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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were among the top leaders who condoled the deaths of more than 26 people in a massive fire at Delhi’s Mundka area on Friday. Kovind tweeted: “Distressed by the tragic fire accident at a building near Mundka Metro Station […]
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Hyderabad: TRS working president and Minister KT Rama Rao accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his discrimination against Telangana in sanction of government medical colleges. He was reacting to the Prime Minister’s recent interaction with beneficiaries of the government schemes in Gujarat. In a tweet, the Minister reminded Modi that he was Prime Minister of […]
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The NDA government’s sudden decision to take a relook at the sedition law, a piece of colonial baggage, is a welcome move but the Supreme Court, which is hearing a batch of petitions on the matter, must be allowed to take the review process to its logical conclusion. One can only hope that the government’s […]
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India is caught in a paradoxical situation on the energy front. On one hand, it needs to continue to exploit fossil fuels like coal to meet its growing demands but on the other, meet the international goals on climate change by phasing out fossil fuels and adopting clean energy technologies. Intense heatwaves across India, with […]
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Narayanpet: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao demanded on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi refer the Krishna river water sharing dispute to the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal besides according national project status to Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS). Pointing out that undivided Andhra Pradesh was allocated 811 tmcft of water share in River Krishna, the […]
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Even after two years of gruelling work, the Delimitation Commission’s final order for the union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has left many disappointed. The proposal to have an additional six Assembly seats for the Jammu region, from 37 earlier, and raising Kashmir’s tally by one to 47 has ruffled feathers in the Valley. Regional […]
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The fall in India’s position in the latest World Press Freedom Index reflects the sorry state of affairs. The reports of Hindutva forces, emboldened by the ideological position of the ruling dispensation at the Centre, trying to muzzle the voices of dissenting media are causing alarm. No wonder the country has dropped eight places to […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Copenhagen on Tuesday for talks with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen on enhancing the bilateral relationship. After reaching the Danish capital, on the second leg of his three nation European visit, Modi, in a tweet, said: “I am very grateful to PM Frederiksen for the warm welcome. […]
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The writing on the wall is very clear. The scorching heatwave currently sweeping large swathes of India is a grim reminder of the dangers of climate change, a result of the unbridled exploitation of natural resources like coal and other fossil fuels. Such intense heat waves, with many areas recording the hottest March temperatures in […]
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New Delhi: As many as 108 former bureaucrats have written an open letter to Narendra Modi, urging the Prime Minister to end the politics of hate in the country. In the letter, the signatories said the country is witnessing a frenzy of hate-filled destructions where at the sacrificial altar are not just Muslims and members […]
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Hyderabad: Tearing into the divisive political tactics of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday called communal polarisation of society a cancer. Warning that falling into the trap of political parties that survive by provoking communal sentiments could cause permanent damage to the country, he said communal violence would drive away […]
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The spurt in terror attacks in Jammu & Kashmir, coinciding with the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching development projects, comes as a reminder of the challenges in the way of restoring normalcy in the volatile region. Contrary to the claims of the NDA government, the spectre of terrorism continues to loom large […]
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Hyderabad: In yet another blatant attempt to stake claim for development for which the union government has no role at all, Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan made a vain bid to give credit to the Centre for an initiative that is completely funded and taken up by the Telangana government. The Governor, on Monday, in a tweet […]
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Jayashankar Bhupalpally: Union Minister of Culture and Tourism G Kishan Reddy was all praise for the facilities and services available at the State run Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Regonda mandal centre in the district on Monday. He said that the people of this locality were fortunate to have corporate level facilities at the PHC. […]
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Guwahati: Assam police on Monday re-arrested Independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani soon after a court in Kokrajhar district granted bail to him, six days after he was arrested by Assam police in connection with an “objectionable” tweet against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The police from Barpeta district arrested Mevani again, but refused to disclose in […]
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Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the idea of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ is to bridge distances between different parts of the country. Addressing a mammoth rally at Palli Gram Panchayat in Samba district, Modi said, “The day is not far away when the Devi of Kanyakumari will meet Vaishno Devi with […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao has once again lashed out at Narendra Modi-led Central government for discrimination against Telangana. “Of Gujarat, By Gujarat, For Gujarat & To Gujarat – New definition of Modemocracy,” he tweeted on Friday reacting to the Prime Minister announcing an electric locomotive engine project for Gujarat. […]
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Hyderabad: At a time, when the State Government had already set up over 530 paddy procurement centres, union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said the Telangana Government was yet to commence procurement. Despite the Central Government agreeing to State Government’s requests on paddy procurement, the TRS Government has not procured stocks from farmers, the union […]
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India’s expenditure on healthcare accounts for just over 1.17% of the GDP, one of the lowest in the world. It also has one of the lowest health workforce in the world. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the gaps in the country’s healthcare infrastructure and should ideally serve as a wake-up call to revamp the sector […]
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Hyderabad: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the latter’s failure to achieve targets of economic growth. Terming Modi ‘clueless’ about China, he felt that the national security has also weakened hugely. “In 8 years in office we see that Modi has failed to achieve targets […]
