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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicKarnataka assembly election

Topic: Karnataka assembly election

Explained: 2010 mining case verdict that dragged in ex-CJI Balakrishnan & BJP’s Sriramulu

The purported sting operation showed BJP candidate Sriramulu trying to facilitate a deal with a relative of then CJI Balakrishnan on behalf of Reddys.

Why Hindutva polarisation hasn’t worked in Karnataka

Asserting sub-nationalism gave Karnataka politics an identity issue that distracted from Hindutva identity issues.

BJP unleashes campaign might in Karnataka: 10 cabinet ministers, 11 MoSs & state CMs

Critics are asking who is running the government with all these ministers in Karnataka but government officials said ministers have been clearing files whenever they are in Delhi.

Siddaramaiah wants to follow an ancient king & halt Modi juggernaut from reaching the south

His tweets deriding the ‘northern imports’ of the BJP are among attempts to brand himself as a strong southern satrap, following the 6th century Chalukya king Pulikeshi.

Leaders go mutt-hopping to woo voters while drought-hit central Karnataka awaits water

Several parts of this region have been wilting under drought. Lack of water for drinking and irrigation has driven many farmers to suicide.

To install Yeddyurappa as Karnataka CM, Modi will have to run through the caste barrier

Even in the former CM’s own village, people are getting ready to vote on caste lines, which means the BJP will have to work hard to win over non-Lingayats.

Plugged-In: The impeachment saga & 3 days to Karnataka elections

Front Page The petition two MPs moved in the Supreme Court challenging Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu’s rejection of the impeachment motion was withdrawn...

Modi or BJP has no moral right to talk about corruption, Sonia says in Karnataka

During his election rallies, PM Modi repeatedly said Sonia and Rahul are “out on bail” in the National Herald case. 

Breaking down Siddaramaiah’s indifferent mathematical tweet

Karnataka chief minister adds up BJP leaders in his mathematical tweet. BJP's Yeddyurappa adds his own bit of chemistry.

Sonia Gandhi on election road show two years after her ‘Dard-e-Banaras’ in UP

Gandhi had last campaigned in Varanasi in 2016, which she had to abandon mid-way after falling ill on the road. New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia...

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.