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Topic: Karnataka

4 arrested for ‘raping, assaulting’ Dalit woman in Karnataka after video of incident goes viral

A video of the woman's assault had gone viral on social media Sunday. The incident allegedly took place 8 months ago.

‘Was a mistake’: BJP’s Shrimanth Patil clarifies remark that party offered him money to defect

BJP's Kagwad MLA Shrimath Patil left the party red-faced over the weekend after he initially claimed they offered him money in 2019, and retracted his statement a day later.

Why Bengaluru city corporation not holding polls for corporators is more than a ‘404 error’

The last Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike council’s term ended on 10 September 2020, and with no polls since, the civic agency is being run by government-appointed officials.

Now AP, Karnataka, Telangana usher in world of (upper) caste politics, privilege the Brahmins

Jagan Reddy & KCR’s govts know that while Brahmins are electorally insignificant, they can influence others. Meanwhile, BJP in Karnataka is fighting the ‘taken for granted’ tag.

‘Aaj phoolon ka mala, kal joote ka’ — Minister Sonowal on politicians & political fortunes

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Outrage in Karnataka as govt uses workers’ fund to buy Covid vaccines from pvt hospitals

Labour organisations say it isn’t govt’s money, but minister Shivaram Hebbar says ‘what’s wrong in wanting to ensure the health, life and livelihood of our labourers?’

In Bommai’s first test as CM, BJP wins Belagavi but falls short in 2 other municipal polls

CM Basavaraj Bommai and many senior leaders hail from Hubballi Dharwad, but BJP fell short of majority. It won Belagavi, while Congress finished first in Kalaburagi.

‘No vaccination? No ration or pension’: Karnataka IAS officer’s vaccine push backfires

MR Ravi, deputy commissioner of Chamarajanagar, said Covid vaccination would be made a condition for accessing rations & pensions. But then he issued a clarification. 

As cases rise in Kerala, Mandaviya reviews Covid situation in Karnataka & Tamil Nadu

In order to curb inter-state transmission, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged Karnataka and Tamil Nadu govts to increase vaccination pace in districts bordering Kerala.

Student-centric NEP will change society, Karnataka education minister says as state unveils policy

Karnataka is the first state in the country to begin implementing the National Education Policy that was announced last year.

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Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.