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K'taka to bring anti-conversion bill, Cong issues whip

Stating that matters of utmost public importance are coming up for discussion...

Cong MLA sorry after 'enjoy rape' remark sparks row

The BJP in New Delhi targeted top Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and his...

K'taka assembly seeks probe into Gen Rawat's death

Members of the Karnataka legislative assembly on Monday demanded a thorough...

K'taka Cong in fix as partymen link Shivakumar to scam

The Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday found itself in a tight spot after a...

K'taka passes law to protect unauthorised temples

The bill was passed by voice vote on Tuesday night.

K'taka may bring in anti-conversion law: Home minister

Indulging in religious conversion with inducement or under pressure is an...

Thaawarchand Gehlot made K'taka Guv ahead of rejig

President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the appointment of a few Governors and...

'Sex scandal' continues to rock the Karnataka assembly

The 'sex scandal' allegedly involving Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and former...

Karnataka govt docs 'concerned' over getting Covaxin

An association of government doctors in Karnataka has demanded that health...

10 rebel K'taka MLAs to be part of Yediyurappa cabinet

The cabinet expansion is on the cards for nearly two months ever since the...

16 disqualified K'taka MLAs join BJP; 13 get tickets

The BJP will need to win at least six seats to remain in power.

Disqualified MLAs to join BJP today: Yediyurappa

Speaking after the core committee meeting, Yediyurappa said the disqualified...

SC upholds disqualification of 17 rebel K'taka MLAs

The court struck down the portion of the Speaker's order by which the...

Congress asks for dismissal of Karnataka government

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and colleague Abhishek Manu Singhvi...

2 disqualified K'taka MLAs move SC against ouster

They have sought quashing of the July 25 order of disqualification by K R...

Yediyurappa wins trust vote easily; Speaker resigns

The magic figure for simple majority was 105, equivalent to the strength of...

14 K'taka rebel MLAs disqualified ahead of trust vote

The 14 MLAs who had resigned earlier this month include Pratapgouda Patil, BC...

Will approach SC: Disqualified K'taka MLA

Another disqualified rebel MLA from Maski, Pratap Gowda Patil, asked the...

Kumaraswamy dismisses talks of support to BJP

Kumaraswamy's father HD Deve Gowda also downplayed GT Devegowda's comment.

For comeback king BSY, ascent to power was never easy

Losing power after having come so close, Yediyurappa was determined to regain...

Yediyurappa sworn in as Karnataka CM for 4th time

Yediyurappa said he would decide on members to be inducted into the ministry...

Ahead of swearing-in, BSY changes spelling again

He had changed the spelling of his name from Yediyurappa to Yeddyurappa after...

Why Yeddy may not be BJP's best bet in Karnataka

In true Karnataka political style, which cuts across parties and loyalties,...

Yeddyurappa to be sworn in as CM for 4th time today

This will be the fourth stint for Yeddyurappa as the chief minister -- the...

3 rebel Congress MLAs disqualified by K'taka speaker

The speaker said he would take a decision on the remaining 14 cases in a...

'The surprise is Kumaraswamy survived so long'

'The leaders of the two parties, the rank and file, and even their respective...

Everything can't be bought: Priyanka to BJP

The Congress has accused the BJP of carrying out "one of the most heinous"...

Democracy, honesty, people of K'taka lost: Rahul

Capping a three-week-long high-voltage intense power struggle triggered by a...

K'taka assembly adjourned; trust vote by 6 pm

As the House resumed its sitting an hour late, the Speaker made it clear,...

Only 3 CMs completed full term in history of K'taka

No chief minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Kumaraswamy's Janata...

Mayawati expels BSP MLA for skipping K'taka trust vote

Mayawati on Sunday had directed Mahesh to vote in favour of the Kumaraswamy...

Rebel MLAs seek more time to meet K'taka speaker

The lawmakers have said that they had moved the Supreme Court after tendering...

Kumaraswamy govt falls after losing trust vote

The confidence motion moved by Kumaraswamy was defeated with 99 members...

K'taka trust vote: Ruling MLAs absent, Speaker furious

"Should this be the fate of the Speaker or the assembly," Kumar asked...

K'taka Speaker summons rebel MLAs on Tuesday

The Congress-JD-S government slumped into a minority earlier this month...

Always ready to talk it out: Meet Karnataka's Speaker

Over the last few days, K R Ramesh Kumar has made all efforts to ensure the...

BSP MLA to skip Karnataka floor test on Monday

The Kollegal MLA said he will not attend the floor test on the direction of...

Cong moves SC against its order on rebel K'taka MLAs

It said the apex court order "whittles down" the power of a political party...

2 deadlines later, K'taka trust vote pushed to Monday

Speaker Ramesh Kumar said the motion of confidence would reach finality on...

PHOTOS: BJP MLAs sleep in Karnataka assembly

BJP leaders said they were mulling moving the Supreme Court in the light of...

Guv asks HDK to prove majority by 1.30 pm Friday

He gave the time-line while taking note of the adjournment of the House till...

K'taka MLA reaches Mumbai; Cong alleges kidnapping

However, Patil, in a video message on a social networking site, said no one...

Trust vote: K'taka House adjourned, BJP MLAs stay put

20 lawmakers did not turn up on Thursday, including 17 from the ruling...

Kumaraswamy moves confidence motion in assembly

Facing a truncated strength caused by the en masse resignation of 16 ruling...

Trust vote today, fate of K'taka govt hangs in balance

The ruling coalition had held out the threat of using the Whip against the...

K'taka: Rebel Cong MLA ready to vote in favour of govt

I will continue to remain in the party and serve as MLA, he said in Bengaluru.

