In Union Budget for 2025-26 income tax exemption limit has been extended from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 12 lakh, providing significant relief to taxpayers, especially the middle class.
After Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar blamed the previous Bharatiya Janata Party government for pending bills of contractors in the state, Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) leader CT Ravi said that it is the government's job to pay the pending bills.
The BJP made a clean sweep in the national capital after more than two decades and is set to form the government after winning 48 seats more than the majority mark needed to form the government in the 70-member legislative assembly.
The BJP described the arrest as politically motivated, accusing the ruling Congress government of using state machinery to silence dissent and undermine democratic principles.
After a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation met Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot regarding the arrest of BJP MLC CT Ravi, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, on Tuesday, condemned the treatment of Ravi.
Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Monday provided clarity on the incident involving BJP MLC CT Ravi, stating that no proof was presented by the council's media regarding the issue. Horatti revealed that he personally reached out to both CT Ravi and Congress leade
CT Ravi was arrested by the Bengaluru police on Thursday based on a complaint by state minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar for allegedly using derogatory remarks against her in the Legislative Council. He was subsequently released after an interim order passed by the Karnataka High Court.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday inaugurated a 371-bed facility of the Jayadeva hospital in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, highlighting it as an important facility for the healthcare system in Kalyan Karnataka.