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Congress alliance with DMK puts Siddaramaiah Govt in a fix over Cauvery dispute

Bengaluru: In the midst of a looming drought due to the failure of monsoon rains and fast depleting reservoirs, the…

8 months ago

Karnataka High Court to decide whether Congress’s ‘guarantee gifts’ in poll amounted to bribing voters

Bengaluru: The shadow of disqualification looms over Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah for “bribing the voters” in the recent Assembly elections,…

9 months ago

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah under attack over dictatorial style of functioning

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has come under pincer attacks on multiple fronts with the Opposition as well as his…

9 months ago

Congress minister in Himachal backs UCC giving party a big jolt

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Public Works and Sports Minister Vikramaditya Singh, son of the state's six-time former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh,…

10 months ago

Congress Govt freebies start boomeranging in Karnataka

Bengaluru: The ‘five freebies’, including “200 units of free supply of electricity to the poor” that propelled the Congress party…

10 months ago

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah appeasing jihadi forces with eye on Lok Sabha polls

In a clear sign of “encouragement” to jihadi forces who had a free run during his last tenure between 2013…

10 months ago

Chhattisgarh Congress MLA calls for Hindu Rashtra, party says it’s personal opinion

Raipur: Amid the Bhupesh Baghel government adopting a soft-Hindutva approach, Anita Sharma, a legislator from the ruling Congress party, has…

11 months ago

Sukhu’s desperate step to raise funds for poll freebies plunges Himachal health system into crisis

Shimla: In its desperation to raise funds for fulfilling its tall promises on poll freebies, the six-month old Congress government…

11 months ago

Khalistanis supporters heckle Rahul Gandhi’s US event

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was heckled today by a group of Khalistani supporters who interrupted his speech with Khalistani slogans…

11 months ago

Baghel govt brings soft Hindutva on Congress agenda for Chhattisgarh polls

Raipur: Six months ahead of the assembly elections, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his Congress government are making significant…

11 months ago

With Gandhi family calling the shots role of Karnataka CM reduced to glorified manager 

Bengaluru: The much-awaited formation of the Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka shows that the “high command culture” of the Congress party…

11 months ago

Perpetrators of 1984 anti-Sikh riots being brought to book in New India

Rajiv Gandhi lost his temper. He had never lost his temper with me, but since I had been warned, I…

11 months ago

Battle royale rages in Karnataka Congress over power sharing formula for CM’s post

Bengaluru: The supporters of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar have started a “street war” on…

11 months ago

Congress’s poll promise on 5 guarantees for freebies from Day 1 falls flat in Karnataka

Bengaluru: The Congress party’s election promise of implementing five “guarantees” to the people of Karnataka from Day One of coming…

11 months ago

Karnataka Cabinet list cut from 25 to 10 at last minute as fight for berths flares up

Even as Siddaramaiah was sworn in as chief minister of Karnataka for the second time in his career at a…

11 months ago

Infighting in Congress over plum Cabinet posts makes the going tough for Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru: The stage is set for the return of the ‘Congress raj’ under Siddaramaiah’s leadership as the swearing in ceremony…

12 months ago

Faction fights, dynastic politics and Congress culture—battle for the CM’s post in Karnataka exposes it all

If you are a gambler and have occasionally visited a casino, you will surely know how the gamblers play: They…

12 months ago

Karnataka CM suspense: Siddaramaiah stays mum after meeting AICC leaders in Delhi

New Delhi: Congress veteran and frontrunner for Karnataka's chief minister post, Siddaramaiah left Delhi's Lodhi Hotel late on Monday night…

12 months ago

I have no differences with Siddaramaiah, says DK Shivakumar

Tumkur: Amid speculation over who will be the new Chief Minister of Karnataka after the Congress’s victory in the Assembly…

12 months ago

Collapse of Janata Dal (S) helped Congress cruise to victory in Karnataka polls

Bengaluru: In what appeared to be a neck-and-neck race between the Congress and the BJP, the dramatic collapse of the…

12 months ago

Congress headed for victory in Karnataka polls as party leads in over 130 seats

Congress is on its way to scoring an emphatic victory in the Karnataka polls, winning three seats in which the…

12 months ago