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TopicB. S. Yediyurappa

Topic: B. S. Yediyurappa

Why Yediyurappa son’s rise as Karnataka BJP VP is a win-win situation for CM and critics

Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa’s son B.Y. Vijayendra was Friday elected state BJP vice-president along with nine others.

The unnamed unemployment monster, and one thing Rafale cannot do

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Yediyurappa says it’s been a trial by fire as he completes one year as Karnataka CM

Yediyurappa says his govt will continue fighting Covid-19, bring Karnataka’s economy back on track, help youngsters find employment, and ensure stability.

Siddaramaiah flags documents, says they prove ‘Rs 2,000-cr Covid scam’ by Yediyurappa govt

Soon after Siddaramaiah’s press conference, CM Yediyurappa held a meeting with his ministers. BJP then called another press meet where 5 ministers spoke denying all allegations.

Unable to get ambulance, Covid positive man walks 4 km with family to Karnataka CM’s house

Shankar, who works at a medical college in Bengaluru, says he was made to wait for 3 hours for an ambulance to take him to the nearest government hospital.

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa goes into home quarantine after staff tests positive for Covid

According to a close aide of the CM, his office-cum-residence has been sealed for 5 days for sanitisation. This is the second time the office has been shut due to Covid.

‘Man of data & details, a cricket lover’ — the IAS officer driving Karnataka’s Covid fight

Karnataka Chief Secretary T.M. Vijaya Bhaskar, say colleagues, is a soft-spoken, methodical officer with a zeal for data, all of which has helped him manage the state's Covid crisis.

Blow for Yediyurappa as BJP brass backs rival Santosh’s nominees for Karnataka RS seats 

BJP shot down 3 names that Karnataka unit recommended, and instead announced candidature of one-time RSS workers Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti  for the 2 RS seats.

How Yediyurappa used Covid crisis to silence not just the opposition but also BJP critics

Leading up to the crisis, Yediyurappa had to battle rebellion within party, placate Congress-JD(U) defectors, fend off allegations of family running the govt. 

Karnataka govt declares 3rd relief package worth Rs 512 cr for maize farmers & ASHA workers

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had earlier announced financial packages of Rs 1,610 crore and Rs 162 crore, for those in distress because of Covid-19 induced lockdown.

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Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?