India

Karnataka Cong chief backing Kharge for CM post sparks debate over Dalit at helm

11 Apr 2023 05:28 AM IST

Amid stiff competition between him and senior leader Siddaramiah for the chief ministerial post in the event of Congress winning the Assembly polls, Karnataka Congress unit president D K Shivakumar’s attempts to bring AICC chief M Mallikarjun Kharge’s name into the race, has raised eyebrows within party circles. The KPCC

Congress’ Shivakumar visits milk parlour, says ‘Nandini better than Amul

11 Apr 2023 05:27 AM IST

Congress Karnataka chief D K Shivakumar visited a Nandini Milk parlour in the Hassan district on Monday amid the ongoing charges and counter-charges between the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress and JD(S) over Amul’s announcement of foraying into the Karnataka market. Shivakumar expressed support for Karnataka’s homegrown milk brand

CM Bommai accuses Congress, JDS of politicising issue ahead of elections

11 Apr 2023 05:26 AM IST

Commenting on the Nandini controversy, Karnataka’s Chief inister accused Congress and JD(S) of playing ‘politics’ over it. “Nandini is a very good brand of our state…Congress and JD(S) are doing politics at the time of elections,” Bommai said in Delhi on Monday. With elections around the corner, there has been

Deve Gowda to solicit votes from 10 April

11 Apr 2023 05:25 AM IST

JD(S) patriarch H. D. Deve Gowda said on Monday that there is no question of his party going near either the Congress or BJP and announced that he will be touring various parts of the state for campaigning ahead of the Assembly polls in Karnataka. The former Prime Minister said

BJP TO RELEASE first list of 170-180 candidates by 12 April: CM Bommai

11 Apr 2023 05:22 AM IST

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the first list of BJP candidates for the May 10 assembly elections will be released either on Tuesday or Wednesday. He said there is no confusion regarding finalising the list. “Most probably, the first list will be released tomorrow or the day

Dalai Lama apologises for viral video on child

11 Apr 2023 05:15 AM IST

The Dalai Lama on Monday apologised to a boy, his family and friends for the “hurt his words may have caused” after a video clip purportedly showing the Tibetan spiritual head asking him to “suck” his tongue sparked a row. In the two-minute-five-second video, the Dalai Lama also asked the

SC: How can LG act without aid and advice of cabinet?

11 Apr 2023 05:12 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday observed as to how can the Lieutenant Governor (LG) act “without aid and advice” of the council of ministers in nominating 10 members to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The top court, which had earlier issued notice on the plea of the Delhi government, granted

India a global leader, important to have New Delhi on board: Ukraine’s minister

11 Apr 2023 05:09 AM IST

India is a global leader and can help in addressing key global challenges and promoting peace, Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova said on Monday and invoked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message to Russian President Vladimir Putin in September last year that ‘today’s era is not of war’. After

China criticises Shah’s visit

11 Apr 2023 05:06 AM IST

China on Monday criticised Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, stating that it violated Chinese sovereignty over the area, a claim dismissed by India outright. Home Minister Shah on Monday launched ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ from Kibithoo, the border village of Arunachal Pradesh and India’s easternmost place. “Zangnan, (the

No one can encroach even ‘inch of land’: Shah in Arunachal

11 Apr 2023 05:03 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kibithoo and said “no one can encroach even pin’s tip worth of our land” and that “no one has the power to cast an evil eye on us”. The Home Minister said that no one

India likely to witness drought, below-normal rains this year

11 Apr 2023 05:00 AM IST

India is likely to experience below-normal monsoon rainfall this year, with a 20% chance of drought due to the end of La Nina conditions and the potential for El Nino to take hold, private forecasting agency Skymet Weather said on Monday. After four consecutive years of normal and above-normal rains

close aide of Amritpal arrested under NSA

11 Apr 2023 04:55 AM IST

In a counter-intelligence operation in rural Amritsar’s Kathu Nangal, Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh’s close aide, Papalpreet Singh, was arrested by the Punjab Police. He had been at large for the last 24 days. Addressing a press conference, Punjab Police spokesperson, IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill, said that he was