Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Congress on May 10 demanded the BJP sack former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after a Delhi court ordered framing of sexual harassment and other charges against him. It also demanded the Lok Sabha ticket given to his son be withdrawn. … Read more
: The Siddapura police arrested a 35-year-old Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) conductor on the charge of assaulting a 24-year-old private firm employee over a ticket row on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Honnappa Nagappa Agasar attached to depot number 34 Kothnoor Dinne, is conductor with bus number 368 plying from Bilekahalli towards Shivajinagar. According … Read more
Hindutva activist Chaitra Kundapura | Photo Credit: File photo Continuing investigations into the alleged cash-for-BJP ticket cheating case involving Hindutva activist Chaitra Kundapura, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) officials on Saturday recovered over ₹2 crore, which she had used for buying a car, investing in fixed deposits, and purchasing gold valuables. After gathering information about … Read more
With the Assembly elections due towards the year-end, aspirants for BRS ticket from various key constituencies have intensified their efforts to impress upon the party leadership to consider their candidature, sending the sitting MLAs of the ruling party into a tizzy. Public Health and Family Welfare Director Gadala Srinivas Rao has been nurturing ambitions to … Read more
The first family of Janata Dal (Secular), comprising party supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and his sons, was huddled in a meeting till late on Sunday night to find a solution to the ticklish issue of choosing the party candidate for the Hassan Assembly constituency. Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy told reporters before the meeting that … Read more
Priyanka Gandhi during the Na Nayaki convention at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru on Monday. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN After the State-level ‘Na Nayaki’ (I am a woman leader) convention of the Mahila Congress of the KPCC, nearly three-dozen women aspirants have begun lobbying with senior leaders as well Central leaders of the party, seeking … Read more
Comedian Vir Das found himself on the receiving end of social media after his latest performance in the US during which he said, “I come from two Indias.” A video of his performance at the John F Kennedy Centre in Washington DC was shared on YouTube by the comedian on Monday, which swiftly went viral … Read more
At a time when the nation is agitated over the alleged gangrape and death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, another startling incident has stoked controversy from state’s Deoria district on Saturday. The incident concerns the Congress party. A video has been doing rounds on social media from Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria where … Read more
International shooter Shreyasi Singh, who recently joined the BJP, is among the 27 candidates declared by the saffron party in its first list of candidates for Bihar Assembly Elections. International shooter Shreyasi Singh, who joined BJP on Sunday, has been fielded from Jamui constituency (Image credit: Twitter) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released … Read more
The RJD has released the first list of its contestants for the upcoming Bihar Assembly election 2020. The party has denied ticket to two sitting MLAs who are accused of rape, and instead nominated the wives of the two MLAs. Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping … Read more