17 ministers bite the dust
Karnataka Assembly Election
Bengaluru, May 15: Though Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was denying the anti-incumbency factor influencing this election, 17 ministers of the Congress government bit the dust in the election held for Karnataka assembly.
Forest minister Ramanath Rai, Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa, Mines and Geology Minister Vinay Kulkarni, Woman and Child Welfare Minister Umashri, Law Minister TB Jayachandra, Labour Minister Santosh Lad, Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya, Youth Services and Sports Minister Pramod Madhwaraj, Transport Minister HM Revanna, Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy, Horticulture Minister SS Mallikarjun, PWD Minister Dr HC Mahadevappa, Small Industries Minister Dr Geeta Mahadeva Prasad, Medical Education Minister Dr Sharana Prakash Patil, Muzarai Minister Rudrappa Lamani and Animal Husbandry Minister A Manju have seen a humiliating defeat in the election.
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Had a very good conversation with friend Modi: Trump
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a "very good conversation" with his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was referring to the talks the two leaders had on Tuesday.
"I had a very good talk with him, and he's a friend of mine from India, and he's doing great. We had a very good conversation," Trump told reporters here as he headed to Las Vegas to address a roundtable on tax cuts.
Trump had called Modi on Tuesday to discuss the bilateral relationship and share perspectives on the situation in West Asia, where the US and Israel have launched a war on Iran.
The US and Iran declared a two-week ceasefire on April 7. They engaged in peace talks with Washington, insisting that Tehran give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and uranium enrichment.
The war with Iran has sent gas prices soaring as Tehran blocked the sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow gateway for a fifth of global oil supplies.
During the Trump-Modi phone call on Tuesday, the two leaders stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure.
According to the US Ambassador to India Sergei Gor, the 40-minute conversation ended with Trump telling Modi, "we all love you".
Tuesday's phone call was the second between the two leaders since the US-Israel war with Iran began on February 28.
