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  Will he, won't he? CM Kumaraswamy calls cabinet meeting, may dissolve Karnataka Assembly

  July 11, 2019 9:15 IST

  Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JD(S) government is still on shaky grounds. The government has lost support of 18 MLAs as of now. If resignations of these MLAs are accepted, Kumaraswamy government may topple.

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  10 Goa Congress breakaway MLAs to meet Amit Shah in Delhi after getting inducted into BJP

  July 11, 2019 8:00 IST

  The new MLAs will be meeting Amit Shah in Delhi at 10 a.m.," Sawant told reporters at Goa's Dabolim international airport, before heading for New Delhi.

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  Karnataka political crisis: Section 144 imposed at Vidhana Soudha from 11th-14th July

  July 10, 2019 23:55 IST

  Amid an ongoing political crisis in Karnataka, Section 144 has been imposed at the state assembly Vidhana Soudha from 11 to 14 July, according to ANI reports. It prohibits an assembly of more than 4 people in an area.

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  No end in sight, but DK Shivakumar hopes Karnataka govt would survive crisis

  July 10, 2019 23:36 IST

  Shivakumar and others reached Mumbai early on Wednesday and attempted to meet the 10 Karnataka legislators put up at the Hotel Renaissance in Powai.

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  10 Goa MLAs split from Congress to merge with BJP

  July 10, 2019 23:52 IST

  Ten Congress MLAs out of 15 have split from the Congress and are going to merge with the BJP later tonight, Congress MLA Isidore Fernandes told reporters on Wednesday.

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  Karnataka crisis: SC to hear plea of 10 rebel MLAs of Congress, JD(S) on Thursday

  July 10, 2019 20:02 IST

  The Supreme Court decided Wednesday to accord urgent hearing on Thursday to a petition filed by 10 rebel MLAs of Congress and JD(S) alleging that the Karnataka Assembly Speaker was not accepting their resignations deliberately.

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  Karnataka political crisis: Two more Congress MLAs resign

  July 10, 2019 17:17 IST

  This has taken the total number of rebels to 16. As many as 14 MLAs from both parties have already tendered resignation, reducing the ruling coalition to a minority.

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  Perils of Karnataka crisis: Congress troubleshooter Shivakumar tries, fails, gets detained

  July 10, 2019 14:44 IST

  The 13-month old Congress-JD(S) government plummetted into a crisis following the resignation of 11 MLAs last week.

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  Karnataka BJP to meet Governor, Speaker for floor test in Assembly

  July 10, 2019 12:08 IST

  Before going to meet the Governor, the BJP's state leaders, legislators and cadres will also stage a demonstration before Mahatma Gandhi statue near the Vidhan Soudha. Leaders of the BJP state unit will also meet the Speaker asking him to direct Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to seek trust vote as his government has 'lost' the majority.

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  Karnataka crisis: Rebel MLAs move Supreme Court against assembly speaker, hearing tomorrow

  July 10, 2019 12:20 IST

  In their application, Karnataka rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs alleged that the Speaker has become incommunicado to them and the due process of law relating to acceptance of resignation is being halted with a malafide political intent to save the coalition government which has turned into minority in assembly.

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  YSR Congress-TDP ditch political glitches, pitch for Andhra Pradesh Special Status together

  July 10, 2019 10:10 IST

  The YSR Congress MP said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised in 2014 that Andhra Pradesh would be given special category status but it was yet to be fulfilled, and requested the government to sanction it "without any delay".

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  Priyanka takes swipe over poor electricity supply in UP hospitals

  July 10, 2019 9:38 IST

  The multiple news reports shared by Priyanka Gandhi talked about the patients being treated in Rae Bareli, Etawah, Sambhal and Lalitpur by doctors who put on mobile phone torches and torches to see the patients.

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  Lok Sabha sits late to conclude debate on Union Budget

  July 10, 2019 7:27 IST

  The voting on the Finance Bill is also expected to be taken up on Wednesday afternoon and the ruling BJP issued a whip to its members to be present in the House.

