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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicB. S. Yediyurappa

Topic: B. S. Yediyurappa

Karnataka’s new Team Yediyurappa, and the portfolios they’ll handle

Portfolio allocation for Karnataka's 17 cabinet ministers was announced Monday evening, with Yediyurappa getting three deputy chief ministers.

Yediyurappa’s 3 deputies come with 3 messages: Unity, youth & something he won’t like

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa was opposed to having even one deputy as he feared it would lead to multiple power centres and cause friction in the cabinet.

In Karnataka, BJP & Congress fighting identical problems — dissent, ambition & rivalries

Several senior BJP MLAs are angry at being kept out of Yediyurappa’s cabinet. In Congress, the battle is over who will be leader of opposition.

Why BJP leader who lost polls & was caught watching porn in House enters Karnataka cabinet

One of the new Karnataka ministers, Laxman Savadi had weathered the porn controversy with audacity, claiming the clips were for ‘educational purposes’. 

Karnataka phone-tapping row again disconnects link between Kumaraswamy & Siddaramaiah

Former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy is upset as Yediyurappa claims Congress' Siddaramaiah was among those who sought CBI probe into phone-tapping under his govt.

Yediyurappa to expand Karnataka cabinet today, here’s list of 17 ministers to be sworn in

Here is the full list of cabinet ministers who will be inducted in the Karnataka government Tuesday.

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa says he will expand his ‘one-man cabinet’ in a day

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa, who took oath 26 July, is expected to induct about 13-14 ministers Tuesday.

Yediyurappa has held four cabinet meetings — without a cabinet

Three weeks since he was sworn in as Karnataka CM, Yediyurappa has held 4 cabinet meetings, and he has been the only minister in attendance at all of them. 

Yediyurappa’s plan to name flood-hit villages after corporates draws flak, he does U-turn

The chief minister had proposed to rename villages after corporates who donate over Rs 10 cr for their rehabilitation but backtracked after angry villagers protested.

Delay in Yediyurappa cabinet formation: Is Karnataka not a priority for the BJP?

More than two weeks after BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa took oath as Karnataka chief minister, the state’s cabinet has still not been formed.

On Camera

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Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.