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Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court interim fee collection order has triggered serious concern, as it allows private colleges to collect tuition fees directly from students from the 2026-27 academic year, raising fears for SC, ST, BC, EBC and minority students. The Telangana High Court fee order impact on students is being widely debated, especially as large amounts of scholarship and fee reimbursement dues remain pending with the government. Under the interim order of the Telangana High Court, private colleges can now collect tuition fees directly from students despite ongoing delays in government reimbursements. The decision has raised alarm among student groups and education activists. The Telangana High Court fee collection order is expected to have the greatest impact on vulnerable communities, including: For years, these students relied on the Fee Reimbursement Scheme, which ensured that tuition costs were covered by the government. A major issue behind the controversy is the delay in scholarship and fee reimbursement payments. However, shifting this burden to students has been described as unfair and harmful. There are growing fears that the Telangana High Court fee order could lead to increased pressure on students. Such practices could severely affect students' academic futures. Student organizations have urged the Telangana government to take immediate steps. Stakeholders emphasized that education is a right, not a privilege, and no student should be forced to discontinue studies due to financial constraints caused by delays in government payments. The Telangana High Court fee collection order allowing colleges to collect fees from students has raised serious concerns about access to education for vulnerable groups. Unless scholarship dues are cleared and safeguards are implemented, the decision could impact thousands of students across Telangana.
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Congress on Saturday cornered the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh for its wilful delay in providing 27 per cent reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) despite the passing of the concerned legislation and clearing of the same by the courts. The party demanded the immediate implementation of 27 per cent reservations for OBCs in Madhya Pradesh, as it has been categorically cleared by the Supreme Court. Also Read | Bengaluru Power Cut: BESCOM Announces Scheduled Outages Across Over 100 Areas on June 29 and 30 Due to Emergency Main ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao (KTR) arrived back in Hyderabad on Thursday after completing his official tour of the United Kingdom. The visit, aimed at promoting Telangana's investment potential, included high-level meetings with business leaders, investors, and representatives of the Indian diaspora. During his UK tour, KTR showcased Telangana's achievements in sectors like IT, pharma, life sciences, and infrastructure development. He also addressed various business forums, emphasizing Hyderabad's emergence as a global investment hub. "Telangana co ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka said that the elevation of former Bharatiya Janata Party (MLC) N Ramchander Rao as the party's state president, and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) leader Susheel Kumar as an assistant professor in the Hyderabad Central University (HCU), proved that the fears that those driving Dalit students to suicide on campuses will be elevated and will be given plum positions, whether in the saffron party, or the university campuses. Addressing the media in Hyderabad on Friday, July 11, he alleged that these two persons, along with ot ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jan 31 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday demanded an immediate apology from the Opposition Congress over the remarks of party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on President Droupadi Murmu and said those were insults for the people of Odisha and the Santal community also. Majhi expressed his opinion on the ongoing debate over the alleged disrespect to the country's first tribal woman President through a long post on X. "Sonia Gandhi's comment, 'Poor lady President Murmu got tired at the end,' and Rahul Gandhi's 'boring' remarks are not just insults to I ...Read More >
Kolkata: A two-member National Commission for Women team on Sunday visited the south Kolkata law college where a student was allegedly gang-raped last week.The team, accompanied by a videographer, was initially denied entry and asked to produce a formal order. After an hour-long discussion at the college entrance, the team, led by Archana Majumdar, was allowed in under two conditions -- no access to the crime scene and no videography permitted.The visit lasted 10 minutes. "We were denied access to the crime scene and other floors. I will include this in my report," said Majumdar, who was the f ...Read More >
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav alleged on Tuesday that the ongoing 'special intensive revision' of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar was a move to cut votes from the strong booths and constituencies of the Opposition, and add votes to the booths at which the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was stronger. Punching holes in the entire exercise, the RJD leader denounced it as being "full of confusion, uncertainty and repression", and demanded that the Election Commission of India (ECI) "immediately cancel all confusing orders and issue clear, final and ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 8 (Maxim News): BRS Working President K. Taraka Rama Rao stated that the people of Telangana have once again come to realize that Revanth Reddy can only make a fuss but cannot engage in meaningful discussions. He criticized that 70 lakh farmers in Telangana have been facing serious problems for the past 18 months due to Revanth Reddy's incompetent rule, which has no basic knowledge about farmers except for gossip. