Triple graduates, foreign educated among Independent candidates in Bengaluru

April 15, 2024 07:26 pm | Updated 07:26 pm IST - Bengaluru While the qualifications and assets of candidates from major political parties are widely discussed in the days leading up to elections, for this year’s Lok Sabha polls, at least eight Independent candidates with high educational qualifications, many who …...Read More

HDK’s remark an insult to women, says Pushpa Amarnath

April 15, 2024 07:21 pm | Updated 07:21 pm IST - MYSURU The remarks of former Chief Minister and JD(S) president H.D. Kumaraswamy that “rural women have lost their way” due to guarantee schemes, came under flak from KPCC women’s wing president Pushpa Amaranth who said that it was an …...Read More

‘Ambedkar sent a message to the world about creating an equal society through the Constitution’

April 15, 2024 07:20 pm | Updated 07:20 pm IST - Belagavi Ambedkar Jayanti was celebrated in Belagavi on Sunday. Officials paid tributes to architect of the Constitution B.R. Ambedkar. Resource person Praveena K.S. spoke of the life and contribution of Dr. Ambedkar. Dr. Ambedkar did not just contribute to …...Read More

Congress candidate Geetha Shivarjkumar submits nomination papers in Shivamogga

April 15, 2024 07:13 pm | Updated 07:13 pm IST - Shivamogga Congress candidate for Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency, Geetha Shivarajkumar, submitted her nomination papers to Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner Gurudatta Hegade in Shivamogga on Monday. Her husband and Kannada actor Shivaraj Kumar, MLC Manjunath Bhandari, former minister Kimmane Ratnakar and …...Read More

Congress denies rumours that it’ll change its candidate in Dharwad

April 15, 2024 07:11 pm | Updated 07:11 pm IST - Belagavi Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar has denied speculation about the Congress changing its candidate in Dharwad against Union Minister and BJP leader Pralhad Joshi. He was speaking to reporters in Belagavi on Monday after accompanying …...Read More

Geetha Shivarajkumar declares assets worth over ₹40 crore in her affidavit

April 15, 2024 07:10 pm | Updated 07:10 pm IST - Shivamogga Geetha Shivarajkumar, who filed her nomination papers as a Congress candidate for Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat, possesses properties and valuables worth ₹40.04 crore. Her husband M.S. Puttaswamy, alias Shivarajkumar, owns properties worth over ₹49 crore. The 59-year-old Ms. …...Read More

Man bitten by snake on Guruvayur-Madurai train

April 15, 2024 07:07 pm | Updated 07:07 pm IST - KOTTAYAM In a bizarre incident, a passenger was bitten by a snake on a moving train near Ettumanur in Kottayam on Monday. The victim, identified as Karthick (21) from Tenkasi, was bitten by the snake while travelling on the …...Read More

Matrilineal Meghalaya bets on women frontrunners

April 15, 2024 07:04 pm | Updated 07:04 pm IST - GUWAHATI GUWAHATI If the candidates of the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) win, matrilineal Meghalaya would be India’s first State with more than one Lok Sabha seat to have all-women Members of Parliament. For that to happen, the NPP …...Read More

Power woes: Kerala expected to receive additional 180 MW from Tuesday

April 15, 2024 07:02 pm | Updated 07:02 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The State is expected to start receiving an additional 180 megawatts (MW) from central generating stations from Tuesday amid the scramble to tackle the soaring electricity demand in April and May. The 180 MW round-the-clock (RTC) power is …...Read More

Eshwarappa criticises CM for his comments on RSS

April 15, 2024 06:59 pm | Updated 06:59 pm IST - Shivamogga Former Minister and BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa, contesting as an Independent candidate in Shivamogga, has criticized Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his comments on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS). In a press conference in Shivamogga on Monday, Mr. …...Read More