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Topic: Karnataka

Leadership change in Karnataka? Deputy Shivakumar likely to replace Siddaramaiah as CM

Siddaramaiah & D. K. Shivakumar were summoned to Delhi by Congress high command, triggering fresh speculation over the leadership change in the state.

In Karnataka, panel to frame norms to check ‘too many’ honorary doctorate grants by universities

State govt says it has no compiled figure of how many such doctorates some public universities have handed out, while some individuals have degrees from multiple institutions.

From Sathanur to Bidadi, how Shivakumar-Deve Gowda rivalry has shaped Karnataka politics in 40 years

While JD(S) patriarch accuses Shivakumar of running a ‘real estate mafia’, Karnataka Deputy CM says it was Deve Gowda's son HD Kumaraswamy who initiated Bidadi township project.

Karnataka govt wants land swap with IAF—Belagavi parcel in return for Yelahanka runway on forest land

Of the nearly 2,000 acres that Yelahanka Air Force Station occupies, its runway, which measures around 160 acres, is being contested by forest department, The Print has learnt.

Behind Siddaramaiah’s rollback of ban on Hijab & Hindu symbols, an attempt to ‘re-anchor AHINDA base’

The Karnataka CM has been making decisive moves at frequent intervals, forcing Congress high command to rethink any possible decision of leadership change in the state.

Karnataka’s Congress govt withdraws BJP-era hijab ban in schools & colleges 3 yrs after coming to power

No student should be denied right to education due to unfavourable traditional or faith-based practices. Need balance between institutional discipline & constitutional values, govt said.

Why Amit Shah’s visit to Karnataka shows just how much BJP needs Yediyurappa

A rally and the home minister in attendance—the BJP is celebrating the 83-year-old with full pomp to mark five decades in public life.

At 17, Bengaluru reports most deaths due to civic negligence, Delhi recorded 4: NCRB 2024 data

No other city, including Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata, recorded a single death in this category.

Pahalgam trip to celebrate son’s Class 12 marks ended in horror. Wife & son told terrorist, ‘shoot us too’

For the Shivamogga family, everything has paused since that fateful day. There are no long nights, no festivals left to celebrate, no Manjunath to make everybody laugh.

‘Why go to Switzerland when we have our own’—Pahalgam victim’s words ring in Bengaluru family’s ears

Bharat Bhushan had quit his job in the IT sector to help set up his wife’s clinic. The trip to Pahalgam last April was a family vacation before the move.

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UPI isn’t a payment system anymore. It’s India’s GDP tracker

UPI data shows how 350 million people spend and transact in India every month. The question is whether India's statistical establishment is treating it with the seriousness it deserves.

Agentic AI is the real threat to white collar jobs. It’ll spell more trouble for Indian middle class

Agentic AI capability has been doubling approximately every seven months for the past six years. But, reliability of these AI Agents is still a binding constraint.

800 displays, 72 cities: IAF’s legendary Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team completes 30 years

Operating under the motto ‘Sadaiva Sarvottama’ (Always the Best), the team functions as part of the IAF’s No. 52 Squadron, affectionately nicknamed ‘The Sharks’.

2026 is like 1973 Indira-era oil shock plus youth anger. Modi has space, but not immunity

An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.