Imran Hussain, who was looking after the environment, forest and wildlife department, will now have the sole responsibility of food and supply ministry. New Delhi:Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday carried out a minor reshuffle of his Cabinet giving Law Minister Kailash Gahlot additional charge of environment, an official said. Imran Hussain, who was looking after the environment, forest and wildlife department, will now have the sole responsibility of food and supply ministry. The move is aimed at bringing synergy in cases related to the transport and environment departments inRead More

The resignations of these MLAs has plunged the HD Kumaraswamy government in Karanataka into a crisis as it faces the risk of losing majority in the Assembly. New Delhi:A crucial hearing on the Karnataka political crisis will take place on Tuesday in the Supreme Court which will examine “weighty” constitutional issues in the resignation and disqualification of 15 rebel MLAs of the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition. The apex court, which was dealing with the plea of 10 rebel MLAs on July 12, will now hear five more lawmakers who have sought identical relief thatRead More

Former Karnataka minister Roshan Baig was about to leave Bengaluru on a private aircraft when he was detained for questioning in the IMA money laundering case. Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has accused the BJP of trying to destabilise the Congress-JD(S) government in the state after former Karnataka minister and Congress MLA R Roshan Baig was detained by a Special Investigation Team in connection with the IMA money laundering case from Kempegowda International Airport in a late-night swoop. Baig was about to leave Bengaluru on a private aircraft on MondayRead More

The Bill allows the National Investigation Agency to investigate terror attacks on Indians and Indian interests abroad. New Delhi:The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, giving more teeth to the NIA in probing terror cases in India and abroad. The amendments will allow the NIA probe cybercrimes and cases of human trafficking, sources had earlier told news agency PTI. The Bill allows the National Investigation Agency to investigate terror attacks on Indians and Indian interests abroad. The NIA was set up in 2009 in the wakeRead More

Karnataka LIVE: The Karnataka drama reached the doors of the Supreme Court today where the court is examining “weighty” constitutional issues in the resignation and disqualification of rebel MLAs of the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition. The apex court, which was dealing with the plea of 10 rebel MLAs on July 12, will now hear more lawmakers who have sought identical relief that Karnataka Assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar accept their resignations as well. The MLAs mentioned their application before a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta MondayRead More