Kalburgi killing: Supreme Court slams Karnataka govt for 'just fooling around'
A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Navin Sinha asked the Karnataka government to file its status report in two weeks on the investigation done so far in the case.
Nov 26, 2018, 20:13 PM IST
Gauri Lankesh murder: SIT submits 650-page chargesheet with 131 statements
The accused Naveen had told the cops during interrogation that he paid Rs 1000 for each bullet for the murder which was sourced from Uttar Pradesh.
May 30, 2018, 15:09 PM IST
Plea seeks SIT probe into rationalist MM Kalburgi's murder
Kalburgi, the former Vice-Chancellor of Hampi University and a well-known scholar and epigraphist, was shot dead at his residence in Kalyan Nagar in Dharwad, Karnataka, on August 30, 2015
Jan 10, 2018, 13:44 PM IST
Gauri Lankesh, Kannada scholar MM Kalburgi were killed with same pistol, suggests probe
Journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh and noted Kannada scholar MM Kalburgi were possibly killed with the same weapon – a 7.65mm country-made pistol - preliminary findings of the Forensic Sciences Laboratory have suggested.
Sep 13, 2017, 08:09 AM IST
Gauri Lankesh's murder captured on CCTV, claims brother
Senior Kannada weekly tabloid Editor and social activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead on Tuesday night by unidentified men at her residence.
Sep 06, 2017, 12:31 PM IST
Complete probes soon in Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare cases: Bombay HC
Unhappy with the delay, the Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the CBI and Maharashtra SIT to complete their probes soon into the killing rationalist Narendra Dabholkar and communist leader Govind Pansare and asked the central agency to arrest a suspect within 10 days.
Aug 04, 2016, 19:15 PM IST
Narendra Dabholkar's son unhappy over no headway in probe
Hamid Dabholkar, son of slain anti-superstition activist Dr Narendra Dabholkar, on Sunday expressed unhappiness over investigators' failure to zero in on the murderers of his father, CPI leader Govind Pansare and Kannada scholar MM Kalburgi.
Mar 06, 2016, 19:14 PM IST
My protest against intolerance continues: Nayantara Sahgal
Noted writer Nayantara Sahgal , who has refused to accept her literary award back, on Sunday wrote to the Sahitya Akademi saying her protest against intolerance continues.
Jan 24, 2016, 15:23 PM IST
Kalburgi murder: Kannada writer Dayananda refuses to accept award
In his letter to the Kannada Sahitya Akademi, Dayananda cited growing 'intolerance' as one of the reasons behind his decision.
Jan 11, 2016, 12:00 PM IST
Pansare murder: Charge sheet filed against right-wing activist
Gaikwad, an activist of Sanata Sanstha, was arrested on September 16 from Sangli and is currently under judicial custody till December 18.
Dec 15, 2015, 01:18 AM IST
The bullet gives a new twist: Were Pansare, Dabholkar, Kalburgi killed by same group?
In a new twist to murders of MM Kalburgi, Pansare and Narendra Dabholkar, forensic analysis of bullet cartridges suggests the probable involvement of a common group.
Dec 11, 2015, 09:57 AM IST
No link between murders of Pansare, Dabholkar, Kalburgi: Kiren Rijiju
The government on Wednesday said there is no report to suggest any link between the murders of rationalists Govind Pansare, Narendra Dabholkar and MM Kalburgi.
Dec 02, 2015, 15:45 PM IST
Useless, non deserving people returning awards: Subramanian Swamy
As many as 40 prominent writers had announced their returning of the award in protest against the 'rising intolerance in India"' under the present NDA Government.
Nov 30, 2015, 00:55 AM IST
Some are misleading, some are misled: Venkaiah Naidu on Aamir's 'intolerance' remark
In the backdrop of a raging controversy over actor Aamir Khan's remarks on "intolerance" issue, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said "some people are misleading and some people are misled".
Nov 24, 2015, 23:12 PM IST
Govt making all efforts to nab killers of Kalburgi: CM
There is a perception among people that Kalburgi was killed because of his frank and blunt views against superstition, Karnataka CM said.
Nov 16, 2015, 21:37 PM IST
Tipu Sultan controversy: After Girish Karnad, BJP MP receives death threat
Girish Karnad on Wednesday apologised for his remarks on naming the Bengaluru international airport after city founder Kempe Gowda even as protests against him spread in Karnataka.
Nov 12, 2015, 09:48 AM IST
Venkaiah Naidu lashes out at writers, accuses them of being 'selective'
Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday accused the writers, who returned their awards, of double standards saying they were selective in attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "growing intolerance" in the country and overlooked the Congress wrongdoings including Emergency in the past.
Oct 31, 2015, 21:05 PM IST
Uma Bharti slams award returnees, calls movement manufactured
Questioning the sudden awakening of their conscience, Union Minister Uma Bharti said on Saturday that all those who have been returning awards in protests against intolerance were themselves fanning communalism in the country.
Oct 31, 2015, 20:29 PM IST
Don't understand why artists returning awards: Music maestro Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta on Friday said he failed to understand why artists, writers filmmakers and other intellectuals were returning their state awards.
Oct 31, 2015, 00:17 AM IST
Fadnavis calls for constructive criticism: Writers' rebellion
Taking a dim view of the increasing number of artistes and writers returning their awards citing a "climate of intolerance" in the country, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday urged those leading this revolt to help the government with "constructive criticism."
Oct 30, 2015, 17:42 PM IST
