Janardhana Reddy will reach his home district on 3 Oct after SC lifted ban on his entry to Ballari. This comes at a time when his main rival, Siddaramaiah, is facing graft charges.
Mining baron has returned to BJP fold after a year. Once a powerful cabinet minister, he continues to hold much sway over Ballari, one of Karnataka's most back backward regions.
Reddy, who floated a new party in December last year after fallout with the BJP, defeated his nearest rival, the Congress’s Iqbal Ansari, by a margin of 8,266 votes.
Mining baron and ex-BJP minister in Karnataka unveils his party's symbol, a football. Plans to contest not more than 50 seats in state polls later this year, but all 224 in 2028.
Humiliation by CBI despite BJP in power at state & Centre was last straw, he says. Reddy adds that he will contest from Gangavathi & that he will soon embark on state-wide tour.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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