Nothing wrong in renaming Karnataka as 'Basava Nadu,' says state's Industries MinisterThe remarks of the state's Large and Medium Industries Minister came days after Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's proposal to rename R...
27 Oct, 2023, 05.53 PM IST
Since when did criticism of your policies become criticism of country: Congress to PM ModiIn an apparent reference to Gandhi's remarks made in London, Modi, while speaking in poll-bound Karnataka, termed it an insult to 12th cent...
12 Mar, 2023, 10.28 PM IST
PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi for remarks on democracy in poll-bound KarnatakaThe PM's statement is being seen with political significance, as Basaveshwara is highly revered in Karnataka, especially by the dominant Li...
12 Mar, 2023, 06.54 PM IST
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai rules out constituting new textbook review panelChakrateertha has been facing severe backlash from various quarters for his tweets put out in 2016 in which he had allegedly mocked the 'Na...
04 Jun, 2022, 07.00 PM IST
Steel bridge is talk of town again in BengaluruThe project made headlines in 2016 and 2017 when Siddaramaiah was the chief minister. It was dropped in March 2017 following public outcry ...
02 Jan, 2019, 11.34 AM IST
Lingayat churning will have big impact in future tooThe Lingayats were instrumental in bringing the BJP to power in 2008 and a large chunk of them continue to be BJP supporters.
11 May, 2018, 09.08 AM IST
Amit Shah to reach out to Lingayats on Basava JayanthiThe Lingayats, who consider Basaveshwara the founder of a separate religion, have been supporters of the BJP from the late 1990s.
18 Apr, 2018, 08.53 AM IST
Lingayatism: All you need to knowVeerashaivas, the uppermost sub-caste among the Lingayats, claim that Basavanna himself got Linga deeksha or anointment with the linga, fro...
11 Apr, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
Explain how money was taken away under your nose: Rahul to PM Modi on bank fraud"Action will be taken? You first make us understand how did Nirav Modi take Rs 22,000 crore from Indian banks under the nose of Narendra Mo...
24 Feb, 2018, 06.19 PM IST
Labour fields Indian-origin candidate against UK education minister Justine GreeningPatil, born and brought up in Gulbarga in Karnataka, had been in the forefront of installing a statue of 12th century philosopher Basaveshw...
11 May, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
Karnataka government scraps controversial Bengaluru steel flyover projectThe 6.9-km steel flyover was to connect Basaveshwara Circle to Hebbal with an extension on Sankey Road up to LRDE complex.
02 Mar, 2017, 04.33 PM IST
Bengaluru steel flyover row: L&T should drop the project, activists sayAs many as 812 trees will be chopped and precious public space will be acquired for the project, according to details made available by the...
14 Oct, 2016, 05.07 PM IST
Steel flyover was cleared after weighing all options: City Affairs Minister KJ GeorgeThe state Cabinet on September 28 cleared the project even as experts debated options to decongest the stretch between the Basaveshwara cir...
14 Oct, 2016, 11.46 AM IST
Bengaluru's Basaveshwara Circle-Hebbal flyover plan may be junkedBhat added that the BDA was at the receiving end of complaints that building the six-lane elevated road would spoil the city's beauty.
03 Mar, 2016, 11.00 AM IST
France terror assaults attack on humanity: PM Narendra ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi today asked the UN to define terrorism before it is too late so that the world knows who is backing terror and...
14 Nov, 2015, 06.58 PM IST
PM hails Basaveshwara for giving principles of democracyPrime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled here a statue of Basaveshwara, the 12th century Indian philosopher and social reformer.
14 Nov, 2015, 05.44 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi invited to unveil statue of Basaveshwara in LondonBasaveshwara (1134-1168), born in Karnataka, pioneered the idea of democracy as a social reformer and statesman.
26 Mar, 2015, 04.46 PM IST