Nehal Kidwai

With iPhone X, Karnataka Invites Lawmakers For Cauvery Dispute Meet

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday July 17, 2018

The Karnataka government's invite to a meeting on the Cauvery dispute did not come cheap. The invite to 40 lawmakers came with an iPhone X and a costly bag, alleges Rajiv Chandrashekhar.

Panic On Bus, Driver Hits Reverse As Elephant Charges. Watch

Karnataka News | Written by Nehal Kidwai | Monday June 25, 2018

The passengers travelling from Karnataka's Chamarajanagar and Calicut in Kerala were attacked by an elephant when their bus entered the Bandipur Forest area on Sunday morning.

Class 9 Boy Found Murdered In Sainik School Toilet In Karnataka

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday June 25, 2018

A 14-year-old boy was found murdered in the washroom of a top military school in south Karnataka's Kodagu district on Saturday. The boy was a Class 9 student of Sainik School in Kodagu. The incident came to light a day after another Class 9 student was found murdered in the washroom of his school in Gujarat's Vadodara.

"Gauri Lankesh Anti-Hindu, Had To Be Killed": Arrested Man's Confession

Karnataka News | Reported By Nehal Kidwai | Friday June 8, 2018

The first man to be arrested for the murder of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru last year, in a confession to the police, has reportedly said he supplied bullets to a right-wing activist who told him they were for "Gauri Lankesh as she was anti-Hindu". The man, KT Naveen Kumar, reportedly also admitted to a plot to kill a known rational...

JD(S) Withdraws Candidate From Jayanagar Assembly Seat For Ally Congress

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Tuesday June 5, 2018

The Janata Dal (Secular) has withdrawn its candidate for the Jayanagar assembly seat, voting for which is scheduled to take place on June 11.

Bengaluru Ola Driver Allegedly Molests Passenger, Forces Her To Strip For Photos

Bangalore News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday June 5, 2018

A 26-year-old woman in Bengaluru was held captive in an Ola cab and allegedly molested by the driver who also forced her to strip for photos.

Congress Hits Yeddyurappa With Bribery Complaint For Trying To Buy Lawmakers

India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Friday May 25, 2018

The Karnataka Congress has made its complaint of the BJP allegedly trying to buy its lawmakers official. The party's legal cell today complained to the state's anti-corruption bureau against BS Yeddyurappa and five BJP leaders, accusing them of offering bribes to lawmakers of the Janata Dal-Congress alliance ahead of Mr Yeddyurappa's trust vote las...

BS Yeddyurappa Clarifies After Row Over "Bring People To Vote" Remark

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Maya Sharma; Edited by Aloke Tikku | Sunday May 6, 2018

It was probably meant to be a pep talk for his supporters to ensure that people who are likely to back the party come out to vote. But BS Yeddyurappa appeared to walk into a political row on Saturday.

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