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Topic: Karnataka

Who are Lingayats, Veerashaivas, and why they matter in Karnataka polls

In poll-bound Karnataka, what is the big deal about Siddaramaiah giving religious minority status to Lingayats?

Rahul Gandhi to have an ‘Amar, Akbar and Anthony’ day in Karnataka

Rahul will visit a temple, a church and a shrine; his itinerary seems to have been designed to re-affirm syncretism in the political ideology of Congress party.

To understand the debate on Lingayats, one must know how they’re different from Hindus

In half a dozen public rallies seen in north Karnataka last year, a few lakh people convened to express support for delinking Lingayat dharma from Hinduism.

Siddaramaiah’s Lingayat gamble: Can minority status swing BJP’s votebank?

Minority status has been a long-standing demand of the community, which constitutes 17 per cent of the state’s population.

TalkPoint: Will making Lingayat a separate religion benefit Congress or create a communal divide?

Experts weigh in on Siddaramaiah's decision to grant the Lingayat community separate religion status. The recommendation will now move to the centre for approval.

A reporter recalls how the brutal Mangalore pub attack changed her forever

When I covered the Mangalore pub attack nine years ago, I even stopped to ponder: was my cultural upbringing wrong?

In Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi quotes Basavanna. But is Congress sincere about Lingayat issue?

Now that the committee on the Lingayat row has submitted its report recommending ‘religious minority’ status, state govt must urgently present a roadmap.

Can the Karnataka model of development do for Siddaramaiah what such slogans did for Modi?

Beyond homilies like 'promote equity' and 'realise economic growth', it isn’t clear what the components of the model are, and how it is distinct from others.

Amit Shah tells party that road to 2019 victory passes through Karnataka

The BJP president has told ministers, party MPs and senior leaders to just focus on Karnataka until the elections there in April-May.

Last Laughs: Of passive euthanasia, the TDP’s half exit and Karnataka flag

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint. The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or...

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.