The Congress-JD (S) coalition government faces the threat of losing majority in the Karnataka assembly if resignations of its MLAs are accepted by the Speaker.
A group led by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar met Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar and gave him a letter informing him about their breaking away from Congress.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
There is a certain dissonance between the extreme realpolitik at work in states like Goa / Karnataka and the central plank of probity in public life, which dates back to the 2014 campaign. On economic ideology, it is becoming absolutely clear that there is no fundamental difference from the Congress of Smt Indira Gandhi and Smt Sonia Gandhi, no appetite for reform. It is also reasonable to expect that governments formed after these large investments are made will have a cash and carry flavour. After a while, it will become difficult to sustain the narrative of exceptionalism. The Budget is unlikely to have a single admirer abroad. These are early days for a second term, earned with so much faith and trust. It needs to be justified in full measure.
There is a certain dissonance between the extreme realpolitik at work in states like Goa / Karnataka and the central plank of probity in public life, which dates back to the 2014 campaign. On economic ideology, it is becoming absolutely clear that there is no fundamental difference from the Congress of Smt Indira Gandhi and Smt Sonia Gandhi, no appetite for reform. It is also reasonable to expect that governments formed after these large investments are made will have a cash and carry flavour. After a while, it will become difficult to sustain the narrative of exceptionalism. The Budget is unlikely to have a single admirer abroad. These are early days for a second term, earned with so much faith and trust. It needs to be justified in full measure.