New Delhi: Jyotiraditya Scindia has been named by the BJP for one of the two Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh due for elections later this month. The announcement came shortly after the 49-year-old four-time Lok Sabha MP joined the BJP. Scindia left the Congress, his party of 18 years, on Tuesday. Before announcing his…
Sensational twist to Madhya Pradesh politics: Jyotiraditya Scindia Quits Congress
March 10, 2020After meeting PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah Operation Rangpanchami: Over 20 Congress MLAs loyal to Scindia flown to BJP-ruled Karnataka in a chartered flight 15-month-old Kamal Nath-led MP Govt. on the brink of collapse Scindia to address Press Meet later today Bhopal/New Delhi: In a sensational twist to the Madhya Pradesh political crisis,…
Former Karnataka Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj passes away
March 9, 2020New Delhi: Former Karnataka Governor and senior Congress leader Hans Raj Bhardwaj passed away here on Sunday. He was 82. Bhardwaj breathed his last at Max Hospital in New Delhi’s Saket area , where he was admitted on Wednesday due to kidney-related issues. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. Bhardwaj…
Women Congress workers stage protest against bus fare hike
March 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the recent KSRTC bus fare hike, women Congress workers staged a demonstration at Gun House Circle here on Friday demanding a roll back of the hiked fare. Accusing the BJP Government in the State of acting against the interests of the common man, the protesters said that the bus fare hike has…
State-level Executive Committee meet of Youth Congress held in city
February 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the Congress party stands for Equality, Social Justice and Constitutional Rights, senior Congress leader and former Minister Dr.H.C. Mahadevappa stressed on the need for organising the party at all levels. Speaking after inaugurating the one-day State-level Executive Committee meeting of Karnataka Pradesha Youth Congress at Congress Bhavan near the city Railway Station here…
Former MP calls for review of Supreme Court ruling on reservation in promotions
February 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Former Congress MP R. Dhruvanarayan has urged the Centre to file a review petition against the recent Supreme Court ruling that reservation in promotions is not a fundamental right. Addressing a press meet at Congress Bhavan here yesterday, Dhruvanarayan said that the SC order on reservation in promotions was shocking. The Prime Minister should…
‘Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was made President of India as a reward for building Muslim vote-bank of illegal immigrants for Congress’
January 14, 2020Thus spake Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa Acclaimed Novelist and Saraswathi Samman awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa has said that Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was made the President of India in return for his efforts to consolidate the Muslim vote-bank in favour of Congress party. Replying to questions by scribes at a press conference called at his residence in…
Congress to support general strike on Jan.8
January 6, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The Mysuru City and District Congress has expressed support to the nationwide General Strike called by a host of Trade Unions in protest against the Union Government’s anti-labour policies on Jan.8. Announcing this at a press meet at Congress Bhavan near the City Railway Station here this morning, District Congress President Dr. B.J. Vijaykumar…
JMM-Congress alliance ahead in close race in Jharkhand
December 23, 2019Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress alliance which is ahead in the close race in Jharkhand during the counting of votes taken up this morning is all set to form the Government in Jharkhand. The elections were conducted in 81 Assembly seats of the State in five phases from Nov. 30 to Dec. 20. Celebrations have…
BJP wins 12 seats, Congress 2 JD(S) draws blank while independent gets one seat
December 10, 2019Bengaluru: The ruling BJP won 12 seats, the Opposition Congress 2 and an Independent in one, while the JD(S) drew a blank in the by-polls to 15 Assembly segments, the results of which were officially announced last evening. As per the official results, Byrathi Basavaraj of BJP won from Krishnarajapuram (K.R. Puram) defeating his nearest…















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