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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 17 (ANI): BRS Working President KT Rama Rao launched a scathing attack on Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, condemning his alleged statements made during media chit-chats. KTR, who is also the son of former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, warned that he will take legal action unless Revanth issued a public apology. Rama Rao directly challenged Reddy to provide proof for his claims of his involvement in drug cases, demanding evidence. In a post on ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Telangana government has requested the Ministry of Jal Shakti to either revise the agenda for Wednesday's meeting of chief ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh or defer any discussion on the AP government's proposed Polavaram-Banakacherla link project until all statutory requirements, interstate consultations and clearances are fully complied with and all objections resolved. It also requested inclusion of the items proposed by it in the agenda for the meeting. Any discussio ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is likely to boycott the meeting convened by Union Jal Shakti Ministry with the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on water-sharing disputes in New Delhi on Wednesday as the Central government has put the controversial Banakacherla river-linking project on the agenda. The state government has already raised strong objections to the inclusion of the Banakacherla lift irrigation project proposed by the Andhra Pradesh government on the agenda of Wed ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 16 (ANI): In a significant move to enhance the income of pineapple cultivators in Tripura, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath announced that the state government plans to establish a new fruit processing centre at Nalkata under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Addressing the Pineapple Festival at Geetanjali Auditorium in Kumarghat, Minister Nath emphasised the government's commitment to promoting pineapple cultivation and exports ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 15 (ANI): BRS Working President K Taraka Rama Rao has expressed deep anguish over the recurring alleged "food poisoning" incidents and student deaths in Telangana's Gurukula (residential) educational institutions, a release said. He strongly criticized the government, stating that over the past year, more than a thousand food poisoning cases have been reported, affecting thousands of students and leading to the tragic deaths of over 100 students -- all due to ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala) | Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday said that the government would not allow the "blending of religion with education" and reiterated that there would be no change in the revised school timings. Under the revised timetable, high school students (classes 8 to 10) will spend an extra 15 minutes in the morning and another 15 minutes in the afternoon on each working day except Fridays to help schools reach the required 1,100 instructional hours per year. How ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has raised strong objections to the inclusion of the Godavari-Banakacherla Link Project in the agenda of the July 16 meeting of the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, convened by the Ministry of Jal Shakti to resolve inter-state river water issues. In a detailed response to the Ministry's meeting notice, Telangana termed the discussion on the project "premature and legally untenable", citing multiple violations of statutory provisions, tribunal ...Read More >
D K Suresh, brother of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, stated that Shivakumar is not in a hurry or under pressure to become Chief Minister. This follows CM Siddaramaiah's statement that he will complete his full term. Suresh dismissed reports of conflict within the Congress party. He emphasized that Shivakumar is fulfilling his responsibilities and respects the party's direction. Former Lok Sabha member D K Suresh on Saturday clarified that his brother and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakum ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Congress and BJP engaged in a war of words after Congress MLA Vijayanand Kashappanavar accused the BJP of preparing a list of 55 Congress legislators who would face ED or CBI raids if they refused to join the saffron party.Congress MLA Vijayanand Kashappanavar accused BJP of planning to topple the government in Karnataka and has prepared a list to target 55 legislators through central agencies. "The BJP was trying to topple the government. You are seeing ED, CBI raids. Why are the ...Read More >
Hyderabad / Vijayawada: Leaders from various political parties and the Telugu film industry paid tribute to Kota Srinivas Rao on Sunday, mourning his passing. Prominent Telugu actors such as Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Daggubati Venkatesh, Daggubati Rana, Naryana Murthy, and Babu Mohan, along with notable directors and producers like Allu Aravind and K. Raghavendra Rao, shared their fond memories of the veteran actor. Rajya Sabha MP and BJP Parliamentary Board Member Dr. K. Laxman expressed his de ...Read More >
LUCKNOW, July 13: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the Brahmos missile proved instrumental in Operation Sindoor and since then, more than a dozen countries have expressed interest in it. Singh said this at an event in Lucknow where he unveiled a statue of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Bhanu Gupta at the National PG College and released a postage stamp in tribute to him. "Just a few days ago, I inaugurated a Brahmos airspace integration and testing facility in Lu ...Read More >
Three Indian fertilizer companies -- IPL, KRIBHCO and Coromandel -- have signed agreements with Ma'aden, the Saudi Arabian major, for importing 3.1 million metric tonnes of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) per annum for five years from 2025-26. The agreements were signed during Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister JP Nadda's visit to Dammam and Riyadh between July 11 [...] Three Indian fertilizer companies -- IPL, KRIBHCO and Coromandel -- have signed agreements with Ma'aden, the Saudi Arabian major, f ...Read More >
New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday categorically rejected suggestions of a potential nuclear exchange with India during the recent military standoff, asserting that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is intended solely for peaceful purposes and national defence. Speaking to a gathering of Pakistani students in Islamabad, Sharif addressed concerns about the use of nuclear weapons amid the four-day military escalation triggered by the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, India, ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Former MP DK Suresh on Saturday said that his brother and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is neither in a hurry nor under pressure to become the CM. Being a staunch Congress loyalist, there is no need for Shivakumar to show his strength (of MLAs), Suresh, the president of Bangalore Milk Union Limited (BAMUL), said. Suresh's remarks come days after Siddaramaiah asserted that he would remain the CM for a full term. "Shivakumar is the KPCC president, and this is not the time to ask ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Veteran character actor, comedian, and former MLA Kota Srinivasa Rao passed away due to ill health in Hyderabad on Sunday morning. He was 83. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2015. He joined the BJP and was elected as the Vijayawada East MLA in the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh in 1999. Srinivasa Rao, popularly known as Kota, began his acting career as a theatre artist. He was born on July 10, 1942, in Kankipadu village, a suburb of Vijayawada city in Andhra Pradesh. He started a ...Read More >
