I'm not an opportunist, didn't want things this way: Kumaraswamy
While detractors claim the Congress-JD(S) alliance will soon be brought down by infighting, chief minister-designate H D Kumaraswamy told TOI in an interview that the coalition would provide stability and script a new chapter in the country’s political history. Here are the excerpts from his interview.
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Kumaraswamy to meet Rahul, Sonia in Delhi today
With their MLAs safely holed up at Hotel Hilton on the road to Bengaluru airport, Congress and JD(S) quietly got down to the tricky business of power sharing and portfolio distribution. Though a final picture will emerge after H D Kumaraswamy meets Rahul Gandhi and Sonia in Delhi on Monday, it’s expected that Congress will land 20 berths in the 33-member state cabinet.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kumaraswamy-in-delhi-today-to-meet-rahul-and-sonia-cong-may-bag-20-berths-jds-13/articleshow/64250058.cms
As fuel prices hit record high, govt mulls tax cut
Hope Something Will Work Out, Says Mantri As Prices Hit All-Time High
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/duty-may-be-cut-to-cool-fuel-prices/articleshow/64249887.cms
As Indus hydel project opens, Pak rushes to WB
India had started work on the Kishanganga hydropower station in 2007. Three years later, Pakistan took the matter to the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, which stayed the project for three years. In 2013, the court ruled that the Kishanganga project was “a run-of-river plant within the parameters of the IWT and that India may accordingly divert water from the Kishanganga (Neelum River) for power generation”.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pakistan-takes-up-kishanganga-project-issue-with-world-bank/articleshow/64249177.cms
IAS officers may get cadre only after course
The PMO wants a major change in the policy related to allocation of services and cadre for 1,000-odd candidates selected every year in All India Civil Services Examination. It has suggested that their cadre and services should be allocated only after the three-month foundation course.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ias-officers-may-get-cadre-only-after-course/articleshow/64250195.cms
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