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    Economic Times | 15 May, 2023 | 02:40PM IST

    Karnataka News Updates Live: DK Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah both the top contenders to meet Congress leadership, party to decide on CM face

    Karnataka News Updates: Siddaramiah has left for Delhi to meet Congress leadership, party to decide on CM face after Karnataka win. Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, AICC observer in Bengaluru, speaking on the decision on the State chief minister said, "We have taken the views from all the MLAs, the meeting went on till 2 am. We have prepared a report and will submit it to the Congress president."

    Along with Singh, the former Maharashtra chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and former General Secretary Deepak Bawaria were made the observers in Karnataka by the AICC.

    Congress leader BK Hariprasad said that a secret ballot was conducted and a single-line resolution was passed on the chief ministerial post. "They (Observers) also spoke to each MLA and took their opinion both verbally and in writing. The decision has been sent to Delhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge will take a decision after talking to Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi: Congress leader," Hariprasad said.

    The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) held on Sunday unanimously decided to leave the selection of the new Karnataka Chief Minister to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge.
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    02:36 PM

    I will serve people till my last breath, nothing scares me: Dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot at Jaipur rally

    02:26 PM

    Even if 16 MLAs are disqualified, the government of Shinde and Fadnavis will not fall. There is no threat to the government.

    - NCP leader Ajit Pawar

    02:18 PM

    Sachin Pilot's 5-day padyatra ends today

    02:11 PM

    Excise scam Case: CBI arrests commercial head of a private news channel

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    02:10 PM

    We held a 4-5 hour-long discussion with MLAs last night and took their opinion. We will submit our report to party president Mallikarjun Kharge.

    - Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, AICC observer for Karnataka

    02:09 PM

    AICC observers for Karnataka- Sushil Kumar Shinde, Deepak Bawaria and Bhanwar Jitendra Singh arrive in Delhi

    02:04 PM

    Karnataka: KPCC chief DK Shivakumar to travel to Delhi

    Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief DK Shivakumar said that he is still in a dilemma, about whether he should go to Delhi or not. Shivakumar, one of the contenders for the Chief Minister's post in Karnataka, is expected to visit Delhi along with senior Congress leader and former State CM Siddaramaiah. They are likely to attend a meeting with the party's central leadership and team of observers. A discussion on Chief Minister's face is likely to take place in the meeting after their win in the Karnataka assembly polls. According to sources, the visit by both the CM candidates is cardinal in filling the State's top post.
    01:50 PM

    Ravindra Yadav, Special CP-Crime gives details about ‘Operation Kavach:

    ’‘Operation Kavach’ was carried out by Delhi Police’s Crime Branch and other units on Friday (May 12) night & a heavy quantity of drugs worth crores of rupees was recovered.
    01:46 PM

    There is peace in both places (Akola and Ahmednagar). These tensions are being deliberately created by someone to create a law and order situation in the state but they will not succeed as we will not spare them. To some extent, it is (politically motivated) and some organizations are behind it.

    - Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

    01:37 PM

    "The BJP in Uttar Pradesh is aiming to repeat its winning performance in the Lok Sabha elections," says UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on urban local body poll results

    01:37 PM

    Punjab: Woman shot dead for consuming liquor near Gurudwara premises

    A 35-year-old woman, Parminder Kaur, was yesterday night shot dead by a man named Nirmaljeet Singh Saini for consuming liquor near Gurudwara premises in Patiala. Accused arrested, his licensed revolver seized: Varun Sharma, SSP Patiala
    01:35 PM

    Territorial integrity of Manipur to be protected: CM Biren Singh on demand for separate administration of Kuki areas

    01:16 PM

    BEML gets LoA worth Rs 675 crore for design, manufacture and commissioning of 10 Trainsets (Sleeper) on Vande Bharat platform, from Integral Coach Factory, Chennai

    Price as on 15 May, 2023 01:16 PM, Click on company names for their live prices.
    01:09 PM

    RuPay goes live on CVV-less payments for tokenized cards

    The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Monday said RuPay has now introduced the CVV (Card Verification Value) free payment experience for its debit, credit and prepaid cardholders who have tokenized their cards on the merchant application or webpage.

