Bengaluru : Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah on Monday said the party had not discussed supporting the candidature of B R Anil Kumar, a Congressman contesting the upcoming MLC bypoll as an independent against Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi. The JD(S), however, has announced its support to Kumar for the MLC bypoll scheduled to […]

New Delhi : As the counting for the Delhi Assembly elections 2020 is underway, early trends show the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party leading the tally. While the AAP is leading on 53 seats, BJP is up in 17 seats. The Congress not leading on any constituency right now. Delhi witnessed a largely bipolar contest […]

Pune : Former Maharashtra chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that with the help of people’s blessings one can make a comeback. “Nobody can stop you if you have blessings of the people. We definitely make a comeback if we have their blessings,” the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly […]

Bengaluru : Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday allocated portfolios to 10 newly inducted ministers in his cabinet. The portfolios of Cabinet Ministers is as follows : Co-operation Ministry to ST Somashekar Water Resources Ministry to Ramesh Jarkiholi Forest Ministry to BC Patil Medical Education Ministry to Dr Sudhakar Small Scale Industries Ministry to […]

Mysuru : BJP leader A H Vishwanath said on Sunday that he was not keen on any post in a Board or Corporation. He told reporters in Hunsur, “I have served as a cabinet minister before. Hence, I do not need any post in any Board or Corporation”. He said, “Let the leaders accommodate the new […]

Bengaluru : Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa does not have the freedom in government and there is an imbalance in the current cabinet which will lead to displeasure. Speaking to the reporters, he alleged, “BS Yediyurappa is an incompetent Chief Minister. 13 districts in the state did not get any […]

Kolkata : Kolkata Police Friday detained BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and party leader Mukul Roy during a rally in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The rally was being held at Tollygunge in south Kolkata. Targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Roy alleged that their arrest has revealed the “true face” of Bengal […]

Mysuru : “Now is the time for all to work for the holistic development of the state,” Vishwanath said. Former Minister H Vishwanath has said that the cabinet now is more or less perfect. During the cabinet expansion, some leaders were not present to which Vishwanath commented, “Husband and wife cannot always stay together.” Talking […]

New Delhi : Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “tubelight” barb, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he does not behave like a prime minister. “Normally, a prime minister has a particular status, a prime minister has a particular way of behaving, a particular stature, our prime minister doesn’t have these. […]

Kolkata : Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said he will be the first Governor of West Bengal born after Independence to address the state Assembly on the Budget session. He also clarified that he has every right to make suggestions to the state government in his budget speech. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating a fair […]