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Milk Wars: Now it’s Amul vs Aavin in Tamil Nadu. The controversy explained
It was Amul vs Nandini in Karnataka last month, as the Gujarat firm’s announcement to enter the fresh dairy market in Bengaluru triggered a political storm. Now there are similar concerns in Tamil Nadu with CM Stalin saying that Amul is infringing on Aavin
Textbook revision to anti-conversion laws: Cong mulls withdrawing legislations passed by previous BJP govt in Karnataka
"Previous government had decided to observe certain jayantis (birth anniversary of prominent figures) and left out others. Not only jayantis, their orders, whether it is regarding textbooks, anti-cow slaughter, anti-conversion bills (laws), all of them will be revised," Priyank Kharge said
After techie’s death, 32-year-old Bengaluru man slips, drowns in stormwater drain, body found 5km away
The body of the man, identified as Lokesh, was found 5 kilometres away from Kempapura Agrahara
Karnataka teacher suspended for Facebook post criticising Siddaramaiah, Congress’ freebies
Shanthamurthy MG, who is a teacher at the Kanubennahalli government school in Chitradurga district’s Hosadurga, expressed his grievances against the newly-elected government’s policies and its distribution of freebies in a Facebook post recently
Bengaluru: 22-year-old Infosys employee dies after her car gets stuck in flooded underpass
'The family from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh had hired a car and come to see Bengaluru. Bhanurekha works in Infosys. Due to the downpour, the barricade at the underpass fell down and the driver took the risk of crossing the underpass, which he should not have,' CM Siddaramaiah said
Cheers and Celebrations: Congress erupts in joy as Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar take oath in Bengaluru
After the win and days of drama, Congress' Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Karnataka chief minister along with DK Shivakumar as deputy chief minister on Saturday in Bengaluru. The event was a show of strength for the party, which is gearing up to take on the BJP in 2024
'We will give you a clean, corrupt-free govt': Rahul Gandhi at oath-taking ceremony in Bengaluru
In its election manifesto, Congress promised to implement the ‘guarantees’ of 200 units of free power to all households (Gruha Jyoti), Rs 2,000 monthly assistance to the woman head of every family, among other things
Siddaramaiah sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar becomes Dy CM
Siddaramaiah, 75, has become the Chief Minister for the second term after his earlier five-year stint in 2013. While Shivakumar, 61, who had earlier worked as Minister under Siddaramaiah, will continue as the party's Karnataka state president till the Parliamentary elections next year
BJP takes potshots at Congress, says Karnataka for first time will have no representation from Lingayat and SC community
'The Congress has intentionally left out MB Patil and Dr G Parameshwara, both of who could well have well been made DCMs. Congress is hell bent on humiliating both these senior leaders and their communities,' BJP's Amit Malviya said
If a Dalit is not made deputy CM, it will spell trouble for Congress, warns Parameshwara
Parameshwara, a Dalit, was deputy chief minister during Congress-JD(S) coalition government led by H D Kumaraswamy. He was also the longest-serving Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief (eight years)
'Talibanisation' has started in Karnataka, claims BJP state chief
Krishnappa, a BJP worker who was allegedly hacked to death, while his wife and son were grievously injured in the attack after they protested against bursting of crackers outside their house in Bengaluru Rural district's Hoskote on Sunday
DK Shivakumar or Siddaramaiah? Picking CMs is not a new dilemma for Congress
In Karnataka, the Congress is staring at its old issue of choosing the chief minister as both DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah have reportedly refused to budge. The Grand Old Party has faced such problems earlier in states like Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and MP too
DK Shivakumar to reach Delhi today for next Karnataka CM talks, says "under my leadership, Congress got 135 seats"
Meanwhile, former CM Siddaramaiah has already arrived in Delhi on Monday to meet the top Congress leadership as the party engaged in the process of picking the next Karnataka CM
Karnataka: Congress to decide Chief Minister soon, says Randeep Surjewala
In the meeting that was convened late on Sunday night after Congress Legislature Party unanimously passed a resolution authorising party president Mallikarjun Kharge to pick the name of the Karnataka Chief minister.
Karnataka Results: Love over hate, women and caste factor. How Congress won the southern state
Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2023: Congress is flying high – it has secured a big win over the BJP in Karnataka. The Grand Old Party did many things right. Here’s what went in favour of them and what went wrong for the saffron party
King Cong in Karnataka! Dhols and dancing as party celebrates win
As the Congress thumped to victory in the Karnataka Assembly elections, celebrations erupted across the country. Leader Rahul Gandhi was all smiles; party workers were prancing around dressed up as Lord Hanuman. There was dancing, some chanting, and a lot of cheer
Walk to Victory: How Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra paved way for Congress win in Karnataka
In the fiercely fought Karnataka Assembly election, Congress won 136 of the 224 seats. The party attributes the victory to its staunch opposition to the BJP's 'divisive politics', its leader Rahul Gandhi, and his Bharat Jodo Yatra. The influence of the march is quite visible in the southern state
'Modi is not invincible': How Opposition leaders reacted to Congress' Karnataka victory
TMC MP Mahua Moitra tweeted, ‘Thank you Karnataka. For choosing LPG over Bajrang Baliji.’ The CPI (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation's general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said that the victory has set the stage for the forthcoming elections
Karnataka Results 2023 | Voters pick Cong over BJP: Why this is no surprise
Karnataka has an electoral tradition of ousting incumbents with a thud. Since 1985, no ruling government in the southern state has been returned to power. These recurring trends indicate that while winning elections in Karnataka is difficult, defending is even challenging
As Congress crosses majority mark in Karnataka, BJP has some reason to cheer in UP. Here’s why
The results of the Uttar Pradesh municipal elections are not likely to be as exciting as those of the Karnataka Assembly elections. The incumbent BJP is expected to win at least 10 municipal corporation seats. It is currently ahead in Ayodhya and Lucknow