    This new CVV-less experience ensures that the cardholder will not have to reach out to their wallet or remember any card details, if they have saved (tokenized) their card on the ecommerce merchant which supports this feature, NPCI said in a statement.

    Tokenization is a simple technology to secure card transactions without sharing the clear or real card details with the merchants.

    When a cardholder opts to save their card for a domestic ecommerce transaction, they authenticate the transaction through the card details (Card number, CVV, Card expiry date) as a one time activity followed by entering the OTP (two-factor authentication), the details are then Tokenized and saved with the merchant, it said.
    12:56 PM

    Zelenskyy says he will visit UK on European tour seeking military aid

    President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Britain on Monday, as the staunch ally of Ukraine prepares to give more military aid in an effort to change the course of the war.

    It will be the fourth European country Zelenskky has visited in the past few days. He made an unannounced visit to Paris on Sunday evening to meet French President Emmanuel Macron, after trips to Germany and Italy, where he met those countries' leaders and Pope Francis.

    A message posted Monday on Zelenskyy's official Telegram Channel said: "Today — London. The UK is leading the way when it comes to expanding our capabilities on the ground and in the air. This cooperation will continue today. I will meet my friend Rishi. We will conduct substantive negotiations face-to-face and in delegations.”

    Sunak's office confirmed the two leaders would meet at Chequers. the prime minister's country retreat outside London.
    12:52 PM

    Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar interacts with the public during Jan Samvad programme in Sirsa

    12:52 PM

    Aryan Khan Drugs Case: NCB to extort Rs 25 cr from Shah Rukh Khan, reveals CBI

    In an FIR against former NCB head Sameer Wankhede and others in cruise case, CBI reveals that ‘independent witness’ KP Gosavi planned to extort Rs 25 crores from Aryan Khan's family in the alleged Aryan Khan drugs case.
    12:49 PM

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets former President of India Pratibha Patil

    12:43 PM

    Congress leader Siddaramaiah leaves for Delhi from his residence in Bengaluru

    12:43 PM

    Vedanta Ltd appoints Sonal Shrivastava as CFO

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    12:42 PM

    Rajnath Singh fourth positive indigenisation list for DPSUs

    "We have now released the fourth positive indigenisation list of 928 strategically important components for DPSUs taking the total number of components to 4,666. These components will now be sourced locally," said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in Pune.
    12:40 PM

    CM Bhupesh Baghel slams PM Modi-led Central govt

    "They are against the poor, farmers, women": Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel slams PM Modi-led Central govt over data on demonetisation, lockdown impact, inflation and farmers' income. "Those sitting in the Center are yet to come out of the shock from Karnataka polls. Even ED officials are clueless. Once they'll come out of the shock they'll conduct incessant raids," said Baghel.
    12:27 PM

    Jammu and Kashmir: A G20 Cyclothon rally 'Pedal for Peace' was organised in the Lar area of Ganderbal district today

    12:26 PM

    Delhi Govt issues show cause notice to Secretary (Services) Ashish More

    Delhi Government has issued show cause notice to Secretary (Services) Ashish More for allegedly trying through illegal means to continue upon the said post despite transfer order for attaining some ulterior objectives and intending to sabotage & delay the implementation of the judgment of the constitution bench of Supreme Court.
    12:25 PM

    I've taken oath today and I've promised CM that I will always take care of the people of Jharguda.

