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While Tamil Nadu's MDMK, AIADMK and the DMK leaders took oath as the Rajya Sabha MPs, PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss did not swear-in on Thursday (July 25)

BJP in Karnataka may be rejoicing after winning the Karnataka trust vote. But the party leaders are engaged in detailed discussion to ensure the numbers align well and Yeddyurappa retains the CM's throne for the remaining term.

Sources say that Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and Ramalinga Reddy, the Congress MLA from BTM Layout (Bengaluru) might fly to Mumbai to pacify the disgruntled MLAs. Sources added that Reddy might be made the chief minister and Ramesh Jarkiholi his deputy

Father Roy Joseph Vadakkan’s openness in accepting practices of all religions may surprise you.  The Catholic priest has the habit of fasting during Ramzan and reading the Ramayana every year

 

Here is how rebel MLAs reacted to Ramalinga Reddy withdrawing his resignation and voting in favour of Congress.

 

Karnataka BJP spokesperson Vaman Acharya is confident of the saffron party roping in senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy into the party fold

While the Congress-JD(S) coalition was depending on R Ramalinga Reddy to win the trust vote, the MLA had not made any affirmations
 

Residents of Mugilthagam in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, staged a road roko protest demanding justice for a Dalit youth who was found hacked to death
 

The list also included famed Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan and British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, but the Bank of England chose Turing over the duo to be featured on the new 50 pound polymer note

 

Ramalinga Reddy, the Congress MLA from BTM Layout, Bengaluru, who was scheduled to meet Ramesh Kumar, the Karnataka Assembly Speaker did not turn up. The meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday (July 16) at 4 pm.

Prime accused in the murder of Ramalingam on the lines of religion in February has been arrested in Kochi. Myden Ahmed Shali was a resident of Thanjavur district and had allegedly been in hiding.
 

Ramalinga Reddy, BTM Layout (Bengaluru) Congress MLA, who resigned earlier, refused to speak about politics with the media

For the six vacancies from Tamil Nadu, there were seven valid nominations. One of them, DMK's backup candidate, NR Elango had withdrawn, which left six nominees in the fray for the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha

Four fishermen went missing on July 4, two were found alive, clung to the capsized boat. But two more fishermen are still missing and are feared drowned.

Former AICC president Sonia Gandhi met Sowmya Reddy, the Congress MLA from Bengaluru’s Jayanagar constituency and advised her not to leave the party. She is also reported to have asked her to persuade her father Ramalinga Reddy to stick on with the Congress.