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Forty-six victims of the Saudi bus fire tragedy, including 45 from Telangana, were identified through DNA profiling and laid to rest in Madinah’s historic Jannatul Baqi cemetery. The burials, initially speculated to have taken place on Friday, were completed on Saturday afternoon.

A high-level Indian delegation led by Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abul Nazeer reached Madinah to supervise relief efforts after 45 Telangana pilgrims died in a road accident in Saudi Arabia. Relatives provided DNA samples as identification and repatriation processes gained pace.

The Telangana Cabinet has approved Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for families of those who died in the Saudi Arabia bus accident. A team led by Minister Mohammed Azharuddin will visit Saudi to oversee coordination, with families to attend funerals locally.

Former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin assumed charge as Telangana’s Minorities Welfare and Public Enterprises Minister at the Secretariat on Monday, in the presence of family and clerics. Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and other ministers congratulated him on the occasion

Congress Ministers, including Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, focused on rhetoric and attacks on BRS during the Jubilee Hills by-election, sidelining the Six Guarantees and key welfare promises that brought the party to power in Telangana two years ago.

BRS leader T Harish Rao predicted a silent revolution in the Jubilee Hills bypoll, claiming people would vote for the Car symbol to protect Telangana’s future. He accused the Congress government of failure, crime surge, debt rise, and misgovernance

BRS minority leader Abdul Muqeet Chanda has criticised Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s recent statement equating Muslims with the Congress party. He accused the Congress government of failing to offer meaningful representation to Muslims, citing token appointments and divisive rhetoric.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy stirred a social media storm after mistakenly crediting Mohammed Azharuddin with winning a Cricket World Cup during a rally in Shaikpet. The factual inaccuracy, repeated from an earlier campaign speech, drew widespread online ridicule.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy intensified his campaign in Jubilee Hills by announcing 4,000 Indiramma Houses, reiterating six guarantees, and promising land for a Muslim burial ground. He criticised the previous BRS government and accused BJP and BRS of collusion.

The Congress government's decision to reassign the Minorities Welfare portfolio from Dalit minister Adluri Laxman Kumar to Mohammed Azharuddin has triggered criticism and raised concerns over representation. The reshuffle has sparked speculation and discontent within party circles and beyond.

The Congress government allocated Minorities Welfare and Public Enterprises departments to former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin, ending three days of speculation. His induction has faced criticism, with many alleging it is appeasement politics ahead of the Jubilee Hills by-election

The induction of Mohammed Azharuddin into the Telangana cabinet has triggered internal dissent within the Congress, with TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud admitting he was unaware of the move. Senior leaders have voiced concerns over lack of consultation and timing.

The Congress plan to induct Mohammed Azharuddin into the Cabinet and the BJP’s MCC complaint against the move have fuelled speculation of a Congress-BJP understanding aimed at undermining BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha in Jubilee Hills by-election

Former MP B. Vinod Kumar accused the Congress of using former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin’s proposed Cabinet berth to woo minority voters in the Jubilee Hills by-election. He said Congress ignored minorities for two years and stalled key BRS welfare schemes across Telangana.

With days to go for polling, the Congress faces growing dissent and dwindling support in the Jubilee Hills bypoll. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s campaign suffered a major embarrassment after poor turnout and a survey showed the BRS candidate leading comfortably

In a politically charged move ahead of the Jubilee Hills bypoll, the Congress government in Telangana is reportedly set to induct former cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin into the State Cabinet, despite his lack of legislative membership. The decision, proposed by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and cleared by the party high command, aims to appeal to Muslim voters amid BRS's growing strength.

Abid Rasool Khan, former Chairman of the State Minorities Commission, has accused the Congress government of mishandling the allocation of burial ground land for Muslims in Jubilee Hills.

The Telangana Congress’s decision to nominate former MP Mohammed Azharuddin to the Legislative Council under the Governor’s quota has led to unrest within the party and criticism from minority leaders. The move, seen as sidelining Urdu journalist Amer Ali Khan, comes amid growing internal tensions over the upcoming Jubilee Hills by-election

The Congress government in Telangana has announced the nomination of Prof. Kodandaram Reddy and Mohammed Azharuddin under the Governor’s quota for the MLC elections, following the Supreme Court’s annulment of previous nominations. Azharuddin, a former cricketer and Congress candidate in the 2023 Assembly elections, had contested unsuccessfully from Jubilee Hills.

Even before the Election Commission announces the Jubilee Hills bye-election, internal competition within the Congress party has intensified, with multiple aspirants including Mohammad Azharuddin, Feroz Khan, and Revanth Reddy's aides vying for the ticket.