Due to PM Modi, Karnataka suffered as Rs 5,495 crore special grant not given to state: CM Siddaramaiah

Bangalore,20/5: Newly sworn-in Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the state suffering a loss as its legitimate special grant of Rs 5,495 crore mentioned in the interim report of the 15th Finance Commission was not given to it. Hours after taking oath as Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah said the previous…

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Zelenskyy meets G7 as Ukraine wins access to F-16s

Hiroshima, 20/5: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with G7 leaders on a landmark visit to Hiroshima Saturday, securing long-sought access to US fighter jets and mounting a diplomatic offensive. Zelenskyy’s surprise summit appearance is his furthest foray from Kyiv since Russia’s invasion began 15 months ago, and offers a chance to confer not only with allies…

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PM Modi, French President Macron discuss entire gamut of bilateral ties at G7 sidelines

New Delhi, 20/5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a productive bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed a broad range of issues including cooperation in trade and economic spheres, co-production and manufacturing in the defence sector and civil nuclear cooperation. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the summit of…

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Siddaramaiah’s swearing-in ceremony turns into a show of strength for opposition parties

Patna, 20/5: In a show of opposition unity, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah attended the swearing-in ceremony of Siddaramaiah as the Karnataka Chief Minister on Saturday. Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was not present during the…

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Rs 2,000 notes withdrawal is illogical & absurd, says BRS

Hyderabad, 20/5: The ruling party in Telangana- Bharat Rashtra Samithi- has slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government over the announcement by the Reserve Bank of India to withdraw Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes from circulationThe RBI on Friday night announced withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation and said existing notes in…

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Indian Army rescues 500 stranded tourists from landslide-hit Sikkim

Sikkim, 20/5: The Indian Army rescued 500 stranded tourists, including 54 children, in Sikkim as torrential rain in parts of the Himalayan state caused landslides and roadblocks, a defence official said on Saturday.     Heavy rain was witnessed in Lachen, Lachung and Chungthang on Friday and as a result of this, approximately 500 tourists,…

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