Politics
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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”…
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India must get PoK back: Opposition, BJP leaders back MEA
New Delhi: As India strongly rejected the “unwarranted references” made by China and Pakistan to Jammu and Kashmir in their joint statement, leaders across parties on Wednesday, April 27, reiterated India’s firm…
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How Congress high command convinced Siddaramaiah to step down as Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: The intense political drama surrounding the Karnataka Chief Minister’s post has finally reached a decisive stage, with strong indications emerging that Siddaramaiah has agreed to step down following sustained pressure and negotiations…
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Kavitha meets Telangana Governor, represents issues of land evictees
Hyderabad: Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) Founder Kalvakuntla Kavitha met Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla at the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday, May 26, to represent the issues of land oustees under various government projects…
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Kissa kursi ka: Karnataka CM crisis peaks as Siddaramaiah, DKS dig in heels
Bengaluru/New Delhi: The Congress high command has intensified deliberations over the Karnataka leadership issue, with senior leaders holding a series of closed-door meetings in New Delhi on Tuesday, May 26. The high-stakes…
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Bus driver ‘dismissed’ by TGSRTC for criticising Congress, minister clarifies
Hyderabad: The comments made by a hired driver of state-run RTC suggesting that the ruling Congress should prioritise procurement of paddy and maize instead of protesting fuel price hike, have triggered a…
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No political overtones: Telangana BJP chief defends SIR
Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president N Ramchander Rao on Tuesday, May 26, defended the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying the exercise had…
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AP police reach Prof K Nageshwar’s Hyderabad home over remarks on Jana Sena
Hyderabad: Political analyst and professor K Nageshwar found himself at the centre of a political controversy after a large contingent of Andhra Pradesh police reached his Hyderabad residence on Tuesday, May 26,…
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Hyderabad: Cyber fraudster posing as bureaucrat tries to dupe Raja Singh
Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters targeting gullible citizens is common. However, these days they are not leaving even the legislators. The latest target was Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh, who managed to outsmart the…
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When crude oil prices fell, why did petrol, diesel become more expensive: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attacked the Modi government on Tuesday, May 26, over the rising fuel prices and asked why relief was not provided to people when crude oil prices…
