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Topic: BS Yediyurappa

Karnataka new forest minister’s CV: 15 criminal cases, ‘illegal miner, forest encroacher’

CM B.S. Yediyurappa has given the forest portfolio to turncoat four-time MLA Anand Singh, who is an accused in several illegal mining and forest cases.

10 turncoats to become ministers in Yediyurappa govt, senior BJP leaders will have to wait

CM Yediyurappa, who had been under pressure to induct the turncoats, has finally convinced the BJP leadership of the need to expand his cabinet.

Yediyurappa govt is safe as BJP looks set for clear majority after Karnataka bypolls

Latest trends show BJP will win 12 seats, taking tally to 118 in 222-member Karnataka assembly, though CM B.S. Yediyurappa will have new challenges to deal with.

BJP happy as SC allows rebel MLAs to contest but Yediyurappa’s real challenge starts now

Fifteen of the 17 former Congress-JD(S) MLAs are likely to be fielded as BJP candidates in the 5 December Karnataka bypolls.

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa says Supreme Court verdict cuts Siddaramaiah’s ‘conspiracy’

After the Supreme Court upheld the disqualification of 17 MLAs, Yediyurappa said he was confident the BJP would win all the seats in 5 December bypolls.

Medical college, roads, irrigation plans — how Yediyurappa is ‘campaigning’ for rebel MLAs

It was the resignation of 17 JD(S) and Congress MLAs that paved the way for the BJP to return to power in Karnataka. 

Modi-Shah’s BJP thinks it doesn’t need mass leaders in states. So did Indira Gandhi’s Congress

Yediyurappa, Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Chouhan and Raman Singh are the only mass leaders of BJP in states. But they are being replaced now.

‘Upright’ Karnataka IAS officer transferred again — 4th time for taking on political class

Rohini Sindhuri, dubbed 'Lady Singham', has been transferred for allegedly refusing to divert nearly Rs 1,000 crore from the corpus fund of her department for flood relief.

Now, Siddaramaiah’s Krishi Bhagya scheme under probe, Yediyurappa govt says funds ‘misused’

With a few other schemes launched by the previous regimes already being probed, opposition Congress is alleging vendetta politics.

Karnataka deserves good governance. It’s time BJP started delivering that

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How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.