Terrible judicial precedent: Cong on SC's K'taka order

'Blanket protection to MLAs, who are driven not by ideology but by far baser...

Won't take back resignations: K'taka Rebel MLAs

'We all are together and whatever decision we have taken.. at any cost no...

K'taka MLAs not compelled to attend trust vote: SC

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi further said Karnataka assembly...

K'taka crisis: SC order on rebel MLAs' plea today

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi concluded the hearings of the...

Suspended Cong MLA Baig released after SIT questioning

Baig, the MLA from Shivajinagar, was suspended from the Congress for his...

2 rebel K'taka MLAs fail to appear before Speaker

"Speaker is yet to fix another date for them to appear before him," the...

SC agrees to hear plea of 5 more K'taka rebel MLAs

The apex court had on July 12 restrained Karnataka Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar...

Stop Cong leaders: K'taka rebel MLAs to Mumbai police

The MLAs in the letter said they feel threatened, and requested the police to...

Efforts to mollify rebel Karnataka Cong MLAs fail

Nagaraj reached Mumbai accompanied by Karnataka BJP president B S...

Cong reaches out to rebel MLAs as BJP seeks trust vote

The coalition government is on a shaky wicket with 16 MLAs -- 13 of the...

K'taka: 2 Independent MLAs ask for seats on Oppn side

Both the Independent legislators were absent on the first day of the session.

5 more rebel K'taka MLAs move SC against speaker

These MLAs are Anand Singh, K Sudhakar, N Nagaraj, Munirathna and Roshan Baig.

Rebel Cong MLA hints at reconsidering resignation

While Nagaraj made no clear announcement of taking back resignation, the same...

After Siddhivinayak, K'taka rebel MLAs visit Shirdi

On Friday, four of the 14 legislators had visited the Siddhivinayak temple in...

Karnataka rebel MLAs' fun day out in Mumbai

The MLAs visited the famous Siddhivinayak Temple after which they had their...

Resort politics returns in Karnataka with a bang

The JD-S has chosen the serene surroundings of Nandi Hill on the city...

Kumaraswamy seeks trust vote, asks Speaker to fix time

The embattled Janata Dal-Secular leader also said he was ready for everything...

SC bars K'taka Speaker from taking action till July 16

Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy alleged in the Supreme Court that the...

'This move in Goa is to help BJP in Karnataka'

'They just want to show that the Congress is in disarray.'

14 rebel Karnataka MLAs return to Mumbai hotel

The legislators were camping in Mumbai since Saturday evening after resigning...

Can't work at lightning speed: Karnataka Speaker

Asserting he will abide by rules, the speaker said he will take a "just...

SC asks K'taka speaker to decide on rebel MLAs

The 10 rebel MLAs had moved apex court alleging that the Karnataka assembly...

RS adjourned for 2nd day on uproar over Ktaka crisis

"Horse trading band karo (Stop horse trading of MLAs)," Congress members...

2 more Karnataka MLAs submit resignations to Speaker

Housing Minister M T B Nagaraj and K Sudhakar handed over their resignations...

Will obey K'taka Guv's order including floor-test: BJP

The state government has plunged into a crisis after 14 dissident MLAs -- 11...

SC to hear rebel K'taka MLAs' plea against speaker

A bench headed by the CJI took note of the submission of sr advocate Mukul...

Sec 144 imposed near K'taka MLAs' hotel in Mumbai

Section 144 of the CrPC prohibits an assembly of more than four persons in an...

Where did Karnataka's 'value-based' politics vanish?

'Somewhere in the midst of the three milestones of 1881, 1984 and 1999 are...

'Karnataka MLAs never left Mumbai; still in city'

Congress MLA B C Patil also said the Bharatiya Janata Party is not involved...

Karnataka govt exhales as Speaker rejects resignations

In a counter offensive after 13 MLAs resigned on Saturday dealing a blow to...

K'taka issue rocks House, Rahul seen raising slogans

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised the Karnataka issue and accused...

Karnataka: Suspended Cong MLA Roshan Baig resigns

The suspended Congress MLA made it clear he would not fly to Mumbai or Delhi,...

Rebel K'taka MLAs near Pune, await Speaker's decision

If their resignations are accepted, they may even go back to Bengaluru, they...

10 reasons why Karnataka govt is in CRISIS

10 reasons why the Congress-JD-S government is on the brink of collapse.

The Mumbai hotel where Karnataka MLAs hid out

Sofitel, a luxurious hotel in Mumbai, is hogging the limelight after 10...

2 Independent ministers resign from Karnataka cabinet

The withdrawal of support by the two MLAs to the government has dealt another...

JD-S ministers resign in Karnataka: CMO

Their resignations came shortly after 21 ministers of coalition partner...

No relation with developments in Karnataka: Rajnath

The Defence Minister said the government is committed to protect the sanctity...

K'taka: Cong ministers resign to make way for rebels

Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy held discussions with Congress leaders after...

K'taka: Cong-JDS in huddle; not sanyasis, says BJP

The 13 month-old Karnataka coalition government of JD-S and Congress slumped...

Plane that flew K'taka MLAs to Mum belongs to BJP MP

The Congress has accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy to topple the...

K'taka govt under threat as 13 MLAs submit resignation

The MLAs who were seen at the Speaker's office include, Ramesh Jarkiholi...

Ready to form government in Karnataka: BJP

Gowda denied BJP had any role in the resignations when asked if it was part...

Karnataka: 2 Cong MLAs resign, more likely to quit

Chief Minister Kumaraswamy, on private visit to the United States, said he...