KARNATAKA MORAL POLICING

Former Indian Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's grandson, Prajwal Revanna, has been suspended from JD(S) amidst sexual abuse allegations. Prajwal and his father, HD Revanna, face police charges for harassment and intimidation filed by a household worke...

Clothing is a potent tool for showcasing oneself. Whether one wishes to wear a hijab, a suit or a sari is, within the realms of agreed-upon decency, the individual's business. Unfortunately, states or groups also use it as an instrument of political...

Slamming BJP’s alliance partner and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy, the CM said more than BJP leaders, the latter has become the saffron party’s spokesperson, when issues concerning injustice to the state by the Centre are raised. Highlighting the variou...

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has alleged that efforts have been made to cover up a moral policing incident in Haveri. The incident involved an interfaith couple who were assaulted by a group of six people in a hotel room in Hanga...

A Karnataka woman, who was harassed by a group of six men due to her interfaith relationship, has alleged that she was gang-raped by the same group. Three suspects have been arrested by the police, and the case will now be treated as a grave crime. ...

The moral policing case in Karnataka's Haveri is getting worse day by day. The victim alleged gang rape and said, 'Taken to forest, different places, and raped'. Karnataka moral policing: Victim alleges gang-rape, says 'taken to forest, different pl...

A group of Muslim males attacked a Dalit Hindu child and a Muslim girl for sitting together. A police complaint is being filed for these people.

JD(S) State President H D Kumaraswamy alleges a link between a Chief Minister Siddaramaiah phone conversation and a police inspector's transfer, claiming it's part of a "cash for postings" scandal. The CM denies the charge, presenting evidence of th...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticized the BJP-JD(S) alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, calling it "unholy" and questioning the JD(S)'s secular credentials. He accused the JD(S) of joining hands with a "communal party" and said...

Protests are taking place in Karnataka against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The bandh call has led to the arrest of over 50 people, and the police have designated Freedom Park as the sanctioned location for protests in Bengaluru. The ...

Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has confirmed that he has held discussions with the BJP leadership in Delhi, in the interest of the state and to save his party, JD(S). He clarified that the discussions were not about seat sharing but about savi...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that his government will investigate all alleged scams and irregularities that took place during the previous BJP regime and punish the guilty. He added that the government will fulfill all its poll pro...

A special squad will be set up in Karnataka to check moral policing, especially in Mangaluru, the district headquarters of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Tuesday. The minister said the objective behind sett...

"We have asked the police to be people friendly, they should be courteous towards people who come to file complaints. Not only the police inspector, DCPs will also be held responsible for crimes and illegal acts like -- rowdyism, clubs, drug menace ...

The Congress on Sunday alleged that the BJP was not able to come to terms with the decisive verdict against it in Karnataka and was "manufacturing lies" and indulging in politics of polarisation. The Congress on Saturday made a stunning comeback in ...

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar, speaking to the media in Mysuru, sought to clarify that he was as much a devotee of Bajrang Bali (Lord Hanuman) as anyone else and word the Hanuman tilak. “Is there not a differenc...

The organisation, in a media statement, said the Hindu religion was facing a big crisis and resisting the Congress moves by staying united was the only option left now, the organisation said, and urged Hindus to keep their differences aside and join...

Siddramaiah wondered whether the Chief Minister is aware of the existing laws and the duties of the police. The government should not allow such activities to take place, he said.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Karnataka, told the court the Popular Front of India (PFI) started a campaign on social media which was designed to create an agitation based on "religious feelings of the people".