D V Sadananda Gowda

Former Karnataka chief minister and sitting MP D V Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday, who is upset with the BJP, said he is not quitting the saffron party to join the Congress, and would work towards "purification" of the party's state unit.

The minister also urged other urea companies to follow suit and set up oxygen plants wherever possible, and stated that this is a time to fight the pandemic together and with full strength.

Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda collapsed due to low blood sugar in Chitradurga while on his way to the city from Shivamogga on Sunday and has been admitted to a hospital here, official sources said.

As demonstrations both for and against the proposed construction of a steel flyover in Bengaluru continue, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said efforts are on to inform the public of the actualities of the project.

Parliament on Friday passed a bill granting voting rights to people who became citizens of the country following the exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod to the measure without debate.

The Centre will stick to implementing the assurances provided in the AP Reorganisation Act-2014 with regard to bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Union Minister of Law and Justice DV Sadananda Gowda said today.

Two bills aimed at creating commercial benches in select high courts and amending a law on arbitration for speedy settlement of high value business disputes were cleared by Parliament today.

A Bill to repeal 295 obsolete laws, including an 1898 Act which discriminates against lepers, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today as part of an exercise to clear statute books of redundant legislations.

The Prime Minster needn't comment on "so simple issues, so silly issues," said Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today, after the Opposition Congress questioned what it calls Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" on the Vyapam scam in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh. 36 people linked to the scam have died.

Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's helping Lalit Modi was purely on humanitarian grounds and there was no sort of "collusion with matters pertaining to corruption."

The Sessions Court in Bangalore yesterday posted for September 8 its order on the anticipatory bail plea of Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda's son, who is facing charges of rape, cheating and kidnap from a Kannada starlet.

A day after the government gave clearance for fully opening up the railway infrastructure segment to foreign investment, Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today made it clear that FDI will not be allowed in the operations sector of the national transporter.

Taking exception to Trinamool Congress (TMC) disrupting the proceedings in the Lok Sabha over Rail budget, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today appealed to all political parties to maintain decency and decorum in the House.

In a move befitting the city's stature as the financial capital of the country, Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda announced in the Railway Budget yesterday that India's first bullet train will begin from Mumbai. Here's all you need to know about the contraption that will have you zipping from BKC to Ahmedabad in less than four hours.

Taking a critical view of the unchecked projects announcements made by successive governments, Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today said there has been a focus on sanctioning projects rather than completing them.

Former Karnataka chief minister and sitting MP D V Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday, who is upset with the BJP, said he is not quitting the saffron party to join the Congress, and would work towards "purification" of the party's state unit.

The minister also urged other urea companies to follow suit and set up oxygen plants wherever possible, and stated that this is a time to fight the pandemic together and with full strength.

Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda collapsed due to low blood sugar in Chitradurga while on his way to the city from Shivamogga on Sunday and has been admitted to a hospital here, official sources said.

As demonstrations both for and against the proposed construction of a steel flyover in Bengaluru continue, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said efforts are on to inform the public of the actualities of the project.

Parliament on Friday passed a bill granting voting rights to people who became citizens of the country following the exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod to the measure without debate.

The Centre will stick to implementing the assurances provided in the AP Reorganisation Act-2014 with regard to bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Union Minister of Law and Justice DV Sadananda Gowda said today.

Two bills aimed at creating commercial benches in select high courts and amending a law on arbitration for speedy settlement of high value business disputes were cleared by Parliament today.

A Bill to repeal 295 obsolete laws, including an 1898 Act which discriminates against lepers, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today as part of an exercise to clear statute books of redundant legislations.

The Prime Minster needn't comment on "so simple issues, so silly issues," said Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today, after the Opposition Congress questioned what it calls Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" on the Vyapam scam in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh. 36 people linked to the scam have died.

Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's helping Lalit Modi was purely on humanitarian grounds and there was no sort of "collusion with matters pertaining to corruption."

The Sessions Court in Bangalore yesterday posted for September 8 its order on the anticipatory bail plea of Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda's son, who is facing charges of rape, cheating and kidnap from a Kannada starlet.

A day after the government gave clearance for fully opening up the railway infrastructure segment to foreign investment, Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today made it clear that FDI will not be allowed in the operations sector of the national transporter.

Taking exception to Trinamool Congress (TMC) disrupting the proceedings in the Lok Sabha over Rail budget, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today appealed to all political parties to maintain decency and decorum in the House.

In a move befitting the city's stature as the financial capital of the country, Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda announced in the Railway Budget yesterday that India's first bullet train will begin from Mumbai. Here's all you need to know about the contraption that will have you zipping from BKC to Ahmedabad in less than four hours.

Taking a critical view of the unchecked projects announcements made by successive governments, Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today said there has been a focus on sanctioning projects rather than completing them.