Top IAS officer complains that BJP leader contacted him for ‘help’ over seized cash.

After Rs 4.8 cr was seized from Bengaluru, Munish IAS allegedly got a call and WhatsApp messages from former minister Sudhakar's number. thenewsminute.com/karnataka/top-…

Top IAS officer complains that BJP leader contacted him for ‘help’ over seized cash
Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ writes
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Alleged proxy voting reported at booth in Bengaluru South constituency. Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ spoke to three voters whose votes were cast by someone else, later they were allowed to challenge

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No issue with voting at St Anne’s Halasuru, Bengaluru poll officials confirm after viral audio
Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ writes
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#LokSabhaElections2024 | Catch Congress candidate Sowmya | ಸೌಮ್ಯ in conversation with Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ about #Bengaluru ’s water crisis, the demographics of the constituency, and her views on Modi.

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Courts in Bengaluru have been trigger-happy in granting ex-parte injunctions against media houses. Many these are by politicians.
We had looked at the suits filed in Bengaluru local courts in the last ten years against eight media houses.
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#LokSabhaElections2024 | Catch Congress candidate Sowmya | ಸೌಮ್ಯ in conversation with Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ about #Bengaluru ’s water crisis, the demographics of the constituency, and her views on Modi.

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Did Siddaramaiah include Muslims now in the OBC reservation list?

Fact: Muslims have been included in the Backward Classes list since 1977.
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This is a story that you must read. What we should ask for is accountability and transparency. VVPAT machines are accessed by a committee, and most members of this committee are VVPAT inventors. Do read the story by Neel Madhav and Parth MN

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Stunning. The affidavits by Surat Congress candidate's proposers claiming their signatures were forged were prepared BEFORE the BJP complained about their authenticity.

Their affidavits were also notarized by a BJP politician.

Basant Kumar from Surat:
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#LokSabhaElections2024 | Catch Congress candidate Sowmya | ಸೌಮ್ಯ in conversation with Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ about #Bengaluru ’s water crisis, the demographics of the constituency, and her views on Modi.

Watch: youtu.be/E_wjySRm5a8

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'A well-known person who is a supporter of the BJP' persuaded an independent candidate from Surat to withdraw from the Lok Sabha race.

Others who withdrew stated mental health or physical injury; and some didn't give any reason. Scroll.in

Story:
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Since the elections were announced the BJP has spend Rs 21 cr on Google ads, their all-time spend on Google platforms have now crossed Rs 100 cr

Political battles and opportunism: The trajectory of Shobha Karandlaje. Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ writes on the journey of the woman leader who is BJP candidate from Bangalore North thenewsminute.com/karnataka/poli…

Shrewd enough to toggle between the development rhetoric and rabid Hindutva according to the situation, Shobha Karandlaje grew to the top as Union Minister. She’s fighting her sixth election, this time for the MP seat from Bengaluru North constituency.
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Exclusive with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Bengaluru

Read this 10,000 word biographical essay by TNM's Executive editor Sudipto Mondal on Mallikarjun Kharge's ism.

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Neha’s murder: A rising number of men in Karnataka are killing women they feel entitled to
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