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New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday slammed the Modi government over its refusal to renew the FCRA registration of the Missionaries of Charity, accusing it of targeting Christians to advance its majoritarian agenda. “Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity are the latest victims of Modi Government’s vicious, vengeful and hate driven agenda against minorities,” Randeep […]

New Delhi: The Congress tricolour fell off the flagpole on Tuesday morning as party president Sonia Gandhi tried to unfurl it to mark the party’s 137th foundation day at AICC headquarters here. Keeping the presence of mind, Gandhi along with party treasurer Pawan Bansal and AICC general secretary KC Venugopal held the party tricolour in […]

Hyderabad: The State leadership of both the Congress and BJP came under fire on Monday from TRS leaders for indulging in low grade and opportunistic politics in the State. While TPCC president A Revanth Reddy was scheduled to hold a ‘Rachabanda’ at Erravalli under Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s Gajwel Assembly constituency on paddy procurement […]

Hyderabad: Coming down heavily on the Opposition parties, Agriculture Minister Niranjan Reddy accused the Congress and the BJP of colluding with each other in Telangana for their own political gains despite their being arch-rivals at the national level. He demanded that leaders of both the Opposition parties stage protests in Delhi rather than in Telangana […]

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New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday said the government has no plan to bring back the recently repealed farm laws, and urged farmers to be wary of “confusion” being created by the Congress on this issue. Tomar, in a statement, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had decided to withdraw agriculture reform laws […]

New Delhi: Congress is planning to launch agitation against the Centre in January over rising unemployment and privatisation. The agitation committee of the party held a meeting, earlier on Wednesday, at 15 GRG in the presence of Digvijay Singh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Udit Raj, Neeta D’Souza, BV Srinivas, Ragini Nayak. Congress party is building strategies […]

Hyderabad: AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh said poor people were facing untold problems, especially financial issues, under the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre. Escalating prices of edible oil, pulses and even salt were making things challenging for the poor and middle class group was also feeling the pinch as their budgets were going haywire. […]

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Eatala Rajender scotched reports that there were differences of opinion between himself and the party state unit president and MP Bandi Sanjay. Participating in a meet-the-press organised by the Telangana Journalists Union here on Thursday, Rajender asserted that there was perfect coordination among the BJP leaders in the State. […]

Except for a few setbacks, the party has been dominating all the elections since State formation

Medak: Finance Minister T Harish Rao said that the TRS could sweep the MLC LAC (Local Authorities Constituency) elections in the State because the TRS voters did not fall prey to the Congress party. Accusing the age-old party of attempting all means to lure their voters in the MLC elections, the Minister said that the […]

Mumbai: The Congress in Maharashtra on Sunday alleged that the AIMIM and BJP are two sides of the same coin, a day after AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed the grand old party and the NCP at a rally in Mumbai for “failing” to implement a 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in the state. Senior […]

Hyderabad: State unit of Congress party has extended its support to the 72-hour strike by Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) employees in protest against the Central government’s move to privatise four coal blocks in the region. TPCC president A Revanth Reddy, in a statement here on Friday said: “Even during Covid-19 pandemic, SCCL generated revenues […]

Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy on Thursday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress’ plans to make inroads in Telangana will not succeed. “There is no place for TMC in Telangana,” he said. In a statement here, he said TMC was testing the political waters in southern States and that some […]

New Delhi: A day after TMC chief Mamata Banerjee’s “there is no UPA now” jibe, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday said without the Congress, the UPA will be a body without a soul and asserted that it was time to show opposition unity. West Bengal Chief Minister Banerjee on Wednesday met NCP supremo […]

Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy said the Congress will intensify its battle on paddy procurement and would not rest till the Centre and State governments purchase every grain produced by Telangana farmers. “We will not allow TRS and BJP governments in the State and at Centre respectively to exploit farmers,” Revanth Reddy said. Speaking […]

Medak: Finance Minister T Harish Rao instructed the Medak RDO to immediately procure paddy from farmers of Alladurgam Mandal in the district on Tuesday. The Minister, who was on his way back to Narsapur after a surprise visit to Narayankhed Area Hospital in Sangareddy district, saw the farmers protesting at the Alldurgam Mandal headquarters. Harish […]

Suryapet: Huzurabad MLA Etela Rajender on Sunday said that BJP was only the political alternative to the TRS in the State as the Congress lost the confidence of people. Speaking at a media conference here, Rajender said the Congress had no scope to come to power at the centre and in the state in the […]

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP Affairs in-charge Tarun Chugh here on Friday said the Congress chapter was closed in Telangana and the BJP was the only alternative to the ruling TRS in the State. In a chit-chat with mediapersons, Chugh, who came to the city to attend party’s two-day State executive committee meeting, said the BJP would […]

Hyderabad: The State unit of Congress will be staging protests on November 27 and 28 at Indira Park here as part of its demand to expedite paddy procurement in the State. The party has been conducting different programmes, including rallies and protests since last few days. On Thursday, the party leaders submitted representations to District […]