By T.J.S. George The big question is finally being addressed: Who will be the Opposition’s Prime Minister candidate? It will be unrealistic, of course, to expect an answer at this stage. But the unexpected flexibility in the Congress’ position tells its own tale. Two days after taking a stand firmly in favour of Rahul Gandhi,…
New Delhi: After a raging 12-hour debate yesterday, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government defeated the No-Confidence Motion in the Lok Sabha by 199 votes. While 126 members supported the motion, 325 MPs rejected it. This was the first No Trust Motion against the Modi Government which came to power in 2014. The day-long session in…
After Wimbledon, Cricket and Football World Cup, we thought we had enough of watching TV, but then Telugu Desam Party (TDP) moved a No Confidence Motion against the BJP government and it was time to watch TV again. And yesterday from 11 am to 11 pm, we had a political drama unfold on TV. Sadly,…
New Delhi: Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) this morning met AICC President Rahul Gandhi and discussed the issues relating to functioning of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the State. Kumaraswamy, who was here to participate in the Niti Aayog Council meeting yesterday at Rashtrapathi Bhavan, had extended his stay by a day to meet…
Narendra Modiji, Amit Shahji and Mohan Bhagwatji will understand that India cannot be run by only these three people. India will be run by the people of the country,” thus spake Rahul Gandhi while addressing an Other Backward Classes (OBC) Convention organised by his party, Congress, in Delhi recently. As a senior citizen, having seen…
Bengaluru: Janata Dal State President H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) yesterday took oath as the 25th Chief Minister against the imposing backdrop of Vidhana Soudha in the presence of more than a dozen non-BJP leaders from across the country. Kumaraswamy was administered the oath of office and secrecy at 4.30 pm by Governor Vajubhai Vala at a…
Lucknow: Days ahead of the Congress-BJP slugfest in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, rumours of Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s marriage with Raebareli MLA Aditi Singh began doing the rounds. Soon after the speculations, pictures of MLA Aditi Singh and Rahul Gandhi went viral on social media with some even announcing that the marriage will be…
On Thursday I had the pleasure of dining with NDTV’s Prannoy Roy, probably the last dignified English TV news anchor we have. He was in city with his band of travelling journalists. The group consisted of the popular Author and Banker Ruchir Sharma, Psephologist Dorab Sopariwala, Economist Surjit Bhalla and a few others. They were…
Mangaluru: The ruling Congress Party in Karnataka released its manifesto in Mangaluru on Friday and assured to remove unemployment by creating 10 million jobs in the next five years, if the party is voted back to power. The Congress manifesto promises insurance for owners of micro, small and medium enterprises, one water tap in every…
Mysuru/Mangaluru/Gonikoppa: All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a campaign trail in the State to woo voters for the Assembly polls for which the voting is scheduled on May 12, visited Suttur Mutt in Mysuru, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunateshwara Temple in Dharmasthala besides trying to connect with the Kodavas during the public…
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