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Topic: Karnataka crisis

Can Karnataka MLAs be barred for skipping trust vote in line with SC order? Experts split

The Supreme Court has said the rebel Karnataka MLAs could not be compelled to attend the ongoing assembly session.

Karnataka rebel MLA’s won’t withdraw resignations & say won’t attend Assembly

The Supreme Court directed that the 15 rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs ought not to be compelled to take part in the proceedings of the Assembly.

BJP will take charge in Karnataka next week, says a ‘confident’ Muralidhar Rao

BJP national general secretary P Muralidhar Rao said the party expects the Congress-JD(S) coalition to lose the trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly on Thursday.

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Will follow the Constitution, says Karnataka Speaker after SC ruling on MLA resignations

The Karnataka Speaker was reacting to the Supreme Court ruling that allowed him to decide on the MLA resignations as he saw fit.

Karnataka Speaker free to decide on MLA resignations, rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court also said the 15 rebel MLAs should not be compelled to participate in the Karnataka Assembly's proceedings and the trust vote.

Karnataka Speaker tells Supreme Court he’ll decide on MLA resignations by 17 July

The Supreme Court had ordered the Karnataka Speaker to maintain status quo, restraining him from taking a decision on the resignation and disqualification of 10 rebel MLAs.

BJP is banking on this engineer from RSS to build bridges with its ideological parent

New general secretary (organisation) and Sangh ideologue B.L. Santhosh will manage BJP’s southern expansion.

Governance has gone for a toss in Karnataka as its leaders are busy saving the government

As the Congress-JD(S) administration deals with a series of defections in Karnataka, people of the state are increasingly resentful with their absent govt.

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What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

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War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?