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp KTR invited the Chief Minister to discuss what BRS and Congress have done for farmers and the unemployed at the Somajiguda Press Club an ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, July 14 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a man, facing contempt of court for attending a virtual court hearing while relieving himself on a toilet seat, to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the court's registry after observing that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology. The incident occurred on June 20 when Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case. A video of the man soon went viral, prompting the high court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings. On Monday, the division bench of Justices AS Supehia and RT Vachhani directed the man, identified as Samad Abdul Rehm ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi highlights the tragic murder of Dalit youth Ganesh Valmiki in Haryana, condemning the BJP-RSS's 'Manuwadi' system for discrimination. He urges action against the killers and support for the victim's family, framing this incident as part of a broader battle for social justice. Rahul Gandhi, a prominent leader of the Congress party, has spotlighted the distressing case of a Dalit youth's murder in Haryana's Hisar. The 16-year-old, Ganesh Valmiki, was reportedly a victim of brutality t ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India] June 6 (ANI): Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi attended the 'Samvidhan Sabha' in Rajgir, Nalanda, on Friday. Addressing the gathering, Gandhi emphasised the need for a caste census and criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stance on the issue. He questioned PM Modi's claim of being an OBC while asserting that the BJP denies the existence of caste in India, emphasising the need for a genuine caste census. 'Narendra Modi used to say in every speech, I am OBC. Then, on the caste census, they say that there is no caste in India. If there is ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 11 (ANI): Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Election Commission of India of hatching a conspiracy for chunav chori (election theft) in Bihar, referring to poll-body decision to revise electoral rolls in the state ahead of assembly election there. Addressing Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh in Bhubaneswar, Rahul Gandhi said that ECI is working as a BJP wing and alleged that similar attempts to steal election are being made in Bihar just like they were made in Maharashtra. BJP is attacking the constitution. Yesterday I was in Bihar. Just like chunav chori was ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 11 (ANI): After Congress MP Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission of doing chunav chori (election theft) in Bihar, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday took a dig at the latter and said that Rahul situation today is akin to the saying, blaming the stage for not knowing how to dance. In a post on X, Pradhan dismissed Congress Sanvidhan Bachao rally in Odisha, calling it an examply of political tourism. The Sanvidhan Bachao rally organised by Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, was, in reality, yet anot ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 15 (PTI) Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Tuesday issued a legal notice to state Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka for his alleged comments holding the former responsible for the 2016 suicide of Rohith Vemula, a PhD scholar in University of Hyderabad. In the legal notice, Ramchander Rao demanded an unconditional apology from Vikramarka within three days from the date of receipt of the notice for making false accusations. The notice said appropriate criminal action would be initiated and Rs 25 lakh in damages would be claimed if Vikramarka failed to compl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav expressed deep sorrow and paid tribute to former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) founder Shibu Soren, who passed away on Monday morning in a Delhi hospital after a prolonged illness. "Today, Shibu Soren passed away. He was a great leader of Dalits and Adivasis. It is a matter of deep sorrow, and we pay our heartfelt tribute to him," said Lalu Yadav. Shibu Soren, the towering tribal leader and father of current Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, breathed his last at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi at 8 ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 4 (ANI): RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday mourned the death of JMM founder and former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren, calling him a towering leader of Dalits and tribals. Yadav, recalling his close ties with Soren, said, It is a great loss for politics, and prayed for peace to the departed soul. Speaking to reporters, RLD leader Yadav said, Shibu Soren has passed away. He was a great leader of Dalits and tribals, and I had good relations with him. I feel sad. May his soul rest in peace... It is a great loss for politics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned the d ...Read More >
Rajgir/Gayaji (Bihar), Jun 6 (PTI) Rejecting outright the 50 per cent cap on caste-based reservations, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday vowed that "the barrier will be broken" in whichever part of the country his party came to power. The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha made the promise in Bihar, the state which was a hotbed of the Mandal agitation in the 1990s, and where polls to the assembly are likely in a few months. "I wonder where did this idea of a 50 per cent cap come from? The population of the deprived sections is close to 90 per cent," said the former Congress president ...Read More >
Katra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to inaugurate multiple rail projects, including the world's highest Chenab Rail Bridge, the Anji Khad Bridge, and the Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express, as part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link. These railway projects directly connect Jammu and Kashmir to the rest of the country. The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link is an all-weather railway corridor designed to provide seamless connectivity to the region through the rail network. During his visit, PM Modi reviewed the Chenab bridge, world's highest ra ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: The State government on Friday accorded approvals to a slew of industries. Among those are Krishnapatnam Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), which is set to establish a 350 MW Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Thamminapatnam and Mommidi villages of SPSR Nellore district with a Rs 1,225 crore investment, creating 575 jobs. Furthermore, the government also waived off a Rs 54 crore extension of time fee, contingent on project completion within two years as per the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Clean Energy Policy-2024. The government also allocated 22.80 acres at MPSEZ in N ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Congress on Saturday cornered the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh for its wilful delay in providing 27 per cent reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) despite the passing of the concerned legislation and clearing of the same by the courts. The party demanded the immediate implementation of 27 per cent reservations for OBCs in Madhya Pradesh, as it has been categorically cleared by the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, senior party