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TopicVijayendra

Topic: Vijayendra

Once BJP’s potent weapon against Congress, Yatnal turns on party that expelled him

Bijapur City MLA Basanagouda R. Patil (Yatnal) is a vocal critic of former chief minister Yediyurappa and his son, Vijayendra, incumbent president of Karnataka BJP.

From marginalising Yediyurappa to expelling his main detractor, BJP has come full circle in Karnataka

BJP decided to expel MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal over his attacks on Yediyurappa & for defying high command’s orders. It also signals a strong warning to warring factions and dissenters.

Blowing up police stations to murders of MLAs, the life of slain Maoist commander Chalapathi

Born in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, Chalapathi joined the Maoists sometime in the 1980s and first rose to become east division secretary of banned outfit around 2010.

‘Softened global inflation’ – a call for party? & ‘artichoke’ – Delhi’s new art gallery

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Open dissent in Karnataka BJP over Vijayendra’s elevation. ‘Got post because he’s Yeddiyurappa’s son’

Former Union minister & Vijayapura MP Ramesh Jigajinagi says he's not jealous of Vijayendra's appointment and 'Dalit leaders do not grow to the top easily in this party'.

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A ship attack has shaken Asia’s faith in the US

Why should the US care? Because in the end, as its wrangle with Britain this week should have reminded them, America still needs bases, friendly ports, & overfly rights.

Amid the new war in Middle East, ‘God’ surfaces in oil and commodities contracts

Multiple companies have invoked the principle of ‘force majeure’, which lets a party off the hook in case of unforeseen ‘acts of God’, to avoid penalties.

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.