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New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): A man and a woman were allegedly assaulted at a nightclub of a five-star hotel on Ashoka Road on July 1. As per the police, the victim informed that the incident took place around 4:00 am, when 23-year-old Vijay Malhotra and his cousin, Shashi Jaggi, were attending a party at the club. According to Malhotra's complaint filed at the Connaught Place police station, a dispute arose over the condition of the toilets with the staff, after which two bouncers assaulted ...Read More >
New Delhi: Two people, including a woman, were beaten up in a nightclub last week after a dispute erupted over the condition of the toilets. The victim, 23-year-old man Vijay Malhotra, lodged a complaint. The incident took place at the nightclub on Ashoka Road in a five-star hotel at around 4 am on July 1. An FIR was registered at the Connaught Place police station. As per Malhotra's complaint, he and his cousin, Shashi Jaggi, visited the club for a party. While he was in the restroom, a disput ...Read More >
Karnataka Power Tussle: The 'Game of Thrones' in Karnataka is not going to end soon. While Congress has backed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar is getting support not only from party MLAs but also from the sheers of popular matthas. Amid this, the Congress party's decision to nominate Siddaramaiah to an advisory council of Congress's OBC department - Backwards Classes Advisory Committee - has sparked fresh debate while giving the BJP a fresh chance to predict the leadership change. Th ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Commentingon the legal action against BJP MLC N. Ravikumar for allegedly issuing derogatory remarks against Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, questioned why no action has been taken against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has repeatedly spoken disrespectfully against officials. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, he said Congress leaders have accused Legislative Council member N. Ravikumar of making derogatory remarks ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's office on Sunday clarified that he is not the chief of the AICC OBC wing advisory council, but is one of the members and is responsible for hosting its first meeting in Bengaluru on July 15. After it was reported that Siddaramaiah would be chief of the committee, Assembly opposition leader R Ashoka, his counterpart in Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and BJP state president BY Vijayendra had taken a jibe at the CM, saying it is a ploy to make him resign i ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Ata time when whispers of a leadership change within the Karnataka Congress are growing louder, a sudden move by the party high command to appoint Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as the chairman of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) OBC Advisory Council has triggered intense political speculation and a fresh round of criticism from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The announcement, which caught many within the state Congress off guard, is being widely seen by political w ...Read More >
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the AICC's OBC Advisory Council will convene in Bengaluru on July 15. The meeting will see participation from about 50 former Congress CMs, sitting and former MPs and MLAs from various states. Anil Jaihind, head of the AICC OBC Cell, will preside over the event. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said AICC's OBC Advisory Council will meet in Bengaluru on July 15 while clarifying that the party leadership has appointed him on the 24-member panel, and ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 6 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday clarified the confusion surrounding his appointment as the chairman of the All India Congress Committee's (AICC) Other Backward Classes (OBC) Advisory Council. According to Siddaramaiah, he is yet to receive official confirmation about his appointment. Earlier, he refuted any claims of being appointed the chairman of the AICC's Backward Classes Advisory Committee, saying that he will only host the meet ...Read More >
Dehradun, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami took to the fields on Saturday and joined the farmers in planting paddy saplings. The Chief Minister keenly participated in the traditional paddy farming in Khatima and described the experience as a 'revival of old memories'. CM Dhami also paid tribute to the hard work, sacrifice, and dedication of the farmers and stated, "Farmers not only form the backbone of our economy but also remain the carriers of our cultur ...Read More >
Jalandhar: While Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal recently alleged a secretive understanding between the Congress and the BJP in Gujarat -- calling it a "hidden romance" -- the Congress in Punjab has been bracketing AAP with RSS-BJP for over two years or accusing the Punjab chief minister of following the Centre's line on different issues.Even as the parties held a seat-sharing arrangement in Delhi, Haryana, and Gujarat, Punjab Congress leaders usually called AAP the 'B te ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The long-delayed Yellow Line of Namma Metro, meant to link RV Road with Electronics City, has become the latest flashpoint between BJP and the ruling Congress over why the Rs 7,000-crore corridor remains idle despite being physically complete for over two years.With just three out of the required train sets delivered, and a fourth expected by late July, the line's opening has been repeatedly pushed -- from 2021 to 2022, and now tentatively to Aug 2025.That too hinges on two pending cl ...Read More >
Story so far: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are once again embroiled in a water dispute, this time over the Banakacherla project. The ambitious project which will link the Godavari and Krishna River basins via reservoirs, canals, and lift irrigation scheme is Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's pet project, first envisioned in 2014 after the bifurcation of Andhra and Telangana. With Mr. Naidu again at the helm in Andhra, he seeks speedy construction of the project, but faces toug ...Read More >
Dharwad: Narayan V. Baramani, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Dharwad district, has submitted a request for voluntary retirement, citing public humiliation by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during a Congress protest rally in Belagavi on April 28, 2025. The incident has sparked political controversy and renewed debate over the treatment of government officers. Sources indicate that Baramani submitted his retirement letter nearly a month ago, though it has only recently gained public a ...Read More >
Dharwad (Karnataka), Jul 3 (PTI) Additional Superintendent of Police Narayan Baramani, who had faced Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's anger during a Congress rally at Belagavi in April, on Thursday said he was "attending to his duty". His comments came in response to reports that he had sought voluntary retirement from service after the incident. Earlier on Thursday, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, posted the officer's purported letter seeking VRS on 'X' and alleged that ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting to Additional Superintendent of Police, Narayana V Baramani's decision to tender his resignation over public humiliation following Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's alleged slap gesture during a convention on April 28, the Karnataka BJP on Thursday said that the CM's action has demoralised the entire police department. Additional SP Baramani submitted his resignation on June 12 after the incident occurred on April 28 in Belagavi during a Congres ...Read More >
