09:21 am: If Congress wants to protest, they should protest against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Siddaramaiah, as this trio has ruined the Congress: Union Minister Ananth Kumar in Bengaluru on Karnataka elections (ANI)
09:20 am: Congress and JD(S) MLAs leave from Bengaluru's Eagleton Resort, to hold protest outside Vidhana Soudha (Karnataka Assembly)
09:19 am: Markets open in green as Sensex rises 30.78 points to 35,418.66; Nifty at 10756.20
09:10 am: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Samba and Hiranagar sectors of Jammu and Kashmir (ANI)
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09:02: BJP's BS Yeddyurappa sworn-in as Chief Minister of Karnataka
09:01 am: I think all the precedents are with the Governor's decision. We will get the support, we will prove our majority on the floor of the House: Ananth Kumar, BJP at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru (ANI)
08:47 am: Counting of votes for West Bengal panchayat elections delayed at a counting centre in North 24 Parganas (ANI)
07:05 am: BS Yeddyurappa to take oath as Karnataka chief minister at 9 am today (ANI)
06:47 am: Israel launches airstrikes against terrorist targets in Gaza, says it was a warranted response to numerous shooting incidents throughout Wednesday which targeted city of Sderot in Southern District of Israel (Russian Media)
06:44 am: Congo health minister announces case of Ebola in northwest city of Mbandaka, which has a population of 1 million (Reuters)
06:43 am: EU leaders agree 'united approach' to save Iran deal (AFP quoting European source)
06:41 am: They have asked the government to produce that letter of May 15, which Yeddyurappa had given to the Karnataka Governor Karnataka, at 10:30 am tomorrow: Counsel for petitioners Congress and JD(S) (ANI)
06:39 am: Supreme Court did not dismiss the petition filed by Congress and JD(S), said, "this petition is a subject of hearing later on". Court also issues notice to respondents including BJP's BS Yeddyurappa, asking to file a reply (ANI)
06:35 am: We do not know what kind of majority BS Yeddyurappa has claimed. Unless we see that letter of support, we cannot speculate, said Justice SA Bobde while hearing the petition filed by Congress and JD(S) challenging Karnataka Governor's decision (ANI)
06:33 am: Fire breaks out in a forest near Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri (ANI)
06:32 am: It's unheard that a party is given 15 days time to prove its majority from 104 to the magical number (112). Giving permission to form the govt to someone who is having 104 seats as compared to the other group that is having 116, is adding insult to injury: Abhishek Manu Singhvi (ANI)
06:31 am: BJP has just 104 MLAs in support and the Governor has invited BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa to form the government. It is completely unconstitutional: Abhishek Manu Singhvi in hearing of plea filed by Congress and JD(S), challenging Karnataka Governor's decision(ANI)
06:28 am: Guv has discretion to call largest party and he has done so. If single largest party won't be able to form govt, other party will be called. In case of Goa elections, single largest party Congress had not presented its side, that's the difference: Mukul Rohatgi on Karnataka elections (ANI)
