The Sree Kanteerava Stadium being prepared for the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, in Bengaluru on May 19, 2023. Photo credits: K. Murali Kumar
Siddaramaiah’s swearing-in ceremony likely to turn into a show of opposition unity
In a show of unity among opposition parties ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has invited leaders of 20 parties from across the country to witness the swearing-in ceremony of Mr. Siddaramaiah as the 24th Chief Minister of the state. Karnataka and Shri DK Shivakumar as Deputy Chief Minister on May 20, 2023.
Congress may announce implementation of ‘guarantees’ in its first cabinet meeting on Saturday
The Congress, which will form the Karnataka government on May 20, will announce in its first cabinet meeting the full scope of implementation of the five “guarantees” made to voters in its election manifesto.
PM Modi set to hold bilateral talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Hiroshima
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold bilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7 summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on the evening of May 20, people familiar with the matter said.
SC does not interfere with Calcutta High Court order handing over Ram Navami violence probe to NIA
The Supreme Court on Friday did not interfere with an order by the Calcutta High Court handing over the probe into the incidents of violence during Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A division bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and KV Vishwanathan adjourned the hearing of the matter to a date after the summer vacation.
Abhishek to appear before CBI, challenge the agency to arrest him
TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, who has been summoned by the CBI to appear at its Kolkata office on May 20 as part of its probe into the school job scam, challenged the central agency to arrest him if there is any evidence of corruption or misconduct against him. Go ,
Amit Shah lays the foundation stone of the campus of the National Academy of Coastal Policing
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lay the foundation stone for the permanent campus of the National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) at Okha in Gujarat’s Devbhoomi Dwarka district on May 20.
‘Can’t put a price on medals’: Wrestlers condemn Brij Bhushan’s remarks
Olympic medalists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia on May 19 reportedly criticized Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, saying that the protesting wrestlers should return their prize money instead of their medals as “they Worth only ₹15”.
Top EU diplomat wants increased scrutiny on European buyers of Indian products based on Russian oil
Days after the European Union (EU) imposed curbs on imports of refined petroleum products from India, the EU’s top foreign affairs and security official, Josep Borrell, suggested that EU entities buying refined products from India should mainly Was responsible for the Russian oil spill. Oil-based products in the European Union. Mr Borrell’s comments were published on Friday afternoon in his blog titled ‘Some clarification on the fallacy of EU sanctions against Russia’. The diplomat, however, said that there was a “significant increase” in the amount of oil India was buying from Russia before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
FIFA U-20 World Cup kicks off in Argentina for future football stars
Argentina will play on the opening day of the U-20 World Cup on May 20, exactly a month after replacing Indonesia as the tournament’s host and participant.
World Cup Stage 2: Compound archer Ojas, Jyoti’s first medal confirmed, facing Korea in the final
The sixth-seeded Indian pair will take on top-seeded Korea in the final on Saturday in what will be their biggest test since pairing up for the first time after winning the Stage 1 World Cup gold in Antalya last month.