The Election Commission of India has invited a BRS delegation led by K.T. Rama Rao for an all-party meeting on August 5. The discussions will focus on electoral reforms, the Model Code of Conduct, and pending representations from political parties. Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has officially invited a delegation from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to attend a meeting of political parties to be held at Nirvachan Sadan, the ECI headquarters in New Delhi. The meeting is sche...Read More
BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan hit out at Tamil Nadu CM Stalin for taking a combative stance against the Centre, saying his father Karunanidhi would have cooperated for the state's benefit. She also criticised the DMK, Congress, and Kamal Haasan Chennai: Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, accusing him of adopting a confrontational approach towards the BJP-led Union government. S...Read More
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju defended the presence of security personnel in Rajya Sabha, stating it was due to MPs' aggressive behavior and past security breaches. Opposition Leader Mallikarjun Kharge criticized the use of CISF to prevent protests. Rijiju clarified that Parliament security is overseen by the Chair, not the government, following recent security updates after intrusion incidents. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Friday that some MPs moved aggress...Read More
Following Rahul Gandhi's claim of possessing an "atom bomb" of evidence against poll irregularities, the BJP responded sharply, advising him to be more fluid and less explosive. The ruling party criticized Gandhi's "undemocratic" language towards the Election Commission, asserting their commitment to defending the Constitution against any such metaphorical attacks. Responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claim that this party has an "atom bomb" of evidence to prove poll irregularities, the...Read More
Jammu, Aug 1 (UNI) Under its four-day ambitious 'Viksit Bharat Yuva Connect Programme', the University of Jammu today raised its voice against the rise in drug abuse. The University took out a rally to highlight the danger posed by drugs, it was flagged off by the Vice Chancellor, Prof Umesh Rai. Besides, scholars, faculty, students and others, senior police officers of Jammu and Kashmir Police participated in the rally. Prof. Rai observed that universities are not just places of academic lea...Read More
Gogoi also claimed that there have been instances of electors visiting a polling station during voting, coming to know that their names are missing from the list. Senior Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday alleged that the neutrality of the Election Commission is questionable, which is why the opposition parties want a discussion on the revision of the voter list in Parliament. Speaking to reporters before the start of the Extended Executive Meeting of the Assam unit of the Congress here, G...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission of India (ECI) was functioning like a puppet of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and said the opposition had solid evidence to support its claims. Speaking to ANI, the Congress MP further criticised the Election Commission for not maintaining neutrality in its public responses. The Election Commission is working as a puppet of the BJP. There is solid evidence for the allegati...Read More
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government on Sunday after Delhi Police referred to Bengali as a "Bangladeshi" language in an official communication. The controversy has drawn rare support for Banerjee from political rivals, including CPI(M) leader Md Salim and CPI(ML) Liberation's Dipankar Bhattacharya. The row began when Inspector Amit Dutt of Lodhi Colony police station in New Delhi allegedly described Bengali as the langu...Read More
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has officially invited a delegation from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to attend a meeting of political parties to be held at Nirvachan Sadan, the ECI headquarters, at 3 PM in New Delhi on August 5. The BRS delegation will be led by the party's working president and MLA, K.T. Rama Rao.The delegation includes parliamentary party leader KR Suresh Reddy, deputy leader and Rajya Sabha MP Vaddiraju Ravichandra, former MPs B Vinod Kumar, Balka Suma...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 3 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will be in Delhi from August 6 to 8 to attend the meeting of the INDI alliance, party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said on Sunday. Raut said Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, has specially invited Thackeray for the meeting during which the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief will discuss issues like "imposition" of Hindi. Gandhi has been alleging irregularities during the Maharashtra assembly polls and it is also expected...Read More
Hyderabad, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The rift within the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) widened further on Sunday with party President and former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter and MLC K. Kavitha launching an open attack against party MLA and former minister G. Jagadish Reddy. Kavitha blamed some "insiders" for derogatory comments made by suspended Congress MLC Chintapandu Naveen alias Teenmaar Mallanna against her. Talking to media persons, she alleged that a top leader o...Read More
Khammam: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka made it clear that not a single drop of irrigation water that rightfully belongs to Telangana will be given up, and that state interests are more important than politics. He stated that the blame for the Banakacharla issue squarely lies with the BRS, and that the AP government's conspiracies and deceptions will be firmly countered. Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the construction of 10,000 metric tonnes capacity warehou...Read More
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, P Chidambaram, has questioned the alleged move of the Election Commission of India to include names of Bihar migrant workers in voter rolls in Tamil Nadu, making them eligible for democratic rights in Tamil Nadu. In a sharp, politically charged post on X, Chidambaram accused the Election Commission of overstepping its boundaries and undermining the voting rights of the Tamil Nadu people. The controversy comes ahead of the Bihar assembly elec...Read More
Ranchi, Aug 3 (PTI) Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Delhi after suffering a head injury in his residence in Jamshedpur, is still on life support and his condition continues to be critical, state Health Minister Irfan Ansari said on Sunday. The 62-year-old JMM leader was airlifted to the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in the national capital from Jamshedpur after he fell in the bathroom of his house and suffered a head injury. "The c...Read More
Pune, Aug 3 (PTI) Not even an enemy can question my patriotism and loyalty towards the nation, Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case after a bruising 17-year battle, said here on Sunday amid a rousing welcome by kin and well-wishers as he arrived home. A special Mumbai court on Thursday acquitted Purohit, former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and five others who were accused of involvement in a blast that killed six and injured 101 in Malegaon in Nashik d...Read More
