Spandana Raghavendra, the wife of the Kannada actor Vijay Raghavendra, passed away on Sunday following a cardiac arrest while she was on holiday in Bangkok. Spandana experienced low blood pressure when returning to her hotel room from shopping, according to information obtained by India TV. By tomorrow, her remains will have been transported to Bangalore, where her final rituals will […]
» Read moreA ride to the Kempegowda International Airport in an Ola cab turned out to be a nightmare for a Bengaluru-based engineer after she was allegedly molested by the driver. In her statement to the police, the 24-year-old said the driver molested her, threatened to disrobe her, tried taking photographs, and attempted to strangle her. The driver, V. Arun, 31, is […]
» Read moreCongress’ K.R. Ramesh Kumar was on May 25 unanimously elected the Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly, after BJP candidate S. Suresh Kumar pulled out of the race, in a major victory for the JD(S)-Congress coalition before Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy faced the floor test. Shortly before the start of the proceedings, Mr. Suresh Kumar said he was withdrawing his nomination […]
» Read moreH.D. Kumaraswamy was sworn in as the 30th Chief Minister of Karnataka on a rainy Wednesday evening, with a galaxy of national and regional leaders in attendance in a show of non-BJP opposition unity ahead of Lok Sabha polls. G. Parameshwara, who is to be the Deputy Chief Minister, was also sworn in on the grand steps of Vidhana Soudha. […]
» Read moreIn a midnight operation that put the top functionaries of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) leaders managerial skills to ultimate test, the party’s central leadership issued a diktat to arrange accommodation for the newly elected party legislators from Karnataka on war footing. With clear instructions that the entire exercise should be a closely guarded affair, the TPCC leaders led […]
» Read moreKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today sent a legal notice for criminal and civil defamation to BJP, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Yeddyurappa over allegations of corruption levelled against the Congress leader. In the notice, Siddaramaiah’s lawyer cited instances of political advertisements published by the BJP and speeches delivered by PM Modi during election rallies and accused the […]
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