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  Rebel Cong-JD(S) MLAs fear 'threat' to life during Karnataka CM's proposed visit to Mumbai hotel

  July 10, 2019 6:40 IST

  The letter signed by 10 MLAs said they have heard that Kumaraswamy , Shivkumar and others are going to storm the hotel premises they are staying in and they feel threatened by this.

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  Karnataka Political Crisis: CM Kumaraswamy could be asked to prove majority on July 17

  July 09, 2019 21:59 IST

  CM H.D. Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka could be asked to prove its majority in the Assembly on July 17 by Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar who refused on Tuesday to accept resignations of all the 13 Congress and JD-S legislators

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  Karnataka crisis: Echo heard in Parliament, quandry deepens

  July 09, 2019 17:17 IST

  If the resignations of all the 12 MLAs of the Congress, three of the JD-S, one of regional party KPJP and an Independent are accepted by Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, the ruling coalition's number in the 225-member House will drop from 118 to 101, 12 short of the majority mark.

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  Congress to seek disqualification of MLAs who have resigned: Siddaramaiah

  July 09, 2019 13:32 IST

  He was talking to reporters after a CLP meet here convened to manage the crisis following the resignation of a total of 13 coalition MLAs, including three from the ally JD(S).

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  14 Karnataka MLAs taken to Pune from Mumbai, expected to reach Goa in special flight

  July 09, 2019 11:43 IST

  Maharashtra BJP legislator Prasad Lad earlier said the 14 MLAs left the luxury hotel in Mumbai where they were put up at 5 pm on Monday.

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  Karnataka minister and Independent MLA Nagesh resigns, withdraws support to government

  July 08, 2019 15:06 IST

  Nagesh, who was recently inducted into the ministry as small scale industries minister, met Governor Vajubhai Vala at the Raj Bhavan here and submitted the letter.

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  On eve of MP assembly session, Ghulam Nabi Azad attends CLP meet in Bhopal

  July 08, 2019 9:31 IST

  The timing of the meeting assumes significance in the backdrop of the developments in Karnataka and the likelihood of the opposition BJP seeking a division of votes on financial matters on the floor of the House.

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  Bengal qualifies for imposition of President's Rule: Babul Supriyo

  July 07, 2019 7:27 IST

  Referring to the clashes between police and the BJP's youth wing in Asansol on Friday, he accused the Trinamool Congress and state police of working together to attack and intimidate BJP workers across the state.

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  We have nothing to do with it: BJP denies role in resignation of Karnataka MLAs

  July 07, 2019 7:28 IST

  In a day of dramatic developments, 8 Congress and 3 JD-S lawmakers submitted resignation letters to Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar and apprised Governor Vajubhai Vala of the reasons for their collective decision.

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  Jagan to demolish Rajiv Smriti Bhavan in Andhra; Congress leaders oppose

  July 04, 2019 14:49 IST

  This report has come days after Jagan targetted TDP chief and former chief minister Chandrababu Naidu's convention hall, Praja Vedika, in Amravati and demolished it saying it was an illegal construction.

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  Nusrat Jahan to attend ISKCON Rath Yatra in Kolkata

  July 03, 2019 11:02 IST

  She also shared a video message inviting everyone to be a part of the auspicious event. 

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  BJP government crushes freedom of press, says Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala

  June 30, 2019 21:43 IST

  Congress' attack came after media reports claimed that the government has stopped providing advertisements to some newspapers critical of its certain policies and actions.

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  H D Deve Gowda hits out at BJP for questioning Kumaraswamy's US trip

  June 30, 2019 19:25 IST

  H D Deve Gowda said his son had gone to the US for the groundbreaking ceremony of Vokkaliga community's Kalabhairaveshwara temple.

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  M K Stalin defends move to go back on resolution against TN Speaker

  June 30, 2019 16:42 IST

  Terming it as a "strategy" learned from his father and former chief minister late M Karunanidhi, Stalin said the decision to withdraw the motion was not taken out of fear.

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  Delhi: Gopal Rai inaugurates mohalla clinics, shown black flags by BJP workers

  June 29, 2019 20:19 IST

  Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai Saturday inaugurated two mohalla clinics in his Babarpur constituency amid a protest by BJP workers.