Bengaluru, May 15 (PTI) Congress leader and central observer for the legislature party meeting Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday said senior leaders Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar — seen to be front-runners for the post of Karnataka Chief Minister — would be called to Delhi for consultations, if required. “We observers along with Congress General Secretary and…
Bengaluru: Prominent Vokkaliga pontiff of Adi Chunchanagiri Nirmalananda Natha Swamiji on Sunday appealed to the Congress leadership to appoint Karnataka party unit president D K Shivakumar as the next chief minister of the state. In the wake of Congress getting a thumping majority in the Assembly polls, he also said Shivakumar is the most eligible candidate…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said AICC observers will convey the opinion of the party’s MLAs in Karnataka to the high command which will then take a decision on the chief ministerial pick. He also asserted that everything has gone smoothly for the party in the assembly polls and the government will be…
Srinagar: An encounter broke out Sunday between the militants and security forces in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The security forces had launched a search and cordon operation in Andan in Sangam area of the district following information about presence of militants there, a police officer said. The operation turned into an…
Dhaka: Super cyclone Mocha started hitting the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar on Sunday after intensifying into the equivalent of a category-five storm. The powerful cyclone is bringing heavy rain and winds of up to 195 kph, which could see dangerous flooding in areas around the Bay of Bengal. Storm surges of up to four metres…
New Delhi: The assembly elections in Karnataka may be over, but a series of other state polls this year will keep the political pot boiling till the 2024 Lok Sabha battle. At least three assembly election could also take place alongside the Lok Sabha polls. After Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram would…
New Delhi: The Opposition on Saturday taunted the BJP over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Bajrangbali’ pitch during the campaign for Karnataka Assembly polls, with several leaders saying that it seems “Lord Hanuman is with the Congress”. A major row had erupted during the campaign after the Congress, in its election manifesto, said it was committed…
Chandigarh: AAP candidate Sushil Rinku on Saturday won the Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-election, defeating his nearest rival and Congress nominee Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary by a margin of 58,691 votes. Rinku polled 3,02,279 votes while Chaudhary secured 2,43,588, as per Election Commission data. Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi, who was also backed by the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the Congress for its win in the Karnataka assembly polls and wished the party best in its endeavour to fulfilling people’s aspirations. “I thank all those who have supported us in the Karnataka elections. I appreciate the hardwork of BJP Karyakartas. We shall serve Karnataka with even…
Ahmedabad: A Nigerian man arrested in connection with the seizure of 31 kg heroin worth Rs 214.6 crore from Gujarat’s Rajkot district was in touch with a handler from Pakistan from where the consignment might have been sent to India via the Gujarat coast, the state ATS said on Saturday. The Nigerian, identified as Ekwunife Nwagbo…
