Nehal Kidwai

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: Tea Seller-Turned-Millionaire Contesting As Independent

Karnataka News | Written by Nehal Kidwai | Sunday April 22, 2018

He once used to sell tea to make a living. Today, P Anil Kumar is a crorepati who has taken the political plunge. The 43-year-old has filed his nomination papers for next month's Karnataka assembly elections as an Independent candidate from Bommanahalli constituency in Bengaluru.

"Won't Allow Divide": Amit Shah's Telling Comment On Lingayat Proposal

Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday April 4, 2018

A politically loaded proposal by Karnataka's Congress government to grant separate religion status to Lingayats may not be approved by the centre, BJP chief Amit Shah indicated as he addressed a gathering of Veerashaiva seers yesterday. "We will not allow the division of the Veerashaiva-Lingayat communities," Amit Shah said in Bagalkote, where he w...

Wait, What? Why Amit Shah's Words On PM Sounded Wrong In Karnataka Rally

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday March 30, 2018

The BJP has been thwacked by the second flub this week in Karnataka, where elections will be held on May 12. This time, BJP president Amit Shah's words at a rally were lost in translation, by a wide margin, thanks to the party's senior leader Prahlad Joshi.

'Postcard News' Co-Founder Arrested, Charged With Spreading Fake News

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday March 30, 2018

The co-founder of online portal "Postcard News", Mahesh Vikram Hegde, was arrested in Karnataka on Thursday on charges of spreading fake and communally sensitive news. The editor has been charged under cybercrime laws with inciting religious hate and conspiracy.

Congress' Plan To Trump BJP With Lingayat Move Runs Into Turbulence

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday March 21, 2018

The Siddaramaiah government's move to give religious minority status to the politically powerful Lingayat community in Karnataka has run into trouble. The key socio religious body of the Veerashaiva-Lingayats, the Veerashaiva Lingayat Mahasabha, has objected to the move, hinting that it would lead to divisiveness in society

How 26 Men Seen Attacking Women In Mangaluru Pub Got Away: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday March 13, 2018

Young women ran as they were chased by a mob, slapped, kicked and dragged by their hair. As the terrified women tried to dodge the blows, some stumbled and fell and others were pushed to the ground. Visuals of this hooliganism at a pub in Mangaluru disgusted the nation and led to calls for toughest punishment. But nine years on, all 25 accused, and...

Sri Ram Sene's Pramod Muthalik Acquitted In 2009 Mangalore Pub Attack Case

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday March 13, 2018

Pramod Muthalik, the chief of the Sri Ram Sene, and all others accused in the 2009 pub attack in Karnataka's Mangalore have been acquitted due to lack of evidence

Gauri Lankesh Murder Probe To "End Soon": Karnataka Home Minister

India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Wednesday March 7, 2018

Journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder investigation will be wrapped up soon, Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy said on Wednesday days after a special team questioned a man accused of selling firearms.

Gauri Lankesh Probe Team Takes Custody Of Man Caught For Selling Guns

Bangalore News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Friday March 2, 2018

A special police team probing journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder on Friday took a man into custody for questioning, nearly a fortnight after his arrest on a charge of possessing a pistol and live bullets in Karnataka capital Bengaluru.

In Karnataka, Amit Shah Links Harris Assault Case To Appeasement Politics

India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai and Maya Sharma, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Wednesday February 21, 2018

BJP president Amit Shah, in Karnataka to campaign for assembly elections due soon, today accused chief minister Siddaramaiah of the Congress of "playing politics of appeasement," asking why no first information report or FIR was registered against M N Haris, the son of a Congress lawmaker and who is accused of beating up a man at a restaurant in Be...

Congress Leader Accused Of Sprinkling Petrol In Office. Caught On Video

Bangalore News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday February 20, 2018

Congress leader Narayanaswamy is seen sprinkling what could be petrol inside a government office in Bengaluru and threatening an officer in a video that has embarrassed the ruling party at a time it is facing condemnation over a lawmaker's son beating up an injured man.

After Brief Encounter, Bengaluru Police Arrests 5 Members Of Bheel Gang, Including Kingpin

Bangalore News | Written by Nehal Kidwai | Saturday February 3, 2018

Bengaluru Police on Friday arrested five members of the Bheel gang of Madhya Pradesh, including the gang leader, Rai Singh Bheel. The arrests come days after a police team was attacked by four gang members.

"Political Terrorism", Says BJP As Party Worker Killed In Bengaluru

Karnataka News | Written by Nehal Kidwai and Maya Sharma | Thursday February 1, 2018

Keeping up the pressure on the Congress government in Karnataka in an election year, the BJP today said it would launch a statewide protest tomorrow over the murder of one of its workers.28-year-old Santosh died in hospital after he was stabbed in the JC Nagar area of Bengaluru around 7.30 pm on Wednesday. Police say all four accused -- Wasim, Phil...

"Good Muslims, Bad Muslims": Karnataka BJP Leader Triggers Controversy

Karnataka News | Written by Nehal Kidwai | Thursday February 1, 2018

In the backdrop of the alleged political violence in Karnataka, where assembly elections will be held later this year, a senior BJP leader has triggered controversy. Party leader KS Eshwarappa has said Muslims who are with the Congress "are killers" while those linked with his party are "good Muslims" -- a remark that has been rubbished by Chief Mi...

Once A Daily Labourer In Bengaluru, He Declared Income Of Rs 40 Lakh

Bangalore News | Written by Nehal Kidwai | Wednesday January 31, 2018

A jobless man who migrated to Bengaluru eight years ago and started working at construction sites as a daily labourer has declared an annual income of Rs 40 lakh in his income-tax returns filed a couple of months ago, the police say.