Politics
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Amit Shah, Telangana CM meet; fuel speculation on Maoist Ganapathy surrender
Hyderabad: Muppala Lakshmana Rao alias Ganapathy, the ideological head of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) and arguably the most consequential figure in the organisation’s history, has reportedly been taken into custody…
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Bihar buzz: Will Nitish Kumar quit as CM and head to Rajya Sabha?
Patna: Bihar was abuzz with speculation on Wednesday, March 4, over rumours that Janata Dal (United) president and the state’s longest-serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may move to the Rajya Sabha, paving…
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Congress extends support to Sharad Pawar for Rajya Sabha polls
Mumbai: The Congress on Wednesday, March 4, declared its support for Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar as the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate for Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra, where…
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TTD chief’s alleged inappropriate video goes viral, Jagan slams Naidu
Amaravati: Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday, March 4, alleged that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had compromised the sanctity of TTD by appointing individuals…
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104-yr-old put under adjudication category in electoral rolls, triggers row
Kolkata: A 104-year-old man has complained of being listed in the “under adjudication” category in the final electoral rolls issued by the Election Commission following the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in…
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CM threatening IAS, IPS officers in Telangana, says Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao on Wednesday, March 4, accused Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of threatening Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers at Tuesday’s Collectors’…
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India’s silence on US-Israel strike on Iran incomprehensible: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday, March 4, said India’s silence on the US-Israel aggression against Iran was incomprehensible for her, as only Tehran had stood by New Delhi when sanctions were…
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Athawale, Tawde among BJP’s four Rajya Sabha picks in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The BJP on Wednesday, March 4, announced four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra, including Union minister Ramdas Athawale and former state minister Vinod Tawde. Besides Athawale and…
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Need not worry about petroleum products: Minister Kishan Reddy amid Iran crisis
Hyderabad: Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday, March 3, said citizens need not worry about availability of petroleum products in the country due to the ongoing armed conflict…
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Telangana CM orders officers to have mid-day meal with school children
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, March 3, directed that a designated officer be made responsible for the mid-day meal in each of the state’s 26,000 government schools, with the…
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Kavitha held for protesting against constructions on Musi riverbed
Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha was detained by police and taken to Narsingi Police Station on Tuesday evening, March 3, after she and her supporters staged a protest near high-rise structures…
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BJP accuses Gandhi family of Rs 7 Cr ‘ticket extortion’ in Haryana Assembly polls
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday, February 3, cited a claim of a former Haryana Congress leader’s husband to allege that the Gandhi family tried to “extort” Rs 7 crore from the…
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‘Modi must speak up’ Rahul demands PM’s response on Khamenei’s assassination
New Delhi: Amid the US-Israel-Iran conflict, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, February 3, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must speak up and answer as to whether he supports the assassination of…
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Tirupparankundram Deepam issue given a mischievous political spin: Madras HC
Madurai: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday, March 3, remarked that Minerals and Mines Minister S Regupathy had “given a mischievous political spin” to the Tirupparankundram issue when…
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Rahul Gandhi as India’s PM a necessity now: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has called upon the party leaders to work hard to make Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi India’s prime minister,…
