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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicH.D. Kumaraswamy

Topic: H.D. Kumaraswamy

Sharmistha not first political heir to publicly slam parent

In the last decade, many political families have sparred over differences, including on alliances, constituencies, succession, among others.

Congress-JD(S) alliance has a cabinet in Karnataka but BJP still has a chance

Political analysts fear Congress, JD(S) MLAs who felt left out could be poached by BJP that is waiting to repeat an episode along the lines of ‘Operation Kamala’.

Kumaraswamy finally expands Karnataka cabinet, 25 ministers inducted

Cabinet members include 14 leaders of the Congress and nine of the JD(S). Congress MLC Jayamala will be the state's lone woman minister.

CM Kumaraswamy asks farmers to submit loan details, buys time to decide on waiver

Kumaraswamy says he will make an announcement on farm loan waiver in 15 days after consulting Congress and experts.

How Rahul Gandhi’s foreign trips hurt the Congress

His familial duties, birthday and New Year vacations stall critical decision-making in the party.

Mamata traffic row gets Bengaluru police thinking of way out of gridlock mess

Bengaluru’s traffic congestion is said to be the worst in India, and rains and the arrival of 23 leaders for Kumaraswamy's oath-taking ceremony made 23 May a particularly chaotic day. 

Karnataka episode shows blatantly partisan figures should not be appointed as Governors

Current trend of appointing politically partisan leaders as governors will continue to decrease confidence in public offices, and the rule of law cannot survive without such confidence.

Karnataka Congress leaders to hold cabinet expansion talks in Delhi today

Parameshwara, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar, who will meet Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, are expected to discuss the contours of a common minimum programme for their coalition with the JD(S).

Karnataka’s political situation remains fluid over the Lingayat question

Historically, Lingayats have secured at least 7-8 cabinet berths in Karnataka, and H.D. Kumaraswamy too will follow the same formula.

Without robust healthcare, #FitnessChallenge not enough to make India go fit

If the government really wants online fitness challenges to work, it should look at the Ice Bucket Challenge, which received $220 million in donations from across the world for research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.