Party that has oscillated between kingmaker, survivor & outlier marks its silver jubilee with fresh relevance—thanks to shifting national winds & enduring arithmetic of caste politics.
Those who filed complaints of abuse—including sexual assault and intimidation—against Prajwal Revanna and his family are living in govt hostels, still awaiting compensation.
Deve Gowda's son HD Kumaraswamy has created a narrative that he has given Ramanagara its identity. Another Vokkaliga leader, Dy CM Shivakumar, wants to change it.
Party worker accused Suraj, a JD(S) MLC, of sexually assaulting him at his farm. Suraj has denied the allegations and claimed the worker was trying to extort money from him.
Former Karnataka CM is trying to shield himself and his father H.D. Deve Gowda from any backlash arising from allegations against his nephew and elder brother.
Former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda's grandson & JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna is NDA candidate from Hassan Lok Sabha seat that went to the polls on 26 April.
Former prime minister & JD(S) patriarch H.D.Deve Gowda has said that BJP leadership will have final say in candidate selection across LS seats, including Mandya, in Karnataka.
74-year-old has rarely stayed out of the news, although not always for right reasons. JD(S) leader was expelled by party patriarch for ‘anti-party activities’.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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