August, 2019
Yediyurappa’s ‘One-Man’ Karnataka Cabinet to be Expanded Tomorrow
Yediyurappa, who took oath as chief minister on July 26 and proved his government’s majority on the floor of the Assembly on July 29, is yet to induct any minister into his cabinet. Bengaluru: The expansion of the Karnataka cabinet will take place on Tuesday and 13-14 ministers are likely to be inducted, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Monday. “The cabinet expansion will take place between 10:30 and 11:30 am tomorrow. I have already written a letter to the Governor in this regard. I have asked Chief SecretaryRead More
‘If It Was So Important…’ PM Modi’s Article 370 Bouncer for Congress in Independence Day Speech
In the first Independence Day speech of his second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioned why the Congress failed to make Article 370 permanent for J&K during its rule. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reserved sharp words for the Congress and other opposition parties in his Independence Day speech on Thursday, questioning why the grand old party didn’t make special status for Jammu and Kashmir permanent during its rule “if it was so important”. “In the political alleys of India, some kept opposing the revocation of Article 370 and ArticleRead More
‘Intrusive, Discarded’: Owaisi Reacts to PM Modi’s Stand on Population Explosion
Owaisi said India’s population is young and productive, the advantage will last only for two more decades. New Delhi: Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for smaller families to combat population explosion in the country, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi termed his take as ‘discarded’ and ‘intrusive’. In a tweet, firebrand leader Owaisi said though majority of India’s population is young and productive, the advantage will last only for two more decades. Taking a jibe at PM Modi, Owaisi said he is ‘clueless’ on how to useRead More
‘Fun and Frolic’ in Corbett Will Not Solve Economic Crisis: Yechury’s Dig at PM’s Man vs Wild Feature
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said that hard data every single day is driving home the gravity of the economic crisis which engulfs all sectors. New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Wednesday the “fun and frolic” in Jim Corbett National Park will not solve the problems faced by the economic, in an apparent dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he appeared on Discovery Channel’s Man vs Wild. The episode, telecast on Monday night, was shot in the national park. “The fun and frolic in Corbett will notRead More
Ahead of Assembly Elections, Maharashtra CM Fadnavis to Resume His ‘Mahajanadesh Yatra’ from Aug 21
Devendra Fadnavis earlier started his mass contact programme from Amravati in Vidarbha region on August 1, ahead of the state Assembly polls due in September-October. Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will next week resume his ‘Mahajanadesh Yatra’, which he suspended in view of the floods battering parts of the state, a BJP functionary said on Wednesday. Fadnavis earlier started his mass contact programme from Amravati in Vidarbha region on August 1, ahead of the state Assembly polls due in September-October. However, he suspended it on August 6 after facingRead More