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TopicDK Shivakumar

Topic: DK Shivakumar

Garbage mafia’s iron grip on Bengaluru. Even Deputy CM Shivakumar’s admitted defeat

Bengaluru: Known by monikers such as ‘strongman’ and ‘troubleshooter’, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar has expressed his helplessness in addressing Bengaluru’s garbage...

Siddaramaiah junks Oppn prediction about Shivakumar taking over. ‘Will remain CM for next 2.5 yrs’

Karnataka CM has denied existence of pact under which Siddaramaiah would have to hand over reins to Shivakumar at halfway mark of Congress govt’s five-year term.

Ask Karnataka CM not to threaten those demanding better infra in Bengaluru—Mohandas Pai to Rahul

Former Infosys CFO tells Rahul to ask the Karnataka chief minister to stop the 'threats'. People are suffering and protesting, he adds.

Shivakumar feels the heat as Bengaluru CEO’s relocation post reignites pothole debate

Karnataka ex-CM Kumaraswamy hit out at the Congress govt, saying Bengaluru is gaining infamy as ‘city of potholes’. Andhra IT Minister Nara Lokesh offered to welcome start-up CEO to Vizag.

Congress reels as BJP snaps up its Insta head & UP Deputy CM Maurya on the move

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Day after Siddaramaiah denied leadership change, Shivakumar’s ‘chair’ comment fuels fresh buzz

At an event, Karnataka Dy CM said, ‘It is difficult to find a chair, and when you do, you have to sit on the raft.’ Both he and the CM have repeatedly denied any leadership change.

Match-fixing musical chairs & how to fool all the people, all the time

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‘Will cooperate,’ Shivakumar alleges ‘misuse of name’ after ED summons son in Aishwarya Gowda fraud case

The Karnataka Deputy CM further said that some people who were cheated by Gowda came to him and said that she pretended to be Shivakumar's sister to siphon off money from them.

How redoing Karnataka ‘caste census’ weakens CM Siddaramaiah without strengthening Shivakumar

The 2015 Karnataka survey report was placed before the state cabinet this April but its findings have not yet been made public.

Karnataka caste survey: What’s behind Congress high command’s call for a recount

The caste survey report was submitted to the state government last year, but it has not been made public, even though some portions have purportedly come out through leaks.

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In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.