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Opposition BJP and JD(S) jointly give no-confidence notice against Karnataka Assembly Speaker

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:54:01 S O Correspondent

10 BJP MLAs including 4 ex-ministers suspended from assembly for ‘indecent and disrespectful’ conduct

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:50:16 S O Correspondent

Karnataka govt announces CID probe into murder of Jain monk

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:25:53 S O Correspondent

Papers flung at the Chair as Karnataka Assembly witnesses chaotic scenes during BJP protest

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:24:29 S O Correspondent

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday witnessed chaotic scenes as members of the BJP threw papers at the Chair, upset over the Speaker’s decision to conduct the proceedings of the House without breaking for lunch. This was amid the BJP’s protest against the Congress government for allegedly “misusing” IAS officers for opposition leaders’ meeting in the past two days.

Country is our family, we are fighting for it: Uddhav Thackeray on dynasts jibe at opposition

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 20:18:41 S O Correspondent

"The country is our family and we are fighting for it" - former Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday, in a riposte to BJP's criticism that the opposition leaders were pursuing dynastic politics and were only concerned about the welfare of their families.

“Country is under significant threat”: D Raja

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 20:06:05 S O Correspondent

Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja who was part of the Opposition meeting held in Karnataka’s Bengaluru on Tuesday said the country is under “significant threat” since there are many important issues.

'INDIA': Opposition alliance gets a name, to set up 11-member coordination committee

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:43:47 S O Correspondent

The opposition alliance that will take on the ruling NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be called Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) and an 11-member committee will be set up for coordination, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced on Tuesday.

NHAI undertakes safety inspection of Bengaluru-Mysuru access-controlled highway

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:27:56 S O Correspondent

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which has constituted a committee to carry out safety inspections of the Bengaluru–Mysuru access-controlled highway,

Oppn meet: Kumaraswamy accuses Cong govt in Karnataka of deputing IAS officers to ‘serve’ alliance leaders

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:22:45 S O Correspondent

JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of introducing “IAS bonded labour policy” in the State by deputing 30 IAS officers to “serve” its alliance leaders, meeting in the city to strategise for the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

Govt to take firm decision on ‘anti-farmer agriculture laws’: CM Siddaramaiah

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:50:20 S O Correspondent

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the government will take a firm decision on the anti-farmer agricultural laws implemented by the previous BJP government in the state.

Attempts being made to breathe new life into NDA after Patna opposition meet: Congress

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:14:29 S O Correspondent

The Congress on Monday asserted that Opposition unity would be "a game changer" for the Indian political scenario and took a swipe at the BJP, saying those who used to talk of defeating the opposition parties alone are now making attempts to breathe new life into the NDA which had become a "ghost."

Sonia, Mamata share moments together during opposition meet in Bengaluru

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:03:32 S O Correspondent

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi shared moments together, enquiring about each other’s health and strategising on opposition unity on the first day of the Bengaluru summit, sources told PTI.