    - Dipali Das, BJD MLA from Jharsuguda

    12:11 PM

    Chhattisgarh: Three persons dead after drinking liquor

    Three persons died after drinking liquor in Rogda village. Their postmortem is being conducted. Police, doctors, and FSL team have reached the spot and an investigation is being done: Vijay Aggarwal, SP, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
    12:10 PM

    Supreme Court declines to entertain a plea challenging a Bombay High Court decision dismissing PIL against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju for their remarks on judiciary and the Collegium system for appointment of judges

    12:03 PM

    WPI decline from 1.34 % March to (-) 0.92 % in April

    • The annual rate of inflation based on WPI has declined from 1.34 % March 2023 to (-) 0.92 % in April 2023.
    • The annual rate of inflation of Primary Articles group of WPI has decreased from 2.40 % in March 2023 to 1.60 % in April 2023.
    12:02 PM

    Punjab court summons Mallikarjun Kharge in a Rs 100 crores defamation case

    Sangrur court, in Punjab, summons Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge in a Rs 100 crores defamation case filed by Hitesh Bhardwaj, the founder of Hindu Suraksha Parishad, against Kharge for "making defamatory remarks against Bajrang Dal" during the recently concluded Karnataka elections.
    12:02 PM

    SEBI reiterates request for extension of time to complete Adani investigation

    SEBI reiterates request for extension of time to complete Adani investigation- court filing. SEBI has reached out to 11 overseas regulators for information to investigate public float in adani group companies. Any incorrect or premature conclusion of Adani case will not serve interest of justice and will be legally untenable, said SEBI
    11:58 AM

    KKR Nitish Rana fined Rs 24 lakh for slow over-rate against CSK

    Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Nitish Rana has been fined Rs 24 lakh and each member of the Playing XI, including the impact substitute, fined Rs 6 lakh or 25 % of the match fee, after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 14.
    11:54 AM

    Zelensky to meet Rishi Sunak in surprise UK visit

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he would travel to Britain to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as part of a tour of several key European allies ahead of an expected major Ukrainian counter-offensive against Russian forces. Zelenskiy met German and French leaders as well as Italian officials over the weekend on a whirlwind tour to drum up military and financial support for Ukraine. "Today – London. The UK is a leader when it comes to expanding our capabilities on the ground and in the air. This cooperation will continue today," Zelenskiy said on Twitter.
    11:48 AM

    Karnataka: Big demand from Muslim community, want Muslim Dy CM and five ministers

    11:45 AM

    Amit Shah inaugurates training programme on Legislative Drafting in Delhi

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated training programme on Legislative Drafting in Delhi. "Legislative drafting is not a science or an art, it is a skill that must be implemented with spirit. The law must be clear and no grey area should be there," he said.
    11:44 AM

    Massive crowd joins Congress leader Sachin Pilot's 'Jan Sangharsh Yatra'

    11:39 AM

    KPCC chief DK Shivakumar should become CM, says Samsheer Beeg

    "KPCC chief DK Shivakumar should become CM as no one else had worked hard like him. Karnataka needs a CM like DK Shivakumar. Siddaramaiah had become CM earlier, if DK Shivakumar becomes CM, he would fulfil all the promises," said Samsheer Beeg, a supporter of DK Shivakumar.
    11:37 AM

    CM Biren Singh addresses media amid violence in Manipur

    Manipur CM Biren Singh thanks Amit Shah for all his support.
    11:35 AM

    DK Shivakumar ans Siddaramaiah are popular. They both have worked hard, whatever high command will decide will be good.

    - Congress supporter amid suspense over the next Karnataka CM

    11:34 AM

    Maharashtra: Two girls who were missing after drowning in Khadakwasla dam in Pune district were found dead, informed Pune Rural Administration

    11:27 AM

    Secret ballot was conducted and a single-line resolution was passed. They (Observers) also spoke to each MLA and took their opinion both verbally & in writing. The decision has been sent to Delhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge will take a decision after talking to Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi.

