Karnataka CM & Deputy CM stay away from Tipu Jayanthi event as BJP protests escalateIn Madikeri, Kodagu district in-charge minister S.R.Mahesh (JD-S) also stayed away from the official event. The district is the hotbed of B...
10 Nov, 2018, 11.44 AM IST
Amit Shah asks Congress not to involve other nations in India's politicsThe BJP chief's comments come amid a row over the presence of Jinnah's portrait in Aligarh Muslim University, with his party's leaders dema...
05 May, 2018, 10.27 PM IST
Section 144 imposed in Karnataka's Madikeri on Tipu Sultan JayantiThe ruling Congress began celebrating the birth anniversary of the 18th century Mysore ruler on November 10 since 2015 to honour him as a p...
10 Nov, 2017, 12.48 PM IST
BJP leader seeks debate on Tipu, wants history to be rewrittenKailash Vijayvargiya also expressed confidence that the saffron party would win the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls with a huge majority.
22 Oct, 2017, 07.46 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
High Court asks police to allow Tipu's birth anniversary functionHigh Court directed Tamil Nadu police to accord permission to hold a public meeting in connection with the birth anniversary celebrations o...
25 Nov, 2015, 04.48 PM IST
Tipu celebrations; VHP continues protests, blocks roads across KarnatakaIn Bengaluru, the protest was held in front of the Town Hall in the heart of the city where VHP activists vented their anger at Chief Minis...
13 Nov, 2015, 07.09 PM IST
Tipu row: Bajrang Dal, VHP workers burn Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's effigySome activists arrived in a group at a spot in Sultan Bazaar area and burnt the effigy and raised slogans against the Karnataka government.
13 Nov, 2015, 05.47 PM IST
BJP spreading communal vitriol in the country: CongressAccusing the BJP of spreading communal vitriol in the country, the Congress lashed out at the ruling party for "distorting" historical fact...
12 Nov, 2015, 07.50 PM IST
Tipu Sultan row: Shiv Sena slams Karnataka government, decries comparison with ShivajiShiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant also objected to parallels being drawn between Tipu Sultan and Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji.
12 Nov, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
Violence erupts after BJP protest against Tipu Sultan event; VHP worker deadA VHP supporter died when he fell off a boundary wall while trying to escape, after BJP cadre protested against Tipu's birth anniversary ce...
11 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
BJP attacks Karnataka govt over death of VHP leaderBJP today lashed out at Karnataka government over the death of a VHP leader in a violence during Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary celebratio...
10 Nov, 2015, 10.29 PM IST
VHP condemns 'brutal killing' of its worker in KarnatakaVishwa Hindu Parishad described the death of a middle-aged man during clashes at a town in Karnataka as "brutal killing" and asked the Cent...
10 Nov, 2015, 05.32 PM IST
Tipu birth anniversary celebrations: VHP leader dies in violencePolice used tear gas shells and resorted to lathicharge as hundreds of people gathered here and clashes erupted between the opponents and s...
10 Nov, 2015, 02.09 PM 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