Poor, middle class have been betrayed: Kharge as Congress holds key poll preparedness meetMallikarjun Kharge highlighted Congress’s focus on unemployment, inflation, and household savings. He called for action on the alleged SEBI...
13 Aug, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
Amit Shah in Mysuru to win back Lingayats, whose votes helped Congress win assembly pollsKarnataka has 28 Lok Sabha seats, of which the BJP won 25 on its own in the 2019 election, and the Mandya seat by backing the independent c...
11 Feb, 2024, 01.51 PM IST
After setback in assembly polls, Congress braces for a make-or-break 2024In 2024, as Congress hopes to arrest this slide, it will face multiple challenges, the topmost being finalizing seat-sharing deals with con...
01 Jan, 2024, 12.32 AM IST
CWC meet begins; poll strategy, caste census on agendaThe Congress Working Committee (CWC) is holding a crucial meeting to discuss the party's strategy for the upcoming assembly elections and a...
09 Oct, 2023, 11.45 AM IST
Poll strategy, caste census set to dominate Congress Working Committee meetThere are concerns within the Congress with respect to the articulation of the party's demand for the caste census, with Prime Minister Nar...
08 Oct, 2023, 10.38 PM IST
BJP starts preparation for next round of pollsWhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Gujarat visit has already given momentum to the state BJP's election machinery, several senior BJP lea...
14 Mar, 2022, 12.43 AM IST
Well prepared, no need to panic for Covid second wave: Karnataka health & medical education minister“We need not be paranoid about a second wave,” the minister told ET in an interview, sounding confident about the government’s preparedness...
04 Dec, 2020, 12.05 PM IST
15th finance panel all praise for Odisha’s agricultural schemeWhile states looked for the fiscal space available for farm loan waivers, the commission was concerned that they do not threaten the macroe...
10 Jan, 2019, 08.05 AM IST
Fifteenth Finance Commission praises Odisha for making progressPatnaik’s govt has submitted a memorandum to the Commission, demanding a grant of Rs 8.24 lakh cr as the state’s share in central taxes and...
09 Jan, 2019, 11.50 AM IST
Lalu Prasad arrested as RJD bandh cripples life in BiharVikas Vaibhav said, "Prasad has been arrested along with his supporters while enforcing bandh. He has been taken to the camp jail of Bihar ...
27 Jul, 2015, 05.00 PM IST
Bihar polls: Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar indulging in negative campaign, says Ananth KumarKumar took a dig on JD(U) president Sharad Yadav for allegedly creating an atmosphere of confrontation among castes by his insistence for r...
20 Jul, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
Government to sustain all programmes for elderly, ensure pensionThe number of aged persons in India is projected to increase from 103.8 million currently to 173.2 million by the year 2026.
04 Dec, 2014, 02.16 PM IST
- Bangalore scientist to be part of Unesco project on tsunami
An estimated 300 people lost their lives due to the Makran Tsunami which hit the coasts of India, Pakistan, Iran and Oman on November 28, 1...
02 Dec, 2013, 04.28 AM IST
Slums of despair or new cities of hope?Indeed, even the slums offer their residents better life chances, in terms of jobs, education and income ,than they had back in the village.
22 Oct, 2013, 08.13 AM IST
Five Congress states plan to roll out food scheme next monthAs many as five Congress- ruled states, including Karnataka and Kerala, are planning a roll out of the scheme next month.
14 Jul, 2013, 10.34 AM IST
Exclusive teams to verify switchover progress as cable TV digitisation deadline ends tomorrowRefuting charges about inaccuracies in transition figures, govt said exclusive teams have been set up for verification of the progress.
30 Oct, 2012, 04.38 PM IST
- Next time, build a new town
Additional construction of urban infrastructure for an event like the commonwealth games or the Olympics should integrate into organic proc...
21 Sep, 2009, 05.28 AM IST