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Denied ticket by BJP for K'taka bypoll, Yediyurappa's son appeals for calm

B.Y. Vijayendra, son of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, urged his supporters to exercise restraint after they launched a social media campaign against the BJP for denying a ticket to him

WEF meet: Karnataka inks MoU with Lulu group for Rs 2,000 cr investment

The Chief Minister held talks also with heads of Jubilant Group, Hitachi, Hero MotoCorp, Siemens, Dassault Systems and Nestle, among others.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to campaign for Karnataka elections: State Congress

Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar said he had come to the national capital for party work and the final list of candidates is likely to be announced by this evening.

WEF: CM Bommai boasts about Karnataka's number one position in FDI inflow

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai boasted about the state's number one position across the country in attracting FDI inflow, as he departed to take part in the World Economic Forum's meeting

'We will consider,' says Karnataka CM Bommai on further cut in fuel tax

Bowing to public pressure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a Rs 8 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and Rs 6 a litre on diesel to avoid increase in fuel prices

Supreme Court allows export of iron ore from key mines in Karnataka

Order allows direct sales as opposed to e-auctions only; three-judge bench asks mining firms to comply with Centre's rules on the matter

Karnataka CM Bommai's sudden visit to New Delhi sparks off speculation

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's sudden New Delhi visit, his second in 10 days, has sparked off speculation in political circles, especially within the ruling BJP.

Karnataka mining: SC permits firms to export excavated iron ores

The Supreme Court on Friday permitted mining firms to export their excavated iron ore from mines in districts of Ballari, Chitradurga, and Tumakuru in Karnataka.

Bomb hoax triggers panic at Bengaluru airport; sends officials into tizzy

The security apparatus at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru went into a tizzy in the wee hours of Friday following a hoax call about the presence of a bomb.

Protect 'Brand Bengaluru', SM Krishna urges CM amid rain havoc in city

Veteran politician S M Krishna has written to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, expressing concern that frequent rain havoc in the city would hurt "Brand Bengaluru"

Karnataka to get AIIMS, Centre gives green signal to state's request

The assurance was given during a meeting between Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar and Union Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi on Wednesday

HD Kumaraswamy takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi for remark on regional parties

Congress is facing a phobia of regional parties, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy said on Monday while taking a swipe at the grand old party leader Rahul Gandhi for his critical comments on those parties. In an apparent sarcastic note, he asked the former Congress president to elaborate to regional parties about ideological commitment, while saying that the national party has no presence in most parts of the country. He said the Congress toppled the I K Gujral-led United Front government, demanding that DMK be kept out of the Cabinet by citing the links of the Dravidian party with the LTTE in the backdrop of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. But, the same Congress in the later years shared a cordial, political relationship with that party. "Is sharing power with the same DMK for 10 years in UPA-1 and -2 governments, led by Manmohan Singh, an ideological commitment?" he questioned in a tweet. In his address at his party's "Chintan Shivir" (brainstorming camp) in Udaipu

K'taka BJP likely to recommend MLC ticket for Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra

The Karnataka BJP core committee that met on Saturday is said to have discussed recommending over a dozen names including B S Yediyurappa's son B Y Vijayendra, to the central leadership

Best of BS Opinion: Bommai in unstable times, co-op in advertising & more

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

Bommai in unstable times

As chief minister, Mr Bommai is getting very little organisational support

Karnataka's Siddaramaiah slams BJP for forcing anti-conversion law in state

Karnataka ex-CM Siddaramaiah slammed BJP on Friday by alleging that the govr was trying to force anti-conversion law on the people through an ordinance route for diverting people's attention

Karnataka HC permits Xiaomi India to take overdrafts, make payments

Senior advocate S. Ganeshan argued that Xiaomi India was being targeted as it is a Chinese company and other companies are allowed to make payments of technology royalty

Karnataka BJP govt to bring out ordinance to implement anti-conversion law

The Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill was passed by the Legislative Assembly in December last year.

BJP & Congress want to 'finish off' JD(S), alleges H D Kumaraswamy

Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday alleged that both the BJP and Congress are luring his party leaders from old Mysuru region, where his party JD(S) has a strong presence

As India seeks self-reliance in semiconductors, Karnataka takes the lead

Having made significant strides in manufacturing of smart phones, television sets, the time has come for India to become a reliable global source for semiconductor chips as well