Telangana: Akbar Owaisi made pro tem speaker, BJP MLAs to skip oath

The newly-elected MLAs of Telangana would take oath during the first session of the Legislative Assembly scheduled to be held on Saturday. IMAGE: AIMIM leader and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi.......

Tension in Hyderabad over temple work next to Charminar

Tension prevailed in the old city of Hyderabad after an attempt to expand the Bhagya Lakshmi temple adjacent to the historic Charminar evoked protests late last night. In a high drama which......

'Review 5 guarantees': Karnataka minister sparks row

Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi on Wednesday said the guarantee schemes need to be reviewed so that only the economically weaker sections, and not the rich, benefit from them, sparking a debate......

Congress leader demands reopening Charminar for namaaz

A new controversy erupted with a Telangana Congress leader starting a signature campaign to hold a sit-in protest to allow the Charminar in Hyderabad to be opened for offering prayers. IMAGE:......