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flipboard.com | Sharan Poovanna
NowIndia: India's Modi holds security meeting amid tensions with PakistanSHOTLIST NEW DELHI, INDIA (MAY 7, 2025) (USERS MUST CREDIT “INDIAN MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING ” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (MUTED) 1.
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theprint.in | Sharan Poovanna |Sourav Roy Barman
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit out at the ruling party in Karnataka. “If a missile falls in Pakistan, why is the Congress party depressed in Karnataka? Operation Sindoor seems to have embarrassed the Congress party,” R. Ashoka, the leader of the opposition in Karnataka, posted on X. The Congress was left red-faced even after the Pahalgam terrorist attacks two weeks ago when several party members made statements that went against the party’s official line.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Sharan Poovanna
7 hours agoRishikesh, India - May 03, 2025 Uttarakhand's Rishikesh, something bizarre happened. A video from the holy city goes viral on social media in which a bull is seen acting like a vehicle thief. Strangely, the street animal took the scooty and drove it a few meters in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
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theprint.in | Sharan Poovanna
After the concert, several pro-Kannada groups protested against his attitude towards the local language. The singer’s statements—seen not only as reflecting neglect of non-Hindi languages by the North but also as equating local language preference with the Pahalgam terror attack—received widespread criticism, particularly in Karnataka. His words also came amid heightened public emotions surrounding an Indian Air Force officer’s claim that he was accosted and assaulted for not knowing Kannada.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Sharan Poovanna
3 hours agoAdnan Sami is one of the most loved and admired musicians in India. He has made a name for himself in the industry. Having been a Pakistani citizen, earlier, he became an Indian citizen in 2015. Often known for never shying away from sharing his experiences, on Monday, he took to his official …
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theprint.in | Sharan Poovanna
There are 101 communities or sub-groups within the SC population in Karnataka. “In these 101 communities, to give internal reservation, we need exact data,” Siddaramaiah told reporters Monday in Bengaluru. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling on 1 August 2024, allowing states to introduce internal quotas for SCs based on empirical evidence. He added that without empirical data, it would be difficult to ascertain if these sub-groups belong to ‘left, right’ or any other umbrella groups.
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theprint.in | Sharan Poovanna
The force will be headed by an Inspector General (IG) level officer and will focus almost entirely on Dakshina Kannada and Udupi—two of Karnataka’s most communally sensitive districts. The announcement came even as the coastal city of Mangaluru remained on high alert after two people were killed within a week. On April 26, 35-year-old Kerala resident Ashraf was lynched after he got into an argument with locals during a cricket match.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Sharan Poovanna
Hindu activist's death latest in a long list of tit-for-tat killings. Mangaluru is a communal tinderboxWith passions already running high post Pahalgam, police are attempting to prevent communal flare-up. Several BJP, pro-Hindutva leaders attended …
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theprint.in | Sharan Poovanna
“Main accused Abdul Safwan was attacked by associates and friends of Suhas Shetty in 2023 and the case was listed in Surathkal. He (Safwan) was scared that Suhas might get him again and conspired with others to murder Suhas Shetty. He (Safwan) then met Adil, the brother of Fazil, who wanted to avenge his brother (Suhas Shetty was also the prime accused in the Fazil murder case). With similar intentions, they formed a team to get Shetty,” Agarwal said.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Sharan Poovanna
Coastal Karnataka on edge as murder accused 'Hindu activist' hacked to death in MangaluruSuhash Shetty was fatally attacked at one of the busiest intersections of the city, in what was likely a retaliatory killing. Bengaluru: Tensions are …