Bidar (Karnataka) [India], July 3 (ANI): Amid ongoing troubleshooting exercise by the top leadership in the Congress in Karnataka following speculations about a change in leadership, Janata Dal (S) leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy has alleged that the common people are on receiving end due to a lot of dissident activities in the ruling party in the State. The JD (S) leader further said that people of Karnataka were really frustrated with the Congress government and MLAs. Also Read | 'I Will Come Agai ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 3 (PTI) BJP leader R Ashoka on Thursday said Chief Minister CM Siddaramaiah's "repeated chest-thumping" about completing a full term, despite the supposed "power-sharing agreement", was nothing short of a direct snub to the Congress high command. When a sitting CM keeps reiterating his own permanence while conveniently ignoring the party's internal commitments, "it's not confidence, it's defiance," the Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly said. Siddaramaiah had on Wednesda ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A change in the Chief Minister's position is certain in October or November, said Opposition Leader R Ashoka, criticizing the Congress party as a house with three doors where everyone is vying to become CM. Speaking at a press conference, he reiterated that a CM change is definite in October or November. The Congress party is like a house with three doors, with all MLAs aspiring to be Chief Minister. He urged the party high command to clarify that Siddaramaiah will remain CM, noting ...Read More >
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assures stability for his government. He dismisses leadership change rumors. Siddaramaiah affirms strong relationship with Deputy CM D K Shivakumar. He criticizes BJP leaders for spreading false information. Siddaramaiah confirms he will inaugurate Mysuru Dasara celebrations. Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala will visit Karnataka. He will address concerns of party legislators.Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday asserted that the Congress go ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 2: Amid growing political speculation about a possible mid-term change at the helm of the Karnataka government, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dismissed the BJP's claims of internal rift among senior state leaders. Siddaramaiah in unequivocal terms asserted that he will complete his five-year term in a "rock solid" manner and that the BJP is "daydreaming" over any such possibility. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who has been touted to become the next Chief Minister, as claimed ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 2 (ANI): Amid growing political speculation about a possible mid-term change at the helm of the Karnataka government, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dismissed the BJP's claims of internal rift among senior state leaders. Siddaramaiah in unequivocal terms asserted that he will complete his five-year term in a "rock solid" manner and that the BJP is "daydreaming" over any such possibility. Also Read | UP Shocker: Couple Killed After Attempted Rape in Kaushambi, 2 ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 2 (PTI) Notwithstanding Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's assertion that he would complete the full five-year term, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Wednesday indicated that there will be a change of guard in the state in October or November. Ashoka's comments come amid speculation about leadership change in the ruling Congress in the state. The LoP said the Congress party is a divided house and the Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar is sending signals t ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Amid escalating tension of a leadership tussle in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has attempted to put the brakes on the political unrest. Facing growing whispers of a rift with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar on Wednesday declared that he has no choice but to support the current leadership. "What option do I have? I have to stand by him and support him. I don't have any objection to it. Whatever the high command decides, I will follow," Shivakumar told report ...Read More >
Patna: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the Bharatiya Janata Party's state executive meeting in Patna, Bihar, and boosted the morale of party workers on Wednesday, ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections. Rajnath Singh said that the Indian public had lost trust in some leaders, but the BJP had taken the challenge hands-on. "You are not workers of an ordinary party. In independent India, you have seen that due to a difference between leaders' words and deeds, the public slowly lost trust ...Read More >
Mysuru: Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly R. Ashoka has called All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjuna Kharge as 'accidental AICC President' mocking his statement that nobody should speak about change of Chief Minister in the State and as it is not easy to understand the thought process of the High Command. "It appears that the Congress has given another 'accidental leader' to the nation. The first one was Dr. Manmohan Singh. Though he was the P ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 1 (PTI) AICC general secretary and party's Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala on Tuesday ruled out gathering any opinion on leadership change, remarks that came in the wake of internal bickering in the Congress' state unit over the matter. Surjewala said that he has been meeting the MLAs and MPs to understand the work done by them in their respective constituencies. "Some of you asked me are you taking opinion on leadership change. The answer I had given yesterday also ...Read More >
MYSURU: "The Congress government will be in office for full five years like a rock. We are together, but a few are conspiring to plant differences between (Deputy Chief Minister) DK Shivakumar and I," said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Monday. He said the two are in good terms and will continue to remain united in future. They clasped their hands and raised them to express unity in front of media persons. Siddaramaiah said BJP leader B Sriramulu, who has been predicting the fall of the g ...Read More >
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): The main Tibetan temple, Tsuglagkhang, in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala, erupted in vibrant festivities on Monday, as devotees and crowds gathered there to celebrate the 90th birthday of the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the 14th Dalai Lama. The celebration on June 30 is based on the dates as per the Tibetan calendar, whereas, according to the Gregorian calendar, the birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama falls on July 6. Also Read | Lao ...Read More >
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BENGALURU: Amid talks of a change in guard in Karnataka, even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inches towards completing two-and-a-half years of his present term, the issue of a dalit CM is likely to come to the fore. Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara's recent meetings with Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in quick succession have fuelled speculation. "Siddaramaiah will try his best to continue as CM, but if such a situation does arise, he may name Parameshwara as his successor so that he c ...Read More >
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