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Tejashwi Yadav says Opposition parties must set aside egos to counter BJP in 2019, come together to 'save the Constitution'
•Congress should let other parties be in the "driving seat" in states such as Uttar Pradesh where it is not the largest Opposition party, said Tejashwi Yadav.
Karnataka polls: In 'terror-tainted' Bhatkal, Hindu-Muslim divide polarises voters as well as decides candidates
Tssudhir •Religion has emerged as the main poll agenda in 'terror-tainted' Bhatkal town of Uttara Kannada in the run-up to the Karnataka Assembly polls with both BJP and Congress pitting voters from the two communities against each other
Anant Kumar Hegde's escort vehicle hit by truck in Karnataka, minister suspects 'attempt on his life'; driver arrested
Fp Staff •Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde's escort vehicle was hit by a truck in Karnataka's Haveri district late on Tuesday night. The driver of the truck has been arrested and investigation into the incident is underway, reports said
BS Yeddyurappa is Narendra Modi's gateway to Karnataka to 2019: A fall guy if things go south during Assembly polls
Tssudhir •In BS Yeddyurappa, BJP has not only found a chief ministerial candidate who would clear the road for Narendra Modi in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, but also a fall guy if things go south
Amit Shah says BJP will solve Mahadayi river water sharing dispute if voted to power in Karnataka
•BJP president Amit Shah on Monday said the party would solve the Mahadayi river water sharing dispute with neighbouring Goa if it is voted to power in the upcoming Assembly polls.
Anant Kumar Hegde says Rahul Gandhi's Karnataka visits 'good entertainment' for people, will make BJP stronger
•Taking potshots at Rahul Gandhi, Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde said people would get "good entertainment" with the Congress president's state tours.
Winter Session of Parliament: Lok Sabha passes bill making instant triple talaq a crime, ball now in Rajya Sabha's court
Fp Staff •The Lok Sabha passed the contentious bill making instant triple illegal with up to three years in jail for the husband, a development hailed by the government as "historic".
Parliament updates: Asaduddin Owaisi says Muslim women celebrating passing of triple talaq bill 'don't know law'
Fppolitics •The government on Thursday is set to introduce the triple talaq bill in the Lower House of the Parliament. On the other hand, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is also likely to make a statement over the Kulbhushan Jadhav row.
'BJP here to change Constitution': Anant Hegde's remark echoes Ram Bahadur Rai's call to rejig framework
Ajaz •18 months before Anant Kumar Hegde created a furore by saying BJP is here to change the Constitution, Ram Bahadur Rai too had echoed the same sentiment.
Triple talaq bill tabled in Lok Sabha: Don't view issue in terms of vote bank, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Fp Staff •Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, speaking in the Lok Sabha after the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, was tabled, said: "The issue is not of faith, or puja but it is simply of gender justice, equality."