Twelve newly-elected councillors in the Ambernath Municipal Council, suspended by the Congress for joining a post-poll front led by the BJP, have formally joined the saffron party. The Congress criticized the BJP, highlighting the hypocrisy of welcoming defectors despite the Chief Minister's disapproval of the alliance.
rediffGURU Chocko Valliappa counsels students how to choose the right course and career after Class 12.
Rajalingamurthy had earlier filed a private complaint in October 2023 in a court seeking register an FIR against KCR and others after some piers of the Medigadda barrage "sank".
Seven people were arrested in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district of Telangana in connection with the murder of a man who had filed a complaint against former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and others alleging corruption in the Kaleshwaram irrigation project. Police said N Rajalingamurthy was stabbed to death over a land dispute on February 19. The accused, including a former municipal vice-chairman associated with the ruling BRS, confessed to the crime and led the police to the weapons used, including knives, an iron rod, mobile phones, and motorcycles. Three other accused are absconding in the case. Rajalingamurthy had earlier filed a private complaint in a court seeking registration of an FIR against BRS President Chandrasekhar Rao and others after the sinking of some piers of the Medigadda barrage, alleging irregularities in the construction of the project.
The murder of a man who had filed complaint against former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and others alleging corruption in the Kaleshwaram irrigation project, kicked up a political slugfest on Thursday with the family members of the deceased and the ruling Congress in Telangana pointing fingers at the Bharat Rashtra Samiti over the killing.
Political pundits unanimously suggest that the state is not experiencing a discernible Gandhi wave this time around.
The chief secretary said that as the state is witnessing heavy rains over the last three days, the collectors should be on high alert and take all steps to prevent loss of life, cattle or damage to any property.
What was shocking was the execution of the killings -- calculated, gory and intended to send a chill down the spine.
Young Indians seem genuinely enthusiastic about craft brands that are hip, aspirational and have plenty of the novelty quotient, says Dhruv Munjal.
Any adverse electoral fallout in Thrikkakara by-poll may have an impact on Rahul Gandhi because this falls in the state he represents as a member of Parliament and KC Venugopal because it is his home state, reports Shine Jacob.
"The show will go on. And this time around, it would be with more resolve. We are extremely sad today that a leader has gone, but let the government be assured that the movement is very much alive and that we shall fulfil our dream very soon," say supporters of Professor Kothapalli Jayashankar, who passed away on Tuesday.
Dr K Jayashankar, the father of the struggle for Telengana, on the road ahead.
In this interview with rediff.com, Professor K Jayashankar -- considered to be the idealogue of the movement since the year 1952 -- speaks about the report, the future of the movement while terming the commission's formula as the most unacceptable one.
Telangana Rahstra Samiti chief K Chandrasekhara Rao broke his fast of 11 days at around midnight after Union Home Minister P Chidambaram announced in Delhi that the process for the formation of Telangana state had been initiated.
Prominent intellectuals, academicians, writers and activists from the Telangana region on Saturday urged former Telugu Desam Party leader T Devender Goud to work with organisations and groups that are already fighting for a separate Telangana state.
The principal and director of a city school, where a six-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted, were arrested as government warned of tough action against managements flouting safety norms for children.
India and the US on Monday underlined the need to fight terrorism at all places and in all its forms as officials of the two countries held discussions on the issue in New Delhi.
From note ban result to Delhi's next L-G, a few things to look forward to.
It is the only project in the world which can lift two TMC of water every day, the government said.
This classification of districts is to be followed by states and union terrotories till a week post May 3, when the second phase of lockdown will end, for containment operations.
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