Politics
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‘Paise ki goonj’, BJP takes dig at Rahul’s event with students
Mumbai: The BJP on Saturday, August 22, dubbed Rahul Gandhi’s student event in Pune as “Paise Ki Goonj”, alleging that the Congress had paid social media influencers to mobilise crowds, triggering a…
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BRS MLA blames Telangana government, not El Niño, for drought
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA G Jagdish Reddy on Friday, August 21, blamed the Telangana government for the drought-like situation at the Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP), and not the El Niño…
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Congress leaders demand action over Konda Sushmita’s remarks
Hyderabad: Several ruling Congress MLAs and MLCs in Telangana on Friday, August 21, urged party leadership to take “tough action” over the remarks made by state Forest Minister Konda Surekha’s daughter against…
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Hariprasad challenges BJP to sing national anthem at RSS shakhas
Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president BK Hariprasad stepped up his attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) amid the ongoing political debate over Vande Mataram…
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Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy hits back at Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Thursday, August 20, said that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) had failed as the Opposition. The minister alleged that the BRS was spreading falsehoods…
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Harish Rao writes to Rahul over prohibited lands in Telangana
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Thursday, August 22, wrote to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, drawing the latter’s attention to the prohibited lands in Telangana. Rao sought Gandhi’s…
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Vande Mataram row: BJP chief terms Congress ‘New Muslim League’
New Delhi: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Thursday, August 20, slammed the Congress over its decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram at their events, saying the opposition party has…
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Congress, BRS step in to help landowners over prohibited lands
Hyderabad: Since Telangana citizens started facing problems registering and selling their land as it showed up on the state’s prohibited list, both the ruling Congress and the Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)…
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Telangana Congress appeals removal 2002 linking criteria for SIR
Hyderabad: Expressing concern about 92 lakh voters in the state receiving notices during the ongoing SIR, Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Tuesday, August 18, demanded that the Election Commission…
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Tariq Mansoor and Basit Ali: BJP’s key minority faces
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, August 17, announced its new national executive team, which includes two Muslim faces in key positions under party president Nitin Nabin. Tariq Mansoor has retained…
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Harish Rao demands Ponguleti’s resignation over prohibited lands
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) deputy floor leader Harish Rao on Tuesday, August 18, demanded the resignation of Telangana Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy over the 22A prohibited lands issue. He said…
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Congress accuses Narendra Modi of sabotaging caste census
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday, August 18, alleged that the Modi government wants to sabotage the caste census and asked why the 2027 census does not include a drop-down menu for…
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BLOs are bedrock of democracy, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Patna: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, August 17, described booth-level officers (BLOs) as the “bedrock of democracy”, who ensure that eligible electors get their voter ID cards made. Kumar made…
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Did PLA block Indian Army patrols, Owaisi asks NDA govt
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday, August 17, posed several questions to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government over the “situation” on the China border in Arunachal…
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Yathindra Siddaramaiah targets RSS, demands apology to Kharge
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah launched a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday, August 17, describing it as a “thousand-headed poisonous snake” driven by communalism, casteism and Manuvad.…
