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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicKarnataka BJP

Topic: Karnataka BJP

BJP youth leader’s murder in Dakshina Kannada planned & linked to another killing, police say

Praveen Nettaru was hacked to death by two bike-born attackers on 26 June. Police consider bringing charges of UAPA against suspects in the case.

Bengaluru top cop who ‘fact-checked’ mantri on road-rage case transferred, govt denies ‘motive’

Decision comes month after IPS officer Kamal Pant took to social media to dispel rumours about communal angle to alleged road-rage incident that led to one person's murder.

Ahead of 2023 polls, BJP plans ‘major changes’ in Karnataka but ‘Bommai will remain CM’

Karnataka BJP under Bommai has been under pressure of late — first due to the hijab controversy, as well as over corruption allegations against state leaders and ministers.

‘Is halal a secular certificate’? BJP’s CT Ravi calls for debate amid slaughter row in Karnataka

In interview with ThePrint, C.T. Ravi denies that BJP is trying to create communal wedge, speaks about calls to restrict loudspeakers for azaan & party’s electoral chances in Karnataka.

Karnataka BJP panel to review defectors who want to join, but cadres divided on it. Here’s why

Committee is being set up under state BJP chief Kateel, amid ‘insider-vs-outsider’ internal debate that started since those leaders who defected to party in 2019 got plum posts.

‘Our RSS’: Karnataka Speaker’s open display of ‘Sangh affiliation’ triggers uproar in Assembly

Congress MLAs criticised Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri’s reference to the Sangh as 'our RSS' while presiding over the House Thursday, but he stuck to his stance.

Inspiration from Modi, bid to fit in — why Karnataka CM Bommai is pitching for ‘Tunga Arathi’

Bommai’s announcement to develop banks of Tungabhadra on lines of the Varanasi ghat comes after similar pitches promising temple autonomy & development of Hanuman birthplace.

BJP vowed ‘justice for Hindutva worker murders’ in Karnataka. 3 yrs on, here’s where cases stand

Bajrang Dal worker Harsha’s murder in Shivamogga last month brings spotlight back on BJP’s 2018 poll promise in Karnataka on providing justice to families of Hindutva workers 'slain for ideology'.

Viral photos, bruised egos, radical student groups: Inside story of Karnataka’s hijab crisis

The hijab row that has snowballed in Karnataka is rooted in the communally fraught coastal belt, where radical organisations vie for supremacy.

After Reddy brothers, it’s Jarkiholis. But many Karnataka BJP leaders are upset by their rise

A recent meeting between miffed leaders has put BJP in a spot of bother, as the party that claims to reject dynasty politics braces for a cabinet reshuffle.

On Camera

The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.