BELAGAVI,BENGALURU,MYSURU : Even as the dust over the change in leadership in Karnataka has hardly settled, another storm seems to be brewing in the state Congress, with several leaders demanding that the high command appoint a new president to the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has beenheading the state Congress since 2020. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi said that the KPCC president must be changed. A strong ...Read More >
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah addressed claims made by BJP leader Amit Malviya. Malviya alleged Rahul Gandhi humiliated Siddaramaiah by refusing a meeting. Siddaramaiah clarified his Delhi trip focused on Mysuru's Dasara Air Show with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. He defended Rahul Gandhi's commitment to Karnataka. Siddaramaiah accused BJP of betraying the state by withholding funds. Refuting BJP leader Amit Malviya's allegation that Rahul Gandhi had 'humiliated' him by denying a meet ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Saturday took a different view from his party on the Bihar voter list revision, saying that the focus of the party should be on winning elections suggesting that "unless you win, your point will not matter."In remarks that appear to diverge from the party's combative line, Khurshid said: "Whoever is raising questions (on the Election Commission), let them... The reality is that, ultimately, unless you win the election, your point will not matter, so ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 12 (ANI): Refuting BJP leader Amit Malviya's allegation that Rahul Gandhi had 'humiliated' him by denying a meeting, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said his primary purpose in Delhi was to discuss Mysuru's Dasara Air Show with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. 'My primary work in Delhi was to meet Defence Minister Shri @rajnathsingh to discuss the Air Show during Dasara in Mysuru. Shri @RahulGandhi has immense affection for the people of Karnataka,' Sidd ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] July 11 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah again dismissed speculation about a change in the state's leadership, asserting that there has been no discussion with the Congress high command about the change. 'How many times do I tell you, it (speculations around Karnataka CM post) was not discussed at all? This issue was not discussed at all with the high command,' Siddaramaiah said on Friday. Siddramaiah, who is in Delhi, met with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharg ...Read More >
Haveri (Karnataka) [India], July 11 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Basavaraj Bommai on Friday asked the Congress high command to clarify whether Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will remain in power for five years. He said the ongoing drama will continue as long as the Congress high command does not give clarity. Responding to a question about Siddaramaiah's remarks that he would be the CM for five years, during a press conference, Bommai said that as many times as Siddaramaiah says that he ...Read More >
Haveri (Karnataka) [India], July 11 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Basavaraj Bommai on Friday asked the Congress high command to clarify whether Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will remain in power for five years. He said the ongoing drama will continue as long as the Congress high command does not give clarity. Responding to a question about Siddaramaiah remarks that he would be the CM for five years, during a press conference, Bommai said that as many times as Siddaramaiah says that he wi ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 11 (PTI) In the wake of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserting that he would complete his five years' tenure, his deputy D K Shivakumar on Friday said the CM has replied to all the questions on the matter. "The Chief Minister has already answered all your questions. It's not appropriate for me to keep repeating the same, and it's not right for you to keep asking," Shivakumar told reporters at the Bengaluru airport, upon his return from New Delhi. Both Siddaramaiah and S ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Friday, July 11 submitted data related to approvals and construction of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme barrages, including Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla, to the PC Ghose Commission in Hyderabad. Following the sumission, Rao told the media that since he was no longer in government all the relevant documents were with the Telangana administration. The Siddpet MLA further said that he wrote letters to government officials seekin ...Read More >
Mysuru, July 11 (UNI) In a bid to quell persistent speculation over a change in Karnataka's top leadership, Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah today reaffirmed that his father, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, will complete his full five-year term. Speaking to the media in Mysuru, Yathindra dismissed talks of a mid-term leadership shift, saying, "This matter is not even before the Congress high command. The BJP has been saying since day one that our government will fall or the CM will change -- bu ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] July 11 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah again dismissed speculation about a change in the state's leadership, asserting that there has been no discussion with the Congress high command about the change. 'How many times do I tell you, it (speculations around Karnataka CM post) was not discussed at all? This issue was not discussed at all with the high command,' Siddaramaiah said on Friday. Siddramaiah, who is in Delhi, met with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharg ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram | Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor is facing intense criticism from the Congress's state unit over his continued actions that have placed the party in a difficult position. A day after his article criticising Indira Gandhi over the Emergency appeared in a Malayalam daily, senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Thiruvananthapuram MP, urging him to choose a clear political path if he feels constrained within the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 11 (PTI) Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor is facing intense criticism from the Congress's state unit over his continued actions that have placed the party in a difficult position. A day after his article criticising Indira Gandhi over the Emergency appeared in a Malayalam daily, senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Thiruvananthapuram MP, urging him to choose a clear political path if he feels constrained ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Congress MLC and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra on Thursday asserted that his father will complete a full five-year term in office. He said any decision on the leadership change has to be made by the Congress high command and MLAs. AICC General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala has clarified that no such issue is before the party leadership for consideration. "AICC General Secretary has said that the CM change issue is not before the high co ...Read More >
BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah slammed the door Thursday on speculation about an imminent baton change with his deputy DK Shivakumar by declaring there was "no vacancy" at the top. He then threw down the gauntlet to any future challenger with the clincher: "I will lead party in 2028 state polls too."Siddaramaiah, seen as being on shaky ground ever since his wife was named as an alleged beneficiary of Muda land-swap scam, acknowledged Shivakumar's chief ministerial ambitions but s ...Read More >
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