EC extends polling time in Karnataka polls

Even as police are yet to make a breakthrough in the incident of torching of a Meghalaya Transport Corporation ( MTC ) bus on Wednesday, chief minister MukulSangma said the remote and inaccessible Garo Hills area has a low police-people ratio and ...

Tura, May 28: Suspected militants abducted an Assam-based trader while another was murdered by a gang, which was busted by Tura police late last night. Three men abducted the trader, who owned a shop at Gokul village under Bajengdoba police outpost ...

Karnataka will soon know who has been chosen to represent the people in the next state assembly. Counting in the 2013 assembly elections begins at 8 am and the final outcome should be known by early afternoon at the latest. The ruling BJP is not ...

Bangalore: Braving the summer heat, voters across Karnataka headed to polling booths to exercise their franchise on Sunday - resulting in one of the highest turnouts in the state's electoral history at over 71 per cent. But that figure is of little ...

Bangalore: Nearly 1.35 lakh police personnel, including those from the Central Police Force would be deployed to ensure free and fair Assembly polls in Karnataka on May five, a top police official said today. "Of the total force to be on duty, ...

Bangalore/Gulbarga: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday charged the BJP Government in Karnataka with having acquired a "dubious" reputation for "unparallelled loot" and corruption. Capping the party's campaign for the May 5 Assembly polls in ...

Bangalore: When Narendra Modi is in full flow, he carries his audience with him. He spoke at a rally in south Bangalore on Sunday and the enthusiastic crowd followed his every cue. His detractors say Mr Modi's politics is polarising, but there is ...

Bangalore: After five turbulent years of rule, the BJP in Karnataka is in a tough position as it tries to hold on to power, with elections to the state assembly slated to be held next Sunday. One of their star campaigners, Gujarat Chief Minister ...

Gulbarga: A "flying squad" of Election Commission on Saturday subjected Mayawati to checking for a second time in quick succession, following which an angry BSP supremo hit out at the poll watchdog, playing the Dalit card. As soon as Mayawati, who ...