Kharif sowing in India is off to a strong start this year, recording an 11.3 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase and it bodes well for the food inflation outlook for the year, according to a recent report by ICICI Bank.
The Union Minister mentioned that India's era of "buffering" ended with the Congress regime, whereas the nation has shifted to 5G under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"Mallikarjun Kharge just revealed the open secret that he is the Congress National President, but he does not have power. He holds the post, but it is the family that is heard. He exposed that all the major decisions are taken by the party's high command, not the party's National President.
The overall sown area for Kharif crops has improved by 11.3 per cent as of June 27, 2025, on year on year basis, as South-West monsoon has picked up pace, with rainfall recorded at 9 per cent above the Long Period Average (LPA) until June 30, 2025, revealed a recent report by Bank of Baroda.
"There is no change of leadership. I don't want anyone's support. My priority is for them (the party legislators) to win back the assembly elections," Shivakumar told ANI.
Earlier on Tuesday, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge clarified that there is "no discontentment", "no talks of change in CM's face", asserting that Siddaramaiah is the Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar his deputy and Karnataka unit President.
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday slammed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over their General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's statement demanding reconsideration of the terms 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.
Speaking to ANI, Kharge said, "... When the High Command has clearly stated, there is nothing of that sort in the decision-making process, then it doesn't matter who say what. Everyone's roles have been very well defined. Siddaramaiah is the CM, DK Shivakumar is the PCC President and the
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati extended birthday greetings to Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on his birthday.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday extended birthday greetings to Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on his birthday. The former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister turned 52.
Amid speculation of a potential change in Karnataka Congress leadership, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday took a jibe at the Congress High Command, calling it a "ghost" that is never seen or heard but always felt.