Politics
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NTR as important as Indira Gandhi: Revanth on TDP legend’s statue unveiling
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that former chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh NT Rama Rao (NTR) was as important as former prime minister Indira Gandhi for the state…
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12 arrested for attack on ED officials after search at Vijayan residence
Thiruvananthapuram: Police on Thursday said it has arrested 12 people so far in connection with the violent attack on vehicles belonging to ED officials who had searched the rented residence of former…
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Protests erupt across Karnataka after Siddaramaiah resigns as CM
Bengaluru: Supporters of Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday, May 28, staged protests in several parts of Karnataka against his decision to step down as chief minister. Emotional scenes were witnessed outside his…
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Pawan Kalyan, TDP Mahanadu, rake up Telangana sentiment against Andhra hegemony
Hyderabad: Over the past couple of days two issues sparked in Andhra Pradesh by Jana Sena Party (JSP) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) have raked up the sentiment of the people of…
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Telangana Congress minority leaders patch-up after clash at Gandhi Bhavan
Hyderabad: Congress’ minority leaders Feroz Khan and Osman Bin Mohammed Al Hajri ended their momentary feud that took place at the Gandhi Bhavan, by greeting each other and taking alai balai at…
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Harish Rao urges TGERC to stall new Farmers’ Discom in Telangana
Hyderabad: Siddipet Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao has written to the Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC), strongly objecting to the state government’s proposal seeking a distribution license for the…
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Revanth seeks negotiations with Maharashtra CM on Tummidihatti barrage
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has written to his Maharashtra counterpart, Devendra Fadnavis, seeking time to discuss the Tummidihatti barrage, now part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). Reddy…
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Celebrations in Ramanagara as DKS supporters cheer possible CM elevation
Ramanagara: Amid intense political developments in Karnataka over the possible leadership change in the Congress government, supporters of DK Shivakumar erupted in celebration at Ramanagara after reports emerged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah…
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AHINDA groups warn Congress against removing Siddaramaiah as Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: Even as speculation intensifies over the possible resignation of Siddaramaiah on May 28, the Congress leadership is now facing resistance from AHINDA(minorities, OBC and Dalits) organisations and backward class groups, who…
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah may resign in one or two days
Bengaluru: A change of guard in the three-year-old Karnataka government seems imminent, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking the Governor’s appointment on Wednesday, May 27. Earlier, Senior Congress MLA and Chairperson of the…
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‘Won’t contest elections if…’: Ponguleti challenges KTR over Indiramma houses
Hyderabad: A ‘confident’ Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy, on Wednesday, May 27, declared that he would not contest the next Assembly Elections in Telangana if the government failed to construct…
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‘Kaan bairi’ at Gandhi Bhavan: Telangana Congress meet descends into chaos
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Osman Bin Mohammed Al Hajri landed a kaan bairi (tight slap) on Feroz Khan during a meeting at Gandhi Bhavan on Wednesday, May 27. The issue began when…
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Owaisi urges Dharmendra Pradhan to postpone DU exams on Bakrid
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday, May 27, called on Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to intervene and postpone Delhi University’s exams scheduled on Eid al-Adha on May…
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Let there be clarity: When a Muslim member backed cow slaughter ban in 1948
New Delhi: Amid calls from sections of the Muslim community that cow should be declared a national animal, a look at the Constituent Assembly debates shows that two Muslim members had sought…
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Dark day for judiciary: Lawyers, Opposition react to SC’s order upholding SIR
New Delhi: An uproar followed the Supreme Court’s approval of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, with advocate Prashant Bhushan terming it a “dark day for the judiciary”…
