Yeddyurappa On Hegde

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  Why Many Are Anxious About Lokayukta's Future In Karnataka

  It is more than three months since Justice Bhaskar Rao -- Karnataka Lokayukta whose son had been arrested for allegedly running an extortion racket from Lokayukta offices -- had stepped down. Since then, the anti-corruption body, which in the past had taken on anyone -- from former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa to the powerful mining barons of Bell...

• I will resign on Sunday afternoon: Yeddyurappa

  Signed, sealed and delivered by tomorrow at 1 pm - BS Yeddyurappa's resignation is no longer a craving for the BJP.After 48 hours employed by the Chief Minister to demonstrate his grip on the BJP in Karnataka, Mr Yeddyurappa allowed cameras to film him signing off on his resignation letter. (Watch: Rise and fall of Yeddyurappa)T...

• Yeddyurappa bargains for more time, BJP refuses to relent: Sources

  The BJP is meant to be selecting the replacement for BS Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister of Karnataka. Instead, what it's confronting is a chorus in Bangalore for Mr Yeddyurappa to stay in office, despite his indictment in a report on illegal mining that indicts him for corruption.

• Karnataka: Emboldened by support, Yeddyurappa makes exit conditional

  After putting up a fight for over 24 hours, BS Yeddyurappa has finally agreed to resign as Chief Minister of Karnataka on July 31. A hunt is now on for his successor.

• Justice Hegde's report on illegal mining in Karnataka

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has agreed to resign. The state's Lokayukta, or Obudsman, Santosh Hegde had indicted Mr Yeddyurappa and his family of accepting kickbacks from a mining company.

• Yeddyurappa asked to resign immediately, BJP to select new Chief Minister tomorrow

  BS Yeddyurappa has been asked by the BJP to resign immediately as Karnataka Chief Minister. After a meeting at party president Nitin Gadkari's house, the party announced that Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh will fly to Bangalore tomorrow to decide on who will succeed Mr Yeddyurappa.

• Defiant Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa won't resign despite Hegde report

  BS Yeddyurappa's exit as Chief Minister from Karnataka has possibly been scripted in the report on illegal mining that was presented today by Santosh Hegde to the Karnataka government. Mr Hegde has recommended that the Chief Minister be prosecuted under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

• Karnataka crisis: Indicted Yeddyurappa flies to Delhi

  Two steel trunks packed with 10,000 pages could force BS Yeddyurappa to pack his bags and exit the Chief Minister's office in Karnataka. The trunks contain a report on illegal mining prepared by Santosh Hegde, the state's Lokayukta or Ombudsman. The report directly indicts the Chief Minister and his family, refers to the powerful Reddy brothers fro...

• Karnataka: Lokayukta's report on illegal mining submitted

  Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde's mammoth report on illegal mining in the state has been formally presented to the government. The report indicts Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and politicians from many other parties, accusing them of colluding to allow illegal mining and benefitting from it, often through kickbacks.

• Indicted for kickbacks, Yeddyurappa heads to Delhi

  Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde's mammoth report on illegal mining - over 10,000 pages in two steel trunks - has been formally presented to the state chief secretary. The report directly indicts Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa; says he and his family are involved in illegal mining, and that between 2006 and 2010 the state lost Rs 16,085 crores be...

• Yeddyurappa: Woke up in good mood, am doing great work

  B S Yeddyurappa was seen this morning distributing the famous Tirupati ladoos to reporters waiting for a word with him. The Chief Minister of Karnataka spent the night at the Tirumala temple. This morning, a report that indicts him for corruption and nepotism in the context of illegal mining in the state will formally be presented to the governme...

• Yeddyurappa challenges Hegde, says won't step down

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has challenged state Lokayukta Santosh Hegde asking why he spoke about his report on illegal mining before actually making it public. The report indicts Mr Yeddyurappa for allowing illegal mining in the state during his term as Chief Minister.

• Can Yeddyurappa's political six-pack strength survive new charges?

  It's unlikely to take long for BS Yeddyurappa to get the back-to-work blues. The Chief Minister of Karnataka is currently holidaying in Mauritius; his return to Delhi on Monday comes amid a new round of corruption charges, some of the most serious that the 68-year-old has confronted.

• SM Krishna not in Hegde report on illegal mining in Karnataka: Congress

  Demanding the resignation of Mr Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister, the Congress denied that BJP's counter-claim that Foreign Minister SM Krishna is mentioned in the report. The party claimed, on the contrary that the Karnataka Lokayukta report by Justice Santosh Hegde, exposes the loot and daylight robbery and loot by the BJP's chief minister in Karna...

• After mining report indicts Yeddyurappa, Governor promises action

  Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj has said he will take action on Lokayukta Santosh Hegde's report on illegal mining if needed. Justice Hegde had yesterday confirmed that the report names Chief Minster BS Yeddyurappa.