Politics

"No more moral policing"; CM Siddaramaiah cracks down on harassment; Dy CM joins [details]

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated on Tuesday, May 23 that the state's new government headed by Congress would crack down hard on moral policing. "No more moral policing,"

May 23, 2023

Indian Prime Minister Modi welcomed by diaspora in Sydney, Australia

The Indian community welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived in Sydney on Monday for two days of constructive engagements the with Australian leadership, business community and diaspora members.

May 23, 2023

Rahul Gandhi takes truck ride to Ambala to discuss drivers' problems

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a truck ride in Haryana from Murthal to Ambala to speak to the drivers to understand their issues and problems, party sources said on Tuesday.

May 23, 2023

Man threatens to kill Rahul Gandhi and UP Congress leader; Booked

An FIR has been registered against a man in Lucknow for allegedly threatening to kill Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and media coordinator of Uttar Pradesh Congress committee Lallan Kumar.

May 23, 2023

'Mission 2024': Nitish Kumar meets Kharge, Rahul Gandhi ahead of Oppn meet to be held soon

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, accompanied by his JD-U's President Lalan Singh, on Monday met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi after which they announced that a meeting of opposition parties will be held in the coming days.

May 23, 2023

Siddaramaiah says 'No' to flowers, instructs no "traffic disruptions" due to CM convoy in Bengaluru

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that he would not flowers or shawls from people and instead books will be accepted. He's also instructed traffic police not to disrupt general traffic on roads in Bengaluru when his convoy goes around.

May 22, 2023

All's not well with BJP in Rajasthan

If sources in the saffron party are to be believed, then all is not well with the BJP in Rajasthan.

May 22, 2023

Prez office reduced to tokenism: Kharge on PM inaugurating new Parliament House

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday slammed the BJP government over the inauguration of new Parliament House by Prime Minister Narendra Modi instead of the President of India

May 22, 2023

G20 delegates attending Srinagar meeting to enhance tourism: Official

Largest number of G20 delegates have registered for the three-day working group's meeting in J&K's Srinagar city although some countries are not coming for logistic reasons, the Union tourism secretary, Arvind Singh told reporters.

May 22, 2023

No one wants to be K'taka speaker; fear of jinx haunts senior Congress leaders [details]

Senior Congress leaders in Karnataka, who are being offered the Speaker's post in the new Assembly, are unwilling to take the responsibility, sources have said, adding that a fear of jinx surrounds the post.

May 21, 2023

First Cabinet Meeting, First Priority: New K'taka cabinet gives approval to implement 5 guarantees

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that the first cabinet meeting has given approval in principle to implement the five guarantee schemes promised in the Congress party's election manifesto.

May 20, 2023

Karnataka CM swearing in ceremony: 2 injured as police resort to lathi-charge to control crowd

Two people were injured after police in Bengaluru resorted to a mild lathi-charge on Saturday as a large number of Congress workers and supporters of Siddaramaiah and D.K. Shivakumar thronged the Kanteerava Stadium in the city to attend the swearing in ceremony.

May 20, 2023

Siddaramaiah takes oath as K'taka Chief Minister; DK Shivakumar as Deputy CM, 8 others as ministers

Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office to Siddaramaiah as Karnataka Chief Minister, while D.K. Shivakumar took oath as Deputy Chief Minister, followed by 8 others as Cabinet ministers

May 20, 2023

After SC verdict, Centre brings ordinance to make LG final authority on Delhi Services

The Centre government on Friday, amid the ongoing row between the AAP government and the Lt Governor, has brought an ordinance to set up a National Capital Civil Service Authority whose chairperson will Delhi Chief Minister, along with Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary, Home, to make recommendations to the LG regarding matters concerning transfer posting, vigilance and other incidental matters.

May 20, 2023

K'taka Cabinet: Congress gives lion's share to oppressed classes, ushers in new social engineering

After denying them a Dalit Deputy Chief Minister, the Congress has given the oppressed community a lion's share in the Karnataka state Cabinet in the first list.

May 20, 2023