Politics

Uttar Kannada, which has seen much communal strife, is now clearly looking for change, but the netas may have woken up late to this reality.

The DMK had moved the plea in the Madras High Court to dismiss the AIADMK MLAs for defying the party whip during a no-confidence vote in February 2017.

The Kairana parliamentary seat was vacated after the death of MP Hukum Singh and is due for bypolls before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

The court's directive came after CPI-ML Red Star leader Sharmishtha Chowdhury filed a petition, alleging that the candidates were not allowed to enter Bhangar in South 24 Parganas to file their nominations.

Political analysts in Karnataka agree that a hung Assembly will end Siddaramaiah and Yeddyurappa era in the state paving the way for second line leaders to emerge as front ranking leaders.

That demagogic rhetoric is a powerful instrument in right wing political mobilisation is a known fact. But then there are some strict no-go areas, especially in the complex caste matrix of India. And BJP leaders - to the detriment of the party - have at t...

After meeting the families of the rape victims, Aditi Singh, the Congress MLA from Raebareli Sadar, went on to meet the Additional District Magistrate Dharmedra Singh and SSP Akhilesh Kumar Chaurasia.

Yuva Chetna Sangh posted that Krishna Raj, the local MP and Union Minister of State for Agriculture, had gone "missing" after seeking votes in Puvayan area in the last Lok Sabha election.

Three suppliers were sentenced in only one case with imprisonment of seven years and a fine of Rs one crore each, the spokesperson said here.

Party insiders claim that Singh, who is also the party chief Whip in Lok Sabha, enjoys backing of PM Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah and said to be close to union minister Narendra Singh Tomar, a former confidant of CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Reddy brothers have a personal reason to side with the BJP because of the Siddaramaiah government’s decision to reinvestigate the iron ore export scam even after the CBI closed the case.

Overnight, notices have sprung up in front of homes and buildings. The text on them varies, but they all have the same message: "There are young girls in this house. BJP cadre please stay outside the gate".

Speaking on the issue, BJP Spokesperon, Rakesh Tripathi said, “The party does not approve of such statements and we condemn it. The MLA should have avoided giving such statement."

"We are expecting 150+ seats. Our confidence is increasing day by day. In a way Rahul Gandhi and Siddaramaiah are helping our efforts. Congress is not united and it is not working at the grassroots," said Rao.

Modi has said that he would on Thursday join other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs in observing a day-long fast against the complete washout of the Budget session of the Parliament.

The veteran Kannada film star Anant Nag has hit back at Tamil superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan for politicising the Cauvery River water sharing issue between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.