‘Turkey supports peaceful settlement of Libya crisis’
Ankara, Aug 18 (IANS) Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu voiced his country’s support for a peaceful settlement of the Libya crisis, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. …
88% Indians favour social media blockade during crisis
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Indians are more likely to support blanket ban on social media in the event of a crisis with over 88 …
Auto sector asks for financial package to tide over the crisis
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Forced to cut down production in the face of falling sales, automakers have urged the government for a relief package …
Fadnavis SOS to Rajnath, Karnataka on flood crisis
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) As the flood situation turned grim in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur and surrounding areas, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called up Defence Minister Rajnath …
UN urges Asia to phase-out coal to fight climate crisis
Jakarta, Aug 2 (IANS) The UN on Friday urged Asian countries, which have more than two-thirds of the world’s 2,400 coal plants, to make a …
BRICS ministers urge dialogue on Gulf crisis, condemn terrorism
Rio de Janeiro, July 27 (IANS) India along with foreign ministers of BRICS member states expressed concern over the heightened tensions in the Gulf region …
BRICS leaders to discuss Venezuela crisis
Rio de Janeiro, July 26 (IANS) The Foreign Ministers of the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — who will meet …
Karnataka crisis: Shivakumar, Venugopal, Kharge firefighting
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) As Congress faces a serious threat to its coalition government in Karnataka, its leaders D K Shivakumar, Mallikarjun Kharge and …
Congress facing existential crisis in Telangana
Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) The Telangana Assembly has nearly become ‘Congress-mukt’ with the defection of 12 of its legislators to ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), …
Congress witnessing deep crisis
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Reeling under the impact of disastrous result in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress is going through a deep crisis, …
Economic remedies for water crisis (Column: Active Voice)
While contemplating our natural resources, past conversations often centered around fossil fuels and them becoming scarce due to overuse. However, recent conversations have stirred our …
Karnataka crisis recalls landmark Bommai judgement from 25 years ago
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Recent events in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly hark back to its past over a quarter of a century ago as …
16 rebel MLAs who triggered Karnataka political crisis
Bengaluru, July 18 (IANS) In all, 16 rebel legislators, including 13 of the ruling Congress and three of the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) resigned from the …
Congress says SC ruling on Karnataka crisis “terrible judicial precedent”
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday described the Supreme Court order stating that 15 party Karnataka MLAs who have tendered their resignation …
Goa crisis: Congress may approach court after ‘proper study’
Panaji, July 17 (IANS) Goa Congress President Girish Chodankar on Wednesday said that the party may approach judiciary after “proper study” of the manner in …
Karnataka crisis: SC takes up row over anti-defection law
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The 10th Schedule of the Indian Constitution, which is popularly referred to as the ‘Anti-Defection Law’, was at the centre-stage, …
Karnataka crisis: SC reserves order on rebel MLAs’ plea till tomorrow
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court has reserved till Wednesday its order on petitions filed by 15 rebel MLAs of the Congress and …
Call all-party meet on water crisis, says Amarinder
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday suggested an all-party meeting chaired by the Prime Minister to evolve a consensus …
Karnataka crisis: Congress tries to woo rebel MLAs
Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) The beleaguered ruling Congress in Karnataka is wooing some of its rebel MLAs to withdraw their resignations and help its tottering …
Karnataka crisis: High-decibel arguments witnessed in SC
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday witnessed a high-decibel legal argument over the ongoing political crisis in Karnataka, with legal eagles …
Congress MLA likens Goa crisis to ‘political prostitution’
Panaji, July 12 (IANS) Congress MLA Aleixo Reginaldo on Friday likened the current political upheaval in Goa, with 10 party legislators rebelling and later joining …
Karnataka crisis: SC to hear rebel MLAs plea on Tuesday
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday ordered status quo on the July 10 plea by Karnataka’s rebel Congress and JD-S MLAs …
Trash, tourism trigger crisis at sacred Australian monolith
Canberra, July 12 (IANS) Tourists trying to scale the peak of Australia’s sacred indigenous site of Uluru, and the trash and waste they leave behind, …
Stung by Karnataka, Goa, Congress rushes Scindia to MP to avert any crisis
Bhopal, July 11 (IANS) In view of the recent developments in Karnataka and Goa where its MLAs have rebelled or switched to the BJP, the …
Karnataka crisis: Experts say rebel MLAs can’t be disqualified
Bengaluru/New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) With the resignation spree creating a major crisis for the JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka, the question arises whether the Assembly …
Congress failed to prevent Goa crisis
Panaji, July 11 (IANS) Despite getting a tip off about its lawmakers switching sides to the ruling BJP, the Congress failed to take any corrective …
Miffed Congress MLA Reddy triggered crisis for Karnataka government
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Veteran Congress legislator R. Ramalinga Reddy triggered the crisis for the barely year-old JD-S-Congress-coalition government in Karnataka by resigning his assembly …
Karnataka crisis: Congress protests detentions of Shivakumar, Deora (2nd Lead)
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday evening protested the detention of senior Karnataka Congress leader and Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Maharashtra Congress Deputy Leader …
Karnataka crisis: Azad, other Congress leaders detained in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, K.C. Venugopal and other party leaders from Karnataka were detained on Wednesday for staging a …
Karnataka crisis: Shivakumar, Deora detained in Mumbai
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Mumbai Police on Wednesday afternoon detained senior Karnataka Congress leader and minister D.K. Shivakumar, Mumbai Congress leaders Milind M. Deora, Nadeem …
Karnataka crisis: Congress leaders Shivakumar, Milind Deora detained in Mumbai
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Congress leaders D.K. Shivakumar and Milind Deora were detained on Wednesday outside the five-star hotel, where the Karnataka rebel MLAs are …
Kapil Sibal slams BJP for Karnataka crisis
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has come down heavily on BJP for the Karnataka crisis and blamed it squarely for …
Karnataka CM may have to prove majority on July 17 as crisis festers (Intro Night Lead)
Bengaluru/New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The 13-month-old H.D. Kumaraswamy government, which remained on the edge, could be asked to prove its majority in the Assembly …
Karnataka CM may be asked to prove majority on July 17 as crisis festers
Bengaluru/New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The 13-month-old H.D. Kumaraswamy government, which remained on the edge, could be asked to prove its majority in the Assembly …
Congress rushes senior leaders to Bengaluru to stem Karnataka crisis
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday rushed senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and B.K. Hariprasad to Bengaluru to save its 13-month coalition …
Karnataka government crisis deepens, echoes in Parliament (Evening Lead)
Bengaluru/New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The crisis in the H.D. Kumaraswamy-led government in Karnataka deepened further on Tuesday with one more Congress MLA resigning, taking …
Rajnath blames Congress for Karnataka crisis
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday accused the Congress of failing to handle the political crisis in Karnataka, terming the …
RS adjourned twice over uproar on disinvestment, Karnataka crisis
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Amid uproar over Karnataka crisis and protest against disinvestment, the Rajya Sabha proceedings were twice adjourned on Tuesday. While Congress …
Karnataka Dy CM, BJP MP spar over political crisis
Bengaluru, July 8 (IANS) Amid the political crisis in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara and senior BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar locked horns on Monday …