Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) “Jail is not new for me, and some people have not been able to digest the fact that I have become Chief Minister,” Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Wednesday as he launched a sharp attack on Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and his father, former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda amid the controversy surrounding the proposed Bidadi Township Project.It may be noted that Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar hails from the Vokkaliga community. Union Minister H.D. Kum…
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Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said on Wednesday that the state government has not received any formal complaint regarding the alleged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election fund misappropriation, indicating that any further action would depend on whether an official complaint is filed. Responding to a query during the post Cabinet media briefing, the Chief Minister said, “As of now, neither the state government nor any of its departments has received a co…
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), July 15 (IANS) The political rivalry between BJP MP Dhullu Mahto and CPI-ML-backed MLA Arup Chatterjee in Jharkhand came face to face when both leaders organised separate programmes at nearly the same time over a proposed elevated road project worth around Rs 400 crore in Dhanbad. The parallel demonstrations in Dhanbad’s Nirsa on Wednesday turned the development initiative into a fresh flashpoint in their ongoing political rivalry.Despite heightened tensions, both events c…
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) After the announcement of the ‘Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Farmers Crop Loan Waiver Scheme’, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday took a sharp dig at the Opposition, saying that “while some doubted the implementation of the waiver, this (MahaYuti) is a government led by the farmers’ own “Devabhau” (Brother Deva)”. He was speaking at the event organised by the BJP Kisan Morcha to felicitate him.Hitting back at critics who accused the state government o…
Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister Dharampal Singh on Wednesday questioned Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav’s source “who first informed him” about the alleged embezzlement of donations made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple and urged for a probe into it by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).The SP Chief was the first prominent political leader who raised the donation “theft” row through a social media post on June 7, where he had demanded for a judicial probe into the allegations.Min…
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) Amid the ongoing controversy over the proposed Bidadi Township Project (BTP), Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday asserted that the settlement was neither his “dream project” nor one initiated by him, and accused political opponents of misleading farmers and conspiring against him. He also ruled out forced land acquisition for Bidadi Township and announced his decision to set up an expert panel soon.Addressing a press conference at Vidhana Soudha, CM Shivakumar …
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) Kerala BJP President and MLA Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday called for a comprehensive investigation into the alleged conspiracy behind the death threat issued against the Legislature Party leader and Chathannoor MLA, B.B. Gopakumar, stating that the incident cannot be treated as a mere case of a threatening phone call.According to the FIR registered by Chathannoor Police, a case has been booked after Gopakumar received a phone call in which he was allegedly…
Imphal, July 15 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday said that a transparent and merit-based recruitment system in government services strengthens public confidence in governance and institutions, reiterating that transparency and fairness remain the state government’s foremost priorities. The Chief Minister on Wednesday attended the felicitation programme for the successful candidates of the Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC) 2022 batch, held at a hotel in Imp…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Amid deafening silence over Rahul Gandhi’s absence from the political stage, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that the ‘shroud of secrecy’ surrounding his trips abroad was a matter of concern; and it was time that the Congress party and the Leader of Opposition (LoP) come clean on his sojourns, given his “association with India-baiters” during such visits.BJP national spokesperson C.R. Kesavan, speaking to IANS, demanded that the party uphold tra…
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is weathering a severe, potentially fatal existential storm. Following the tragic demise of its paramount leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in January 2026, the party’s internal cohesion has completely shattered. The transition of leadership to Ajit Pawar’s widow, Sunetra Pawar, has not brought stability; instead, it has triggered deep systemic fault lines.Sunetra Pawar’s presidency is legally contested, senior leader Praful P…