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Rs 80 paid for every fraud voter deletion application in Aland seat, finds Karnataka SIT

October 22, 2025 17:35 IST

Rahul Gandhi cited the applications ahead of the Karnataka 2023 elections as example of “vote chori”; Congress says BJP has reduced right to vote to a “commodity” worth peanuts.

Fri, Oct 24, 2025

Infosys founder and billionaire N R Narayana Murthy

Narayana Murthy, apathy, and a boycott call: How Karnataka govt caste survey has hit a snag in BengaluruSubscriber Only

October 21, 2025 14:41 IST

After Infosys founder and his wife Sudha Murty, a Rajya Sabha MP, opt out of exercise, CM Siddaramaiah hits back: “Are the Infosys people Brihaspatis (Gods)?”

Thu, Oct 23, 2025

Aland Assembly constituency, Subhash Guttedar, voter list name fraudulent deletion, voter list name deletion, Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Police, Indian express news, current affairs

Karnataka seat ‘vote chori’: SIT finds ‘vital leads’ from properties linked to losing BJP candidate

October 19, 2025 07:40 IST

BJP leader Subhash Guttedar says natural for someone in politics to have voter lists, claims documents found burnt were “trash” being disposed of in Diwali cleaning

Sun, Oct 19, 2025

Aland voter deletion case update: Status of the probe, what data the police wants from EC and whySubscriber Only

October 02, 2025 13:01 IST

Aland case: How is the investigation progressing, what data do the police want from the Election Commission, and why? How was the 'electoral fraud' attempted? We explain.

Thu, Oct 02, 2025

Tightening of H-1B norms has long legal history in the US, but India IT firms were bracing for changeSubscriber Only

September 28, 2025 16:45 IST

Over the last decade, there have been multiple attempts in the US to regulate the use of the H-1B visas. Here's a brief history of the efforts, and the reasons why

Thu, Oct 02, 2025

Karnataka ‘vote chori’: Nearly 100 SIM cards acquired using fake IDs used to apply for voter deletions in AlandSubscriber Only

September 24, 2025 08:08 IST

EC provided mobile numbers used to file the deletion applications to the Karnataka CID in Sept 2023, and the latter then determined ownership of the numbers. CID’s requests for more info have not got a response from EC

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

How Karnataka voter deletions flagged by Rahul Gandhi were caught: An alert BLO, a veteran leader’s grassroots linksSubscriber Only

September 19, 2025 08:02 IST

Findings after a Congress complaint showed EC app log-ins were used illegally to make deletion requests, and processed in a “centralised operation”. After initial help, EC failed to respond to Karnataka Police requests for info

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

BJP spots a new ‘anti-Hindu’ angle, but Siddaramaiah’s stand on ‘reality of caste’ far from newSubscriber Only

September 16, 2025 18:58 IST

Debate triggered by forthcoming socio-economic caste survey and a proposal to include original castes of people who have converted to Christianity

Tue, Sep 16, 2025

Karnataka HC stays ED probe against advocate linked to arrested Congress MLA K C Veerendra in betting apps caseSubscriber Only

September 16, 2025 14:00 IST

The Karnataka High Court noted that the issue of application of Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against a legal practitioner is pending before the Supreme Court as it stayed the probe against Anil Gowda.

Tue, Sep 16, 2025

Amid the row over Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq inaugurating the Dasara celebration to be organised by the Karnataka Government, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah defended the decision on Sunday, saying that only "zealots" opposed it

Siddaramaiah claims ‘vote fraud’ cost him 1991 election against Congress rival: What happened back thenSubscriber Only

August 31, 2025 09:00 IST

The BJP has mounted an attack on the Congress's campaign against “vote chori” and alleged collusion of the Election Commission to manipulate elections.

Sun, Aug 31, 2025

Karnataka High Court disposes of plea against appointment of IPS officer M A Saleem as in-charge Karnataka police chiefSubscriber Only

August 28, 2025 12:34 IST

The Karnataka government informed the high court that it will appoint a regular DGP within a week of receiving the IPS officers' empanelment list from the UPSC.

Thu, Aug 28, 2025

Why D K Shivakumar singing RSS anthem points to Congress’s ideological dilemma in KarnatakaSubscriber Only

August 25, 2025 14:04 IST

While older leaders believe the party should rely only on its traditional alliance of OBC, Dalit, and minority voters, for others social justice alone not enough.

Mon, Aug 25, 2025

On Tuesday night, Dalit Left groups felicitated Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the wake of the Cabinet decision.

Karnataka govt clears 6:6:5 formula for Dalits’ internal reservation after special Cabinet meetingSubscriber Only

August 20, 2025 12:38 IST

The 6:6:5 formula for the 17% reservation accorded to Scheduled Castes in Karnataka is expected to be announced by CM Siddaramaiah in the state legislature on Wednesday.

