The man of Power is ruined by Power. The man of Money by Money. The Submissive man by Subservience. The Pleasure-seeker by Pleasure. – Hermann Hesse, Nobel Laureate for Literature As I watched the Karnataka Assembly elections 2018 results this morning on TV, I could not help but recall the words of Hermann Hesse…
Bengaluru: The BJP appears to be in upswing in Karnataka encashing chiefly on ‘Narendra Modi factor’ as also the shift of Lingayat votes to the saffron party due to B.S. Yeddyurappa factor as most exit polls for the Karnataka show the BJP making huge gains. The predictions will not bring cheer to the Congress if…
Mysuru: Actor and activist Prof. G.K. Govinda Rao yesterday sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fans whether Modi was God. “A few BJP men claim that they won’t tolerate criticism of Modi. Is Modi God?” he questioned at a press conference here. He said that as a citizen of the country, everyone had…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly election witnessed a heart-warming incident amid a communally polarised environment. A Muslim girl from Mandya met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to thank him for providing financial assistance to pursue her education. She came all the way from Mandya to say “thank you” to the Prime Minister whose personal intervention enabled her to…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has sent notice for defamation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National President Amit Shah and State BJP President and former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa for accusing him of corruption and has demanded a public apology. Siddharamaiah has accused the top BJP leaders of making “baseless, false and untrue remarks” about…
On Thursday I had the pleasure of dining with NDTV’s Prannoy Roy, probably the last dignified English TV news anchor we have. He was in city with his band of travelling journalists. The group consisted of the popular Author and Banker Ruchir Sharma, Psephologist Dorab Sopariwala, Economist Surjit Bhalla and a few others. They were…
Kalaburagi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly attacked the Congress party for its attitude towards Indian Army and disrespect the sacrifice soldiers had made to the country. Addressing a mammoth election rally in Kalaburagi N.V. College Ground yesterday, Modi said Congress doesn’t respect the sacrifices of our soldiers. “When our soldiers carried out surgical strikes, the…
Chamarajanagar/Udupi: In the final push ahead of the May 12 Assembly Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there is a BJP storm in Karnataka. Speaking at Santhemarahalli in Chamarajanagar yesterday, Modi said, there is a ‘BJP storm’ and not a ‘BJP wave’ in Karnataka. He began his 45-minute campaign speech in Kannada and went…
A Kannada TV Channel discusses why not a Bengalurean as CM this time?! The feeling among Lingayats all over the State is that in the event of a hung Assembly, should the BJP and the JD(S) form an alliance Government, the prospects of Yeddyurappa becoming the Chief Minister is very dim. And BJP’s Delhi High…
Mysuru: With the Karnataka Assembly Polls heading for a bitter battle between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP and JD(S), Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will address 15 rallies across the State from May 1. Announcing this at a press meet here this morning, MP Pratap Simha said that PM Modi will begin his…
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