Portfolios allocated to Ministers in new Cong govt in T’gana

Hyderabad: The portfolios of the Ministers in the new Congress government in Telangana were announced on Saturday with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy keeping Municipal Administration, General Administration, Law and Order and all other unallocated portfolios. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka was allocated the key portfolios of Finance and Planning, Energy. N Uttam Kumar…

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NIA arrests 15 on suspicions of working for ISIS

New Delhi: India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested 15 people that it claims are operatives of ISIS or Islamic State in raids across Maharashtra and Karnataka, PTI reported, quoting an agency official. The arrested accused included the leader of an ISIS module who was administering ‘bayath’ (oath of allegiance) to new recruits, a…

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Copying K’taka model, Cong launches free travel for women, health insurance in T-state

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday launched two schemes – free bus travel for women and health insurance of Rs 10 lakh to the poor – which are part of the six poll ‘guarantees’ announced by the Congress. The launch coincides with the birthday of Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Revanth…

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TN govt should probe why it took 4 days for flood water to recede: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government should investigate why it took four days for the flood waters to recede after cyclone ‘Michaung’ devastated Chennai and neighbouring areas, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday. Also, the reasons for prolonged waterlogging should be probed, he said, expressing concern for people’s lives and structural stability of the marooned houses…

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India fastest growing major economy; now capable of creating positive impact on growth of others: Rajnath

New Delhi: India has showed that there is no irreconcilable trade-off between growth and distributive justice, and the government is making all efforts to further boost the country’s position as a growth engine, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. In an address at the annual general meeting of FICCI, Singh said India, as the…

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Necessary to win people’s hearts before winning elections: PM Modi

New Delhi: Asserting that the recent assembly poll results have made it clear that ‘Modi’s guarantee’ resonates among people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said some political parties do not understand that they would achieve nothing by making “false announcements”. In his remarks after interacting with the beneficiaries of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, Modi…

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