After SBI, another Kannada row erupts after Bengaluru Canara Bank staff member fails to speak in local languageCanara Bank faces scrutiny in Bengaluru. A video circulating online shows a woman confronting a bank employee in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka....
07 Jul, 2025, 12.16 PM IST
Kamal Haasan’s Thug Life faces potential Karnataka ban over ‘Kannada born from Tamil’ remark as protests and demands for apology riseKamal Haasan sparked outrage in Karnataka after claiming “Kannada was born out of Tamil” during his Thug Life promotion. The Karnataka Film...
29 May, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
FIR against singer Sonu Nigam for ''hurting'' sentiments of KannadigasSonu Nigam faces legal trouble in Bengaluru. Police filed a case against the singer. The complaint alleges he insulted Kannadigas at a rece...
03 May, 2025, 08.15 PM IST
‘Make travel easy, not complicated’: Kempegowda Airport’s Hindi-free display boards spark controversy, prompts language debate in BengaluruKempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru has dropped Hindi from its signboards, keeping only Kannada and English. The move triggered a...
13 Apr, 2025, 06.38 PM IST
Kannada outfits announce bandh on March 22 over assault on bus conductor in BelagaviKannada Okkuta has called for a statewide bandh in Karnataka on March 22 to protest against the alleged assault on a state bus conductor fo...
28 Feb, 2025, 04.58 PM IST
Siddaramaiah tells Centre not to punish Karnataka for being progressiveKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah emphasizes the need for fair devolution of taxes, accentuating that despite Karnataka's significant c...
01 Nov, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
Viral auto image sparks outrage over language and regional pride: Karnataka grapples with xenophobia concernsThe auto's message emphatically insists that everyone within Karnataka's borders must be proficient in Kannada, the state's native language...
24 Jul, 2023, 01.31 PM IST
Amazon under fire after bikini having colours of Karnataka flag, emblem on sale"Multinational companies should stop such repeated insult of #Kannada This is a matter of Kannadigas' self-pride and we will not tolerate t...
06 Jun, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
Karnataka flag issue put on hold: MHAThe Home Ministry's comments came after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to approve the state flag.
01 May, 2018, 05.28 PM IST
South subsidises north: Karnataka CM SiddaramaiahIn a long post on his Facebook page, he argued that southern states, including Karnataka, contributed way more to central taxes than the No...
17 Mar, 2018, 11.52 AM IST
Kannada in time of elections: BJP, Congress blend the language pride in campaign strategyJust ahead of the Assembly elections, the railway ministry has begun printing local train tickets in Kannada, and is giving wide publicity ...
12 Mar, 2018, 07.49 AM IST
Karnataka flag release by CM puts BJP, JDS in quandarySiddaramaiah govt had constituted a 9-member committee last year to design the state flag. The panel has recommending a yellow-white-and-re...
09 Mar, 2018, 09.16 AM IST
Siddaramaiah takes Rahul Gandhi's route to social media popularitySiddaramaiah tweeted a Times of India story that said Shah was learning Tamil and Bengali. He commented in a tongue-in-cheek way: “Won’t yo...
23 Nov, 2017, 09.04 AM IST
Karnataka needs its own flag, says CM SiddaramaiahSiddaramaiah on Saturday once again invoked Kannada pride, saying the Congress government was firm on Karnataka having a state flag.
15 Oct, 2017, 05.03 PM IST
Siddaramaiah flags off another controversyA Congress leader said, “if Narendra Modi can get to power in Gujarat on the back of Gujarati asmita (pride), why should Siddaramaiah not s...
19 Jul, 2017, 04.18 PM IST
The messy connect between old Bengaluru and new startup cityThe old city is predominantly local, is fed by the Cauvery and emotes on all issues Kannada. Cauvery, for this section, is about Kannada pr...
14 Sep, 2016, 10.40 AM IST
Writer's block: The evolution of Kannada cinemaNot long ago, no youngster in Bengaluru would admit to watching a Kannada film over the weekend but times are changing.
10 Jun, 2016, 12.11 PM IST