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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicKarnataka MLAs

Topic: Karnataka MLAs

Congress MLA flouts ‘no person’ rule for oath-taking, swears in name of ‘aaradhya dhaiva’ Shivakumar

Sharan Poovanna -
Others to violate the rule during oath-taking for new Karnataka assembly was BJP's Basanagouda Patil who swore on 'Hindutva & Goumata'. Several others took oath in the name of local deities.

Sex scandal has Karnataka BJP & Congress on edge ahead of bypolls

Rohini Swamy -
At least eight leaders of BJP and Congress have reportedly fallen prey to extortion scandals based on explicit videos featuring them.

Children’s day with Indian political dynasts and Shiv Sena’s clash with Chanakya

Fiza Jha -
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How ‘constitutional silences’ saved the day for 17 disqualified Karnataka MLAs

Apoorva Mandhani -
Supreme Court has upheld Congress & JD(S) MLAs’ disqualification, but said Speaker doesn’t have power to prevent them from contesting elections.

SC clears way for 17 disqualified Karnataka MLAs to contest 5 December bypolls

Debayan Roy -
The top court observes in its ruling that there is a growing trend among assembly Speakers to act against constitutional mandate.

A jittery BJP waits as SC is set to rule on rebel Karnataka MLAs Wednesday

Rohini Swamy -
SC verdict will give rebel MLAs a clear picture on whether they can contest the 5 December bypolls or wait until 2023.

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Opinion

What India can learn from the US-Israel war on Iran

R Jagannathan -
Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.

Communism is based on self-deluding assumptions, it can’t be realised in practice: GN Lawande

Indian govt is scrambling to manage LPG shortage while denying it exists

Economy

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

Chitleen K Sethi -
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.

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