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Kumaraswamy’s poison remark: Bad news for 2019 opposition unity or can Congress be a reliable ally?

Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy in an emotional outburst said that running the present coalition is like drinking poison. The Congress said that...

Kumaraswamy uses budget to get his numbers right with Congress & Siddaramaiah

Promising to continue Congress’s schemes, Kumaraswamy seems to be bending over backwards to keep predecessors happy. Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy appears to be...

Even without grand alliance, BJP could face trouble next year, shows 2014 poll data

Analysis shows BJP would have lost 64 Lok Sabha seats in 2014 if Congress, SP, BSP, RLD, JMM, JVM, and JD(S) had fought together.

Kumaraswamy’s budget tomorrow is likely to be a tough exercise in balancing contradictions

While farm loan waiver will be the focus, Kumaraswamy is also expected to announce new programmes for urban Karnataka.

Congress, JD(S) have a common programme in Karnataka but expectations from it are minimum

The assembly session will be a survival test as some say the coalition is nothing but a mirage.

Lingayats, Veerashaivas join hands to lobby for berths in Karnataka cabinet

Sources confirmed that a meeting is scheduled for 17 June in Bengaluru where senior Lingayat and Veerashaiva leaders are expected to iron out their differences.

Karnataka portfolio allocation: Kumaraswamy keeps finance, gives his deputy home

Portfolio sharing had turned out to be a thorny issue between the Congress and JDS and was thrashed out after much haggling, with both parties announcing an agreement on June one.

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.

Last Laughs: A ‘Congress-ruled Kumaraswamy’, and the perks of ‘malfunctioning EVMs’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint. The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or...

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6 reasons Trump’s Gaza plan won’t work—even if Hamas accepts it

On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-negotiable diktat.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.