Yediyurappa wins Karnataka trust vote, speaker Ramesh Kumar quits

The new chief minister of Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa won the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly. The BJP leader was sworn in as the chief minister three days after the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition collapsed after losing floor test. Read More
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BS Yediyurappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka for 4th time

Karnataka BJP president BS Yediyurappa was sworn in as chief minister of the state for the fourth time, three days after the Congress-JD(S) coalition government collapsed after losing floor test. Read More
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Karnataka: Speaker disqualifies 3 rebel MLAs, undecided on other 14

The Karnataka assembly speaker, KR Ramesh Kumar disqualified three rebel MLAs under the anti-defection law till the end of the term of current house. The speaker also ruled that the MLAs will not be able to contest or get elected to the assembly till the end of the term. Read More
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Tripal Talaq Bill unlikely to pass in the current session

The Triple Talaq Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha in the ongoing monsoon session amid opposition from parties, may not pass through the Rajya Sabha. And the government seems to have understood the difficulty behind passing the bill into law. Read More
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Priyanka Gandhi speculated to be next Congress chief

Where the Congress party is still struggling to name their next president after resignation of Rahul Gandhi as party chief, some party leaders are expecting Priyanka Gandhi to take the rein in hand. Read More
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SC: Rebel Karnataka MLAs can’t be forced to vote in house

The Supreme Court issued an interim order ruling that the speaker of Karnataka assembly, KR Ramesh Kumar, will decide on the resignations of 15 rebel Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs within a time frame the speaker may consider appropriate. Read More
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Chandrayaan-2 launch postponed, Isro cites technical snag

India’s most ambitious space mission so far, Chandrayaan-2, which was was scheduled to be launched at 2.51am on Monday, has been called off less than an hour before the lift off. The mission involves landing a rover on the Moon’s south pole. Read More
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‘FCRA violations’: CBI raids Indira Jaising, Anand Grover’s premises

The Central Bureau of Investigation, on Thursday, raided the house of senior lawyers Indira Jaising and her husband Anand Grover’s NGO. The agency accuses them of violating a law on foreign funding. Read More
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Karnataka speaker to take 6 days to decide on MLAs resignation

In a major relief to the Karnataka government, assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar has asked for more time to look into the resignations submitted by the 14 MLAs. The speaker said he needs at least six days to decide on resignation as he has to make conscious decision. Read More
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Govt initiates facial-recognition system, draws criticism

The National Crime Records Bureau has commenced the process of installing AFRC that will host a web-based application of the AFRS at its data centre in Delhi with connectivity to police stations through the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems Read More
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