Though an ally, JD(S) has stayed away from BJP’s communally charged campaign in Mandya, wary of being branded as pro-Hindu and alienating its Muslim vote bank, which could benefit Congress.
BJP-JD(S) leaders rushed to Mandya after the clashes, which erupted when a Ganesha immersion procession was walking past a mosque. So far, 21 suspects have been arrested.
SL Bhojegowda doesn't end there as he suggests dumping stray canines at homes of animal lovers. This was after Karnataka govt expressed helplessness during a discussion in Council.
JD(S) chief Gowda lauded Modi-led central government for bringing in law to prevent ‘rich and powerful within Muslim community from swallowing up property donated as waqf’.
MLAs have slammed the party’s family-centric politics. Experts, however, say that JD(S)’s challenges began way before the latest loss in its stronghold.
HD Kumaraswamy had vacated the Channapatna seat to contest LS polls. He now hopes to field his son Nikhil for the bypoll, while BJP’s C.P. Yogeshwar eyes the ticket.
JD(S) wants to retain its strongholds & is unwilling to overlook rivalries with some BJP leaders, say experts. JD(S)'s HD Kumaraswamy says those trying to 'poison' his family leading yatra.
From Deen Dayal Upadhyay's murder and Madhavrao Scindia's plane crash to the Gandhi family assassinations, so much of what happens in politics has little to do with calculations and much more to do with fate.
In AICC report ‘Real State of the Economy 2026’, Congress flags ‘central contradiction’ in economy, calls for data review pointing to jobs, FDI, manufacturing slump & inequality.
Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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