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.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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.