Politics
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Telangana CM orders setting up new Discom for free power schemes
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has decided to establish a power distribution company (Discom) exclusively to cater to the needs of free power to the agricultural sector, households consuming 200 units of power,…
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Congress, INDIA bloc exit RS demanding PM Modi be present on Op Sindoor
New Delhi: In a heated session of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, the Congress party and other INDIA bloc members staged a dramatic walkout, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s presence in the…
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Mahabubabad villagers press for long-pending bridge with protest
Hyderabad: Villagers held a protest at the Munneru Vagu in Garla mandal of Mahabubabad district on Wednesday, July 30, demanding that the state government construct a high-level bridge across the stream. The…
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Renowned economist, House of Lords peer Meghnad Desai dies
London: Lord Meghnad Desai, renowned British Indian economist and House of Lords peer, died on Tuesday at the age of 85. He is believed to have passed away in a hospital in…
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KCR accuses Telangana CM of ‘protecting’ interests of Modi, Naidu
Hyderabad: BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday accused Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of “protecting” the interests of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu. After…
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BJP hits out at Congress-Sonia on Gaza, Priyanka on Pahalgam victims debate
New Delhi: The BJP slammed the Congress on Tuesday over Sonia Gandhi’s article on Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s “refusal” to acknowledge the Pahalgam terror attack victims as…
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BC reservation bills: Kavitha to go on 72-hour fast from August 4
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha announced a 72-hour fast in Hyderabad from August 4 to August 6, to pressurise the Central government to pass the BC reservations Bills, and…
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‘Economic earthquake’: Jairam on TCS layoffs affecting 12,000 jobs
New Delhi: With Tata Consultancy Services set to lay off about 2 per cent of its global workforce this year, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said the announcement has triggered an…
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Telangana CM seeks President’s appointment to pass 42 pc BC reservation Bills
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy has sought an appointment from President Droupadi Murmu on any day between August 5, 6 and 7, to push for the clearance of the Backward…
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Shah slams Congress for distrusting Jaishankar, predicts 20‑yr oppn
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday slammed the Congress for not trusting the statement of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Operation Sindoor and instead believing US President Donald Trump,…
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SC questions Justice Varma’s move to challenge inquiry report
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned how Justice Yashwant Varma – who is facing an impeachment threat following the cash-discovery episode – could challenge the findings of the three-member in-house…
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Telangana local body election: AICC in-charge to tour 6 constituencies
Hyderabad: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Telangana Meenakshi Natarajan will be going on a week-long padayatra across six assembly constituencies starting July 31. During her tour, she will be…
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Andhra Pradesh CM bats for Telugu as second language in Singapore
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu urged the Indian High Commission in Singapore to take steps to make Telugu a second language there, as Bengali, Tamil and Hindi were already…
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Andhra Pradesh CM invites Singapore firm to invest in housing projects
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has invited global urban infrastructure company Surbana Jurong to invest in large-scale housing construction projects in the state and encouraged them to be a…
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Telangana Dy CM seeks report on plantation in last 10 years, funds spent
Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka asked the officials of Khammam and Bhadradri-Kothagudem districts to select one gram panchayat as a ‘pilot project,’ to study how many saplings were planted in…
