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RSS volunteers (left); Mallikarjun Kharge (right) NEW DELHI: As Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called for a ban on RSS citing the decision of the then home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, BJP hit back recalling comments of both Patel and Mahatma Gandhi praising RSS and accusing Kharge of using the language of fundamentalist Muslim organisations like…
Karnataka IT minister Priyank Kharge, Andhra IT minister Nara Lokesh NEW DELHI: Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh’s IT ministers have exchanged sharp words over Google’s proposed $15 billion AI data centre in Visakhapatnam.Priyank Kharge criticised Andhra Pradesh for offering “massive subsidies” to the tech giant, calling the state’s model an “economic disaster in disguise.”He said the…
Shobha Karandlaje (left), Priyank Kharge (agencies) NEW DELHI: Union minister of state Shobha Karandlaje on Friday hit back at Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge’s remarks regarding the rashtriya swayamsevak sangh (RSS), calling the RSS a “big tree” that cannot be damaged. The spat follows Kharge’s letter to chief minister Siddaramaiah urging action against government officials who…
Priyank Kharge (PTI image) and RSS troop (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Karnataka minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Tuesday said that he has been receiving threatening calls and abusive messages for questioning the activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in government schools, colleges and public institutions.In a post on X, he wrote: “For…
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday wrote to Amneet Kumar, wife of senior Haryana IPS Y Puran Kumar, who died by suicide at his Chandigarh official residence.In his suicide note, Puran Kumar named 16 senior IAS and IPS officers, alleging harassment and holding them directly responsible for his decision…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday strongly condemned the shoe-throwing incident inside the Supreme Court, calling it an insult to Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and urging action against those attempting to create unrest in society. His remarks came two days after an advocate tried to throw a shoe at the…
PM Modi and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday to check on his health.In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Spoke to Kharge Ji. Enquired about his health and wished him a speedy recovery. Praying for his continued well-being and long life.”Acknowledging…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday after doctors advised him to have a pacemaker implanted.His son, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge, tweeted, “Sri Kharge was advised pacemaker to be implanted and is admitted to the hospital for the planned procedure. He is stable and doing well.“Kharge,…
NEW DELHI: Congress president MallikarjunKharge was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru for treatment on Wednesday, reports news agency ANI.Kharge, 83, was hospitalized shortly after attending Congress party events in other states last week. On September 24, he participated in an extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Patna, Bihar. It was later announced on…
Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) NEW DELHI: After aggressive advocacy of caste census, removal of 50% ceiling on reservations and private sector quota, Congress has asserted its new branding as a “social justice” platform by slamming UP govt’s ban on caste-based political rallies.In a little-noticed statement, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, at a CWC meet in Patna,…
