Saint Anthony statue vandalised in Karnataka

Chikkaballapur (Karnataka) (IANS) At a time when the BJP is bringing Anti-Conversion bill in the assembly, some unidentified men on Thursday vandalized the statue of Saint Anthony in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka.

The incident took place…

Anti-conversion bill: BJP in K'taka turns table on Congress

Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 23 (IANS) The ruling BJP in Karnataka which was expected to face the heat in the assembly on Anti-conversion Bill, turned the tables on Congress party on Thursday by stating that 'The Karnataka Protection of Right to…

Lucknow court orders FIR against Salman Khurshid

Lucknow (IANS) A Lucknow court has ordered that an FIR be registered against senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid for comparing the 'Sanatan' Hindu religion with the Boko Haram and ISIS terror outfits in his book titled 'Sunrise Over…

Trouble brewing in Uttarakhand Congress, leaders called to Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) After the Congress Campaign committee chief in Uttarakhand Harish Rawat targetted leaders for not giving him a free hand in the party affairs, the Congress is now trying to resolve issues amicably. Sources said that the state leaders…

Delimitation Commission proposals can't be challenged in court: Sajad Lone

Srinagar (IANS) Sajad Gani Lone, chairman of People's Conference (PC) said on Wednesday that the leaders of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) were lying when they told the media that they will challenge the delimitation commission…

Maha BJP: Replace Thackeray as CM; MVA spurns demand

Mumbai (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday demanded that the Maha Vikas Aghadi should replace Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray since he is indisposed and the state administration is allegedly at a standstill, but the ruling coalition…

Money laundering case: ED officials booked 5-star hotels for Pinky Irani

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had provided five-star facilities to Pinky Irani while she was in their custody in connection with 200 crore Prevention of Money Laundering case involving Sukesh Chandrashekhar, as per documents accessed…

Security tightened as Maratha activists threaten to cross K'taka border

Belagavi (Karnataka) (IANS) The Karnataka Police on Wednesday made elaborate security arrangements in the Belagavi district in view of the Maratha activists from Maharashtra threatening to cross the border and hold protests here.

Police sources…

Goans will not tolerate comparing local deity to a person: Goa CM lashes out at Trinamool

Panaji (IANS) Goans will not tolerate any comparison of a human being with the local deity Shantadurga, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday.

Sawant was referring to comparisons made by a local Trinamool Congress leader Kiran Kandolkar…

KMC election results: Trinamool moving towards landslide victory

Kolkata (IANS) The early trends of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election results on Tuesday showed that the Trinamool Congress was heading towards a landslide victory.

The early leads available for the 102 wards showed that the ruling…