Minister of State for School Education and Water Resources Anup Mishra (independent charge) was elevated to Cabinet rank while three of the 13 new ministers of state were given independent charge.
Janshakti Party chief Uma Bharti has advised Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi against following the guidance of senior party leader Digvijay Singh, warning that the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister's advice could land him in a real soup.Bharti was reacting to the observations made by Gandhi about 'saffron terror' during his conversation with United States Ambassador Timothy Roemer, which was exposed by WikiLeaks on Friday.
He, however, cautioned that "responsible and important members of any family, including ours, have to be more careful when they speak to the media so that they don't have to make clarifications every now and then."
'By seeking revenge against me, she forgot she is insulting the tricolour. To protect the honour of the tricolour, I am ready to face any consequence,' the former MP chief minister said.
She said she would hand over her resignation to Governor Balram Jhakar on Monday.
'The Karnataka government has registered a case against my hoisting of tricolour at Hubli Idgah Maidan, which I consider a national honour rather than an offence,' Bharti said.
'All dimensions in every individual should be allowed to be expressed in this material world,' she said at a Bhajan Sandhya.
'I will surrender before the court. If I am put in jail, I will stay there. If I am released I will take to the streets for the right to unfurl national flag at the Idgah Maidan,' said the fiery leader.
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From installing water-saving aerators on taps to using cans for washing hands and dishes, Bengaluru is adopting diverse strategies to tide over the water crisis. While several citizens have taken to social media to urge Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to make work from home mandatory for IT companies, it appears that hybrid mode will continue to be the norm for most - although with new water conservation measures in place. Co-working space provider Urban Vault has, for instance, installed smart water meters to detect leakage.
While the Congress top brass has declined an invitation to the January 22 consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the party's Uttar Pradesh unit stuck to its plan to offer prayers in the holy city on Makar Sankranti.
After senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani indicated that she would return to the party soon, Hindutva leader Uma Bharti on Sunday said she was willing to rejoin BJP and take the responsibility of strengthening it in Uttar Pradesh as suggested by him.
Swami Prasad Lodhi, who was suspended from the BJP, said he had no option but to join the Congress.
BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya that he believed the rebel leader was committed.
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Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday appeared divided over taking back Uma Bharti with a section feeling she is unpredictable and will prove to be a liability while some others held that she will be useful for strengthening the party, particularly in Uttar Pradesh.
Reacting to the alleged phone-tapping, Bharti said, "It is against principles of democracy, violative of rules and an act of cowardice."
Talking about the brutal killing of Krishnaiah in 1994, G Uma Krishnaiah said her husband was killed for no fault of his.
'He was directly involved in the rarest of rare crimes -- the killing of an IAS officer.'
Amid the controversy over Salman Rushdie's India visit, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti on Saturday said that the Congress will be looking to exploit the issue to the hilt to win over Muslims voters in Uttar Pradesh.
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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday said that she accepted full responsibility for the party's poor showing in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.
The prestige of Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav and that of Bhartiya Janata Party star campaigner Uma Bharti will be at stake during the fifth round of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections on Thursday. Sharat Pradhan reports.
The home ministry on Thursday announced the Padma awards which included five Padma Bhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 110 Padma Shri.
Uma Bharti has postponed her campaigning in Bihar.
Bhartiya Janshakti Party President Uma Bharti in Bhopal on Tuesday said she is ready to own responsibility for the demolition of the disputed Babri mosque at Ayodhya and has no problem even if she is hanged on the issue.
"There are those who find people like Pramod Mahajan more worrying than somebody like Uma Bharti," the aide said.
Uma Bharti has said she will stay quiet until November 18, when the Bihar polling ends.
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'In view of the polls in five states, we have decided to announce the launch of our new party on March 21, at Ramlila ground, New Delhi,' Bharti said
This followed the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against Bharti in a rioting case by a Karnataka court.
The firebrand OBC leader, who is clearly keen on projecting her status as a backward caste leader, is seeking quotas within the legislation and a thorough discussion in the party on the issue before formulating its stand
The Madhya Pradesh chief minister also admitted that the former BJP ideologue was giving 'valuable' advice to her on running the government.
The longest-serving Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister and popularly known as mama (maternal uncle) and 'paon-paon wale bhaiya' (foot soldier), Shivraj Singh Chouhan has emerged as the hero of his party's stunning victory in the state assembly elections.
It had been announced that Uma Bharti would return as MP CM and then denied by the BJP.
The court granted bail to Advani, Joshi and Bharti after they appeared before it.
A Hubli court has issued a non-bailable warrant against the Madhya Pradesh chief minister for hoisting the national flag at the disputed Idgah Maidan in 1994.
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