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Nalgonda: Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy on Wednesday dared the Congress and the BJP to announce a national-level farmers declaration promising Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bhima and 24 hours free power supply to the agriculture sector. Speaking at a workshop on preparation for Vanakalam season here, Niranjan Reddy said that Congress and BJP were considering Telangana […]

Patna: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday asserted that he will not associate with the Congress in future. “This is the party responsible for breaking my track record of winning. It is not improving and even it may drown me. Hence, I will never work with the Congress again,” Kishor said with folded hands at […]

Hyderabad: CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka wanted Labour Minister Ch Malla Reddy to produce evidences and prove his allegations that Congress party workers had attacked him during a meeting held on Sunday. The Labour Minister had participated in a “Reddy Garjana Sabha” at Ghatkesar on Sunday evening. After the Minister’s speech, a section of crowd […]

Mumbai: A day after Congress announced its Rajya Sabha nominees, actor-turned-politician Nagma on Monday expressed her discontent over not getting a berth in the Upper House of the parliament. Taking to Twitter, Nagma said, “Sonia Ji, our Congress president had personally committed to accommodating me in RS in 2003/04 when I joined Congress party on […]

Chandigarh: In less than 24 hours after his security was withdrawn by the government, singer-turned-actor-politician Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead by gangsters close to his ancestral village in Mansa in Punjab, police said. He was 27 years old. He was travelling in his vehicle when the assailants fired at the singer and his two friends. […]

Suryapet: Nalgonda MP and senior Congress leader N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday urged Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to clear the pending bills of Palle Pragathi programme before launching of its fifth phase on June 3. Speaking at Rachhabanda programme held at Mattampally in the district, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that hundreds of crores […]

Hyderabad: A few State Congress leaders raised objections and differed with TPCC president A Revanth Reddy’s remarks that Reddy community members were more competent as leaders over other castes. AICC Programme Implementation Committee Chairman A Maheshwar Reddy on Tuesday said there were no differences between Reddy and Velama communities. “TPCC president Revanth Reddy remarks that […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s demand for caste-based census has just got strengthened with Bihar joining the chorus. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday initiated efforts to hold an all-party meeting on caste-based census, which has become a highly emotive issue in the State. Telangana was probably the first State to have the Assembly pass a resolution […]

Nalgonda: Congress senior leader V Hanumantha Rao on Monday said that he would bring the comments of TPCC president A Revanth Reddy praising a caste to the notice of the party high command. Participating in Rachhabanda of the Congress held at Kondamadugu of Bibinagar mandal, Hanumanth Rao said that Revanth Reddy made such comments in […]

New Delhi: Congress on Monday appointed Sarat Pattanayak as its new Odisha unit President, replacing Niranjan Pattnaik who resigned from the post after the party’s poll debacle. In the state, the Congress has been decimated since the Biju Janata Dal came to power and has been ruling the state for more thsn two decades, while […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Sunday accused the BJP-led central government of only “cheating” in the name of price reduction on fuel and demanded it to bring the cess on petrol and diesel to the level prevailing in 2014. All claims of reduction (tax cut on fuel by the Centre) is humbug […]

New Delhi: A day after the reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel, the Congress on Sunday said that the step was a political gimmick and not relief to people, as it was like ‘three steps forward and two steps back’. Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh said that the BJP […]

Hyderabad: Countering the opposition parties criticism over Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s national tour, Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy demanded implementation of Telangana’s welfare and development programmes in the BJP and Congress ruled States. Opposition parties should desist from petty politics. The Telangana Government has so far extended Rythu Bima benefits to 80,755 families, the […]

Hyderabad: The State unit of Congress on Friday found fault with Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s national tour and demanded that he address the alleged issues faced by farmers in the State. AICC spokesperson Dasoju Sravan on Friday accused the Chief Minister of going on a national tour only to derive political mileage at the […]

Mancherial: Former Chennur MLA Nallala Odelu and his wife Bhagyalaxmi who is also the ZP chairperson shifted their loyalties to the Congress party. The couple and their sons joined the party in presence of the party leader Priyanka Gandhi in New Delhi on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, Odelu alleged that he was humiliated and […]

Hyderabad: TRS MLC K Kavitha on Wednesday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his remarks against regional parties, stating that the Congress would end up being a ‘tail party’ in the country while regional parties would take the lead. Taking a swipe at the Congress over its recent discussion on the revival of the party, […]

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress Committee working president Hardik Patel, who recently expressed discontentment with the state party leadership, on Wednesday resigned from Congress. Taking to Twitter, Patel said, “Today I took the courage to resign from the post (Gujarat Congress Committee working president) and primary membership of the Congress Party. I am sure that my decision […]

By Arun Sinha Prashant Kishor, who won great fame as an election strategist in the past eight years, has sprung a surprise on the nation: he would no longer be an election strategist but a ‘political activist’. That is a significant turn in his career, but whether that will mark a significant turn in Indian […]

Hyderabad: The State Congress unit has decided to propagate the party’s Warangal Declaration extensively across the State, besides conducting Racchabanda programmes from May 21 to June 21. The assurances made under Warangal declaration will be promoted among people by setting up flexies and distributing pamphlets across the State. These flexis would be set up IKP […]

Kohima: The opposition Congress in Nagaland on Wednesday demanded ballot paper voting system in the Assembly polls, slated for early next year, replacing the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), as, according to it, these had been proven several times to be tampered. Nagaland Congress President K.Therie said that the EVMs can be “reset”. “EVMs […]