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Congress-JDS will get maximum number of LS seats in Karnataka, says G Parameswara

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May 4, 2019

Bengaluru, May 4: The ruling Congress-JD(S) combine in Karnataka will gain maximum number of seats in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls as per an analysis done by the party, deputy chief minister G Parameswara said on Saturday.

"Based on the information we have gathered from constituencies, we did an analysis, which said both parties (Congress and JDS) together would win a majorityof seats, while the BJP would lose face.

I'm giving thisstatement based on the reports that we have got," Parameshwarasaid.

Speaking to reporters in Hubballi, he said people ofthe country have seen what kind of administration the Narendra Modi-led BJP government had given in the last fiveyears, during which the economic situation 'deteriorated.'

"I'm confident that that UPA government will come back to power at the centre and Rahul Gandhi will become the prime minister.

We came to this conclusion after analysing the Lok Sabha elections which took place so far and observing the responses that we have got from all over the country," he added.

There have been reports in sections of the media in the lastcouple of days that cited internal reports ofCongress and of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy which said that the grand old party may end up in single digits.

Leaders of both parties are also reportedly collecting 'evidence' against each other about not supportingthe coalition candidate, especially in old Mysuru region, where Congress and JD(S) are arch rivals and had jointly fought the polls despite resentment among grassroot levelworkers against the seat sharing.

According to the seat sharing arrangement Congress contested in 21 seats and JD(S) in seven.

in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, BJP had won 17 of the total of 28 seats, Congress nine and JD(S), two.

However the November 2018 bypoll in Bellary saw BJP losing the seat to the Congress.

There are talks within political circles that any adverse results for the coalition in the Lok Sabha polls, which they fought in alliance will have its implications on the Kumaraswamy led government.

Rebel Congress MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi, who has been hobnobbing with the BJP for some time now, has been threateningto resign from the party along with other MLAs en masse, which has caused fear among the ruling coalition leaders as it would trigger the numbers game in the assembly.

Adding to this is a meeting of "like minded" MLAs that is likely to take place under the leadership of Congress legislator S T Somashekar soon after the May 19 by-polls for Kundgoland Chincholi assembly segments to discussissues faced by MLAs andlong-pending development work, which is worrying the coalition leaders.

The meeting scheduled earlier this weekwas postponed following instructions from the party leadership, citing by-elections as the reason.

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February 15,2020

Bidar, Feb 15: Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Siddaramaiah on Friday demanded the State government to withdraw the sedition case against a mother and a teacher of Shaheen school immediately.

“The police can’t execute anything without the government’s permission. The sedition case against two women should be withdrawn immediately. I will raise the matter in the Assembly to draw the government’s attention,” Siddaramaiah told reporters after meeting the woman at the prison here. 

He clarified that he visited the woman not to support the school, but to extend moral support to her.

“I am an advocate and I can clearly establish based on my experience that staging a satirical play doesn’t amount for sedition. It doesn’t even defame anybody. Three cases of sedition have been registered across the state,” he charged.

He alleged that the government was following dual policy. Though the Supreme Court had concluded that the demolition of Babri Masjid was illegal, a play dealing with the demolition was staged at Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat’s school.
The sedition case had not been registered for staging the play.

He charged that there was an undeclared emergency in the country as the freedom of expression was being suppressed.

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July 27,2020

New Delhi, Jul 27: A month after banning 59 Chinese applications, the government of Indian has now reportedly banned 47 more apps of Chinese origin in the country. According to sources, the 47 banned Chinese apps were operating as clones of the earlier banned apps. 

The list of the 47 Chinese applications banned by the Indian government will be released soon.

India has also prepared a list of over 250 Chinese apps, including apps linked to Alibaba, that it will examine for any user privacy or national security violations, government sources said. The list also includes Tencent-backed gaming app PUBG.

Some top gaming Chinese applications are also expected to be banned in the new list that is being drawn up, sources said. The Chinese applications, that are being reviewed, have allegedly been sharing data with the Chinese agencies.

Today's decision follows after a high-profile ban of 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, as border tensions continued in Ladakh after a violent, fatal face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies. The government said these apps were engaged in activities that were prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and defence of India.

A government press release announcing the ban stated: "The Ministry of Information Technology, invoking it's power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and in view of the emergent nature of threats has decided to block 59 apps since in view of information available they are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".

A day later, Google said it has removed all the banned applications from the Play Store. Following the ban, TikTok refuted the claims that suggest it will pursue legal action against the Indian government for banning the app in India.

Reacting to the 59 apps banned by India, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the country is "strongly concerned regarding the decision of the Indian government".

“China is strongly concerned, verifying the situation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

"We want to stress that the Chinese government always asks Chinese businesses to abide by international and local laws-regulations. The Indian government has a responsibility to uphold the legal rights of international investors including Chinese ones," Zhao Lijian said.

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January 16,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 16: It was necessary to revise rates under the ECHS, CGHS and GIPSA schemes for private hospitals to be able to sustain, doctors from private hospitals have opined.

Under the banner of the Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI), doctors from top private hospitals in the city spoke about the dues pending from the union government schemes. They said they could not give a deadline as to when they would stop offering the scheme.

In a press release issued here on Thursday association said, which had previously told the government that they would not treat patients under the scheme owing to dues, mellowed down after the government released Rs 250 crore out of the Rs 1,000 crore dues.

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