Hyderabad: The recently concluded Telangana municipal polls saw high-stakes battle between the ruling Congress and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), with the former securing a dominant victory with 1,537 seats (51.3 per cent) and the latter managing 781 seats (26 per cent). The civic elections were among the most closely contested polls in Telangana’s recent … Read more
The Congress party has emerged as the single largest winner in the municipal elections, securing victory in 64 municipalities out of 116. The result marked a strong mandate in favour of the Congress across the state. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi won 13 municipalities, while 38 municipalities recorded hung results with no clear majority. The Forward … Read more
In the matter pertaining to BRS MLAs’ defection to the ruling Congress party in Telangana and the Assembly Speaker’s delay in deciding consequent disqualification petitions, the Supreme Court today orally observed that the Division Bench of the High Court had no reason to interfere with the Single Bench order which merely directed the Speaker to … Read more
HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister A. Revanth Reddy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an appointment to discuss two bills passed by the state assembly, which propose 42% reservation for backward classes in education, employment, and local bodies.The Telangana CMO stated, “The chief minister has sought the appointment of the Prime Minister in the … Read more
People posing as journalists to post “vicious campaigns” against public representatives and their family members “should be stripped and paraded in public”, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said Saturday, calling for strict legal action against such online content. The remarks come after two women journalists — Revathi Pogadadanda and Thanvi Yadav — were arrested … Read more
Even as the imminent arrest of Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president K T Rama Rao in the Formula-E car race case is gaining the media focus, the party is making every attempt to divert the media attention and push the Congress party led by chief minister A Revanth Reddy on the defensive. On Thursday, when … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate Friday filed a money laundering case against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K T Rama Rao and some others in a case linked to alleged payment irregularities during the Formula-E race held in Hyderabad in February 2023, official sources said. An Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) – the ED’s equivalent of a … Read more