7+ hour, 38+ min ago   (552+ words) Addressing a press conference at the International Centre Goa in Dona Paula, on Sunday (September 13), Kejriwal and Sardesai said that their alliance would give Goans “frustrated by the lack of options beyond the BJP and the Congress, a formidable and…...

9+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1108+ words) Opposition to the Kasturirangan Committee's recommendations on the Western Ghats is gaining momentum across Karnataka’s Malnad region, with protests continuing in places including Honnavar, Sringeri, Shivamogga and Karkala. What began as a debate over environmental protection has now turned into…...

13+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1719+ words) In an exclusive interview with The Federal, Gowda, Professor and Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Vidyashilp University, Bengaluru, talks about his latest book, Longing for an Elsewhere: Mysore and the Making of India’s Developmental State, Mysuru’s pursuit of…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1043+ words) Remember Khairlanji, the village in Maharashtra's Bhandara district that had witnessed a horrific massacre of four members of the Dalit Bhotmange family by upper castes in 2006? The incident created rage among Dalits all over the world and led to massive…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (494+ words) In a promise, perhaps the first made by an American president, Donald Trump, while addressing the opening night of the Republican midterm convention on Wednesday (September 9), said that every adult American will get $5,000 if his party retains control of both…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (448+ words) Oil prices on Wednesday jumped more than 3 per cent, pushing international Brent crude past the USD 100 threshold for the first time since July as salvos between the US and Iran escalated. “Right after the election, oil prices are going to…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (400+ words) Karnataka Water Resources Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy on Wednesday (September 9) said that the state government will move the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the orders directing the state to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu. On Tuesday, the…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (562+ words) Senior Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar has found himself at the centre of a controversy for saying "Hindi is the national language”. Facing widespread criticism, the actor has now expressed regret and apologised for his statement. Shiva’s remarks on language during…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (249+ words) New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) The Congress on Wednesday questioned the delay in proroguing Parliament's Monsoon session, saying "something fishy" was going on and the government was trying to conjure up a "super-tainted" two-thirds majority, but it would not succeed in…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (260+ words) Keralam TV journalist Aparna Kurup. Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 9 (PTI) Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday rejected the BJP's allegation that the UDF government was adopting "Talibanism" by registering a case against a television journalist. Responding to reporters, Satheesan said…...