Rahul's ascendancy to captaincy was expected after Ravichandran Ashwin was traded to Delhi Capitals last month.
The Lokayukta court on Tuesday issued summons to former Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, his wife and another person on a complaint alleging illegal construction on government land and allotment of site to them under discretionary quota when they already possessed land.
The former Union minister also slammed Shashi Tharoor for his statement that praising the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for doing the right things would lend credibility to the opposition's criticism of him.
In a setback to BS Yeddyurappa, the Supreme Court ordered a CBI probe against him for nepotism, illegal land acquisition and favouring top mining companies. BJP insiders say that the order is expected to put the rebellious former Karnataka CM on the back foot. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Justice V Gopala Gowda's name has been considered positively by the Trinamul Congress as well as the Left.
The stand-off between Karnataka government and Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde over the legality of ordering a judicial probe into land scams showed no sign of abating with the Ombudsman questioning the former's contention.
Most of these road contracts are spread across Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, with the government struggling to restart them.
The confidence motion moved by Kumaraswamy was defeated with 99 members voting for the motion and 105 against it in a House of 225 including speaker P R Ramesh Kumar and a nominated member.
Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran criticised those who were trying to give a communal colour to the tourism department tweet on the Kerala delicacy -- "Beef Ularthiyathu" and said in the southern state none links food with religion.
Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda and his immediate predecessor B S Yeddyurrappa landed in the city and held talks with the Bharatiya Janata Party National President Nitin Gadkari at his residence in Nagpur.
In a set back to former Chief Minister of Karnataka, B S Yeddyurappa, the Karnataka high court on Monday rejected his petition seeking anticipatory bail.
Newly-appointed Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar got some relief on Monday when the Lokayukta court rejected a complaint against him alleging illegal denotification of government land.
Kumaraswamy had proved right the adage that politics is the art of the possible, but the science graduate failed to get his chemistry right in keeping the coalition legislators together to ensure his government's longevity.
The group, comprising on 147 women and 20 men, were airlifted by an Air Asia chartered flight from Kochi to the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar.
It has been alleged that Yeddyurappa in his capacity as chief minister had violated several rules as a result of which there were irregularities in land dealings, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, who was arrested in connection with a land scam case on Saturday and promptly hospitalised due to "chest pain", was finally discharged on Wednesday.
Such investments come with their own share of risks and buyers may need to hold on for at least 5 to 10 years.
The killing of Karnataka official S P Mahantesh, said to be a whistle-blower in controversial land allotments by societies, was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday by a CPI-M member who suspected its linkages with the controversial Tatra Truck purchases in the defence ministry.
Defending the allotment of land to a firm in which his two sons are partners, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday denied committing acts of 'nepotism or favouritism' and ruled out stepping down from his post.Under attack from the Opposition, Yeddyurappa said he was ready to order a judicial probe by a retired Supreme Court judge into denotification and allotment of lands and sites in the last ten years if the Opposition agreed.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's fate hinges on the decision of a special court in Bengaluru, which will hear a case pertaining to charges that the chief minister is involved in a land scam worth Rs 189.71 crore. This amount is divided into 15 different cases which will be heard by the court on Monday.
Apprehending his arrest, former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday filed applications in the high court, seeking bail in two cases pertaining to alleged irregularities in land denotification and an irrigation scheme. He moved his bail plea on a private complaint filed against him before Lokayukta court, alleging irregularities in denotification of land acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority.
Karnataka and Gujarat have bagged the Computer Society of India-Nihilent awards for best e-governance, while Andhra Pradesh got the award for best e-governance project in the country.
While those who attended 'Livelihoods in Lockdown' learnt a lot, was anyone from the government listening?
Syed Firdaus Ashraf lists seven states where the Grand Old Party suffered a severe setback.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa left for Delhi on Sunday for further consultations with the Bharatiya Janata Party central leadership in the wake of Governor H R Bhardwaj sanctioning his prosecution over alleged land scams.
'Tamil Nadu is a state of temples, it's a holy land. People don't seem to realise that.'
A summary of Wednesday's play in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
A petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to family members of former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, arrested in an alleged land scam case, was on Wednesday moved in the high court in Bengaluru.
An angry External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Thursday slammed Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa for his "wild and baseless" allegations on denotification of land during his regime in the state, and said they were aimed at character assassination.
The country will not allow any "unilateral action" on its border and will pay any cost to thwart such attempts, he told the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha's state conference.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday night reviewed the situation arising out of the terror attack at Pathankot air force base and is believed to have discussed with top officials its ramifications on ties with Pakistan.
Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav on Wednesday disapproved the decision of the National Democratic Alliance ally Bharatiya Janata Party to allow Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to continue in office and said words should match deeds in the fight against corruption.
From the Gulf countries to Malaysia and the UK to the US, the multi-agency operation christened 'Vande Bharat Mission' will see the state-owned AI operate 64 flights till May 13 in the first phase to ferry around 15,000 Indian nationals from 12 countries.
There are many instances in the past where the top court sat through midnight to hear the special cases.
A family man with two sons, who made it a point to attend all weddings and occasions in the community, Siddhartha is known by everyone as the quintessential 'nice guy' CEO -- never yelling, raising his voice or screaming at his employees, says Pavan Lall.
Failure to deliver on governance, corruption allegations, preoccupation with Lok Sabha and gram panchayat polls and factionalism have weakened Siddaramaiah's government in Karnataka. This may well hand the BJP a chance to make a comeback in the state, says Raghu Krishnan.
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Chief Minister of Maharshtra Prithviraj Chauvan said that a judicial committee has been appointed to look into the issue of discretionary powers of chief ministers to allot land. The reaction comes in the wake of Sonia Gandhi's statement in which she said all land granted by chief ministers under their discretionary quota should be reviewed.
Many leaders from non-Hindi states, especially Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, had opposed the policy.
'I have seen the tears in their eyes.' 'I want to thank God for giving me an opportunity to help these guys.'
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