Wed, Aug 20, 2025

According to Gandhi, over 1 lakh entries in the electoral rolls of Mahadevapura for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls were dubious

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote chori’ charge: Why numbers are misleading in Mahadevapura’s floating migrant hubSubscriber Only

August 13, 2025 08:04 IST

The Indian Express visits three sites mentioned by the Congress leader as holding “bulk voters at a single address”. One is a PG, another has a row of rooms for rent, third holds a brewery and shopping plaza

Wed, Aug 13, 2025

Why Siddaramaiah govt may hit a hurdle in its bid to roll out Dalit sub-quotasSubscriber Only

August 11, 2025 17:52 IST

Justice Nagamohan Das panel on SC sub-groups has recommended 1% reservation for Category A, 6% for SC Left, 5% for SC Right, 4% for SC “touchables”, and 1% for Category E

Mon, Aug 11, 2025

‘Rahul’s vote-theft charge doesn’t stand scrutiny’: At heart of row, Mahadevapura’s BJP strongmanSubscriber Only

August 09, 2025 20:11 IST

Three-time ex-MLA Aravind Limbavali, husband of current BJP MLA Manjula S, rebuts Rahul Gandhi's allegations with information collected through his BLAs, BJP workers

Sun, Aug 10, 2025

LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference, at AICC HQ, in New Delhi

Ground zero of Rahul Gandhi’s poll-fraud charge, Mahadevapura in Bengaluru saw a voter list row in 2022 tooSubscriber Only

August 08, 2025 07:54 IST

That controversy made the Congress take a closer look at the voting patterns in the constituency this time. On Friday, it is set to hold a protest against the alleged manipulation.

Fri, Aug 08, 2025

Kharge remark sparks Dalit CM buzz amid Siddaramaiah vs Shivakumar playSubscriber Only

July 30, 2025 16:23 IST

AICC chief's statement about not becoming CM in 1999 heats up state Cong, bringing his name as a “neutral face” and possible “first Dalit CM” in the event of any change-of-guard crisis

Wed, Jul 30, 2025

Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar back in Bengaluru from Delhi, trailed by questionsSubscriber Only

July 11, 2025 21:00 IST

Recent AICC moves indicate party preparing ground for Siddaramaiah to give way for Shivakumar as CM. Siddaramaiah may have a few conditions though

Fri, Jul 11, 2025

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will hold a meeting with Devanahalli-Channarayapatna farmer activists and leaders of the struggle on July 4.

CM Siddaramaiah to meet farmers protesting against land acquisition near DevanahalliSubscriber Only

June 30, 2025 14:35 IST

Amid the protests, the Karnataka Government said last week that 495 acres of land have been excluded from acquisition for the proposed hi-tech defence and aerospace park near Devanahalli.

Mon, Jun 30, 2025

B Y Vijayendra Sadananda Gowda BJP Karnataka

Amid fresh disquiet in Karnataka BJP, rejig buzz as Vijayendra faces turbulenceSubscriber Only

June 28, 2025 17:19 IST

With state BJP waiting for a “full-fledged chief”, Sadananda Gowda calls the situation “tinderbox”, even as the performance of Vijayendra, Ashok come under scrutiny

Sat, Jun 28, 2025

Why Siddaramaiah is still in driver’s seat amid setbacks – caste survey to stampedeSubscriber Only

June 21, 2025 16:49 IST

Karnataka CM has taken several steps to firewall himself – from consolidating his own base through caste survey leakage to suspending officers and ordering judicial probes over the stadium stampede

Sun, Jun 22, 2025

Post-stampede, Delhi heat awaits Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar on Capital visitSubscriber Only

June 10, 2025 12:21 IST

The CM, his Deputy vied for limelight over RCB victory ahead of the stampede. Now the Cong high command that has been long trying to discipline warring Karnataka unit has the upper hand

Tue, Jun 10, 2025

Countdown to tragedy: State, RCB insisted on own events, security was stretched thin

Countdown to Bengaluru stampede tragedy: State, RCB insisted on own events, security was stretched thinSubscriber Only

June 06, 2025 04:20 IST

The first details on what probably led to the tragedy pointed to the RCB’s refusal to stall the event until Sunday and the state government’s insistence on sharing the spotlight the same day.

Fri, Jun 06, 2025

RCB victory parade stampede: Among dead, son of pani puri vendor, 14-yr-old school girl

Bengaluru stampede: Son of pani puri vendor, new joinee at tech firm, 14-year-old school girl among 11 killedSubscriber Only

June 05, 2025 04:20 IST

Eyewitnesses to the Bengaluru stampede said that there was limited police presence and very few security guards at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.

Thu, Jun 05, 2025