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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
TopicD.K. Shivakumar

Topic: D.K. Shivakumar

The making of ‘super CM’: How Yathindra Siddaramaiah went from introverted pathologist to political heir

The Karnataka CM’s younger son, thrust into politics after brother’s death, now dictates orders, summons officials and speaks on succession, drawing ire from allies and opposition.

Sting of UP not forgotten, Congress has another litmus test for a rising Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra turns 54 at a moment of renewed interest within Congress, with some expressing cautious hope that she may assume a more prominent role in the party’s affairs. 

In Congress-ruled Karnataka, Adani is set to bag Shivakumar’s pet Bengaluru tunnel project

The  Adani Group has emerged as the lowest bidder for the tunnel project in Bengaluru. The next step will be the company's 60-day financial assessment of the project.

Temporary truce? Siddaramaiah & Shivakumar vow to make nice on Congress high command’s orders

Unity on the menu as the warring Karnataka CM and deputy CM share a made-to-order breakfast meeting to cool speculation of a power struggle, though insiders say the truce may be temporary.

Feud over Karnataka CM post far from over: Siddaramaiah gives spin to Shivakumar’s cryptic post

Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha is latest to demand ‘wages’ for deputy CM’s ‘hardships’ as Congress leaders, seers & MLAs take sides on whether Siddaramaiah should step down from top post.

VIP delays Delhi-Patna flight, Naidu’s ‘old friend’ Singapore & Shivakumar’s midnight toil

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Tunnel vision or silver bullet? Why Bengaluru’s Rs 17,700 cr underground road project is facing oppn

Promised as a cure for gridlock, the Hebbal–Silk Board tunnel faces a mountain of opposition over costs, corruption fears, and misplaced priorities.

EC’s lawyers will now have to fight trolls too, and Shivakumar’s got a blessing from above

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The secret behind Brajesh Pathak’s wardrobe change, and Shivakumar’s ‘foot-in-pothole’ moment

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What’s the Bidadi township row that’s kicked off another Shivakumar-Kumaraswamy spat

War of words between Kumaraswamy and DK Shivakumar over the the Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township, a project the govt claims will help farmers as well as decongest Bengaluru.

On Camera

How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.