Mumbai: Fourteen Karnataka rebel lawmakers, who are staying at a hotel in Mumbai after resigning from the state assembly last week, have written to the Mumbai Police again to seek protection from senior Congress leaders who may try to meet them. Congress’s general secretary Mallikarjun Kharge and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara are likely […]
The death toll from the collapse of a three-storey building in the Himachal Pradesh’s Solan rose to seven after four more bodies, all Indian Army soldiers, were pulled out from debris during the rescue operation, officials said on Monday. The building housing a small eatery and a small guest house collapsed following heavy rains […]
New Delhi: Indian and Pakistani officials will meet today to iron out issues in the second round of talks over the Kartarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims. The meeting comes a day after Pakistan removed pro-Khalistan leader Gopal Singh Chawla from its committee that is involved in talks with India. The Indian delegation for the talks […]
With a trust vote in offing in the coming week in the Karnataka Assembly amidst the political crisis, the legislators of both the ruling coalition and the opposition are set for yet another cosy weekend in luxury hotels and resorts.
While the Congress MLAs are put up in Taj Vivanta Yeshwanthpur, JD(S) leaders are […]
Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar has emerged as the Congress’s main troubleshooter. He spoke to Hindustan Times about the coalition government’s chances. Edited excerpts: How do you plan to save the coalition government? I do not know why the BJP is in such a big hurry. They have the entire country with them and only […]
Washington: The US lawmakers Wednesday passed a bill aimed at lifting the present seven per cent country-cap on issuing Green Cards, a move which would benefit thousands of highly-skilled Indian IT professionals. A Green Card allows a person to live and work permanently in the US. Passed by the US House of Representatives, the bill, […]