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TopicKarnataka Congress

Topic: Karnataka Congress

After 35 yrs, Congress to revive campus elections in Karnataka to reclaim youth base, counter ABVP & Left

Party high command has ‘instructed state govt’ to conduct student elections that were last held in 1989-90 academic year. Polls first in government colleges.

Match-fixing musical chairs & how to fool all the people, all the time

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In firefighting mode, Surjewala draws party line—no discussion on change of guard in Karnataka

Surjewala tries to placate warring factions, saying ‘head of family’ in party is PCC chief Shivakumar & ‘head of family’ in government is CM Siddaramaiah.

Karnataka Congress in troubleshoot mode as state in-charge meets disgruntled MLAs

Meanwhile, CM Siddaramaiah has tried to dispel claims that all is not well with him & deputy DK Shivakumar, even as internal tensions threaten to trigger an implosion within the party.

How CM Siddaramaiah’s grip on his govt is weakening as dissent within Karnataka Congress grows

Already dealing with corruption allegations, price hikes to offset cost of welfare guarantees & Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede, the CM seems to be operating under shadow of uncertainty.

How redoing Karnataka ‘caste census’ weakens CM Siddaramaiah without strengthening Shivakumar

The 2015 Karnataka survey report was placed before the state cabinet this April but its findings have not yet been made public.

Karnataka Congress posts message of peace after Operation Sindoor, then deletes it amid backlash

The party was quick to take down the post, but not before it was shared widely on social media. BJP asks why Congress is 'depressed' about Operation Sindoor.

Congress tightens grip on its Telangana, Karnataka units with performance reviews & ideology pep talk

Party leaders say the high command is trying to iron out issues that have been exploited by Opposition. But, it has brought out differences between the local & central leaderships.

Why ruling Congress & Kannada film industry are on a collision course

Heated back-and-forth spotlights the link, or lack thereof, between politics & cinema in Karnataka. It is threatening to put an irreparable wedge between the industry and Congress.

Congress cites Rao’s 1996 loss on HQ walls, not Rajiv’s & hot mic leaves Haryana BJP red-faced

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Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.