Can a district collector file a report against the very government that appointed him? Can an officer of the state investigate his political masters and bring them to justice? The answer is obvious to anyone who understands the basics of governance. Yet, in an insult to public intelligence, the Karnataka government has asked the Bengaluru…
P. Nagarjuna Rao UK’s Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, who knew a thing or two about real war, once said: ‘Any man who goes to battle without fear is a fool.’ He didn’t have Rahul Gandhi in mind, of course. But it is a quote that fits the Wayanad warrior like a bespoke Italian kurta. The…
Bengaluru: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Thursday demanded the immediate resignation of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and urged for formation of an inquiry committee led by a sitting High Court judge to probe the stampede near the Chinnaswamy stadium that claimed 11 lives. She accused the Congress government in the state of…
New Delhi: Philosopher and author Acharya Prashant has been conferred the prestigious ‘Most Impactful Environmentalist’ award on the occasion of World Environment Day on Thursday. The award, presented by the Green Society of India, recognised Acharya Prashant for his unique contribution in “integrating spiritual clarity with environmental awareness” and for “inspiring millions to adopt a…
Washington: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said anybody who considers that working in the national interest is a sort of anti-party activity needs to question themselves rather than us. Tharoor is leading an all-party parliamentary delegation to the US to convey India’s stance against terrorism following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. “Frankly, when one…
Bengaluru: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Congress top leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday condoled the Bengaluru stampede deaths, and the BJP asked the Congress government to own up responsibility for what it called the “state-sponsored negligence.” President Droupadi Murmu said: “The loss of lives in the tragic happening at…
Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader R Ashoka on Wednesday demanded resignations of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar following the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Cricket stadium in which 11 people died and over 30 were injured. He said that there was no doubt that the deaths that occurred in the stampede…
New Delhi: With the BJP-led Delhi government completing 100 days in office, Cabinet minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday listed out the achievements of the departments under him, including releasing grant-in-aid of Rs 417 crore to 12 Delhi University colleges to introducing AI-based learning in government schools and announcing a fee regulation bill. Addressing a press…
In a grotesque display of political opportunism, the Congress-led Karnataka government turned what should have been a joyous occasion into a public tragedy. The state-sponsored “felicitation” ceremony for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) — celebrating their maiden IPL title win after 18 long years — quickly descended into a stampede that claimed 11 lives and left…
There comes a moment in every young man’s life when he must face his demons – not in the boardroom, not on a battlefield, but in the far more fearsome arena of adulthood: the kitchen. My younger son Vikas, now trying to survive in Melbourne, has just entered that phase. Though he has landed a…
