Politics

Police deny permission for KTR farmers’ rally in Miryalaguda

Hyderabad: Telangana Police have denied permission for the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) farmers’ rally and public meeting in Nalgonda’s Miryalaguda on Wednesday, September 3, citing traffic concerns. The pink party had planned…
Mahua flags religious bias against IAS, IPS officers to assns

West Bengal: Trinamool Congress (TMC) senior leader and Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra questioned IPS and IAS associations over their inability to address the alleged religious discrimination faced by senior Muslim officers…
Ground report: What it’s like at SIR hearings in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: As hearings related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls get under way across the city, but confusion persists over what documents electors need to carry in response to the…

Delhi minor gang rape: CJP, Congress, TMC question BJP silence

The gang rape of a 16-year-old in the Delhi NCR region inside a sleeper bus has gained national attention, with Opposition leaders questioning the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) silence and lack of…
Telangana govt plans bureaucratic overhaul after SIR exercise

Hyderabad: The Telangana government is preparing for a significant reshuffle of IAS officers later this month, with six to eight district collectors likely to be moved and a broader review of senior postings…
Telangana BJP chief put under house arrest before Nalgonda visit

Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president N Ramchander Rao was put under house arrest on Tuesday, September 1, as he was trying to visit Nalgonda to meet the party’s district…
Kavitha comes to tears talking about Delhi excise policy scam

Hyderabad: TRS chief K Kavitha turned emotional while talking about the Delhi excise policy case against her in which she was jailed in 2024, alleging that she was troubled though she committed…

Move from ‘endless’ war to end of war: PM Modi tells Putin

Bishkek: Calling for an immediate end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, August 31, urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to move from “endless war to the end of…
Youth Congress workers protest, blacken BJP office in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Youth Congress workers on Monday, August 31, held a protest at the Telangana BJP’s office in Hyderabad, throwing black paint on the office’s rear gate to condemn the alleged ‘shuddhikaran ceremony’…
Congress vows fight against casteism after FIR against Rahul

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday, August 31, lashed out at the BJP after an FIR was filed against Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks about a ‘shuddhikaran ceremony’ at the venue…
Why not in India: Opposition questions Bhagwat’s comments in NYC

Hyderabad: Mohan Bhagwat’s speech in New York City has triggered a row, with Opposition parties calling him hypocritical, while others questioned why such remarks were made in the US and not in…
Expelled from AIMIM, Mirza Rahmath Baig says he won’t quit as MLC

Hyderabad: Expelled All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLC Mirza Rahmath Baig has rejected the allegations against him and said he has no plans to resign from his Legislative Council post following his…
Punjab: AAP leader Gurpreet Gopi shot dead in Ferozepur

Ferozepur: AAP leader Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi was shot dead by four armed assailants in this district, with police on Sunday saying the killing was linked to an election-related dispute. The four…
Telangana SIR: Software glitches leave voters ‘unmapped’

Hyderabad: Several Telangana voters who reportedly submitted their enumeration forms with details from the previous Special Intensive Revision (SIR) are now receiving notices stating that their names could not be mapped with…
Nagendra exit opens Karnataka Cabinet race, Congress weighs picks

Bengaluru: The resignation of B Nagendra from Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s Cabinet has triggered intense lobbying within the Congress for the vacant ministerial berth, with the party leadership facing a tricky…