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Hyderabad: The State Emblem of India, which was recently unveiled on the new Parliament building, has triggered quite a debate. Citizens are letting their dissent known on social media, with many criticising the new design, especially what appears to be bared fangs of the lions. The State Emblem of India is an adaptation from the […]

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the Vice Presidential election to be held on August 6 (Saturday). The date on which counting, if required, shall be taken on the same day, said the EC in an official statement. The term of the office of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu is ending on August […]

Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expects the Verkhovna Rada, or parliament, to adopt European integration bills as a priority. The President’s remark came a day after the European Union’s (EU) decisded to grant the candidate status to Ukraine for the nation’s accession to the 27-member bloc In his regular video message to the nation, he […]

Hyderabad: For the second consecutive day on Friday, the TRS continued with its tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi ridiculing him for his remarks Pariwaarwad (dynasty politics), development and protocol issues during his visit to Hyderabad as also the Centre’s complete neglect of Telangana. Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav told mediapersons here that it […]

Hyderabad: TRS working president and Minister KT Rama Rao on Sunday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah issued an unconstitutional threat by saying that paddy will be purchased in the State only if people vote BJP to power. “If needed, the State government will consider approaching the Supreme Court for justice,” he said. “We will […]

Mancherial: Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Adilabad Soyam Bapu Rao has threatened that his party MPs would ‘assault’ their TRS counterparts in the Parliament. He was speaking to pressmen after consoling the leaders of the BJP in Chennur, here on Monday. Referring to the recent alleged attacks on BJP leaders, Bapu Rao said that the […]

By Shikara Academy Hyderabad: This article is on Lokpal and Lokayuktas as part of the series that deals with Constitutional and Statutory bodies. LOKPAL AND LOKAYUKTA: The Lokpal and the Lokayuktas Act 2013 passed by the Parliament in December, received assent of the President on January 1, and will come into effect on January 16, […]

Hyderabad: This is in continuation of the last article on Constitutional Bodies and focuses on the functioning and duties of Comptroller and Auditor General. DUTIES AND POWERS OF CAG According to Article 149, the CAG shall perform the duties related to the accounts of the Centre and the States as specified by the Parliament. Accordingly, […]

Hyderabad: TRS MPs on Monday served notice to move a privilege motion against union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal for deliberately misleading the Parliament and Members over the issue of export of boiled rice to other countries. In a letter to Lok Speaker Om Birla, the TRS MPs including Prabhakar […]

Hyderabad: Women and Child Welfare Minister Satyavathi Rathod lashed out at the Opposition parties for a well-planned and malicious campaign against the K Chandrashekhar Rao government in Telangana through misleading statements in Parliament. She clarified that the State government was supplying fortified rice and also wheat to all the Anganwadi centres in Telangana. She was […]

Gadkari assured that 'Green Hydrogen' will be manufactured in India, and refuelling stations will be established, generating sustainable employment opportunities in the country.

Hyderabad: The Centre’s denial of receiving any proposal from the Telangana government seeking an increase for the reservation of Scheduled Tribes to 12 per cent in Lok Sabha on Monday, kicked off a fresh row in the State. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Tuesday has not only demanded for the removal of union Minister […]

Hyderabad: Several BJP-ruled States in the country took more loans than Telangana, contrary to the allegations leveled by the local BJP and Congress leaders in the State. The statement of the union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary’s in Lok Sabha on Monday was apparently unpalatable for the opposition parties leaders, as it laid […]

Hyderabad: The State Assembly which generally witnesses heated arguments between the treasury and the opposition benches, for a change, had the members bursting into a laughter on Tuesday. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao suggested that Congress Legislative Party leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka who has raised concerns over privatisation of public sector undertakings in the Assembly, […]

New Delhi: There is no plan by the government to introduce cryptocurrency, the Parliament was told on Tuesday. There is no plan to introduce a cryptocurrency and currently it is unregulated in India, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply. “Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does not […]

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said that Congress will raise a number of issues, including inflation, unemployment and evacuation of the students from Ukraine, in the second part of the Budget session in Parliament, beginning from tomorrow. The working president of Congress Sonia Gandhi presided over a meeting […]

Karimnagar: Telangana Planning Board vice-chairman B Vinod Kumar came down heavily on BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar for making baseless comments against Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. It may be recalled that reacting to TRS leaders’ protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on Statehood for Telangana, the BJP leader said that Chandrashekhar Rao […]

Modi says division was unscientific, done behind closed doors with mikes going silent

New Delhi: There were 127 tiger deaths, with the maximum (42) of them in Madhya Pradesh, in 2021 as compared to 106 deaths in 2020, the Parliament was told on Thursday. “Of the 127, Madhya Pradesh alone accounted for 42 deaths, the highest, followed by Maharashtra at 27. Apart from that, Karnataka saw 15 deaths, […]

Hyderabad: Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022-23. With this Budget, India has marked 75 years of Independence through Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Apart from this, the budget also lays down a plan for the next 25 years and refers to the same period as Amrit Kaal. It has also announced some […]