DK Shivakumar (left) and Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: A foreign tour by a bloc of Congress legislators aligned with CM Siddaramaiah has injected volatility into Karnataka politics, sharpening a power struggle with deputy CM DK Shivakumar over a long-speculated transition.About 27 Congress MLAs and MLCs are set to leave for Australia and NZ Tuesday, party insiders said….
Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar PUNE: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Monday stayed certificates granting minority status to at least 75 educational institutes across the state soon after the death of former deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who also headed the minority affairs department, in a plane crash on Jan 28. The action followed inquiry demand from…
The assault was captured on CCTV camera JAMMU: Three inmates of a juvenile observation home, including two Pakistani nationals, fled custody after allegedly attacking and injuring two policemen posted on guard duty at the facility in RS Pura area in Jammu district on Monday evening.After escaping the observation home around 5.15pm, the trio allegedly robbed…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday laid the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 1,075 crore in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar and said the projects will improve traffic management in the city. Over the past year, the Delhi government has established a new work culture to accelerate development, she said. “These projects…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday jabbed the Centre after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Israel, saying India was learning about its own government’s decisions from foreign leaders.PM Modi is set to travel to Israel on a two-day visit from February 25 to 26, news agency PTI…
Randeep Surjewala (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Not ruling out a nationwide movement against the Indo-US trade deal and accepting home minister Amit Shah’s challenge for a debate, Congress said the US production of jowar, maize, soybean and cotton is at such a higher scale that their import will completely overwhelm the farmers of India.AICC spokesman…
Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: A civil court in Karnataka on Monday sentenced three men to death for sexually assaulting an Israeli tourist and murdering a youth in Koppal district last year.The Gangavathi Civil Court pronounced the quantum of punishment, awarding capital punishment to the convict: Mallesh alias Handi Malla, Sharanabasava and Chaitanya Sai. The…
Jyoti Bhatt: The Face, 1971 Silver gelatin print (Copyright of Jyoti Bhatt, Courtesy of Subcontinent, Mumbai) Long before Photoshop, there was Jyoti Bhatt. The year was 1971. India’s premier art institution, the Lalit Kala Akademi, did not yet recognise photography as a fine art category. Artists who worked with the camera were routinely sidelined from…
NEW DELHI: Calling itself “old-fashioned”, the Supreme Court on Monday questioned how two people could indulge in a physical relationship before marriage, even if it is consensual. The bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing the bail application of a man accused of rape on the pretext of marriage. It questioned…
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday urged Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists to complete the indigenous aero-engine project within five years, instead of taking decades as is conventionally expected.Stressing India’s strategic autonomy and the significance of mastering critical technologies at speed, the Union minister…