Politics
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Telangana municipal polls: Single-digit margins seal fate of 89 candidates
Hyderabad: The recently concluded Telangana municipal polls saw high-stakes battle between the ruling Congress and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), with the former securing a dominant victory with 1,537 seats (51.3 per…
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BRS, BJP, Congress expose each other’s ‘affairs’ on Valentines Day
Hyderabad: Love is in the air, and Telangana’s political parties are not missing out on their chance. While the rest of the world is expressing their feelings through flowers and scented envelopes,…
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BRS utterly failed to expose Congress’s shortcomings: Kavitha
Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Saturday, February 14, alleged that the BRS had “utterly failed” to expose the shortcomings of the Congress government, which she said resulted in the ruling…
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Telangana municipal elections: The verdict explained in numbers
Hyderabad: Across 123 urban local bodies (ULB) that went to polls in Telangana on February 13, results were declared in 2,995 of 2,996 wards, leaving one ward pending. The majority mark stood…
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Pulwama martyrs will never be forgotten: Manipur Chief Minister
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Saturday, February 14, said sacrifices made by CRPF personnel in the Pulwama attack will never be forgotten. He said the legacy of the slain…
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Telangana civic poll win shows public trust in Congress: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday, February 13, hailed the party’s emphatic victory in the municipal elections in Telangana, saying the mandate reflects the trust of the people. In a…
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India-US interim deal to boost market access for Indian exporters: Govt
New Delhi: Issues in India-US ties in recent times have included the imposition of elevated tariffs by the United States on India’s exports and changes implemented by the US in its visa…
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Congress sweeps Telangana municipal polls, BRS loses grip, BJP makes dent
Hyderabad: The Congress won 84 of 123 urban local bodies in Telangana’s municipal elections on Friday, February 13, securing 1,537 seats out of 2,996 wards, according to results released by the State…
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Telangana civic polls: BRS candidate loses by 2 votes in Gadwal
Hyderabad: A Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) candidate, Jayamma, who had won by a very thin margin in the eighth ward of Gadwal municipality elections in Telangana on Friday, February 13, reportedly lost…
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Bandi Sanjay hails Karimnagar win, vows saffron flag in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday, February 13, expressed immense joy over his party securing a majority of the wards in the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation and said…
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Under new GHMC limit, AIMIM may become not just kingmaker but the king
Hyderabad: The newly reorganised Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will likely help the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in increasing its hold and number of wards in the next election. The AIMIM…
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Kharge seeks restoration of expunged portions of speech, Chairman says no
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday, February 13, raised the issue of large portions of his speech during the debate on the motion of thanks…
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Municipal poll results reflect public’s confidence in Congress: Bhatti
Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu on Friday, February 13, said that the municipal election results reflect a public mandate in favour of Congress’s people-centric governance. “People have once again…
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Part 1 of stormy Budget Session ends: Parliament to meet again on March 9
New Delhi: The tumultuous first leg of the Budget Session of Parliament, which saw heated exchanges over the India-US interim trade deal and unpublished memoir of former army chief MM Naravane, concluded…
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Bogus voting, assault on Nalgonda leader: BJP in complaint to Telangana DGP
Hyderabad: The Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, February 13, alleged that Nalgonda district president Dr Nagam Varshith Reddy was attacked by the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) when he pointed…
