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TopicKarnataka chief minister

Topic: Karnataka chief minister

Siddaramaiah calls Centre ‘anti-poor’, says it is conspiring to fail Anna Bhagya scheme

A day after Karnataka reached an agreement for rice purchase, the Union government discontinued sale of rice and wheat to states through the open market.

In Karnataka, round one went to Siddaramaiah but ‘eventual successor’ Shivakumar won’t cede

Party politics takes the shine off of a strong mandate and weakens the image, a key factor in national politics. With Congress, it has happened in Karnataka.

New CM Bommai expands Karnataka cabinet, Yediyurappa’s son and detractors left out

Cabinet expansion under new Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai takes place Wednesday, 29 ministers appointed but no deputy CMs. Former CM Yediyurappa had 3 deputies.

B.S. Yeddyurappa set to take oath as Karnataka CM for second time in 14 months

B.S. Yeddyruppa and BJP's hurried decision to form government comes after Karnataka Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar disqualified 3 rebel Congress MLAs Thursday.

Why the Karnataka Governor must invite HD Kumaraswamy to be chief minister

Supreme Court judgments are clear: The governor must invite whoever appears to have a majority. Supreme Court judgments and precedents are very clear about what...

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Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.