Karnataka all set to celebrate Tipu Jayanti amid oppositionThe previous Congress government began the tradition of celebrating Tipu Jayanti on November 10 of every year
10 Nov, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
Karnataka minister pitches for renaming Haj Bhavan after Tipu Sultan, stokes controversyKhan said that during a recent review meeting of the Haj committee, officials told him there were several requests to change the name of th...
22 Jun, 2018, 09.18 PM IST
Congress celebrating jayantis of Sultans for vote bank politics: PM Narendra ModiA Dalit woman, Onake Obavva was the legendary wife of a soldier in the army of Madakari Nayaka, the last ruler of Chitrdurga.
06 May, 2018, 05.10 PM IST
No invitation for MPs, MLAs who are against Tipu Jayanti gala: SiddaramaiahState BJP co-spokesperson S Prakash said 17 MPs, 44 MLAs and 11 MLCs belonging to his party will not participate in the event, though most ...
08 Nov, 2017, 02.47 PM IST
Tipu Sultan descendants mull legal action against HegdeBakhtiar Ali, one of the sixth-generation descendants of Prince Mooniruddin, who was one of Tipu's sons, told that the minister's comments ...
23 Oct, 2017, 05.25 PM IST
Union minister asks Karnataka govt not to invite him to Tipu Jayanti event"(I have) conveyed (to) Karnataka government not to invite me to shameful event of glorifying a person known as brutal killer, wretched fan...
21 Oct, 2017, 03.03 PM IST
Amid protests, Karnataka's Congress government celebrates Tipu JayantiGovt celebrated event amidst black flag protests and allegations by the BJP that the Congress was holding the event solely to consolidate i...
11 Nov, 2016, 01.29 PM IST
Congress takes on BJP over Tipu Jayanti, plans Indira 100 in Sangh strongholdThe massive security for the event across the state, however, miffed Muslim and secular activists who felt that the purpose of marking Tipu...
11 Nov, 2016, 12.22 PM IST
BJP stirs poll pot with Tipu Jayanti, cadre murderAnalyst and academic Harish Ramaswamy told ET: “The BJP is now in a position to consolidate its votebank.
09 Nov, 2016, 01.37 PM IST
Few people trying to politicise Tipu Jayanti: Karanataka CM SiddaramaiahBJP and RSS have been strongly opposing the event, being celebrated since last year, which had triggered a major row and caused violence in...
06 Nov, 2016, 09.26 PM IST
Tipu a monarch, not freedom fighter, observes Karnataka HCJustice Mukherjee also questioned the logic behind celebrating Tipu Jayanti amid fears of communal tension escalating in Kodagu district.
02 Nov, 2016, 07.22 PM IST
Celebrating Tipu Jayanti is like celebrating Aurangzeb's anniversary: Mohandas PaiPai rued that govt is playing politics over Tipu Jayanti and urged it to celebrate anniversaries of benevolent rulers like the Wodeyars and...
01 Nov, 2016, 07.59 PM IST
Tipu was 'Aurangzeb' of South, says 'Panchjanya'Highly critical of Karnataka government's decision to celebrate Tipu Jayanti to "appease" minorities, an article in 'Panchjanya' described ...
23 Nov, 2015, 11.18 PM IST
Girish Karnad says Tipu Sultan support is no insult to KempegowdaHe said If Tipu had not been a Muslim, but a Hindu, he would have been honoured just like Shivaji has been, with the airport in Mumbai name...
12 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
BJP to boycott Tipu Sultan birth anniversary celebrationsThe Opposition BJP has announced the boycott of Karnataka government's birth anniversary celebrations of the 18th century legendary king Ti...
09 Nov, 2015, 06.14 PM IST
Move on Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary stirs rowChief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the government has decided to celebrate "Tipu Jayanti" and the date would be decided shortly.
25 Dec, 2014, 06.50 PM IST
Move on Tipu Sultan birth anniversary stirs row in KarnatakaOn December 22, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the government has decided to celebrate "Tipu Jayanti" and the date would be dec...
25 Dec, 2014, 05.05 PM IST