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As Kumaraswamy pins hopes on trust vote, resort politics returns to Karnataka

Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy told the assembly that he would move a trust motion, while SC asked Speaker not to decide on MLA disqualification yet.

Dissent brews in Goa BJP as rape accused Monserrate & ‘Matka King’ Kavlekar join party

One of the Goa BJP's founding members says the party has all but finished the legacy of former CM, the late Manohar Parrikar.

BJP’s unique stand on induction in poll-bound Delhi — AAP defectors not welcome

However, in case a decision is taken to allow AAP defectors, it will be done before November, won’t wait till Delhi polls, say BJP leaders.

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy seeks trust vote, asks Speaker to set time

Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy said he wasn't trying to cling to power and would accept the outcome of the trust vote.

RSS sees ‘distinct pattern’ in attacks on Hindus, gets VHP to launch nationwide campaign

Sangh Parivar wants the awareness campaign to highlight the changing demographic composition of the country.

Manohar Lal Khattar’s pet scheme to ease crop sale has Haryana farmers worried

'Meri fasal mera byora' scheme asks farmers to enrol themselves on a portal to ensure end-to-end govt support from cultivation to procurement of crops.

After Lok Sabha rout, a demoralised AAP top brass ‘unwilling’ to focus on Haryana polls

Aam Aadmi Party's Haryana chief Naveen Jaihind is to shoulder all responsibility of preparations for the assembly polls scheduled later this year.

‘Sapna needs BJP and BJP needs Sapna’: Haryanvi singer on her joining the party

Sapna Chaudhary formally joined the party earlier this week. She says she has no plans to contest the Assembly elections.

Supreme Court directs Karnataka Speaker to decide on 10 MLA resignations by Friday

The Supreme Court was hearing the plea filed by 10 MLAs who alleged that the Karnataka Assembly Speaker was not accepting their resignations.

Kumaraswamy, battling Karnataka crisis, sees no reason to resign as chief minister

The Congress-JD (S) coalition government faces the threat of losing majority in the Karnataka assembly if resignations of its MLAs are accepted by the Speaker.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.