Karnataka Minister Rajanna resigns from Council of Ministers

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Bengaluru, Aug 11 (IANS) K.N. Rajanna, a close aide of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has been removed from the Council of Ministers following instructions from Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot. Rajanna, who was the State Cooperation Minister, was asked to submit his resignation after his remark against the LoP Rahul Gandhi’s press conference on the voter fraud. “If there was voter fraud, State Congress should have pointed it out much earlier,” he had said.R. Prabhushankar, Special Secre…

MP: Broad daylight robbery at Jabalpur's bank; probe underway

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Bhopal, Aug 11 (IANS) In a shocking incident, which exposed the picture of law and order in the state, a gang of five to six armed men looted a branch of ESAF Small Finance Bank in the Khitola area of Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district on Monday. Masked men arrived on separate bikes, entered the bank premises and, brandishing pistols, executed the robbery in broad daylight.The incident unfolded between 9:30 to 10 am at a branch of the Isaaf Small Finance Bank located near the National Highway in…

Vijay slams detention of Oppn MPs during Delhi protest

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Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay on Monday strongly condemned the detention of several Opposition MPs, including Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, during a protest march in New Delhi. The MPs were detained while marching from Parliament House to the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters, demanding free and fair elections and opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bi…

New Income Tax Act to turbocharge growth, cut litigation: Panda

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New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) BJP leader Baijayant Panda, the chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee that scrutinised the Income Tax Bill 2025, on Monday said, “This new Act will further turbocharge growth by making taxes easy to understand and easy to comply with, thus reducing disputes and litigation.”He congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the passage of the modified Income Tax Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha.“The leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has seen the re…

Himachal power crisis: 15,000 employees on mass leave; Minister urges them to return

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Chandigarh, Aug 11 (IANS) More than 15,000 employees of the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd and Punjab State Power Transmission Ltd on Monday went on a three-day mass leave under the banner of Bijli Ekta Manch and Punjab State Employees Federation (PSEB) joint forum, pressing for their long-pending demands. The strike will continue until midnight on August 13, impacting residential, industry and agricultural sectors across the state. The employees joined the strike after the meeting with the …

Girl student shot dead by teacher in Bihar's Samastipur

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Patna, Aug 11 (IANS) A disturbing incident in Bihar’s Samastipur on Monday triggered public outrage as a private school teacher allegedly shot dead a 19-year-old girl student. The victim, identified as Gudiya Kumari — daughter of Vinay Kumar from Ward 1 of Parsa Panchayat — was on her way home from a coaching institute in Baheri block when the firing incident occurred. The incident occurred at Kothiyan village under Shivajinagar police station in the district.Gudiya, who was preparing for th…

Rajanna resigns: Siddaramaiah scrambles to keep him, Congress high command adamant to remove him

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Bengaluru, Aug 11 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna has submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, sources confirmed on Monday. Sources informed Siddaramaiah is making last-minute efforts with the party high command to retain him. However, the high command is not accepting any explanation from Siddaramaiah and is reportedly upset over Rajanna’s remarks on the election “fraud” issue raised by the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.Raj…

Punjab facing food threat owing to torrential rains: Congress

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Chandigarh, Aug 11 (IANS) With floods wreaking havoc in some parts of Punjab, Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party government, holding it responsible for the unfolding crisis due to what he described as “sheer administrative negligence”. Congress leader Bajwa highlighted that torrential rains in the hilly regions, coupled with the release of excess water from dams, have inundated thousands of acres of farmland in Kapurthala district. Similarly, wa…

Telangana CM, TPCC chief condemn detention of LoP Gandhi, Oppn leaders over march to ECI

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Hyderabad, Aug 11 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has condemned the detention of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi and other Congress and Opposition leaders in New Delhi on Monday, during their protest over the Election Commission’s alleged ‘collusion’ with the ruling BJP.The Chief Minister posted on ‘X’ that LoP Gandhi started the fight for democracy and restoration of the sacrosanct power of every Indian’s vote.“…

India will not just make in India, but make for the world: Jyotiraditya Scindia

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New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) From local to global, India will not just make in India, but make for the world, and Jabalpur will be at the heart of this transformation, Union Communication Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday.“The government and industry are two sides of the same coin. Together, we can turn the aspirations of our youth into reality,” the minister said as Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) signed strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with global technology leaders.T…