Politics
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Shashi Tharoor slams India’s cricket selectors for ignoring Sarfaraz Khan
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday expressed “outrage” over Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan being ignored for selection in the India A squad recently and said runs in domestic cricket…
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Centre ‘didn’t want’ Sonam Wangchuk in statehood talks, wife claims
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, on Wednesday claimed her husband was detained following the violent Ladakh protests because the government did not want him to be involved in…
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Mohammad Azharuddin to swear in as Telangana minister on Oct 31
Hyderabad: Congress MLC Mohammad Azharuddin will be inducted into the cabinet and is likely to be sworn in as minister on Friday, October 31, at 12:15 pm at Raj Bhavan. The decision…
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Why can’t Bihar have Muslim CM, questions AIMIM’s Owaisi
Gopalganj: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday kicked off the election campaign of his party for the Bihar assembly elections, questioning why the eastern state cannot have a Muslim CM despite the…
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Enough crude oil available globally, says Union Minister Puri
Hyderabad: Asserting that trade is not governed by any established set of rules, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said there is adequate crude oil supply…
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SP demands removal of officials ‘appointed on caste, religious basis’ before SIR
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday demanded the removal of booth-level officers, additional district magistrates (elections) and electoral registration officers allegedly “appointed on caste and religious grounds” before the Special Intensive Revision…
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21 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district
Hyderabad: In a yet another blow to the Communist Party of India (Maoist), 21 members of the banned outfit surrendered before the Chhattisgarh police in Kanker district on Sunday, October 26. Among…
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Surrendered Maoist on hunger strike critical, CLC demands justice
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (CLC) has expressed deep concern over the critical health condition of under-trial political prisoner Dunna Keshava Rao alias Azad, who has been on an indefinite…
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Hyderabad activists cry foul at Musi Riverfront Development Project’s intent
Hyderabad: Has the Asian Development Bank (ADB) sanctioned Rs 4,100 crore for the Musi Riverfront Development Project? What does the pre-feasibility report of the project talk about? Is the detailed project report…
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Rizvi leaving govt service for greener pastures, claims Telangana min
Hyderabad: Telangana excise minister Jupally Krishna Rao has rubbished the allegations being made by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on excise principal secretary Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi…
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BRS MLAs defection case: Ready to resign, says Pocharam Srinivas Reddy
Hyderabad: Banswada MLA Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, on Thursday, October 23, said he will welcome the decision of Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad regarding the BRS MLAs defection case Speaking with his followers…
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Cabinet approves to repeal 2 child cap to contest Telangana local body polls
Hyderabad: The cabinet, on Thursday, October 23, gave its nod to repeal the two-child restriction for contesting Telangana local body polls. Though the decision was taken during the previous cabinet meeting held…
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Jail-streamed: The promise of mainstreaming surrendered Maoist turns a mirage
Amaravati: Hundreds of Maoists have surrendered before the police in recent times owing to the sustained counter-insurgency operations in Chhattisgarh and other states. The promise of finding a new mainstream life seems…
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Telangana Maoists take vow to punish surrendered leaders Mallojula, Ashanna
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Committee (TSC) of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) has vowed to punish surrendered Maoist leaders Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Sonu and Takkellapalli Vasudeva Rao alias Ashanna for…
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TDP worker hacked to death in Narsaraopet town of AP
Amaravati: The murder of a graveyard worker in Narsaraopeta town of Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh has sent shockwaves in the political circles, as the family members alleged that those behind the…
