Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa has scrapped the state-sponsored Tipu Jayanti celebrations just four days after taking the reins of the state.The BJP state unit tweeted the decision on Tuesd...

A revered Hindu monk who had staunchly opposed the state government’s celebration of Tipu Jayanti has now come out in support of teaching schoolchildren about the 18th-century ruler of Mysore.The on...

The Sangh parivar has embarked on a mission to rename the Tipu Express, a train that connects Bangalore with Mysore, after the Karnataka government scrapped state-funded celebrations on Tipu Sultan’...