Important BJP leaders will join Congress, says former Deputy CM Laxman Savadi

Important BJP leaders will join Congress, says former Deputy CM Laxman Savadi

Former Karnataka Deputy CM Laxman Savadi is now a Congress MLA representing Athani in Belagavi disttrict. | Photo Credit: File photo Several important leaders and legislators from BJP will join the Congress, Laxman Savadi, former Deputy CM and Athani MLA, said in Bagalkot on November 19. “However, this is not some operation by the Congress. … Read more

PM Modi, Australian Deputy PM to watch India vs Australia World Cup final

PM Modi, Australian Deputy PM to watch India vs Australia World Cup final

IAF’s Surya Kiran flying past the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday during a rehearsal.  | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji World Cup final to begin with IAF air show watched by VIPs Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles will be leading a host of celebrities who will be among … Read more

Maharashtra mulling law on ‘Love Jihad’ : Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra mulling law on ‘Love Jihad’ : Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File | Photo Credit: ANI Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that the State government was contemplating introducing a law to curb ‘Love Jihad’ (euphemism for interfaith relationships) cases. He added that before making any decisions they plan to study similar legislations in other States. “Many … Read more

Deputy Commissioner orders joint survey to assess loss caused by incessant rain

Deputy Commissioner orders joint survey to assess loss caused by incessant rain

Deputy Commissioner B. Susheela during her visit to a house that partially collapsed in Madriki village of Yadgir district due to rain on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Deputy Commissioner B. Susheela has directed Panchayat Development Officers, Village Accountants and Engineers of the departments concerned to conduct a joint survey to assess the loss … Read more

Vigilance Bureau arrests ex-Punjab Deputy CM O.P. Soni in alleged case of disproportionate assets

Vigilance Bureau arrests ex-Punjab Deputy CM O.P. Soni in alleged case of disproportionate assets

Former Punjab Deputy CM and State School Education Minister Om Prakash Soni. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader O.P. Soni for allegedly amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income. According to an official statement, the bureau on Sunday (July 9) arrested … Read more

Rudrappa Lamani elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of Assembly

Rudrappa Lamani elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of Assembly

Rudrappa Lamani, 64, three-time Congress MLA, was elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday. He belongs to the Banjara community and served as Minister in the previous Congress government. Earlier, the Congress had picked Chamarajanagar MLA C. Puttarangashetty for the post, but he declined to take it up. Mr. Lamani, … Read more

Opposition parties discussed corruption maximum policy: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister

Opposition parties discussed corruption maximum policy: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister

UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. File | Photo Credit: PTI Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday said those who were afraid of Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the corruption maximum policy (CMP) at the Opposition meeting in Patna. He said the BJP would win the Lok Sabha election next … Read more

Arunachal Pradesh terminates 44 MoAs with private power developers: Deputy CM

Arunachal Pradesh terminates 44 MoAs with private power developers: Deputy CM

Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein. File photo: Special Arrangement The Arunachal Pradesh Government has terminated 44 Memorandum of Agreements (MoAs) with various private power developers as they “showed less interest” in executing projects allotted to them, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein said in Namsai on June 4. Interacting with reporters in Namsai, Mr. … Read more

I will not accept Deputy Speaker’s post, says former Karnataka Minister Puttarangashetty

I will not accept Deputy Speaker’s post, says former Karnataka Minister Puttarangashetty

C. Puttarangashetty | Photo Credit: The former Minister C. Puttarangashetty has turned down the post of Deputy Speaker offered to him. “I will not accept the post of the Deputy Speaker,” he told reporters at his native in Chamarajanagar district, near here, on Sunday. He said the voters of his constituency had appealed to him … Read more