Among the ministers in the new cabinet are 8 Lingayats, 7 Vokkaligas, 7 OBCs, 3 SCs, 2 Brahmins, 1 ST and 1 Reddy, and a woman.
Mohd Abdul Najeeb Qureshi on Wednesday equalled the national 100m record while qualifying for the semi-finals on the opening day of the track and field events which saw all the Indians, except two, making it to the next round in the Commonwealth Games.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's last-ditch attempt to ensure the smooth unveiling of Thiruvalluvar's statue in Bengaluru went down the drain with three pro-Kannada groups boycotting a meeting convened by him.
Joshi will now continue in the post till 2021.
The ruling party legislators have expressed serious reservations about MLCs not elected by the people being made ministers, lack of representation to certain regions, with most ministers still from Bengaluru and Belagavi districts and also on their 'seniority or sacrifice' not being considered.
A suspected terrorist, who was allegedly planning to destroy a temple in Gulbarga, was arrested on Friday, police said.
District Collector Ashish Vachhani, who led the operation, said that based on a tip-off, a special police party conducted surprise raids and seized 18 bags of explosive materials.
The CBI has began the probe on the request of the Tamil Nadu government on March 12.
Nandadeepa has a story based on a folklore about a stepmother's exploitation of her stepson. The narration is amateurish though Master Manoj is impressive. Devaraj and Shruthi, on the other hand are passable.
Director Mandya Nagaraj fails to deliver the goods, once again.
Director Nagraj has chosen a weak plot and bad script for Agaram. Nanda's performance is mediocre while debutante Hardeep is hardly seen.
A vaccine developed by the Chinese will hit the Indian market on Monday.
India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu, on Monday wrote a letter to President of the 74th Session of the General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, expressing New Delhi's strong disappointment over the decision regarding roll-over of the intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on UNSC reforms into the next session of the General Assembly that begins this month.
They have sought quashing of the July 25 order of disqualification by K R Ramesh Kumar, who resigned on Monday as speaker of the House.
The film also stars Bhamaa as the female lead.
All the six aspirants playing in the qualifying rounds of the Bangalore Open were eliminated.
Only half India's population has received the first shot of Covishield and Covaxin and the government's immediate task is to first vaccinate its adult population before placing its focus on children.
India registered a 3-0 win over Philippines in the Asia-Oceania zonal tie of the Junior Fed Cup tennis competition.
The top law officer said that even if some people of the community have come up, the stigma of caste and backwardness is still attached to them.
The BJP will need to win at least six seats to remain in power.
'The results show that he is the best person to manage individuals in the party.'
The annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards announced their winners and they are hilariously candid photos of animals in the wild -- from dramatic facial expressions to perfectly timed coincidences. The contest is about more than just silly photos. Founders Tom Sullam and Paul Joynson-Hicks started the competition to raise awareness about wildlife conservation. They hope the pictures encourage people to shop responsibly, be mindful of their water use, and speak out about environmental issues -- in addition to making people laugh. Scroll below to have a giggle!
'The Pollachi case will have a negative impact for the AIADMK alliance.' 'The BJP and AIADMK are in alliance in Tamil Nadu.' 'That may be the reason for the delay in the central government's approval for case transfer to the CBI.'
Eleven people, including a child and four women, were killed on Sunday when a 20-foot-high compound wall adjacent to their huts collapsed in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu even as Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa ordered a special investigation team probe into the Porur building crash that claimed 61 lives.
The actor, who plays the role of Kattappa in the movie, clarified that he was not against Kannada people.
The names of both Maregowda and Puttaraju had figured in the list of missing Janata Dal-Secular workers tweeted by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday.
'There is lack of demand because people have no jobs, and no income.' 'Lakhs of people have lost their jobs and they have no income which has led to no demand in the market.'
A 12-hour bandh in Bangalore to protest rising cases of sexual offences against women and children called by Kannada outfits on Thursday evoked a mixed response.
'It is not right to show your anger on this film for Satyaraj's comments.'
'Ultimately, people will revolt at one time or the other.' 'You cannot feed the public with cultural issues forever.'
Two movies, Ingale Marga (Road to Ingale) and Tirupati Express releases today,September 5.
While 10 persons from Karnataka have been confirmed dead, at least seven of them are said to be JD-S workers.
Curfew, imposed late on Monday night, continued to remain in force in 16 police station limits of the city which were under prohibitory orders.
The bandh has been called by pro-Kannada and farmers' organisations, protesting the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal's interim order rejecting the state's petition seeking 7.56 tmcft for drinking water projects.
'Businessmen are reluctant to invest because there is a fear that private investors are being targeted by various agencies.'
The ruling coalition had held out the threat of using the Whip against the wayward MLAs, citing the disqualification provision under the anti-defection law.
Normal life in Karnataka is likely to be affected on Saturday as pro-Kannada outfits have called for a statewide dawn-to-dusk bandh to protest Tamil Nadu's opposition to Mekedatu drinking water project across the inter-state river Cauvery.
With the cabinet expansion being deferred repeatedly, several aspirants, especially those from Congress, had openly expressed their displeasure over the delay, piling pressure on the party to fill its quota so as to avoid any trouble ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
