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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicHD Kumaraswamy

Topic: HD Kumaraswamy

After run-ins with media, Kumaraswamy threatens law to curb ‘irresponsible reporting’

The Karnataka CM, who has boycotted TV news channels since 18 April, had accused the media of running a campaign against him and ridiculing his family.

Karnataka’s shaky Congress-JD(S) coalition set for another test — Lok Sabha results

The bickering has only intensified between the Congress and JD(S), and a poor showing in the Lok Sabha elections could hasten the end for the uneasy coalition.

A Congress rebellion in JD(S) bastion, featuring ‘Rebel Star’ Ambareesh’s wife Sumalatha

Karnataka’s Mandya is witnessing a battle between the allies, as JD(S) has put up CM Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil, but local Congress is supporting Sumalatha.

JD(S)-Congress faultline surfaces again as Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy threatens to quit

H.D. Kumaraswamy's threat comes a day after a ruling Congress MLA demanded their leader Siddaramaiah be made the chief minister again

Why India’s new Israel ambassador is the talk of the town

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Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy expands his cabinet with 8 new ministers

H.D. Kumaraswamy dropped two of his minister and brought on eight others in a rejig to his cabinet six months into his tenure

UP BJP boasts that Yogi Adityanath is next only to Amit Shah

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NRC draft excludes 40 lakh people, and Hema Malini thinks she can be CM

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Would have had ‘intellectuals, secular thinkers’ shot dead if I was home minister: BJP MLA 

Basanagouda Patil Yatnal is known for making such controversial remarks. He had earlier said Muslims in his constituency should not be helped.

Karnataka announces Rs 34,000-crore farm loan waiver, national tally crosses Rs 1.9 trillion

The H.D. Kumaraswamy government joins a list of seven states that have announced farm loan waivers since 2014.

On Camera

The speech PM Modi should deliver this Independence Day

For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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.