In poll-bound Karnataka, where caste is one of the crucial factors in deciding the outcome of elections, it is key to understand the importance of the influential Lingayat or Veerashaiva-Lingayat......
IMAGE: People of Lingayat and Veershaiva Community clashes with each other after Karnataka Government announce the Separate Lingayat religion in Kalburgi on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo Union......
In a decision fraught with political implications in poll-bound Karnataka, the state cabinet on Monday decided to recommend to the Centre grant of religious minority tag for the numerically strong......