BDA commissioner's abrupt transfer shows CM Kumaraswamy's climb-down to keep MLAs happyIn the past, both when Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy were CMs, they did not make political appointments to boards and corporations, aware of c...
18 Jun, 2019, 02.42 PM IST
Can revive the Bengaluru's Bellandur lake within a year: German firmThe government has asked the firm to submit a detailed proposal in three days.
05 Dec, 2018, 10.56 AM IST
Is Siddaramaiah plotting a coup?It would have been a tough 100 days for Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy when (rather ‘if’, if the rumours are to be believed) he sails past A...
22 Aug, 2018, 11.29 AM IST
Karnataka election: What worked and what didn't for the three main partiesHere is what worked and what didn't for the three main parties BJP, Congress and JD(S) in Karnataka:
16 May, 2018, 10.43 AM IST
Karnataka: Cauvery, family struggles reduced bitterness in Siddaramaiah-HD Deve Gowda tiesThe Siddaramaiah-Gowda relationship is one of the main planks that the saffron party thinks could help it, with even PM indirectly reaching...
05 May, 2018, 12.46 PM IST
‘A Neta’s Child Too Can Have Political Ambitions’: Yathindra SiddaramaiahYathindra, a political novice who has been given a Congress ticket, argues that children of politicians can also have political ambitions t...
26 Apr, 2018, 12.08 PM IST
Yathindra Siddaramaiah a reluctant politician, obliging sonAs the Congress nominee from Varuna, Yathindra has the onerous task of filling in the shoes of his father who has been a seven-time MLA.
18 Apr, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
Siddaramaiah to launch 8-lane major arterial road project on March 4The 10.77-km project will cost about Rs 466 crore and will take about 24 months for completion as it involves building tunnels at four diff...
26 Feb, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
Son to contest polls from Siddaramaiah's constituencyA doctor by profession, Yathindra stayed out of the limelight till slightly over a year ago, when his elder brother Rakesh died.
29 Nov, 2017, 02.07 PM IST
Massive rally condemns death of Gauri, points fingers at rightwing activistsMost speakers pointed to the ‘celebratory’ and ‘congratulatory’ messages post on social media by BJP and Sangh Parivar activists upon the d...
12 Sep, 2017, 10.31 PM IST
By-elections see arrival of Siddaramaiah’s doctor-son Yathindra on the centre stage of state politicsSiddaramaiah had said in the run-up to the 2013 elections that he believes politicians should retire gracefully at 70 and that he would not...
10 Apr, 2017, 12.19 PM IST
Unveiling of the political sons: Political debut of Siddaramaiah and CM Kumaraswamy sonsYathindra’s name first surfaced as part of a political scandal in April as a medical firm that he was a director of won some government con...
08 Oct, 2016, 12.15 AM IST
Siddaramaiah appeals colleagues, friends and fans not to celebrate his birthdayCM said he was not willing to accept bouquets or birthday wishes on his brithday, said believed all his friends and workers would understan...
11 Aug, 2016, 07.51 PM IST
Unlike Mulayam Singh Yadav & Karunanidhi, Karnataka CMs keep kids outSources in the opposition admit that Siddaramaiah is reluctant to see his children in politics, similar to the stand adopted by CMs like Ra...
10 Aug, 2016, 04.12 AM IST
CM Siddaramaiah faces allegations of favouring son in government hospital contractSiddaramaiah has made it a point to keep his elder son Rakesh, who oversees his constituency Varuna, out of the limelight, despite his atte...
14 Apr, 2016, 12.09 PM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah refuses to give party ticket to son for MLC pollsRakesh, a failed actor who has made his political ambitions very clear, has not been encouraged by Siddaramaiah to pursue them, till date.
04 Dec, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
- Candidates log onto Facebook and Twitter to connect with voters in Karnataka campaigns
Most of them do not operate their accounts personally or reply to the comments, they are managed by professionals hired for the purpose.
02 May, 2013, 12.44 PM IST