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New Delhi: Opposition parties on Tuesday claimed the JD(U) breaking ranks with the BJP is an indication of the change in Indian politics, asserting that their vision to fight the saffron party and its “politics of intimidation” has gained momentum. The BJP, however, accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of “insulting and betraying” people’s mandate […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: Senior Congress leader and former MP, Ponnam Prabhakar found fault with the BJP party for forcing by-election in assembly constituencies for its political gains. Usually, by-election would be conducted in the constituencies if the constituencies were vacated due to the death of the sitting public representatives. However, BJP was deliberately creating a situation to […]

Hyderabad: Telugu film actress and former Congress MLA Jayasudha is likely to join BJP soon. If everything goes well, she will join BJP on August 21 in the presence of senior BJP leaders, who are arriving from New Delhi to welcome leaders from other parties in the State to BJP. Sources said the actress met […]

Patna: The JD(U) on Tuesday hailed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, its de facto leader, for assuming the “leadership of a new coalition”, while Left iterated its support for him in a coalition sans BJP. JD(U) parliamentary board president Upendra Kushwaha wrote a post to this effect on Twitter, ahead of Kumar’s meeting with Governor […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday granted interim protection from arrest to Navika Kumar in connection with FIRs lodged against her over controversial remarks made by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Mohammad during a TV debate moderated by the news anchor. A bench of Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli issued notices to […]

Ayodhya: City mayor, a local BJP MLA and a former party legislator are among the 40 people whom the Ayodhya Development Authority has accused of illegally trading plots and building infrastructure in such land. Taking a dig at the BJP on the issue, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said the saffron party’s “bhrashtachari” (corrupts) […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: BJP State president Bandi Sanjay on Sunday assured that pucca houses would be allocated to the homeless weavers and handloom weavers after BJP coming to power in the state in the next elections. Speaking at the National Handloom Day celebrations held at Bhudhan Pochampally in the district, Sanjay said that weavers, who would dedicate […]

Hyderabad: All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson Dr Dasoju Sravan Kumar, who resigned from the party and primary membership of the party in protest against what he described as the autocratic functioning of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president A Revanth Reddy, joined the BJP in New Delhi on Sunday. He joined the saffron party in […]

Karimnagar: Mild tension prevailed in Huzurabad town when the BJP activists tried to rush towards open debate dias arranged at Ambedkar chowk to discuss the development of the constituency. It may be recalled that MLC Padi Koushik Reddy invited the local MLA Eatala Rajender for debate on the development of the Huzurabad segment on Friday. […]

Hyderabad: The Central government’s discrimination toward Telangana in extending support and allocation of funds under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) is glaring. While BJP ruled States like Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh received Rs 4,213 crore, Rs 4,606.57 crore and Rs 5,471.95 respectively, Telangana received just Rs 1,911.62 crore. Union Minister of Road […]

Hyderabad: TRS working president and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday came out all guns blazing against the Central government stating that no amount of spin and sophistry by union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman can conceal the BJP government’s failed economic policies, its empty promises and facts that have had a disastrous impact on […]

Karimnagar:  Mild tension prevailed in Huzurabad town when the activists of TRS and BJP clashed with each other over arranging flexies on Thursday afternoon. It may be recalled that MLC Padi Koushik Reddy challenged local BJP MLA Eatala Rajender for a public debate on the development of the constituency in Huzurabad on Friday. In the […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Congress leaders on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Munugode Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy following his resignation to the party and as a legislator saying that the latter rendered injustice to the party. Rajagopal Reddy should not forget that Congress led by party president Sonia Gandhi fulfilled the dreams of people of […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: Union Minister of Jal Shakti and BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekawat on Tuesday exuded confidence that BJP would come to power in Telangana State in the next elections. Speaking at a public meeting at Yadagirigutta on the occasion of launching of Praja Sangrama Yathra by BJP state president Bandi Sanjay, Gajendra Singh Shekawat said […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: The BJP public meeting at Yadagirigutta in connection with launch of third phase of Praja Sangrama Yathra of state president Bandi Sanjay evoked poor response from the public as large number of chairs appeared empty at the venue of the meeting. Earlier, the BJP leaders announced that one lakh people would be mobilized for […]

Panaji: Better late than never. Finally BJP has adopted Tiranga over ‘Bhagva’, Amit Patkar, Congress Chief in Goa on Tuesday said reacting to BJP’s call to ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’. “It is a great feeling to see that BJP has finally realised the importance of Tiranga over Bhagva. Better late than never,” Patkar said. “I want […]

Adilabad: Demand for creation of new mandals is getting louder in erstwhile Adilabad district day by day with the State government declaring 13 new mandals in different districts recently. On July 23, the government gave its nod to carve out 13 more mandals in nine districts to ease administration. It has spurred demands for creation […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday suspended three Jharkhand MLAs, who were caught allegedly with a huge amount of cash in West Bengal’s Howrah. The Congress had accused the BJP of trying to topple its coalition government in Jharkhand after the three MLAs were caught on Saturday. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters […]

Bengaluru: The political slugfest over the serial killings in coastal Karnataka region has threatened to create more divide between communities in the communally sensitive region. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s gesture of paying visit only to the BJP activist’s residence and announcement of a compensation package to the family of the Hindu youth and turning a […]

Nalgonda: Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy has reportedly planned to extensively tour his Assembly constituency for a week before resigning to the Congress and his MLA post. Rajagopal Reddy had already met his followers and took their opinions. According to the sources, several local bodies elected representatives of the Congress party have expressed their desire […]