namma Canteen” for Bengaluru city, on the lines of Amma Canteens in Tamil Nadu, in his State budget presentation. The budget has announced that the subsidised canteens will provide breakfast, lunch and dinner to the common man at an affordable price. These canteens will serve breakfast at ₹5 and lunch and dinner at ₹ 10, […]
» Read moreA BJP councillor was hacked to death today by unidentified assailants In Bengaluru’s Anekal district, police said. “BJP councillor and Dalit leader Srinivas Prasad, popularly known as Kithaganahalli Vasu, was stabbed with sharp weapons around 5 am,” Bengaluru Rural Superintendent of Police Vinit Singh told news agency PTI. Speaking about the motive behind the crime, Mr Singh said, “It is […]
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