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Rahul Gandhi must subject himself to the scrutiny of accountability that he demands of his political adversaries

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy and Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud blamed Congress for the backwardness of erstwhile Mahabubnagar district. They accused the Telangana Congress leaders of supporting the Andhra leadership even though the latter brought sufferings to people of Telangana and dared them to show a Congress-ruled State which was better than Telangana. […]

Hyderabad: Has the Congress thrown in the towel even before the fight began or is it a diabolical attempt to hurt the TRS’ prospects in the October 30 Huzurabad Assembly constituency by-poll, even if it means throwing ideology to the winds? These are the question doing the rounds in political circles ever since the Grand […]

Karimnagar: A total of 61 candidates have filed their nominations for the Huzurabad by-polls. As of Friday night, the Returning Officer has received 92 sets of nominations from the contesting candidates. The nomination process, which started on October 1, witnessed heavy turnout on the last day. Since Friday was the last day to file nominations […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday tore into the opposition allegations of lack of development in Telangana, and lobbed the ball back into their court stating that both the national parties – Congress and BJP – were adept at infringing on the rights and powers of States. “From the Congress government under Indira […]

Nalgonda: Congress leaders on Monday staged protest demonstration and burnt the effigy of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath following the detention of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi by the police while she was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri district to console the family members of farmers who died in yesterday’s violence. About 100 Congress […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao put the Congress on the mat on Friday when he demolished the opposition party’s allegations that sarpanches in the State were facing hardships. “Unlike the Congress regime in undivided Andhra Pradesh when the powers of sarpanches were curtailed, the TRS government has given them a free hand and as […]

New Delhi: Former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mewani joined Congress in the presence of party leader Rahul Gandhi at AICC headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday. Kanhaiya and Jignesh Mewani met Rahul Gandhi earlier today at Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh Park, ITO, Delhi on the 114th birth anniversary […]

Suryapet: Huzurnagar MLA Shanampudi Saidi Reddy on Sunday alleged that Congress leaders were disturbing the peaceful atmosphere in tribal hamlets (thandas) in his Assembly constituency for their own political gains. Speaking after inaugurating TRS youth wing office at Mattampally in the district, Saidi Reddy said Congress leaders were trying to give political colour to even […]

Gloves off, no holds barred seem to be the hallmark of new opposition leadership

Hyderabad: Sangareddy MLA and senior Congress leader Jagga Reddy expressed his displeasure with the party leadership in the State, stating that if he decides to shift loyalties to some other party, no one can stop him. “I am continuing in Congress only because of ethics and my sincere liking for Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi,” […]

Hyderabad: TRS legislators dared TPCC president A Revanth Reddy to come up with a new challenge and get funds for Telangana from the Central government. They advised him to approach the police and other enforcement authorities, if he had any concrete evidence against drugs usage in the State. Speaking to mediapersons at TRS Legislative Party […]

Unceremonious exit of Captain Amarinder Singh reflects a compelling self-destructive tendency of the Congress

New Delhi: After the surprise announcement of the name of Charanjit Singh Channi, a Dalit leader, for the Chief Minister’s post in Punjab, the Congress looks at the larger aim of Uttrakhand and Uttar Pradesh which are also going to polls early next year. Rahul Gandhi, after the announcement of the new Chief Minister’s name, […]

Hyderabad: The Opposition parties comprising Congress, Left and others in the State, have decided to launch a series of agitation programmes and ‘fight against the anti-farmer’s policies of the Central and State governments.’ They will participate in the nation-wide agitation programmes including the Bharath Bandh call given by the Opposition parties and the farmers unions […]

Hyderabad: AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said no public meetings of Congress, BJP or even ruling TRS would be complete without criticising the AIMIM. Pointing to the comments made by BJP and Congress leaders during their recent public meetings in the State, he said the two parties should first finalise their opponents and […]

Nalgonda: Former Chairman of Telangana State Legislative Council Gutha Sukender Reddy on Saturday challenged the Congress and BJP to declare their chief ministerial candidate if they were confident of winning the next Assembly elections in the State. Addressing the media here, Sukender Reddy said both the Congress and BJP have no political ground in the […]

Hyderabad: TRS leaders launched a scathing attack against the Congress for releasing a charge-sheet against the State government. They pointed out that Telangana was formed on June 2 and September 17 cannot be celebrated officially just as there cannot be two Independence Days in a country. Speaking to mediapersons at TRS headquarters here on Saturday, […]

Rama Rao recalled a statement by another Congress MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy that Tagore had sold the TPCC president's post to Revanth Reddy.

Siddipet: Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said Telangana State was created with the efforts of AICC president Sonia Gandhi. The veteran Congress leader said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was enjoying the fruits after reneging on his promise to merge Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) with Congress. Addressing the Dalit […]