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During Karnataka polls, Rahul Gandhi's plane was 20 seconds away from crashing, reveals DGCA report on flight snag of 26 April
Fp Staff •Directorate General of Civil Aviation's report on Rahul Gandhi's flight scare while flying from Delhi to Hubli revealed that plane was 20 seconds away from crash when the aircraft developed a technical snag and had the crew reacted even later, the aircraft would have crashed.
Karnataka polls: AIMEP candidates in heavy debt; party says protesting leaders resorting to blackmail
Ymaheshwarareddy •The All India Mahila Empowerment Party (AIMEP), launched by businesswoman Dr Nowhera Shaik, managed to capture a fair share of the spotlight.
JD(S) picks only plum portfolios after riding to victory on farmers' issues, leaves cultivators disappointed
Deena Silva •The JD(S) has been allocated portfolios which are generally considered as revenue generating: Finance, excise, public works, power, tourism, education, transport, general administration department, intelligence, planning and statistics, and information.
HD Kumaraswamy forms cabinet, but can Congress survive in Karnataka after abject surrender to JD(S)?
Srinivasaprasad •Congress leaders are used to kneeling before the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. But in Karnataka, they must now genuflect before Deve Gowda and HD Kumaraswamy.
Karnataka polls: HD Kumaraswamy wins trust vote, but unhappy Congress leaders indicate rough road ahead
Srinivasaprasad •An unequal alliance in which JD(S) keeps the chief minister’s slot with fewer than half the MLAs of Congress can only be equalled, to begin with, if Congress gets most of the key portfolios in the ministry, which Kumaraswamy will get around to constitute now.
Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka will complete five-year tenure, asserts HD Kumaraswamy
•HD Kumaraswamy on Friday asserted that the Congress-JD(S) coalition government would complete its five-year tenure in Karnataka.
Ramesh Kumar elected Karnataka Assembly Speaker: Congress MLA represents Srinivasapur; all you need to know
Fp Staff •Congress' KR Ramesh Kumar was elected as the Speaker of the House in Karnataka on Friday after the BJP withdrew its candidate S Suresh Kumar's candidature for the post.
Petrol, diesel at record high: Rejig taxes to keep fuel rates low but do not arm twist oil companies on pricing
Seetha •The gains the government made by hiking taxes when prices were low must be paid back to the consumer.
BJP picks S Suresh Kumar for post of Karnataka Assembly speaker ahead of tomorrow's vote of confidence
•The Opposition BJP on Thursday fielded senior leader S Suresh Kumar as its candidate in the election for the post of Karnataka Assembly speaker to be held on Friday, apparently to force a trial of strength before the HD Kumaraswamy government seeks vote of confidence.
SC order on Karnataka floor test exposes Rahul's blinkered vision on integrity of CJI and Indian judiciary
Sreemoy Talukdar •Now that the Supreme Court has effectively quashed the Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala's decision and slashed BJP chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's window to prove majority from 15 days to 24 hours (a key Congress demand), will Congress president Rahul Gandhi now admit he was wrong to cast aspersions on the judiciary? Will he apologise for his conduct?