    - Congress leader BK Hariprasad on the decision on Karnataka CM

    11:26 AM

    Satyendar Jain moves SC seeking bail in money laundering case against him

    Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain has moved Supreme Court seeking bail in money laundering case against him. He has challenged Delhi High Court order dismissing his bail plea in the money laundering case against him.
    11:25 AM

    Karnataka Congress MLA Ajay Singh on the decision on Karnataka CM

    "Everybody will come to Delhi, there's no problem. We have taken the opinion of everyone, there's no difference of opinion. Things will happen depending on whatever the High command says," said Karnataka Congress MLA Ajay Singh.
    11:23 AM

    Bengaluru: KPCC chief DK Shivakumar meets party general secretary Sushil Kumar Shinde and other leaders

    Bengaluru: KPCC chief DK Shivakumar meets party general secretary Sushil Kumar Shinde and other leaders
    11:17 AM

    Karnataka: Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar likely to share CM term

    After the sweeping mandate in Karnataka Assembly elections, Congress is busy finalising the Chief Minister following open claims from senior leaders Siddaramaiah and D.K.Shivakumar. Sources in the AICC told IANS that Siddaramaiah has put forward a suggestion that he was willing to share the Chief Minister position with Shivakumar.

    However, Siddaramaiah, according to the sources, wants the first term and that he would demit office after the first two years with Shivakumar to follow in the rest of the term. With the Kurba community and Vokkaliga community of Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar respectively pitching for their community members, the Congress high command is in a difficult situation.
    11:11 AM

    Gujarat: Ambassador of the United States of America to India Eric Garcetti arrives at Sabarmati Ashram

    11:10 AM

    An infiltrator, Mohammad Usman, who is a resident of Kotli district in PoK, was detained at Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district for trying to intrude into Indian side: Army Sources

    11:10 AM

    The high command will take everyone into confidence and take a consensus decision.

    - Congress leader Ajay Singh on the decision of next CM of Karnataka

    11:08 AM

    Apple supplier Foxconn to invest $500 mln in India's Telangana state

    11:06 AM

    PSP Projects gets new work order worth Rs 317 crore

    11:04 AM

    I am lucky to have a meeting with PM Modi. Having a one-to-one meeting is very special for an artist. He is trying to understand artists' ideas and what artists think. He was very much aware of what I am doing and asked questions that were very relevant.

    - Artist GR Iranna

    11:03 AM

    Maharashtra: Nine girls drown in Khadakwasla dam

    Seven girls rescued while two are still missing after they drowned in Khadakwasla dam in Pune district. Search operation is underway, said Pune Rural Administration.
    11:00 AM

    J&K: State Investigation Agency (SIA) raids underway in Vidhata Nagar area in Jammu in terror network case

    11:00 AM

    Vice Media Group enters into purchase agreement with lender consortium

    Vice Media Group enters into purchase agreement with lender consortium. Lender consortium has agreed to provide total purchase consideration of approximately $225 million. Vice- anticipates financing, as well as cash from ongoing operations, will be more than sufficient to fund its business throughout sale process.
    10:51 AM

    Kerala: NCB seizes high-purity methamphetamine drug worth Rs 25,000 cr from Pak national

    A Pakistani national was arrested after NCB seized 2,525 kg of high-purity methamphetamine drug worth Rs 25,000 crore. The arrested accused will be today produced in court.
    10:41 AM

    Delhi Police busts gang of highway robbers, arrests four people

    Police busted a gang of highway robbers and arrested 4 people who used to attack drivers and later rob their articles including vehicles. Two accused have been identified as Shamu Chauhan, and Arun Kumar. The other two accused were found juvenile. Probe underway, said Delhi police.
    10:31 AM

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends the convocation ceremony of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) in Pune, Maharashtra

    10:29 AM

    I have only said that after the order of the Supreme Court, I think this govt is illegal and if the govt officials will follow the order of this govt then it will be illegal & action might be taken against them in the coming days

    - Sanjay Raut on case registered against him at Mumbai's Naka PS

    10:28 AM

    Congress leader Siddaramaiah will come today to New Delhi amid discussions in the party to decide the next Karnataka CM

    10:27 AM

    Tamil Nadu Spurious Liquor Deaths: Nine people arrested

    57 cases have been registered in the case while nine people have been arrested who produced and sold spurious liquor and Gutkha, say state police.
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