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.
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.
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.
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'.
At Bilafond La in June 1984, the deployment of Grad-P rockets and mortars helped blunt a Pakistani attack—years before Bofors became synonymous with Kargil.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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