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Senior most MLA Deshpande won 9 times from same constituencyDeshpande, who entered the assembly in 1983 as a member of the Janata Party led by the then chief minister Ramakrishna Hegde, has handled v...
Stepping down and the Pawar of loveMultiple resignation announcements have been part of brand-strengthening strategy - from Ramakrishna Hegde (as Karnataka chief minister) to...
Warburg Pincus to acquire micro-enterprise lender Vistaar FinanceExiting shareholders would include WestBridge Capital, Elevar Equity, Omidyar Network India and Saama Capital. The deal size is not disclos...
2018 is about Siddaramaiah just as 1985 was about RK HegdeIn 1985, Hegde was seeking a full mandate as his first government formed in 1983 was supported by the Jan Sangh. Hegde won that elections w...
Karnataka assembly elections so far: What the charts tellThe race for Karnataka is officially on. The state goes to polls on May 12 and results will be out three days later on May 13. The three ma...
How Karnataka voters bucked national trendsFrom a one-party state, Karnataka gradually matured to have a clear bi-party competition with the constant presence of a distant third play...
'Azim Premji is a great example of how the rich should behave'Fashion consultant Prasad Bidapa feels that India's rich should follow the philanthropic business tycoon.
Centre named after late CM Ramakrishna Hedge to come up on a land leased by Karnataka govt in VidyaranyapuraRamakrishna Hegde's colleagues and admirers are expected in large numbers at the foundation-stone unveiling on August 29 by CM Siddaramaiah.
Siddaramaiah's son prove to be 'Achilles Heel', but he is not the first one in KarnatakaSiddaramaiah is accused of nepotism in the awarding of a contract for a lab at the government-run Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru to a compa...
Karnataka government makes Lokayukta toothless, grants more powers to Home MinisterThe government withdrew the powers to book and investigate corruption cases from the Lokayukta. Now, the Home Minister will decide who shou...
Is Karnataka government planning to take away Lokayukta grievance redressal powers?Now the government plans to amend the Act, which takes away all its grievance redressal powers and retains only the anti-corruption wing.
Karnataka plans MoS status for zilla panchayat chiefsLike Hegde, Siddaramaiah is facing the dissent of his MLAs, who are unhappy with decentralisation of powers to gram sabhas.
Under Attack, Siddaramaiah renews his love for KannadaThe Karnataka government has for long been a strong votary of supporting the local language, particularly because of the movements on the i...
Supreme Court drops 24-year old contempt proceedings against Arun ShourieJustice Kuldip Singh, then sitting Judge of Supreme Court, was appointed as Chairman, Commission of Inquiry under the Commissions of Inquir...
I am not 100 % honest: Karnataka CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah turned out to be different when he said "it would be self-deception if I say that I am 100 per cent h...
No National Democratic Alliance after LK Advani exit: Sharad YadavThis is a shock to me, to my party. For us, he and Atalji (former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee) were the architects of NDA.
BS Yeddyurappa cuts of ties with Sangh, may join third frontWhile BJP is defensive about its record on governance and corruption, Yeddyurappa wants to maximise his potential as a spoiler.
- BJP bags 71 seats, leading in 41
BJP was racing ahead to get close to majority in the 224-member Karnataka assembly by bagging 71 of the 119 seats.
- Demand for CM resignation: Demo in front of govt offices
The AIADMK will hold state-wide demonstrations in front of government offices on April 28, demanding that Chief Minister M Karunanidhi resi...
- Cong warns rebels to withdraw from contest or face action
The Karnataka unit have issued a stern warning to rebels to withdraw from poll field or face disciplinary action.