leaders, including former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister B ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 2 (PTI) The BJP's Bihar unit on Wednesday passed a resolution criticising the "appeasement politics" of the Mahagathbandhan helmed by Lalu Prasad's RJD, which has been opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Act that came into force in April. At the state executive meeting here, held in the presence of Defence Minister and former national president Rajnath Singh, the party passed a two-page political resolution, besides a 'Vijay Sankalp Prastav' that declared "Lalu (Prasad) and his allies cannot defeat us" in Assembly polls due later this year. The political resolution, which dwelt at lengt ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 11 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and stalwart Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the BJP of making attempts to "steal (chori) the elections in Bihar, as it did in Maharashtra" last year. Addressing the party's 'Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh' here, the Congress leaders also accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of not doing its duty but working for the interest of the BJP. "We will prevent the BJP and ECI from stealing the elections in Bihar," Gandhi said. The Congress has been alleging that the manipulation of the voters' list helped a BJP-led alliance win th ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 14 (PTI) Five members of the outlawed CPI (Maoists) from Chhattisgarh surrendered before the police in Mulugu district of Telangana on Monday. The Maoists, who held various ranks, including that of an Area Committee Member (ACM) laid down arms before Mulugu District Superintendent of Police Shabarish P, an official release said. After learning about the development and welfare schemes for Tribal (Adivasi) people and welfare measures being taken up by the Telangana government for surrendered Maoists, the ultras decided to renounce violence and surrender, it said. A total of 73 ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 17 (PTI) The Telangana High Court on Thursday quashed an FIR registered against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy under relevant sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the IPC. The case, registered at the Gachibowli police station in 2016, named Reddy as Accused No 3 (A-3). The complainant, associated with the SC Mutually Aided Cooperative Housing Society Limited, had alleged that at Revanth Reddy's instigation, his brother Kondal Reddy and others trespassed on the Society's land in Gopanpally village and demolished two rooms using an earth-moving machine, inten ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday directed the agent of an influential builder in Telangana to fork out Rs 10 lakh for misusing the process of criminal law and entangling the wife and the daughter of a late Major General in a frivolous criminal case. A division bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta quashed an FIR against the wife and the daughter of the late Major General, lodged at the behest of the builder over a dispute concerning the sale of land. The apex court said the cost should be transferred to the account of the appellants, the details of which may be provided i ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Citing months of unpaid stipends, poor infrastructure, and faculty shortages, junior doctors from all 34 government medical colleges in Telangana will go on an indefinite strike starting June 30. In a letter to the director of medical education, the Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJUDA) said repeated appeals since November 2024 had gone unanswered. "Junior doctors are the backbone of government hospitals. We're working 36-hour shifts under extreme pressure without receiving what's rightfully ours," the letter stated. Stipend payments for senior residents, postgraduates and ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday ruled out any talks with Maoists and said the cadre of the proscribed outfit should give up arms, surrender before police, and join the mainstream. Addressing a rally after inaugurating the National Headquarters of the Turmeric Board in Nizamabad in Telangana, Shah also said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is still raising questions on Operation Sindoor, should see the weak appearance of Pakistan to understand the effectiveness of the Operation. "Congress asks (the Centre) to hold discussions with these people (Maoists). Our government's p ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 4 (ANI): Independent MP from Bihar's Purnia, Pappu Yadav, on Friday accused the Election Commission (EC) of trying to disenfranchise poor, Dalit, and migrant workers through its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. Speaking to ANI, Yadav alleged that the EC is demanding proof of citizenship dating back to before 1987, documents he claims most Dalits, Adivasis and migrant labourers do not possess. 'Are we not Indians? Are we from Nepal or Bangladesh? You released all the lists six months ago--what's the point now, after 22 years ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday underlined the need to deal strictly and without mercy with the culprits involved in sexual assaults on children via social media. He affirmed that the state government is fully prepared to take all necessary actions in this regard. The Chief Minister highlighted the need to combat emerging threats such as child pornography and online exploitation and stressed the importance of cross-sector collaboration to ensure holistic rehabilitation and justice delivery. He was addressing the state-level conference ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 11 (UNI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on the BJP government in Odisha, accusing it of handing over the state's land, water, forests, and other resources to a handful of billionaires, including Adani and Ambani. Addressing a 'Sambidhan Bachao' rally at the Baramunda Ground here, Gandhi alleged that the current government does not belong to the people, but to industrialists like Adani and a few other billionaires who, he claimed, are now running the state government. "This government has handed over land, mines, forests, and water to just four ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): BSP Supreme Mayawati on Sunday held the party meeting at the BSP Central Camp Office in Lucknow. According to the release, the detailed review meeting was held, aimed and focused on the party preparation in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, along with efforts to strengthen the party base. The progress of directives issued on March 2 regarding the formation of party organisation committees was also assessed. During the meeting, serious concern was expressed regarding the rising iss ...Read More >