Politics
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Congress’ guarantees become focal points in Telangana Assembly
Hyderabad: The debates on the second day of the Telangana Assembly Session on Tuesday, March 17, were on the expected lines. Speaking during the Motion on Thanks to the Governor’s Address, Bharat…
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HYC founder Salman Khan’s Instagram account suspended in India
Hyderabad: Founder of Hyderabad Youth Courage (HYC) and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Salman Khan’s Instagram account has been suspended in India. It is not immediately clear what led to the suspension.…
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No central funds for Mission Bhagiratha, which inspired Modi’s Jal Jeevan Mission
Hyderabad: Telangana is yet to receive any assistance for Mission Bhagiratha, the Centre informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday, March 16. Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil was responding to a question…
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US commission suggests sanctions on RSS, RAW; BJP rejects report as ‘baseless’
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday, March 17, termed a report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommending sanctions on the RSS and RAW as “baseless” and alleged…
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It’s Mamata vs Suvendu in Bengal polls, CM vows to reduce BJP’s tally
Kolkata: The ruling TMC on Tuesday, March 17, announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, with party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring that the party…
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BJP MLAs bring farmers’ issues to Telangana Assembly on push-cart
Hyderabad: The Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs staged an innovative protest by reaching the Telangana Assembly with a push-cart with representations from farmers during the ongoing Budget Session on Tuesday, March…
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KTR invokes George Orwell, Kaloji to slam Telangana govt in Assembly
Hyderabad: Quoting English novelist George Orwell — “In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act” — and invoking poet Kaloji Narayana Rao’s “Naa Godava” poem, BRS MLA and…
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Rajya Sabha polls: BJP’s Sanjay Bhatia, Congress’s Karamvir Boudh elected
Chandigarh: BJP’s Sanjay Bhatia and Congress party’s Karamvir Singh Boudh have been declared elected to two Rajya Sabha seats in a keenly watched election as developments unfolded over allegations of violation of…
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Trinamool stages walkout in RS over EC’s midnight bureaucratic shuffle in Bengal
New Delhi: Following a midnight shuffle of bureaucrats, the tensions between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission of India (ECI) escalated with Trinamool MPs staging a day-long walkout from the Rajya…
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Telangana’s GSDP for 2025-26 stands at Rs 17.82 lakh cr: Guv Shiv Pratap Shukla
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Monday, March 16, said the state’s economy remains strong and resilient and highlighted a projected GSDP of Rs 17.82 lakh crore for 2025-26, reflecting an…
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Hyderabad: BRS protests at Gunpark, demands legal status for Congress guarantees
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), led by Working President K T Rama Rao, protested at Gun Park in Hyderabad, demanding budget allocation and legal status for the six guarantees of the…
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Should lead by example: KTR takes on Congress’ challenge, agrees to drug test
Hyderabad: After former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Rohith Reddy tested positive for drugs during a raid at a Moinabad farmhouse on Saturday, March 14, several Congress leaders slammed the pink party…
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Hours before poll announcement, Mamata hikes honorarium for purohits, muezzins
Kolkata: Hours before the scheduled announcement of assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, March 15, announced an increase of Rs 500 in the monthly honorarium for purohits and…
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KTR should undergo drug test too: TPCC chief after ex-BRS MLA tests positive
Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud has challenged Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president KT Rama Rao to undergo a drug test, following the arrest of former BRS…
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SP backs Oppn move to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar, says Akhilesh
Mumbai: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said his party supports the demand to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that he was indulging in “dishonesty”. Opposition MPs have submitted…
