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PM raising ‘tired themes’ in Karnataka, people will vote for Cong’s guarantees: Ramesh
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was playing the “victim card” and pleading for a “discredited” double-engine government in Karnataka but the people of the state have…
- India
Focus is on future: Rajasthan Congress in-charge on Gehlot-Sachin tussle
Jaipur: The Congress’ Rajasthan in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Saturday said he does not want to “carry too much of the past” and the focus should be on the future, virtually rebuffing…
- Bangalore
Priyanka meets Shettar, other Congress leaders in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday held a meeting with former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar — who has switched to the grand old party from the BJP, and…
- India
Sachin Pilot urges party workers to go among the masses
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Saturday called on Congress workers to go in the middle of the people and listen to them as the state election inches close.…
- Bangalore
BJP MLA defends ‘Visha Kanye’ jibe at Sonia in PM Modi’s presence
Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Karnataka’s Vijayapura constituency Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Saturday defended his ‘Visha Kanye’ (poisonous woman) jibe at former Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the presence of…
- Telangana
KCR funding both Congress, JD(S): Bandi in Karnataka poll rally
Hyderabad: The Congress party is trying to use Karnataka as an ATM to campaign for the next year’s general elections across the country, the Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party president alleged on Friday.…
- Bangalore
Karnataka polls: PM, Shah, Priyanka to hold mega roadshows, address rallies
Bengaluru: As Karnataka is inching closer towards the May 10 Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are all set to…
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Amit Shah says Congress will take Karnataka into ‘reverse gear’
Dharwad: Lashing out at the Congress in poll-bound Karnataka on Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the former would put the state into “reverse gear”, depriving it of the…
- India
Will be grossly misunderstood if I offer coffee to a political rival, says Sitharaman
Mumbai: Political discourse has deteriorated in the country, and there is a dearth of cordiality, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. Simple acts like offering a coffee to a political opponent…
- Bangalore
‘Are Dalits, backward classes beggars’, Bommai tears into Congress
Kalaburagi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday asked state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar does he think “Dalits and backward classes are beggars?” Reacting to Shivakumar’s statement that Lingayats and Vokkaligas are…
- India
Movie ‘The Kerala Story’ an attempt to destroy state’s communal harmony: Ruling CPI(M)
Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling CPI(M) and opposition Congress in Kerala on Friday lashed out against the controversial upcoming movie ‘The Kerala Story’, saying freedom of expression was not a licence to spew venom…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru court rejects transit bail plea of IYC President B V Srinivas
Bengaluru: A local court here has rejected the transit anticipatory bail to Indian Youth Congress President B V Srinivas. He has been accused of harassment and gender discrimination by Angkita Dutta, a…
- India
BJP’s ‘Vishkanya’ remark for Sonia shows the rot in politics: Ashok Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday slammed a Karnataka BJP leader for calling former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi a ‘Vishkanya,’ saying the use of the term was a reflection of…
- India
Rahul Gandhi promises Rs 1 cr to each village panchayat, Rs 5k cr for Karnataka region
Jevargi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday promised allocation of Rs one crore for each village panchayat, and Rs 5,000 crore for the Kalyana Karnataka region if his party is voted to power…
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UP: Cong leaders booked for assaulting party worker for donning saffron kurta
Amethi: The Amethi district Congress chief has been booked for allegedly abusing and beating up a party worker for donning a saffron kurta to the party office here, police said on Friday.…