Ruling out any internal differences in the ruling Congress in Karnataka, senior party leader and Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said there may be certain minor differences of opinion, but there are no major issues or confusions within.
The murder of Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput in Meerut has sparked a political debate after Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Deepak Ranjan presented a blue drum to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak at an event in Lucknow on Tuesday. The gesture, captured in viral images, was seen as a jibe at the state’s law and order situation.
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has indicated that a water tariff hike in Bengaluru is imminent, with a potential increase of one paisa per litre.
Karnataka may become the leading state in India for offering the highest minimum wages for both skilled and unskilled laborers. A formal notification regarding the wage revision is expected to be issued within the next two weeks.
Mahadevapura Police have arrested two suspects, identified as Asif and Syed, in the alleged assault of a brother-sister duo from Bihar and gang-rape of the woman in KR Puram on Wednesday night.
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its displeasure over Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's statement in the assembly that there would be no bye-elections, and said he was expected to exercise "some degree of restraint".
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi was absent from the Lok Sabha debate on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, leading to questions about her party’s stance and discipline. Reports indicate that she is currently abroad for the medical treatment of a close relative. She had reportedly obtained prior approval for her travel, formally informing the Speaker in writing and notifying the Congress Parliamentary Party.
A 38-year-old rider was killed on the spot near the Taluk Panchayat office of Kamalapur town on Wednesday following a collision between his motorbike and an SUV.
Four members of a family were killed on the spot in an accident reported on Thursday on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway stretch near Tubinakere in the taluk, where a state transport bus hit the car they were traveling in.
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that China had taken over 4,000 square kilometre of Indian territory and that reciprocal tariffs or import duties imposed by the US would "completely devastate" the Indian economy, as he demanded answers from the government over these issues.
