Rare bonhomie on display between Uddhav Thackeray and Devendra Fadnavis
Nagpur, Dec 17 (IANS) After a bitter fight and war of words during the recently held Assembly election, Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Vidahan Bhavan and congratulated him for MahaYuti’s victory. Thackeray, who was accompanied by his son and former minister Aaditya Thackeray and party legislators, spent […]
Maternal deaths: K’taka Health Min appeals for regulation of pharmaceutical lobby at national level
Belagavi, Dec 17 (IANS) Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has appealed for stronger regulation of the powerful pharmaceutical lobby in the country, emphasising that this needs to be tackled through national-level legislation. “I want to convey that drug-related laws are not strong. There is no history of action being taken against pharmaceutical companies,” said […]
Women own 73 pc of 2.68 crore houses built under PMAY-G scheme
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) As many as 2.68 crore houses have been completed under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) as of 13th December this year out of which 72.66 lakh are solely in the name of women and 1.22 crore jointly in the name of wife and husband. This takes the total […]
TDP supports ONOE Bill, AIMIM calls it threat to regional parties
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Tuesday expressed its “unwavering support” for the NDA’s ‘One Nation, One Election’ (ONOE Bill) in the Lok Sabha, while the AIMIM opposed the proposed legislation by calling it as a threat to regional parties. Minister of State for Communications, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, on behalf […]
Pawan Kalyan meets Chandrababu Naidu to discuss Nagababu’s induction in Cabinet
Amaravati, Dec 16 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan met Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday reportedly to finalise his brother K. Nagababu’s induction in the state Cabinet. The two are understood to have discussed the portfolio to be given to Nagababu. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Jana Sena chiefs are […]
President to arrive in Hyderabad on Tuesday for southern sojourn
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will arrive in Hyderabad on Tuesday for a five-day southern sojourn. Officials said she would reach Air Force Station Hakimpet at 4.30 p.m., where Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, his Cabinet colleagues and senior officials will receive her. She will reach the Rashtrapati […]
Hyderabad: No delay in taking action in Mohan Babu case, says police
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Rachakonda Police Commissioner Sudheer Babu on Monday denied that there was any delay in taking action against veteran actor Mohan Babu in the cases registered against him. The Commissioner told media persons that the police would obey the orders of the High Court, which has given Mohan Babu tile till December […]
BRS seeks to move privilege motion against Telangana Finance Minister over debt data
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Legislative Party has sought permission of Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad to approve a privilege motion against Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka for presenting misleading data on Telangana’s debt. The BRS leaders accused the government of inflating debt figures to Rs 7 […]
Telangana ACB set to proceed against KTR in Formula E race case
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) With Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma giving his nod, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is set to initiate action against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and former minister K. T. Rama Rao in Formula E race case. The matter was discussed during the State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister A. […]
Ready to face legally: KTR on Formula E race case
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) Days after the Telangana Cabinet gave its nod to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to initiate action against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao in Formula E race case, the former minister said on Tuesday that he was ready to face it legally. Rama Rao took to social […]
