Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar said the thumping victory of the party in the May 10 Assembly elections is the best birthday gift possible given to him by the people. “My life is dedicated to serving the people of Karnataka”, said Shivakumar, an eight-time MLA who celebrated his 62nd birthday on Monday. “On the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute about 71,000 appointment letters on Tuesday to those joining various government departments and also address them virtually. The ‘Rozgar Mela’ will be held at 45 locations across the country and the recruitments are taking place across central government departments as well as sate governments and UTs supporting this…
Thiruvananthapuram:The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Monday took a veiled dig at the Congress by asking it to safeguard its newly elected Karnataka MLAs from being poached by the BJP as was allegedly done by the saffron party in Goa amidst the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Terming the Congress as being weak and incapable of taking…
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…
