Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called the ruling Bharatiya Janata party’s (BJP) manifesto as the “biggest jumla [platitude]” and dismissed it as “just empty jugglery of words”. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, he questioned the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s failure to address vital issues and deliver …...Read More
BJP can’t be trusted, its manifesto is just a pack of lies: Mallikarjun Kharge
Ambedkar gave amendment provision to keep Constitution dynamic, says Bommai
April 14, 2024 11:05 pm | Updated 11:05 pm IST - Belagavi B.R. Ambedkar wanted the Constitution to be a dynamic, living document. That is why he introduced the amendment provisions in the Constitution itself, the former Chief Minister and BJP candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from Haveri Basavaraj …...Read More
African weather system generating rumors of UFOs and 80-foot waves, blamed on software 'error'
Alien and conspiracy theorists showed up in full force last week after a weather modeling software "error" showed an anomaly the size of Texas moving up the African coastline while generating waves bigger than 80 feet high. Ventusky is an application that presents weather and meteorological data to allow people …...Read More
State govt. urged to protect interests of Kannadigas in Goa
April 14, 2024 10:51 pm | Updated 10:51 pm IST - Belagavi Kannada organisations have asked the State government to protect the interests of Kannadigas in Goa whose houses, according to them, are being demolished without due process. “The government of Goa is demolishing houses of the poor residents in …...Read More
Fixing India’s VVPAT-based audit of EVMs
April 14, 2024 10:50 pm | Updated 10:50 pm IST The Election Commission of India (ECI) has attracted criticism for reducing the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) based audit of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to an exercise in tokenism and for its lack of transparency in the matter. The …...Read More
‘Green paradise’ that has struck a cricketing chord with the people of Chennai
April 14, 2024 10:40 pm | Updated April 15, 2024 01:38 am IST No one doubted actor Santhanam when he, in one of his films, slipped ‘Cricket na Chepaakam (Cricket means Chepauk) into a monologue on the features of Chennai. In fact, to many in this locality and across the …...Read More
‘Green paradise’ that has struck a cricketing chord with the people
April 14, 2024 10:40 pm | Updated 10:40 pm IST No one doubted actor Santhanam when he, in one of his films, slipped ‘Cricket na Chepaakam (Cricket means Chepauk) into a monologue on the features of Chennai. In fact, to many in this locality and across the city, the first …...Read More
BJP’s election manifesto is a picture of new India, says Modi
April 14, 2024 10:35 pm | Updated 10:40 pm IST - MYSURU Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the BJP’s election manifesto released in New Delhi on Sunday as a “picture of new India”. Addressing an election rally in Mysuru on Sunday, Mr. Modi said the country had progressed much during …...Read More
Five killed in road accident in Bagalkot district
April 14, 2024 10:35 pm | Updated 10:35 pm IST - Belagavi Five workers died in a road accident in Honyal village near Bilagi in Bagalkot district on Sunday evening. They were crushed under a stone-laden lorry that overturned when they were walking home after work. They were all members …...Read More
Oregon high school transgender track athlete competes against girls at event, sparking outrage on social media
An Oregon high school came under fire on Saturday as a transgender athlete was able to compete against girls at a meet. Aayden Gallagher, a 10th-grader at McDaniel High School, competed in the Sherwood Need For Speed Classic in Sherwood, Oregon. Gallagher was seen in one clip blowing away the …...Read More
