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Karnataka Assembly Elections

Eye on Lingayat vote, BJP likely to make Yediyurappa Karnataka campaign chief

BS Yediyurappa, ex-CM & leader of Lingayat community, won't contest assembly polls but may be face of BJP's election campaign as internal reports hint at anti-incumbency against Bommai.

Why Congress road map for 2024 doesn’t include govt-funded pension scheme it has resurrected in states

Old pension scheme — discontinued at the Centre in 2003 — was not part of economic resolution passed at All India Congress Committee (AICC) plenary in Raipur.

Tipu Sultan is back & reigning over Karnataka politics. Why BJP has resurrected him

As election approaches, BJP pits ‘unpatriotic’ Tipu against ‘patriotic’ Savarkar. It's an attempt to corner Hindu votes & divert attention from governance issues, say analysts.

BJP’s identity politics push in poll-bound Karnataka — month-long ‘Rath Yatra’ in March

Yatra will consist of four teams, led by Bommai, Yediyurappa and other BJP heavyweights.

Why BJP top leadership is taking over in poll-bound Karnataka with Bommai govt in back seat

PM Modi and senior BJP leaders are making a beeline for state, inaugurating projects, giving speeches & attending events while Bommai-led govt wades from one challenge to another.

Karnataka Congress’s women leaders are ‘invisible’. 0 MLCs, 6 MLAs & none in key party posts

On Monday, the Congress unveiled ‘Na Nayaki’, a scheme meant to empower women. But women leaders say that the party has consistently sidelined women in favour of male leaders.     

What Bommai govt’s quota upgrade for Lingayats & Vokkaligas means for EWS in poll-bound Karnataka

Govt intends to move the 2 dominant castes, so far part of 3A & 3B categories under OBC, to 2C & D, which will likely increase their quota in jobs & education by 'at least 2-3%'.

On Camera

Ghafoor is a jungle call. The Bads of Bollywood song is a war cry for partygoers

While we roll our eyes at the lyrical disaster of Ghafoor, the beat drops, and suddenly we are nodding our heads like we have discovered the anthem of the season.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.