Bharat Express

HD Deve Gowda

The Indian Parliament passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill after a lengthy and intense discussion in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram has presented the budget nine times, making him the second-most prolific finance minister after Morarji Desai.

HD Revanna, a JD(S) MLA, faces his own legal troubles, accused of molestation and kidnapping. He was recently arrested but released on bail.