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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Topic: Siddaramaiah

‘Scared’ Siddaramaiah scrapped proposed bridge in 1st term — Shivakumar remark stirs Congress pot

Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar said CM Siddaramaiah 'got scared', scrapped proposal for 'steel bridge' in Bengaluru between Basaveshwara Circle & Hebbal Junction.

Bandh call in Karnataka over electricity tariff hike, brought in by Bommai govt says Congress

Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries has called the state-wide bandh on 22 June, claiming the 'abnormal' hike implemented this month, will hurt the trade and industry sectors.

Siddaramaiah govt approves textbook changes, repeal of anti-conversion law, to ‘undo wrongs’ of BJP

The Congress decision has ruffled the BJP, which has accused the Siddaramaiah government of attempting to give a 'safe haven for conversion factories' in Karnataka.

Siddaramaiah calls Centre ‘anti-poor’, says it is conspiring to fail Anna Bhagya scheme

A day after Karnataka reached an agreement for rice purchase, the Union government discontinued sale of rice and wheat to states through the open market.

Karnataka govt to accept 2015 caste survey report. Why it could trigger political storm

Leaked reports on the survey previously suggested that population of Vokkaligas & Lingayats is much lower than what’s commonly believed. Dalits form the biggest demographic block.

Karnataka’s had political secretaries, but Kanugolu’s ‘chief adviser’ rank may bear Siddaramaiah stamp

Since assuming office last month, the Karnataka CM has accorded cabinet rank status to 5 people not part of state council of ministers, including political strategist Sunil Kanugolu.

5 pre-poll promises Siddaramaiah govt vows to fulfil in fiscal yr & how much it’ll cost exchequer

Promises include sum of Rs 2,000/month for women heads of households, free power & rice. Implementation likely to cause hike in state-controlled taxes in Karnataka.

Sunil Kanugolu, behind Congress’s ‘PayCm’ & ‘40% sarkara’ Karnataka campaigns, set to become CM advisor

Bengaluru: Poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu, among those credited with creating several of the Congress’ catchy campaigns in the runup to the 10 May Karnataka...

Siddaramaiah gets finance, plum Bengaluru for Shivakumar as rivalry spills over to cabinet allotment

Siddaramaiah & Shivakumar had locked horns over CM's post after Congress won the elections. Now supporters of both leaders are claiming higher representation from their camp in the cabinet.

24 MLAs sworn in, only 1 woman makes it to Siddaramaiah Cabinet. Portfolio allocation soon

Second list has representation from Vokkaliga, Lingayat, Backward Class, SC — both left & right divisions, SC-others, ST, Muslim, Jain, Brahmin and Namdhari Reddy communities.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.