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Karnataka govt will support setting up US Consulate in Bengaluru: Kharge

Minister Kharge was speaking to delegates of the US Trade Mission to Karnataka and South India who are visiting major Tier-I and Tier-II South Indian cities from 12 to 20 February 2024

Priyank Kharge attacks Amit Shah for his comment on CAA implementation

Shah said that no one can stop the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as it is the law of the land

Our 'Beyond Bengaluru' initiative aims to foster innovation: Priyank Kharge

The government is also focusing on building innovation ecosystems through centres of excellence in various fields

Like K'taka, Cong will win with full majority in Telangana: Priyank Kharge

If BRS leaders have any doubts regarding the implementation of the 'six guarantees' in Telangana, Cong can arrange for a bus for the BRS leaders to visit Karnataka, Priyank Kharge said

Prime Minister should read Karnataka's political history: Priyank Kharge

On the performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during their term in power in Karnataka, Priyank Kharge said that it was called the "40 per cent government" by newspapers.

Karnataka govt plans to set up fact-checking teams to tackle fake news

Karnataka government has floated an 'Expression of Interest' (EOI) for empanelment of agencies to set up an Information Disorder Tackling Unit for it, aimed at tackling misinformation, disinformation, malinformation and fake news. The Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) has floated the EOI and the deadline for proposal submission is October 16. Minister for IT/BT Priyank Kharge said that the government of Karnataka is serious about tackling misinformation, disinformation, malinformation and fake news. The EOI has been floated for empanelment of agencies to set up such a unit for the government. In a post on social media platform X, he said, "The EoI includes: Fact Verification Team -- This group will consist of impartial fact-checking organisations chosen by the state government to detect and address false information; Analytics Squad: Utilising advanced technologies such as data analytics and Artificial Intelligence, this team will actively oversee the ecosystem of .

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Udhayanidhi Stalin, Priyank Kharge booked for hurting religious sentiments

An FIR was registered here against DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge for allegedly outraging religious feelings, police said on Wednesday. Stalin was booked for his call to eradicate Sanatan Dharma and Kharge for backing his remark, they said. The two were booked under sections 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts to outrage religious feelings) and 153 A (promoting enmity between different religious groups) of the IPC at Civil Lines Police Station here on Tuesday. The FIR came at the complaint of lawyers Harsh Gupta and Ram Singh Lodhi who highlighted media reports on Stalin's statement alleging that the politician's comments had hurt their feelings. Stalin had on Saturday during an event in Tamil Nadu compared the Sanatan Dharma with diseases like dengue and malaria. His comments sparked a backlash from political parties, with BJP insisting on the Congress to condemn his remarks.

Sanatan Dharma remark: BJP demands apology, Udhayanidhi says will repeat it

Unfazed by attacks from various leaders, Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday said that he would repeat the same thing again

Priyank Kharge gets IT & BT portfolio in cabinet during minor re-allocation

Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge will once again be in-charge of IT & BT department in the State, with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday affecting a minor re-allocation of portfolios to his Cabinet. Kharge will take care of IT & BT along with existing portfolio, while Large & Medium Industries Minister M B Patil has been given the additional charge of Infrastructure Development. The Chief Minister has divested himself of both these portfolios. According to sources, initially, Patil was given the IT & BT portfolio along with Industries. However, in a subsequent revision the department went to Kharge along with Rural Development and Panchayat Raj. With Patil keen on IT & BT, apparently opposing this move, Siddarmaiah had kept the portfolio with himself. Kharge was Minister for IT & BT in the earlier Siddaramaiah-led Congress government.

Criteria are being decided for implementation of guarantees: Priyank Kharge

With pressure mounting on the Congress government in Karnataka to implement the five 'guarantees' as promised to the people ahead of Assembly polls, State's Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said criteria and frameworks are being decided for its implementation. He said the criterion has to be fixed to implement the guarantees, as tax-payers money is involved. In view of the implementation of five guarantee schemes, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is today holding a meeting with all the Ministers of his cabinet and senior officials of the concerned departments at Vidhana Soudha, the seat of state secretariat and legislature, here. The decision on implementation of guarantees is likely to be taken at the cabinet meeting on Thursday. "Every scheme is based on a criterion, it is your (public) money, tax payers money is involved. We will have to put criteria. Tell me which scheme of the central- Modi government is free?" Kharge asked. Speaking to ...

25 ministers to take oath on Saturday in Siddaramaiah's cabinet: Report

Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar took oath as chief minister and deputy chief minister on May 20. Eight MLAs -- including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge

Kharge to Khan: Siddaramaiah's 8 new ministers are political veterans

Alongside the chief minister and his deputy, eight MLAs were sworn in as cabinet members

Karnataka Election Results 2023: Here is how the tally looks at 11 am

Karnataka elections 2023 results: According to the trends at 11 am, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place

Karnataka elections 2023: Here are the trends from key seats in the state

Karnataka election results 2023: Trends suggest that the Indian National Congress (INC) is leading the race to form the government in the state

Let BJP investigate: Priyank Kharge after Cong alleges plot to kill father

Let BJP clarify, let them investigate (the claim). If he (BJP candidate Manikanta Rathod) has not done anything wrong, why is he afraid of an investigation?

'Nalayak' jibe only to highlight PM's empty rhetoric for Banjaras: Priyank

"The imputation attributed to me has to be seen in context of PM Modi's remarks made at Kalburgi for the Banjara community, which has been deeply hurt by the anti Banjara-Scheduled Caste policies"

Making such remarks about PM doesn't feel right: Ajit on Kharge's jibe

Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on Friday expressed disapproval about Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge's 'venomous snake' jibe about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Asked by reporters here about Kharge's controversial comment, Pawar recalled how Yashwantrao Chavan, the first chief minister of Maharashtra, handled criticism with maturity. Addressing a campaign rally in poll-bound Karnataka, Kharge on Thursday likened Modi to a venomous snake. As a row erupted, he clarified that his remarks were not aimed at the Prime Minister but at the ruling BJP. Asked about the row, Pawar said Yashwantrao Chavan showed maturity when writer-journalist P K Atre took swipes at him. "Today Narendra Modi is our prime minister. Before that there were Manmohan Singh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee....It does not feel right to make such a statement about the prime minister of the country or chief minister of the state," he said. Incidentally, speculation was rife in Maharashtra for the last two

Yediyurappa was made to resign, says Karnataka Congress MLA Priyank Kharge

Karnataka Congress MLA Priyank Kharge said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has no credible face in the southern state so they have again "started holding hands" with BS Yeddyurappa (BSY).

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