Hyderabad: Telangana Forest Minister Konda Surekha, who was dropped from the Cabinet on Thursday, accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of resorting to “blackmail politics” to secure her removal, though the party high command was not in favour of it. CM Reddy decided to drop Surekha from the Council of Ministers with immediate effect, amid…
New Delhi: BJP leader and former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spell out clearly what the term ‘dimagi Naxal’ means and what separates the category from legitimate dissent. Singh’s comments questioning the PM’s remarks made in his Independence Day address from the Red Fort come ahead of assembly…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to convene a three-day special session of the state legislature from September 21 to discuss the severe drought situation and the Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said on Thursday. The three-day session will be exclusively devoted to the two subjects, with no Question…
Mumbai: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Thursday said the board will be working in the direction of ensuring proper rest, acclimatisation and practice matches for Indian cricketers ahead of any major series in SENA countries. Following a review meeting in BCCI headquarters, Saikia said there is no lack of communication within Indian cricket as far…
Our Sports Desk Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) has welcomed the Telangana High Court Division Bench’s decision to stay the earlier interim order of the Single Judge, describing it as a significant step towards restoring due process and institutional accountability in the governance of cricket in the State. In an official statement, TCA General…
India’s defence industry has a problem that is rather less glamorous than missiles, fighter aircraft or drones: there are a lot of orders to deliver, and the industrial system has to find a way of delivering them faster. Defence production reached a record Rs 1.78 lakh crore in FY2025-26, up 15.6 percent from the previous…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Thursday welcomed the appointment of former Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ayodhya temple administration, describing it as a decision that could bring professionalism, discipline and greater administrative efficiency to the management of the high-profile temple. However, the party strongly criticised the Congress and…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday granted time till September 22 to the 20 MPs of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), following petitions filed by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) seeking their disqualification under the anti-defection law. The time was granted by the Speaker after the NCPI MPs asked…
Thiruvananthapuram: Differences have emerged between TDB president K Jayakumar and Devaswom Minister K Muraleedharan over serving Onam sadya (feast) to devotees at Sabarimala, with the former on Thursday saying the traditional spread was served while the minister claimed that devotees were instead given pulao. During the three days of Onam celebrations, voluntary organisations at Sabarimala…
Imphal: At least 306 people have been killed, and 49 are still missing in the ethnic violence that broke out in May 2023, Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam told the assembly on Thursday. The violence between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities started on May 3, 2023, after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the…
