Thursday's arrest of the now 64-year-old Basavaraj by Karnataka Police CID in the 2025 murder of a Bengaluru realtor has reignited scrutiny of the Krishnarajapuram BJP MLA.
Five people have been sentenced to death for the brutal killing of Chittoor Mayor Katari Anuradha and her husband in 2015. A year earlier, they’d staged a dharna for the ‘mastermind’.
Calling it 'rarest of rare' case, Special CBI Judge Rajeev Goyal handed capital punishment to Hemat Chouhan (30), Ayan Chauhan (24), Vinay (36), Jai Bhagwan (31).
In ep 1838 of Cut the Clutter Shekhar Gupta explains economic concerns behind PM Modi’s appeal to cut gold purchases, fuel use, foreign travel and fertiliser consumption.
One of the key and far-reaching appointments will be that of the new director of Intelligence Bureau. Current IB chief Tapan Deka’s second extension ends in June.
These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus.
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