Wednesday, Jul 06, 2022
Sep 22, 2020 PTI Local media reports had speculated a possible change in Chief Ministership, citing B.S. Yediyurappa’s age.
Dec 29, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau A look back at the important events of 2019 as the year comes to an end and marks the beginning of a new decade.
The BJP cruised to a comfortable majority after winning 12 of the 15 seats where the bypolls were held.
Dec 09, 2019 Ajay Sukumaran Karnataka has been the BJP’s "gateway to the south," but it has also presented the party with paradoxes.
The Congress, which had won 12 of those 15 seats in the previous election, suffered a huge blow as it bagged only two seats -- Hunsur and Shivajinagar.
BJP has fielded 13 of the 16 disqualified legislators who had joined the party leading to the fall of the Congress-JDS government.
In Karnataka bye-elections, the battle is between the loyalists and the defectors.
The Congress is contesting in all the 15 assembly seats as the ruling BJP, while the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) is in the fray in only 12 seats.
The chief minister was allegedly soliciting votes in the name of caste.
Former Karnataka CM, Kumaraswamy, said BJP has paid a heavy for its 'lust for power'.
The BJP has been left embarrassed in Maharashtra. But the epitaph for its political aspirations in the state has not yet been written.
The Supreme Court verdict paves way for disqualified MLAs to contest December 5 bypolls in Karnataka.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has not challenged the authenticity of the video clip.
Siddaramaiah said the BJP was 'misinterpreting' a private discussion.
Karnataka Congress leader Vijay Mulgund has been asked to join the investigation ahead of D K Shivakumar's bail plea hearing.
Several political leaders have accused Kumaraswamy of being behind the alleged phone tapping episode to save his government, which was then rocked by dissidence within.
The lawyers appearing for the disqualified MLAs, Congress leader Siddaramaiah and other respondents said, they have no objection if the by-polls are deferred.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa expressed hope that he would get flood relief funds from the Centre in four to five days.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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