Jagadish Shettar - from semi-final loser to final winner
For 56-year-old Jagadish Shivappa Shettar, political life has come a full circle, in less than a year.
In August last year, he lost the contest for Chief Ministership to D.V. Sadananda Gowda, h
Yeddyurappa shows he still calls the shots
Showing that he still calls the shots, Karnataka BJP strongman B.S. Yeddyurappa has played the caste card to the hilt, bringing in fellow Lingayat Jagadish Shettar to replace D.V. Sadananda Gowda a
CBI sleuths grill BSY for hours in kickbacks case
Even as the State government is on the throes of witnessing a change of guard at the helm backed by a faction supported by former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa, the CBI on Saturday grilled the BJP leader and hi
Nithya exports idols illegally: Lenin
Former follower of Nithyananda, Lenin Karuppan, who shook the godman’s spiritual empire by releasing CDs containing alleged sex acts of the swami with an actress, has come out with a fresh set of alle
Pregnant woman kills mom, son, ends life
A 23-year-old pregnant woman allegedly poisoned her three-year-old son and consumed poison along with her mother at their house at Bilikalli near Byadarahalli in Ramanagaram on Friday night. Police id
DNA test links Pascal to victim
The confidential DNA report of French consulate official Pascal Mazurier, arrested on charges of raping his three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, has reportedly nailed him on one count and “spared” him
Karnatak University a good luck charm?
Believe it or not, the Department of Political Science at Karnatak University is supposed to be a good luck charm for aspiring chief ministers of Karnataka. As testimony, at least four noted politicia
‘Match practice against top teams was essential’
As the Indian hockey team gets set to make a concerted bid in their comeback Games following the heartbreak of missing out at Beijing four years ago, former international Ashish Ballal pointed to the
Jagadish Shettar set to become new K’taka CM
Jagadish Shettar, the Yeddyurappa loyalist and rual development minister, is all set to become the new chief minister of Karnataka.
Pawan’s parents agree to receive body
The distraught parents of techie Pawan Kumar, who had earlier refused to sign the documents required to fly down his body from the US, finally have agreed to do so. However, the relatives have warned