BENGALURU: Congress veteran Siddaramaiah called time on his second stint as Karnataka CM Thursday to make way for a successor the party still hasn’t officially named, infusing the change of guard with a touch of drama that his quiet exit denied.At a presser later, the 77-year-old publicly confirmed that he had “humbly” declined the party…
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New Delhi: United Nations will posthumously honour two Indian peacekeepers on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Friday for making the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.Lance Havildar Harbhajan Singh, who served with UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and Naib Subedar Sujit Kumar Pradhan, who was deployed…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Thursday appointed Kewal Singh Dhillon, a Jat Sikh from the politically decisive Malwa region, its Punjab president, signalling its ambitious outreach to Sikhs as the state gears up for assembly polls and named Union minister Harsh Malhotra its Delhi unit president as part of top-level changes it made in four states,…
NEW DELHI: It is only the ‘gaddi’ (throne) of an erstwhile Maharaja which can be bequeathed as per the rule of primogeniture, which makes the eldest male lineal descendant the successor, but properties and royal assets have to be divided among legal heirs as per the Hindu or Muslim succession law, the Supreme Court has…
The ability to make good decisions builds confidence, independence, and emotional intelligence. Children who are encouraged to make age-appropriate choices often grow into adults who can think critically, solve problems calmly and handle pressure more effectively.However, decision-making isn’t taught through a single big lesson. It is built slowly through everyday moments and proper guidance. Here…
NEW DELHI/BHOPAL: Bashir Badr, whose Urdu poetry seamlessly blended the personal with the universal, whose self-assured, almost playful, ghazal recitals made him a major star at mushairas home and abroad, and who wrote without rancor despite his home being burnt down during the 1987 Meerut communal riots, passed away at his residence in Bhopal on…
Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar at a press conference in Bengaluru on Thursday BENGALURU: The next Karnataka cabinet could mirror the Congress-led UDF experiment in Kerala, with the party high command weighing a younger and fresher team after Siddaramaiah’s exit as chief minister.Congress appears headed for a major balancing exercise as it prepares to hand the…
BENGALURU: Unlike his combative political image and reputation for taking on rivals head-on, Siddaramaiah’s exit as chief minister unfolded with unusual calm, restraint and political maturity, surprising critics and close associates alike.The 77-year-old maintained a dignified silence in public after returning from New Delhi on Tuesday night following meetings with the Congress high command. There…
CNN journalist’s video from Lisbon Airport went viral as she showed the long queue to leave the country owing to the new EU travel rules — making travelers miss their flights The European Union began a new Entry/Exit System in 2025 but it became fully operational in April this year, unloading the heat on summer…