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The BJP's BS Yediyurappa was sworn in for the fourth time as Karnataka Chief Minister on Friday, three days after the fall of the 14-month-old Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition in a test of strength. Mr Yediyurappa says he will prove his majority in the Assembly at 10 am on Monday. His BJP, with the support of 106 lawmakers, is six short of a majority but Mr Yediyurappa says he is "101%" confident of winning. BJP chief Amit Shah reportedly gave his go-ahead to Mr Yediyurappa after Karnataka leaders assured that rebel lawmakers whose resignations brought down the Congress-JDS government of HD Kumaraswamy will back the BJP.

The BJP's BS Yediyurappa will be sworn in for the fourth time as Karnataka Chief Minister soon, three days after the coalition government led by HD Kumaraswamy failed a test of strength. Mr Yediyurappa met with Governor Vajubhai Vala this morning to stake claim and urged him to schedule an oath ceremony today. Mr Yediyurappa has to prove his majority by July 31 but sources say he may seek a trust vote before that, on Monday. "I am 101 per cent confident of getting the numbers," he told NDTV. The BJP's move ends speculation that the party was playing it safe to secure its numbers in the assembly.

The foreign ministry has reached out to both Iranian and British authorities seeking the release and repatriation of the 42 Indian nationals caught in the middle of a standoff between the two countries. The UK seized an Iranian tanker off the coast of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, earlier this month. Weeks later, Iran responded by seizing a UK-flagged tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Both tankers had Indian crew members on board.

Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson named Priti Patel as interior minister, marking a political comeback for the former international development minister.

The one-year-old coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular - teetering for weeks -- collapsed on Tuesday, paving the way for the BJP's return to power in Karnataka. The coalition failed the floor test in the assembly, cobbling up only 99 votes in comparison to the 105 votes of the BJP, which later dubbed it a "Game of Karma". The demand for trust vote came as 16 legislators resigned and two Independents withdrew support to the government within a fortnight. The trust vote, pending since Friday, was held on Tuesday evening after a back and forth between the Speaker, the coalition and the BJP -- and prodding from Governor Vajubhai Vala -- that stretched over a week.

The floor test for the HD Kumaraswamy government is about to begin at the Karnataka assembly at the end of two days of turbulence. Over the last weeks, 16 coalition legislators have resigned and two Independents withdrew support to the government and the trust vote has been pending since last week. Hours before, there was high drama in the northern part of the city as the Congress and the BJP workers came to blows. The Congress workers had tried to forcibly take away two independent lawmakers, who switched sides, to the assembly to vote for the coalition.

The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move was also opposed by social activists, who descended on the streets of New Delhi to protest what they termed was a blatant attempt to allow the government to operate without accountability or transparency.

The Karnataka assembly was adjourned close to midnight on Monday, with Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar giving a fresh deadline for the trust vote -- 6 pm on Tuesday. "I do not want this 11 pm thing again. Everyone has health conditions," the Speaker said at the end of a turbulent day. The house witnessed chaos as the Speaker turned down Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's request for more time before the floor test and the BJP insisted on sitting till midnight if need be. The coalition has been asked to prove majority after its 16 lawmakers resigned and two independents withdrew support. The BJP has accused the Chief Minister of delaying the trust vote in hopes of reprieve from the Supreme Court.

Capping weeks of uncertainty, the fate of the fragile Congress-Janata Dal Secular government in Karnataka could be decided today with a trust vote in the assembly. While Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy appealed to the rebels to return and "expose" the BJP, the defiant legislators ruled out attending the session. Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa exuded confidence that today "will be the last day of the Kumaraswamy government" and said the Chief Minister was just trying to buy time. The coalition received some minor relief when Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati directed her party's lone legislator in Karnataka N Mahesh to vote in favour of the trust motion.

Karnataka's Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition won a two-day breather as the assembly was adjourned despite Governor Vajubhai Vala asking for a trust vote on Friday, hours after the government ignored his previous deadline of 1:30 pm. "Kindly prove your majority by the end of today (Friday)," Governor Vajubhai Vala wrote in his second letter since Thursday to Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. The chief minister said: "The second love letter has hurt me." But Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar called it a day after marathon speeches by coalition leaders and despite the BJP's BS Yeddyurappa saying his lawmakers would wait for a vote even if speeches went on till midnight.

The ruling coalition in Karnataka, in danger of collapsing after multiple resignations, has been asked to prove majority on the floor of the house by 1:30 pm today, the Governor has written to Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. "Prima facie you have lost majority", Governor Vajubhai Vala's letter reads. The governor, on a request from a BJP delegation, had urged the Speaker to consider a trust vote by the end of the day but the Speaker adjourned the assembly till today despite the BJP insisting on a vote yesterday evening. In protest, the BJP has decided that its lawmakers will spend the night in the assembly.

The Karnataka Governor has asked the Speaker to consider holding a trust vote of chief minister HD Kumaraswamy's government by the end of the day, after a delegation of BJP lawmakers met him this evening, alleging the ruling Congress-JDS coalition was delaying the vote of confidence. The chief minister, moving a motion for a trust vote today, had said his government had faced many hurdles but he was confident of winning the test of strength. The coalition government is on the verge of collapse after the resignation of 16 legislators and two independents pulling their support earlier this month. A prominent Congress rebel, Ramalinga Reddy, was present in the house, indicating that he was back in the fold, but it doesn't make any difference to the coalition's precarious position.

Pakistan must review the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday in a big win for India. Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence "should remain suspended until Pakistan effectively reviews and reconsiders the conviction and sentence," said the UN court, agreeing with India's stand that Pakistan had violated the Vienna convention by denying consular access to Jadhav after his conviction in a "farcical" closed trial. "Truth and justice have prevailed. I am sure Kulbhushan Jadhav will get justice," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.

Pakistan must review the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday in a big win for India. Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence "should remain suspended until Pakistan effectively reviews and reconsiders the conviction and sentence," said the UN court, agreeing with India's stand that Pakistan had violated the Vienna convention by denying consular access to Jadhav after his conviction in a "farcical" closed trial. "Truth and justice have prevailed. I am sure Kulbhushan Jadhav will get justice," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.

India's appeal against the death sentence handed to former Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan will be decided at 6.30 pm IST by the International Court of Justice in The Hague in the Netherlands. Mr Jadhav, 49, had been arrested on charges of espionage and terrorism. The sentence was delivered after what India labelled a "farcical trial". India has claimed his confession was extracted under duress and has asked the court to order Pakistan to annul the sentence and allow consular access.