Three from TN helped Modi-Shah achieve Mission Kashmir
The three from Tamilnadu are – External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, former IPS officer K Vijay Kumar and ex-bureaucrat K Skandan. Continue Reading
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Editorial: Jackpot or jackboot?
Security forces arrested over 100 people, including political leaders and activists, as they were considered a threat to peace and tranquility in the Kashmir valley, officials were quoted as saying. Continue Reading
Editorial: ‘She’ila factor
Sheila Dikshit, one of the tallest leaders of the Congress who had the distinction of being Delhi’s longest-serving Chief Minister and giving the national capital Delhi its modern look, is no more. Continue Reading
Karnataka crisis: Congress starts back channel talks with rebels
A day after Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy made a surprise announcement in the Assembly that he would seek a trust vote, efforts were intensified to reach out to the dissident legislators. Continue Reading
With Vaiko nomination accepted, DMK candidate withdraws papers
With the returning officer accepting MDMK general secretary Vaiko’s nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections, DMK nominee N R Elango has withdrawn his papers. Continue Reading
All JD(S) ministers resign from Cabinet to give Kumaraswamy free hand
All nine JD(S) ministers in Karnataka have submitted their resignations to facilitate a Cabinet reshuffle, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s office said Monday. Continue Reading
All Cong ministers resign from Kumaraswamy govt to enable reshuffle
The coalition government in the State plunged into a crisis with 13 MLAs — 10 from the Congress and three from the JD(S) — resigning. On Monday, Karnataka Minister and Independent MLA H Nagesh resigned and withdrew support to the H D Kumaraswamy-led government, delivering another blow to the shaky coalition. Continue Reading
One son-set in north, two son-rises in south
While Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of DMK president M K Stalin, was made the youth wing secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Nikhil, son of Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, was named leader of the JD(S) youth wing. Continue Reading
Editorial: Follow the leader
In more trouble for the crisis-hit Congress, Rahul Gandhi Wednesday publicly announced his resignation as its president, taking responsibility for the Lok Sabha polls debacle, and called for ‘hard decisions’ to rebuild the party and making people accountable for the ‘failure’ of 2019. Continue Reading
Om Birla elected new LS Speaker; Cong, DMK extend support
Modi led the new Speaker to the presiding officer’s chair. Leaders from the BJP, Congress, DMK (T R Baalu) and TMC went up the podium to greet the 56-year-old new Speaker of the Lower House. Continue Reading