Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
TopicRamesh Jarkiholi

Topic: Ramesh Jarkiholi

After Reddy brothers, it’s Jarkiholis. But many Karnataka BJP leaders are upset by their rise

Anusha Ravi Sood -
A recent meeting between miffed leaders has put BJP in a spot of bother, as the party that claims to reject dynasty politics braces for a cabinet reshuffle.

Karnataka govt supporting sex scandal accused Ramesh Jarkiholi, alleges D K Shivakumar

PTI -
Noting that he doesn't want to comment much on the issue and let the law take its own course, the Karnataka Congress president said he wants to focus on the 17 April by-election.

Karnataka MLAs cite ‘viral deepfakes’ of Obama in plea to restrain media after Jarkiholi case

Rohini Swamy -
Six Karnataka MLAs moved court seeking an injunction against media. Plea was filed days after former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi resigned following allegations of sexual harassment.

Ramesh Jarkiholi isn’t first. Karnataka’s politicians have habit of landing in sex scandals

Rohini Swamy -
Over a dozen of Karnataka’s politicians, cutting across party lines, have been embroiled in some form of a sex scandal in the last two decades.  

Karnataka’s Ramesh Jarkiholi rode to power on business & politics before ‘sex CD’ felled him

Rohini Swamy -
Ramesh Jarkiholi resigned as minister Wednesday after the emergence of a CD led to allegations that he had demanded sexual favours from a woman on the promise of a job.

Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi resigns following allegations of sexual harassment

PTI -
The development comes a day after purported video clips showing Ramesh Jarkiholi getting intimate with an unidentified woman were widely aired by Kannada news channels.

Now, minister Ramesh Jarkiholi ‘caught in sex CD scandal’ in trouble for Karnataka’s BJP govt

Rohini Swamy -
Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, who jumped ship from Congress in 2019 to join BJP, is accused of seeking sexual favours from a woman in exchange for job.

Karnataka Congress MLA Anand Singh resigns, Ramesh Jarkiholi reportedly quits

PTI -
Anand Singh said he would 'wait for answers' from the govt on his demands. MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi said he was resigning voluntarily.

How Congress isolated its angry MLA & foiled BJP ‘designs’ of grabbing power in Karnataka

Rohini Swamy -
MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi threatened to quit, along with 25 legislators, after being dropped from the cabinet. Speculation was that he will join BJP.

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy expands his cabinet with 8 new ministers

PTI -
H.D. Kumaraswamy dropped two of his minister and brought on eight others in a rejig to his cabinet six months into his tenure

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Opinion

J.P.Singh, joint secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran Division), MEA, meets Taliban's interim foreign minister Amir Khan Mottaki | Photo credit: Twitter/@QaharBalkhi

Hard-nosed, practical—why India has revived relations with Kabul, and why Taliban is welcoming

Jyoti Malhotra -
By protecting the Indian embassy in Kabul for the last ten months, the Taliban is sending a message to its neighbours and the rest of the world.

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Punjab bypolls: AAP worried as SAD-A's Simranjit Singh Mann leads in Sangrur

Simranjit Singh Mann is reborn because there’s an uneasy vacuum in Punjab

Economy

An employee works at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. facility in Chakan, Maharashtra | Bloomberg file photo

Bigger cars, smaller chips — Why Mahindra is worried about increased wait time

Katrina Nicholas -
A major focus for Mahindra will be defending its market share in the large-format SUV segment from Tata Motors and Hyundai Motor.

Defence

The Indian Air Force logo | Commons

Almost 4,000 enrol for IAF’s Agnipath recruitment scheme on day 1 of online registrations

Raghav Bikhchandani -
These registrations pertain to the Indian Air Force's Agniveer Vayu programme. The online portal for the first phase was opened at 10 am Friday, and will close on 5 July.

National Interest

With Agnipath, Modi govt’s shock & awe doctrine may have misfired a vital reform, yet again

Shekhar Gupta -
Modi govt's biggest flaw has been its disinclination to accept limitations of electoral majorities. This ruined land acquisition and farm reform, stalled labour codes.

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