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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicNikhil Kumaraswamy

Topic: Nikhil Kumaraswamy

Gowda scoreboard: Nikhil Kumaraswamy loses in grandpa Deve Gowda’s turf, dad & uncle win their constituencies

Nikhil lost to the Congress's H.A. Iqbal Hussain by 10,715 votes.. His previous poll outing — in 2019 Lok Sabha elections — had ended in defeat as well.

Many guests, few masks & CM Kejriwal — an engagement ceremony amid ‘3rd Covid wave’ in Delhi

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

UGC says India lacks ‘mechanism’ to hold online exams during Covid-19 lockdown

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

FIR against Kannada daily editor for report on ‘drunk’ son of Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy

Report in Vishwavani had claimed that Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the CM's son, got into a drunken argument with grandfather Deve Gowda after his poll loss.

Deve Gowda’s grandsons hope to make it to Lok Sabha on dynasty, bravado & not much else

Prajwal Revanna, 30, and Nikhil Kumaraswamy, 29, are making their poll debut from the JD(S) strongholds of Hassan and Mandya.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.