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Karnataka trust vote: Speaker takes a dig at politics of defection
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 22 (ANI): Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Monday took a dig at the politics of defection in Karnataka and quoted former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to buttress the point.
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July 17 order whittles down power to issue whip: Cong tells SC
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Congress on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking a clarification on its order allowing freedom to 15 rebel Karnataka MLAs from participation in the trial of strength on the floor of the Assembly saying it whittles down the power of a political party to
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Amid trust vote, K'taka Cong MLA admitted into Mumbai hospital following c
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 18 (ANI): In Karnataka, the political drama continues to unfold with Congress MLA Shrimant Patil, who was staying with other Congress legislators at the Windflower Prakruthi Resort in Bengaluru being admitted to a hospital in Mumbai on Thursday after he com
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Goa: Congress considers moving court after 10 of its MLAs defected to BJP
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 17 (ANI): State Congress president Girish Chodankar on Wednesday said that the party is considering approaching the judiciary after a "proper study" of the manner in which 10 MLAs defected from the party last week.
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Shivakumar warns rebel MLAs of disqualification
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 17 (ANI): Congress' chief troubleshooter in Karnataka, D K Shivakumar on Wednesday warned the Congress-JD(S) rebels of disqualification proceedings against them under the anti-defection law if they did not obey the whip and participate in the proceedings d
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Cong defectors inducted into Goa cabinet
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji, [Goa], July 13 (ANI): Congress defectors, including former Leader of Opposition in Assembly Chandrakant Kavlekar, and a BJP leader were on Saturday inducted into the Goa Cabinet while three Goa Forward party leaders, including Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sardesai, were sacked as t
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Goa's Cabinet reshuffle: 3 'Congress MLAs' take oath as ministers in BJP g
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji [Goa], July 13 (ANI): Four legislators, including three Congress defectors, on Saturday took oath as ministers in Chief Minister Pramod Sawant-led BJP government here.
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Four Goa ministers sacked ahead of Cabinet reshuffle
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji [Goa], July 13 (ANI): Four ministers, including Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sardesai and an Indpendent, have been sacked from the Goa ministry paving the way for inclusion of Congress defectors into the Cabinet.
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Goa CM seeks resignations of four ministers
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 12 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday sought the resignation of four of his ministers as he wants to induct four new faces into the cabinet to accommodate the Congress defectors.
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K'taka crisis: Ganesh Hukkeri issues whip to party MLAs, says absentees wi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 11 (ANI): Amid ongoing political turmoil in Karnataka, Chikkodi MLA and chief whip of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government Ganesh Hukkeri on Thursday issued a whip to party MLAs to attend the Assembly session to pass the finance bill on Friday.
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Amazon expands Transparency in India, other nations to curb counterfeiting
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
California [USA], July 10 (ANI): In a bid to curb counterfeiting of goods through its platform, Amazon has announced the expansion of its Transparency service beyond the US market.
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Opposition parties give notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The opposition parties have given a notice in Rajya Sabha here on Wednesday under Rule 267 to discuss on the issues of 'defections being engineered to dislodge elected governments'.
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