Mohammed Siddique

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Jagan's shocker for the Congress: 'I have a lot of respect for Modi'

Jagan's shocker for the Congress: 'I have a lot of respect for Modi'

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2013

YSR Congress Party President and Member of Parliament Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday triggered a new round of political speculations when he praised Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

Jagan demands special assembly session on Telangana

Jagan demands special assembly session on Telangana

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2013

YSR Congress President Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday called on Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan to demand an emergency session of state assembly to pass a resolution against the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

BJP not willing to change its Telangana stand for TDP's friendship

BJP not willing to change its Telangana stand for TDP's friendship

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party seems to have learnt a bitter lesson from its past mistake of letting down the people of Telangana for the sake of the Telugu Desam Party's support to the Atal Bihari Vajpaee-led National Democratic Alliance government. This time it is refusing to do the same.

Andhra top cop's petition rejected; won't get term extension

Andhra top cop's petition rejected; won't get term extension

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2013

It is now certain that the director general of Andhra Pradesh police V Dinesh Reddy is on the way out. A day after the state government made it clear that his term will not be extended when he reaches the age of superannuation on Sunday, the Central Administration Tribunal has rejected his petition challenging the state government's stand.

Jagan Reddy walks out of jail amid rousing reception

Jagan Reddy walks out of jail amid rousing reception

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2013

Amid loud slogans of "Jai Jagan", YSR Congress party leader Jaganmohan Reddy walked out of the Chanchalguda central jail in Hyderabad on Tuesday after the Central Bureau of Investigation court issued formal orders for his release on bail.

Speaker delays meeting with Seemandhra MPs over resignations

Speaker delays meeting with Seemandhra MPs over resignations

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2013

The issue of resignation by Congress MPs from Seemandhra continues to hang fire. Their meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, which was scheduled for Tuesday, has been delayed further.

Jaganmohan Reddy freed after 14 months in jail

Jaganmohan Reddy freed after 14 months in jail

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2013

In a big shot in the arm for the YSR Congress party in Andhra Pradesh, a Central Bureau of Investigation court in Hyderabad on Monday granted conditional bail to its president and Member of Lok Sabha YS Jaganmohan Reddy in disproportionate assets case.

Telangana statehood: Resignation of Cong MPs delayed by a day

Telangana statehood: Resignation of Cong MPs delayed by a day

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2013

There has been mounting pressure on Congress MPs and ministers from Andhra and Rayalaseema region to quit as Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is all set to submit the formal note on the proposed Telangana state before the Union Cabinet on October 3.

Yasin admits role in Hyd blasts; remanded to custody till Oct 17

Yasin admits role in Hyd blasts; remanded to custody till Oct 17

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2013

A court in Hyderabad has remanded Indian Mujahideen cofounder Yasin Bhatkal to judicial remand till October 17 in connection with the twin bomb blasts in Dilsukhnagar area in Hyderabad.

Cong Seemandhra MPs likely to quit LS, party on Monday

Cong Seemandhra MPs likely to quit LS, party on Monday

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2013

With Congress general secretary incharge of Andhra Pradesh affairs repeatedly making it clear that the decision to bifurcate the state and carve out Telangana was final, nearly half a dozen Congress MPs from Andhra and Rayalaseema region are likely to quit on Monday.

Dilsukhnagar blast case: Yasin Bhatkal brought to Hyderabad

Dilsukhnagar blast case: Yasin Bhatkal brought to Hyderabad

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2013

National Investigation Agency brought Dilsukhnagar bomb blast suspect and Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal to Hyderabad on a transit warrant on Sunday.

Govt employees strike against Telangana: HC likely to intervene

Govt employees strike against Telangana: HC likely to intervene

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2013

Even as the indefinite strike by the government employees in Seema-Andhra regions, opposing Telangana state completed 40 days with administration remaining completely paralysed, private educational institutions were also set to join the stir from Monday till month end.

Sangh Parivar's damage control for BJP over Telangana

Sangh Parivar's damage control for BJP over Telangana

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2013

As people in the Seeema-Andhra region hold the BJP as responsible for the bifurcation of the state as the Congress, the RSS feels the need to assure them that their needs are protected.

Massive IT project for Hyderabad fuels Telangana doubts

Massive IT project for Hyderabad fuels Telangana doubts

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2013

Taking the supporters of Telangana supporters by surprise the Union government has given its nod to the ambitious Information Technology Investment Region proposal for Hyderabad which envisions an investment of Rs 2.19 lakh crore in and around the city over the next 25 years.

Andhra HC recalls order against compensation to Muslim youth

Andhra HC recalls order against compensation to Muslim youth

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2013

Realising serious lapses in the process of hearing, a division bench of Andhra Pradesh high court has recalled its order against payment of compensation to Muslim youth of Hyderabad who were illegally detained, tortured and booked by the city police in the aftermath of blast in Mecca Masjid more than six years ago.

Prime suspect in Hyderabad blasts shifted to city jail

Prime suspect in Hyderabad blasts shifted to city jail

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2013

Asadullah Akhtar alias Tabrez, one of the prime suspects in the Hyderabad twin bomb blasts, was brought to the city on Thursday amid tight security.

Andhra top cop under scanner in assets case says land not mine

Andhra top cop under scanner in assets case says land not mine

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2013

Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy, against whom the Supreme Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe in regards to his alleged assets, has said that the assets under investigation have nothing to do with him or his family.

CBI begins probe in Andhra Pradesh top cop's assets case

CBI begins probe in Andhra Pradesh top cop's assets case

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2013

The beleaguered chief of Andhra Pradesh Police V Dinesh Reddy appears to be descending into deeper trouble. The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday formally launched its probe into his alleged disproportionate assets following a Supreme Court order.

Do we have to return compensation: Ask Mecca Masjid case victims

Do we have to return compensation: Ask Mecca Masjid case victims

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2013

There is an air of shock and dismay Dr Ibrahim Junaid's home, ever since the Andhra Pradesh high court ordered the state government to recover Rs 3 lakh paid to him as compensation after he was falsely implicated in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blasts.