New Delhi: Ending speculation that the party high command had differences over backing B.S. Yediyurappa to make another shot at running a coalition regime in Karnataka, the BJP Central leaders backed the new dispensation and hoped it will herald a ‘new dawn’ for the State. “Congrats to B.S. Yediyurappa, newly sworn in CM of Karnataka….
New Delhi: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has urged the Government of India to withdraw the 10 percent Customs Duty imposed on Newsprint, uncoated paper for newspapers and Light-Weight Coated (LWC) paper for magazines in the General Budget. INS said in a press statement that publishers of newspapers and magazines are already reeling under severe…
BJP leader Rajnath Singh says Rahul Gandhi started the resignation drive New Delhi: The Lok Sabha this morning witnessed brief uproar over the political crisis in Karnataka. As soon as the Lok Sabha assembled for the day, the MPs of the Congress rose to protest alleged ploy by the ruling BJP to topple coalition Government…
New Delhi: India’s first female Finance Minister in almost five decades, Nirmala Sitharaman, who has held a wide range of jobs including Defence Minister, will present India’s full-year budget for the next fiscal (2019-20) in Parliament tomorrow morning at a time when she is under pressure to spend more to reinvigorate the economy. Fifty-nine-year-old Sitharaman…
First-time MP from Hassan Prajwal Revanna of the JD(S), sporting a light green Modi jacket, kurta-pyjama with black floaters, sought the blessings of his parents — Bhavani Revanna and H.D. Revanna, Karnataka PWD Minister — at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi ahead of taking oath in Parliament this afternoon. Prajwal had waited for his auspicious…
$5 trillion economy, women empowerment, inclusive India, focus on Triple Talaq, NRC and One Nation One Poll New Delhi: In his customary joint address to Parliament, President Ram Nath Kovind this morning outlined the NDA Government’s objectives for “New India.” Stating that the Government plans to make India a 5-trillion dollar economy by 2024, President…
Seeks permission for Mekedatu project New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday called Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and requested him to expedite the approval for Mekedatu project, which is aimed at constructing a balancing reservoir across River Cauvery at Mekedatu close to Tamil Nadu border near Kanakapura in Ramanagaram district….
D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Pralhad Joshi, Suresh Angadi and Nirmala Sitharaman from Karnataka to make it to Modi Ministry New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take his oath of office and secrecy this evening along with his Ministers, for the second consecutive term at the Rashtrapati Bhavan after his party BJP witnessed a massive victory…
New Delhi: Prices of cardiac stents will increase by 4.2% from today (Apr. 1) as the drug regulator has allowed a hike in line with the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) of the previous calendar year. A bare metal stent (BMS) will now cost Rs. 8,261, whereas the price of drug-eluting stent (DES) has been fixed…
New Delhi: The strict protocol of Rashtrapati Bhavan could not curb the motherly instincts of 106-year-old Saalumarada Thimmakka, who was awarded Padma Shri for planting thousands of trees in Karnataka, as she touched the forehead of President Ram Nath Kovind to bless him. Thimmakka, who has earned the sobriquet of ‘Vriksha Mathe (mother of trees)’…
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