Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:52:23
Reminding the people of Karnataka that the state was unified because of efforts of several visionaries, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Thursday asked them to reject outright the "voices" demanding its division.
In his address at a function to celebrate the 63rd "Karnataka Rajyotsava", the state formation day, he urged people not to pay heed to any "false propaganda", while promising to ensure a
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Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:43:31
Proving that age was no barrier for learning, a 96-year-old woman has secured high marks in a literacy examination held in Kerala.
Karthyayani Amma, the oldest candidate who appeared for the "Aksharalaksham" programme of the state-run Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority, scored 98 marks out of 100.
A native of Cheppad village of Haripad in Alappuzhadistrict, the nonagenarian Thursday rec
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Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:40:29
In a major embarrassment for the BJP, two days before the Ramanagara assembly by-poll, its candidate against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's wife quit the contest on Thursday and return to the Congress.
With BJP's L Chandrashekhar withdrawing his candidature for the November 3 polls, Kumaraswamy's wife Anita Kumaraswamy, is expected to have a smooth sail facing a virtual no-contest.
Announc
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Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:34:57
The Karnataka Police on Thursday morning detained Kalyan Karnataka Horata Samiti workers here for holding a protest and hoisting a new Kannada flag demanding a separate statehood for north Karnataka region.
The protest was organised on the Kannada Rajyotsava Day or the Karnataka foundation day which is celebrated all across the state on November 1 marking the formation of the state in 1956.
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Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:25:01
Claiming that Muslims are not against construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, Congress legislator from Karnataka Roshan Baig asked if the temple is not built in India, will it be constructed in Pakistan?
Speaking to ANI, Mr Baig said: "Muslims are not against the construction of Ram temple. If Ram temple is not built in India, will it be constructed in Pakistan? It should be built in India only.
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Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:20:54
A ruthless India completed a nine-wicket demolition of the West Indies in the fifth and final ODI here Thursday for their sixth successive series win at home.
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets to help India bundle out the West Indies for 104 in just 31.5 overs.
Pacers Khaleel Ahmed and Jasprit Bumrah chipped in with two wickets each.
The home team took just 14.5 overs to
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Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:17:30
Former India captain Rahul Dravid was Thursday inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame at a brief function here ahead of the final ODI between India and the West Indies.
Dravid became only the fifth player from India to be named in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar presided over the formalities. The ICC, on July 2, announced his induction into the Hall of Fame.
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Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:04:55
KOLKATA: More than 100 passengers were stranded at Kolkata airport early Thursday after a water tanker hit a Qatar Airways aircraft, which was preparing to take off for Doha.
Around 2. 30 am, when passengers were boarding the plane, a water tanker hit the belly of the Doha-bound flight, near the landing gear, an official of Airports Authority of India (AAI) said.
The plane was immediately gr
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Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:02:56
AHMEDABAD: Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday said people should not "forgive" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "uproot" his government in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
He was addressing a farmers' gathering at Vanthali in Gujarat's Junagadh district, around 300 km from here.
"This government has failed on all fronts. Everyone is suffering, be it farmers, youth, women or Dalits. O
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