UPA to set up panel on Telengana

The United Progressive Alliance coordination committee on Friday night decided to set up a subcommittee on the issue of a separate Telengana state, raising speculation that Telengana Rashtra Samiti......

Sonia drags feet on Telengana issue

Congress president Sonia Gandhi seems to have devised a novel strategy to distract attention from her party's commitment to carve out a Telengana state from Andhra Pradesh.She has constituted a......

Decision to create Telengana was tough and painful: Sonia

Sonia Gandhi is confident about a third term for the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance. The Congress President expressed her confidence about the prospects of UPA-III during an informal......

Identification of minorities: SC gives 6 weeks to Raj, T'gana, J-K for reply

The Supreme Court Monday gave the states of Rajasthan and Telangana and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir six weeks to submit their responses on the issue of identification of minorities at......

Inflation rises to 3-month high of 5.55% in Nov

Snapping its declining trend, retail inflation rose to a three-month high of 5.55 per cent in November on firming food prices, including vegetables and cereals, though it remains within the RBI's......

Govt blames 6 non-BJP states for high petro prices

Six non-BJP ruled states -- West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Kerala and Jharkhand -- have not reduced the VAT on petroleum products, leading to higher prices of petrol and diesel......

Creation of Telengana: Hyderabad realtors rejoice

Real estate developers in Hyderabad feel the decision of the Congress Working Committee and the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition’s coordination committee to accord statehood to......

Diesel hits Rs 100/litre mark in Kerala, Karnataka

Diesel price on Monday breached the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Kerala and Karnataka as fuel prices were hiked yet again to align domestic rates with firming international oil prices. Petrol price was......

How Much Did RRR Spend On Promos?

Approximately Rs 18 crore-Rs 20 crore (Rs 180 million to Rs 200 million) has been spent on promoting S S Rajamouli's RRR for its January 7 release, which now stands postponed indefinitely due to......

'Bravo Telangana Police'

Movie stars have been vocal about the alleged encounter of the four men accused of rape and murder in Hyderabad on Friday morning.   IMAGE: Hyderabad police personnel at the site of the......

Jai Bolo Telangana is uni-dimensional

Radhika Rajamani reviews theTelugu movie, Jai Bolo Telengana.Post YOUR reviews here! The Telangana problem, a burning issue in Andhra Pradesh, is now depicted on celluloid, thanks to director N......

Vijayashanti to contest 2004 assembly elections

Telugu actress Vijayashanti has announced she will contest theassembly election in 2004. "I will complete the six films I have on hand in time to prepare for the elections in 2004," said the noted......

6 Teams, 48 Archers, APL Looks To Hit Bullseye!

Each team will comprise eight archers -- six Indian and two foreigners, both male and female.  IMAGE: Six Indian and 12 foreign archers were picked in the draft. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Arjun......

Asian champion Nandini pulls out of World Championships

IMAGE: Nandini Agasara had received a provisional berth for the World Championships in Tokyo in September by virtue of winning the heptathlete gold medal at the Asian Championships. Photograph:......

Divith Reddy is Under-8 World Cadets Champion

IMAGE: Hyderabad's Divith Reddy. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Lalitha Krishna/X Eight-year-old Divith Reddy of Hyderabad added to India's growing reputation in the world of chess by becoming......

National Games: Odisha's Kujur sprints to 100m gold

Track and field athletes grab spotlight  IMAGE: The 21-year-old Animesh Kujur clocked Games record-equalling time of 10.28 seconds to win the men's 100m gold medal. Odisha's Kujur and Amlan......

Asian Games: Double joy for unstoppable Nikhat Zareen

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen needed less than three minutes to notch a facile RSC (referee stops contest) win over Nassar Hanan of Jordan in the quarter-final. Photographs: Boxing Federation of India......