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Controversial BJP leader Bopaiah appointed pro-tem speaker of Karnataka assembly

Congress, JD(S) allege governor picked Yeddyurappa’s man, Bopaiah was pro tem speaker when BJP govt faced trust vote in 2008.

Yeddyurappa has to prove numbers tomorrow as Supreme Court wants to ‘balance the equity’

A three-judge bench of the apex court also directs that only a pro-tem speaker be elected to hold the floor test according to the rules of the house.

Among regional parties, Shiv Sena is the king of donations

According to Election Commission data, the Sena received Rs 25.84 crore in donations in 2016-17, while the Aam Aadmi Party received Rs 24.99 crore.

Their Master’s Voice: Vala joins long list of governors who toed the Delhi political line

Since 1957, several governors have taken decisions guided by the central government instead of the rulebook. A look at history throws up many controversial names.

Justice Chelameswar won’t break convention, to share bench with CJI on last working day today

Over the past few days, sources suggested that Justice Chelameswar planned to break convention and opt to sit in his own court along with brother judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul.

Akhilesh Yadav leads SP’s march into MP, will hold rally in an old Congress fortress

The party chief and former UP CM is set to address a rally Friday in Sidhi — the pocket borough of late Congress leader...

Big task for BJP morchas: Contact 25 crore beneficiaries of govt schemes before 2019 polls

The exercise is part of BJP’s two-pronged outreach programme, party president Amit Shah says it will be audited and reviewed.

Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on dharna to protest ‘murder of democracy’ in Karnataka

Sinha was joined by Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and MP Manoj Jha, as well as leaders from the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress and the Samajwadi Party.

In a fractious hung assembly, meet Karnataka’s ‘revolving’ MLA-elect Shankar

From participating in BJP meeting to appoint Yeddyurappa as chief minister to protesting against his swearing-in with Congress, the KPJP legislator has switched sides thrice already.

Resort politics is the last resort for Congress to keep its flock together

Lodged in Eagleton resort  near Bengaluru, Congress MLAs have been told to record the calls they get from the rival camp.

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Tax is now India vs Pakistan. Here’s where both sides get it wrong

No matter what some Pakistani experts might say, India's gap is not the same as Pakistan's disconnect when it comes to the tax base. Start with the latest official numbers.

The big squeeze: Why India’s richest states are spending more but building less

As consumption, debt servicing and welfare schemes eat chunks out of productive investment, the future isn’t looking too rosy anymore.

Saudi Arabia invokes defence pact with Pakistan amid West Asia conflict. What it entails

According to Drop Site, under the current terms of the deal, which is entirely defensive, Saudi Arabia couldn’t request that Pakistan counterattack Iran, even from Saudi territory. 

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.