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Karnataka Congress leader withdraws ‘Hindu’ remark following backlash
Following a significant uproar and criticism from the state’s ruling BJP, Karnataka Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi today withdrew his remarks on the word “Hindu” and apologised. Jarkiholi, who is Secretary of Karnataka…
- India
Malali mosque row: Suit seeking survey maintainable, says Court
Mangaluru: A court here on Wednesday ruled that the suit seeking the appointment of a Commissioner to survey the Malali mosque to ascertain whether it was built on a Hindu temple, was…
- India
Hubli-Idgah Row: After AIMIM’s memorandum, two more bodies seek permission to celebrate Holi
Hubli: After AIMIM approached the municipal corporation seeking permission to celebrate Tipu Jayanti at the Idgah Maidan in Karnataka’s Hubli, two more organisations submitted a memorandum seeking permission to celebrate Holi by…
- Bangalore
Hindu word origin row: Karnataka BJP plans big protests
Bengaluru: The ruling BJP in Karnataka has decided to launch a big agitation all over the state over the Hindu word origin row. According to the insiders in the state BJP unit,…
- Bangalore
Modi to inaugurate Terminal 2 of Bengaluru’s airport on 11 November
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport at Bengaluru on November 11, the official said on Wednesday. With the inauguration of T2, passenger handling capacity…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Cong MLA’s ‘Hindu’ remarks: MP Minister demands apology from Rahul
Bhopal: Day after Karnataka’s Congress MLA Satish Jarkiholi made controversial remarks that ‘Hindu’ is a Persian word not Indian, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday demanded an apology from former…
- India
Karnataka: How 50 families have been farming salt from 300 years
Bengaluru: Gokarna’s Sannikatta Salt Fields in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka is the only natural salt production centre in Karnataka. Natives in Sannikatta have been producing the natural golden brown salt…
- Bangalore
Preparations in full swing for PM Modi’s unveiling of Kempegowda statue in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Preparations are in full swing at the premises of Bengaluru airport in Devanahali for the unveiling of 108 feet tall statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda – the founder of Bengaluru city. Prime…
- Politics
Karnataka CM questions Rahul Gandhi’s silence on ‘Hindu’ remark
Udupi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has questioned the silence of Rahul Gandhi over comments by Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi on Hindu religion and language. Jarkiholi, who is Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh…
- India
Karnataka: Unpardonable crime by seer, says former CM Yediyurappa
Udupi: Lingayat strongman and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday came down heavily on the rape-accused Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru saying that the seer has committed an “unpardonable” crime which is known…
- Bangalore
Karnataka cabinet expansion likely after Gujarat polls, hints CM
Gadag: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday indicated that the expansion of his Cabinet is likely after Gujarat Assembly polls. Gujarat will go to polls in two phases on December 1…
- India
Karnataka Congress on correction mode after leader says word ‘Hindu’ is Persian
Bengaluru: The Congress seems to be in damage control mode over Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Secretary Satish Jarkiholi’s controversial remark that the word “Hindu” is of Persian origin and has a…
- India
Karnataka: AIMIM seeks permission to celebrate Tipu Jayanti at Hubli’s Idgah Maidan
Hubli: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and some other Dalit organizations approached the municipal corporation seeking permission to celebrate Tipu Jayanti at the Idgah Maidan in Karnataka’s Hubli, which was recently in…
- India
Karnataka: Man held for sexually assaulting 70-yr-old woman
Kalaburagi: A 28-year-old youth has been arrested on charge of sexually assaulting a 70-year-old woman in Annuru village of Aland taluk in Kalaburagi district, police said on Tuesday. The arrested youth Santhosh,…
- Bangalore
You will be ashamed to know meaning of ‘Hindu’: Karnataka Congress leader
Belagavi: The Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), Satish Jarkiholi, stoked a controversy on Monday by stating that ‘Hindu’ is not an Indian word, but Persian. Addressing a gathering at Nippani…