Guwahati, Aug 3 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the government will never evict "any Indian or Assamese people", a day after he stated that unauthorised occupation of public land by indigenous people is not considered as encroachment. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an election campaign meeting in Bodoland Territorial Region, Sarma tried to alleviate fears in the minds of non-tribal people living in the BTR. "Don't take tension about eviction. It's a dif...Read More
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), August 03: A shocking video has surfaced on social media from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, where parents are seen carrying their small baby overhead and crossing the waterlogged street. The video of the incident is doing rounds on social media and the incident shows how rainfall has created havoc in many parts of Uttar Pradesh. Heavy rainfall in the state has resulted in severe flooding in several districts. The flooding is caused as Ganga and Yamuna river waters have ri...Read More
Patna: The Election Commission on Sunday asked RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav to "hand over for investigation" a voter ID card bearing EPIC number RAB2916120, which he claimed to possess but which, according to the poll body, has "not been issued officially".The controversy erupted after Tejashwi alleged at a press conference on Saturday that his name was missing from the draft electoral rolls, warning that he might be unable to contest the upcoming assembly elections later this year.In a lett...Read More
CHENNAI: Calling the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar an anti-democratic exercise, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan alleged that the premeditated drive, carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI) under the direction of the BJP-led Union government, poses a serious threat to the nation. He claimed that the first phase of the drive excluded around 65 lakh voters from the rolls, the majority of whom were from minority communities. Though Oppo...Read More
Pathankot, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 20th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) on Saturday, transferring about Rs 20,500 crore directly into bank accounts of 9.7 crore eligible farmers. The financial assistance under the scheme has helped crores of farmers not just in meeting their agricultural needs but also in sailing through any crisis. In Punjab's Pathankot, many farmers were elated on receiving the 20th instalment of PM-KISA...Read More
Deve Gowda publicly stated that his grandson should face the strictest punishment if proven guilty -- a stance he reiterated in a strongly worded letter to Prajwal For former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, the conviction of his elder grandson Prajwal Revanna is a personal and political blow. Known for his unblemished political career and personal life, Deve Gowda is deeply affected by Prajwal Revanna's rape case. Even the letter Deve Gowda wrote to Prajwal when he was absconding in Germany was ...Read More
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defends Special Public Security Bill ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Maharashtra passed the Special Public Security Bill targeting urban Naxalism * The bill includes hefty fines and jail term up to seven years for those found guilty * Chief Minister Fadnavis warned those acting like urban Naxals will be arrested under the new law Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Maharashtra Chief Minister ...Read More
Despite US President Trump's "dead economy" remark, international agencies like the IMF project India as the fastest-growing major economy. Experts highlight India's dynamic economy, youthful population, and technological prowess, attracting foreign investment and talent. The IMF commends India's prudent policies and forecasts strong growth for 2025 and 2026, supported by other global institutions. With leading international agencies, including IMF, continuing to project India as the fastest-gr...Read More
On Tuesday, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inspected the waterlogging situation at the ITO area. She said clear instructions had been issued to officials for effective drainage arrangements. Several areas of Delhi witnessed waterlogging after heavy rains lashed the capital city in the early hours of Sunday. The India Meteorological Department has predicted more rainfall on Sunday. Areas including Vijay Chowk, Connaught Place, Minto Bridge, Sarojini Nagar, AIIMS, and Panchkuian Marg witnessed...Read More
Hyderabad: After a 15-month probe into the sinking of some piers of Medigadda barrage and damages to Annaram and Sundilla barrages, which are part of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme (KLIS), the Justice PC Ghose one-man commission submitted its report to Telangana govt on Thursday. Justice (Retd) Ghose handed over the nearly 650-page report, which runs into three volumes, to principal secretary, irrigation, Rahul Bojja at the secretariat on the last date of the commission's extended term.T...Read More
TPCC president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud, and Ministers Ponnam Prabhakar, Damodar Rajanarasimha, G. Vivek, AICC in-charge of TG Meenakshi Natarajan and former MLA Jagga Reddy in Andole on Friday. Hyderabad Congress is on the course to correct the 10-year 'misrule' of BRS, but will seek people's support based on its welfare and developmental programmes, said Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud. Mr. Goud's ongoing Janahita padayatra entered Andole in ...Read More
Jamshedpur: Extending strong support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to "buy and sell Indian goods," the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has announced a nationwide campaign, "Indian Goods - Our Self-Respect," to promote indigenous products and strengthen the spirit of Atmanirbhar Bharat. The decision was taken at the two-day National Traders Conference held in New Delhi, which saw the participation of more than 150 prominent trade leaders from 26 states. The campaign will offi...Read More
Nizamabad: Telangana AICC in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan said the Congress is like a united family, with activists able to recognise party members across the country. She was speaking on Sunday during the second day of the Janahitha Padayatra programme in the Armoor and Nizamabad Rural Assembly constituencies. Natarajan highlighted that the Congress is known for its spirit of sacrifice and compassion. "Congress has never divided people; it has always worked for their development and welfare," sh...Read More
Dimapur (Nagaland), Aug 3 (PTI) Marking a decade since the signing of the Framework Agreement (FA) between the central government and the NSCN-IM, the organisation's Chairman Q Tuccu on Sunday reaffirmed the group's "unwavering commitment to Naga sovereignty". Calling August 3, 2015, the day the pact was signed, a "Red Letter Day" for the Naga people, Tuccu said the agreement recognised the sovereign rights of the Naga people. "We are not going to give up what has been achieved," Tuccu declare...Read More
Hyderabad, August 3: As part of the Telangana Congress Janahita Padayatra, Congerss senior leader and Government Advisor Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Sunday participated in a joint district-level key party workers' meeting held at PVR Gardens in Armoor town, Nizamabad district. The event was attended by senior Congress leaders including AICC Telangana Incharge Meenakshi Natarajan, TPCC President Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud, Minister D Seethakka, and several MLAs and public representatives. Here To Join ...Read More