At a meeting of Congress leaders in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi & party chief Mallikarjun Kharge told Karnataka unit to fulfil 5 poll promises made by party in state & steer clear of graft charges.
BJP has slammed Congress govt for allegedly letting AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala 'chair' meeting of Bengaluru officials & MLAs. Siddaramaiah says not 'official meeting'.
Since assuming office last month, the Karnataka CM has accorded cabinet rank status to 5 people not part of state council of ministers, including political strategist Sunil Kanugolu.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's aides describe him as patient, 'no-nonsense' man with an elephantine memory who loves food & is up to date with movies, sports.
Bengaluru: Poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu, among those credited with creating several of the Congress’ catchy campaigns in the runup to the 10 May Karnataka...
Second list has representation from Vokkaliga, Lingayat, Backward Class, SC — both left & right divisions, SC-others, ST, Muslim, Jain, Brahmin and Namdhari Reddy communities.
‘Gruha Jyothi’ & 4 other schemes have got ‘in principle’ approval, estimated to cost exchequer Rs 50,000 crore. Karnataka has 2.1 cr domestic consumers, of which 1.26 cr are BPL households.
The absence of major adjustments in tax rates has meant a decline in general interest in the annual budgets, with less curiosity about what they contain. Budget 2026 could change that.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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