Karnataka: BJP-JD(S) to fight for second Rajya Sabha seat

The Rajya Sabha election scene in Karnataka heated up with the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (Secular) combine fielding its second candidate, even though the alliance has the strength to win......

Karnataka RS race: Cong to lodge MLAs in a hotel

Apparently aimed at keeping the flock together ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls, all ruling Congress MLAs in Karnataka will stay put together at a hotel in Bengaluru on Monday after the budget......

This MP refused to take a pay hike

Member of Parliament Rajeev Chandrashekar, in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has declined to take the salary hike stating that there was a long pending demand by the armed forces......

Karnataka MP offers to partly fund PILs in Bengaluru

Member of Parliament from Karnataka Rajeev Chandrashekar has offered to bear 50 per cent of the cost of filing Public Interest Litigations for anyone with a legitimate one. In a statement issued......

Why Hasmukh Adhia is so wrong on LTCG tax

To say capital gains from stocks are effortless shows little understanding of the treacherous investing terrain, says Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com A few weeks ago I wrote......