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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi on Monday and Sonia Gandhi on June 23. The Congress has decided to take on the ED politically as well as legally. On Sunday the party will hold a press conference and the party’s senior leaders will accompany Rahul Gandhi to the ED office. This […]

Suryapet: Nalgonda MP and senior Congress leader N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday faced the ire of people during Racchabanda at Gondriyala village of Ananthagiri mandal in the district. Along with his wife and Kodad former MLA Padmavathi, Uttam Kumar Reddy conducted Racchabanda at Gongriyala, Lakkaram and Kothagudem in Kodad assembly constituency in the district. […]

Mumbai: The ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government got a rude jolt as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday secured the win of its additional candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra. Elections were held for six vacancies, with seven candidates were in fray, including three from BJP, two from Shiv Sena, and […]

New Delhi: The Congress after securing victory in three seats in the Rajya Sabha elections in Rajasthan has proved all speculations wrong with veteran party leader and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot emerging the new crisis manager, steering the party through tough times. Gehlot’s role is being lauded as the Congress managed to win three out […]

Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao said the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and the Congress party had lost credibility of people since they were just indulging in spreading lies. After welcoming several key BJP and Congress leaders from Siddipet town into the TRS fold at his Hyderabad residence on Thursday, the Minister said that the […]

Siddipet: Several Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress leaders from Siddipet town joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in the presence of Finance Minister T Harish Rao at his residence in Hyderabad on Thursday. The BJP District General Secretary Daripally Srinivas, Town BJP Minority Cell President MD Ibrahim, Town Congress leader Krishnapuram Babu along with over 100 […]

Narayanpet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday urged the BJP and Congress to refrain from making baseless accusations and demanded both the national parties to implement Telangana’s welfare and development programmes in other States. Speaking after laying the foundation stone for Rs 78 crore worth development works including a 390-bed hospital and T Diagnostic […]

Hyderabad: Former Minister and Congress leader J Geetha Reddy on Monday urged the State government to register a case against BJP MLA M Raghunandan Rao for revealing the identity of the gang rape victim in the city. Raghunandan Rao had, at a press conference here last week, shared images and video clips of the accused […]

Hyderabad: Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao said on Monday that the State government would soon release pensions to all beneficiaries aged 57 years and above. At present, about 40 lakh persons were being provided pensions. After the age relaxation to 57 years, another 10 lakh persons will be eligible for pensions, […]

Hyderabad: Industries Minister and TRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday urged the people, especially youngsters, not to fall prey to the false assurances of Congress and refrain from getting carried away by the BJP’s communally instigating tactics. During his whirlwind tour of Mahabubnagar district on Saturday, the Minister laid the foundation for development […]

Mahabubnagar: Tearing into opposition parties Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said while BJP was instigating communal differences, Congress was triggering caste wars among people in the State. Unlike the BJP, which was promoting digging of religious structures to derive political mileage, TRS Government was constructing Yadadri and other religious structures and modern temples like Kaleshwaram […]

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 […]