Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa today promised prohibition of alcohol in a phased manner in the state if her party is voted back to power. Jayalalithaa kick-started her election campaigned and said it is not possible to prohibit liquor sales in the state with one single signature and has to be done step by step. Addressing a massive public […]
» Read moreDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) completing the identification of constituencies for all its allies on Friday, the party would field candidates in 176 seats in the Assembly elections. While retaining all its sitting constituencies, the DMK allotted seats to its alliance partners from their respective wish list. The party will release its election manifesto on April 10. Besides the 176 candidates, […]
» Read moreFormer Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who had lost his post after being accused of corruption, is back in a prominent role as the BJP’s Karnataka unit president. The man credited with providing the BJP its first success in south India faced a tough tenure from 2008 onwards. He did not get along with the Bellary mining barons, the Reddy […]
» Read moreMehbooba Mufti, president of the Peoples Democratic Party, will take oath as the first woman CM of Jammu and Kashmir on April 4, ending 11 weeks of political uncertainty. The date was forwarded to the Raj Bhavan on Thursday after last-minute consultations between the PDP and the BJP. Sources said Ms. Mufti got in touch with the BJP brass “to […]
» Read moreCongress MP K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao has criticised the Central Government for ignoring the interests of Andhra Pradesh in not granting the special category status in spite of assurances made on the floor of Parliament. Dr. Rao moved a private member Bill on the issue in Rajya Sabha on Friday, alleging that the Central Government was dilly dallying on the issue […]
» Read moreThe Banjara Hills police on Sunday morning arrested Ravela Susheel, son of Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Minister Ravela Kishore Kumar Babu, on charges of outraging modesty of a woman. His driver M. Ramesh was also arrested. The duo allegedly stalked a school teacher and tried to pull her into a car at Banjara Hills on Friday afternoon. After the woman […]
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