Politics
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Congress sweeps Telangana municipal polls, BRS loses grip, BJP makes dent
Hyderabad: The Congress won 84 of 123 urban local bodies in Telangana’s municipal elections on Friday, February 13, securing 1,537 seats out of 2,996 wards, according to results released by the State…
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Telangana civic polls: BRS candidate loses by 2 votes in Gadwal
Hyderabad: A Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) candidate, Jayamma, who had won by a very thin margin in the eighth ward of Gadwal municipality elections in Telangana on Friday, February 13, reportedly lost…
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Bandi Sanjay hails Karimnagar win, vows saffron flag in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday, February 13, expressed immense joy over his party securing a majority of the wards in the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation and said…
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Under new GHMC limit, AIMIM may become not just kingmaker but the king
Hyderabad: The newly reorganised Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will likely help the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in increasing its hold and number of wards in the next election. The AIMIM…
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Kharge seeks restoration of expunged portions of speech, Chairman says no
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday, February 13, raised the issue of large portions of his speech during the debate on the motion of thanks…
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Municipal poll results reflect public’s confidence in Congress: Bhatti
Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu on Friday, February 13, said that the municipal election results reflect a public mandate in favour of Congress’s people-centric governance. “People have once again…
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Part 1 of stormy Budget Session ends: Parliament to meet again on March 9
New Delhi: The tumultuous first leg of the Budget Session of Parliament, which saw heated exchanges over the India-US interim trade deal and unpublished memoir of former army chief MM Naravane, concluded…
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Bogus voting, assault on Nalgonda leader: BJP in complaint to Telangana DGP
Hyderabad: The Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, February 13, alleged that Nalgonda district president Dr Nagam Varshith Reddy was attacked by the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) when he pointed…
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I always live with hope, confidence; time will answer: D K Shivakumar on leadership issue
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, who returned from New Delhi after meeting the Congress high command amid the leadership tussle in the state, on Friday, February 13, said he lives…
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Telangana MP seeks forest project clearances from Environment Minister
Hyderabad: Telangana MP from Peddapalli Vamsi Krishna on Friday, February 13, met Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and sought clearances for major forest and rural projects in the state. The two leaders…
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Uproar in J-K Assembly over BJP MLA’s land occupation remarks
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed uproar on Friday, February 13, after BJP member Vikram Randhawa claimed that people hailing from Kashmir valley have encroached land in Jammu city. Replying to a…
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Rahul meets farm union leaders over India–US trade deal movement
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday. February 13, met leaders of farm unions from across the country in Parliament House complex, during which the need for a nationwide movement…
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AIMIM to observe ‘Darussalam Day’ on Saturday
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen on Thursday, February 12, announced that its foundation day will be observed on February 14 at Darussalam in Hyderabad. The “Darussalaam Day” or the foundation day of…
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US: Senate showdown over ICE tactics intensifies immigration debate
Washington: A sharp political fight erupted in the US Senate over federal immigration enforcement tactics and civil liberties, in a debate closely watched by immigrant communities, including Indian visa holders and green…
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Congress adds Tharoor in campaign committee for Kerala polls
New Delhi: The Congress has set up two key panels for the upcoming Kerala Assembly polls, with Ramesh Chennithala and Shashi Tharoor appointed chairman and co-chairman, respectively, of the party’s campaign committee.…
