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Shimoga: Will Eshwarappa overcome BSY's revenge strike?

B S Yeddyurappa will leave no stone unturned to ensure defeat for his rival Karnataka BJP chief K S Eshwarappa, who is contesting from Shimoga constituency. However, Eshwarappa won’t take......

A day after protests, Shimoga, Hassan peaceful

The situation in Shimoga and Hassan in Karnataka was peaceful on Tuesday, a day after two people in violent protests over publication of an article by controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima......

Bangarappa wins Shimoga LS bypoll

S Bangrappa of the Samajwadi Party on Sunday won the June 2 bypoll to the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka.Bangarappa, former chief minister of Karnataka, defeated his nearest Congress rival in......

BJP expels Karnataka rebel leader Eshwarappa for six years

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday expelled rebel leader KS Eshwarappa for six years for violating party discipline and contesting Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate. IMAGE: KS......

Mangalore tense, curfew relaxed in Shimoga

Tension prevailed in parts of Mangalore on Wednesday, while the situation was relatively calm in Shimoga town, which witnessed violent protests over an article purportedly written by Bangladeshi......

Diesel hits Rs 100/litre mark in Kerala, Karnataka

Diesel price on Monday breached the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Kerala and Karnataka as fuel prices were hiked yet again to align domestic rates with firming international oil prices. Petrol price was......

Xchanging to set up 1,000-seat BPO near Bangalore

UK-based Xchanging, a Rs 460-crore (Rs 4.6 billion) business process outsourcingunit, is set to open a 1,000-seat high-performance processing centre in the Tier-3 town of Shimoga near Bangalore.......

China strikes conciliatory note on India's RCEP snub

China said on Tuesday that it will follow the principle of "mutual understanding and accommodation" to resolve the outstanding issues raised by India for not joining the Beijing-backed mega......

Karnataka eyes small towns for IT

Karnataka expects tier-II and tier-III towns to contribute about 10 per cent of its total IT exports by the next fiscal and is launching a slew of initiatives to achieve this.It will employ the hub......

Airport PPP model leads to better infrastructure, revenues

The success of public private partnership model in Indian airports has led to a significant improvement in infrastructure and collection of revenues, says the Economic Survey 2014-15. It said......

Two Kannada love stories to clash at the box office this Friday

Two Kannada films hit the screens this Friday, October 31, across Karnataka. Belli, directed by Mahesh, stars Shivarajkumar in the lead while Ee Dil…Helide Nee Bekunta is......

Jadeja boost for Saurashtra against formidable MP

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja will boost Saurashtra's bowling attack at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot where 31 wickets fell to spin in their opening round match against Karnataka. Photograph: BCCI......

Ranji Trophy: Karun, Smaran hit double tons as Karnataka dominates

A summary of Sunday's action in the Ranji Trophy Elite group matches. IMAGE: Karun Nair smashed 233 on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy match against Kerala -- his second century in a row. Photograph:......

India's next gen light up Ranji Trophy Day 1

IMAGE: Delhi vice-captain Yash Dhull scored fifty but failed to convert into hundred. Photograph: Yash Dhull/Instagram Vimal, Pradosh slam tons as Tamil Nadu dominate; Solanki shines for Baroda......

Anvay Dravid wins top honours at KSCA Awards

Anvay Dravid bags U14, Vijay Merchant Trophy honours in KSCA annual awards IMAGE: Wicketkeeper-batter Anvay Dravid is the son of former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid. Photograph: Kind......

'You cannot deny someone a well-deserved award'

‘Anybody can file a defamation case against anybody to harass them.' ‘There is no criminal complaint against me in any police station. There is no FIR and no chargesheet.’ An......