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Yeddyurappa sworn in as Karnataka CM, Cong-JD(S) stage dharna outside Karnataka assembly

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BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa took oath as the chief minister of Karnataka at the Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru on Thursday morning, hours after the Supreme Court rejected a petition seeking a stay on the ceremony. Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath in the presence of senior state BJP leaders and Union ministers, even as Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress leaders protested outside. Heavy police security was put in place to ensure that no untoward incident occurs on the occasion. Yeddyurappa (75) takes over as the chief minister after two…

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Guv not inviting Kumaraswamy to form govt due to BJP pressure, Congress may move SC if denied chance to form govt

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The Congress may move Supreme Court if the Karnataka governor does not invite HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular) to form the new government in the state with the help of the grand old party, sources said on Wednesday. “In case, the governor doesn’t call us, we believe that it is a strong case to go to the Supreme Court,” one of the party’s senior legal brains said. Sources in the Congress added that its top legal brains such as Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Kapil Sibal and Vivek Tankha may…

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Congress, Janata Dal(S) cry ‘HorseTrading’, BJP says politics an art of possibility

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The Congress and the JD(S), which plan to form a coalition government in Karnataka, alleged on Wednesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to poach their lawmakers but separately claimed later that the attempts so far had failed. In the state where both camps said they were confident about forming a government, murmurs of poaching gained ground on an action-packed day, when JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy accused the BJP of doling out a bribe of Rs 100 crore and triggered a backlash. A day after both camps met the…

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18 Killed, Scores injured as under-construction flyover collapses in Varanasi

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At least 18 people were feared dead and many more trapped when a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi during the evening rush-hour on Tuesday, rescue workers said. The toll is expected to rise as a bus and at least six other vehicles were still buried under huge cement blocks that came crashing down near the Cantonment railway station. Five teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were leading the rescue effort in the holy city, which is also the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra…

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Congress-Janata Dal(S) enter alliance to keep BJP out of power

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B S Yeddyurappa, the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate, has met Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala at the Raj Bhawan in Bengaluru to stake claim to form government. Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy is now meeting the governor. “Just now we met governor because we are single largest party, and that he allows us to prove majority in the assembly,” Yeddyurappa said after the meeting. Kumaraswamy had written to the governor earlier today saying he accepts the Congress’s offer of support with him as chief minister after the BJP emerged as…

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More than 40 killed in lightning storm across Delhi-NCR, UP, Bengal, Andhra

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More than 40 people were killed and many injured as severe storms accompanied by heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds swept through large swathes of the country on Sunday. The deaths were reported in the national capital, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. Two people were killed as a powerful dust storm and rain lashed Delhi, where flight services and road traffic were disrupted. In Uttar Pradesh, 21 people, including a tourist from Maharashtra, died and 28 were injured due to inclement weather conditions, according to reports. According to…

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13 States on storm alert, Haryana schools closed for 2 days

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Thunderstorms accompanied by squall, hail and heavy rains are likely to occur in at least 13 states and two Union Territories across the country on Monday, the home ministry said. Thunderstorms accompanied by squall, hail and heavy rains are likely to occur in at least 13 states and two Union Territories across the country on Monday, the home ministry said. Heavy rains are likely on Monday at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, a home ministry official said quoting an Indian Meteorological Department advisory. Thunderstorm accompanied…

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13 Students killed after school van collides with train at railway crossing in UP’s Kushinagar

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The accident occurred on Thursday morning when the bus was passing an unmanned railway crossing. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe. Thirteen school students died and eight were injured when the van they were travelling in was hit by a train at an unmanned crossing in Uttar Pradesh’s Khushinagar district on Thursday morning, an official said. The children, students of Divine Public School, were killed on the spot when Thawe-Kapatanganj passenger train (55075) crashed into the van at Behpurva, said Ved Prakash, spokesperson for Railways. There were at…

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Let media do its job, don’t give it masala: Modi to BJP leaders

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The Prime Minister’s comments assumes significance in the wake of opposition parties’ attempts to put up a united front against the BJP over Dalit issues. Do not blame the media for controversies that get created when you fail to exercise restraint, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers on Sunday. Interacting with them through the Narendra Modi app, he advised the MPs and MLAs against speaking on subjects they are not authorised to speak on by the party. The PM’s remarks come at a time when statements…

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Yashwant Sinha quits BJP, says Indian democracy is in danger

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Yashwant Sinha said he is not an aspirant for any top post but will work towards “saving democracy in the country”. Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, who has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government at the Centre, announced on Saturday that he will end his long-time ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Stressing that “democracy is danger”, Sinha said in Patna he will launch a movement for “the restoration of democracy as it is vital for the country, its people and their freedom”. “I am taking…

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