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Ministers and Congress MLAs of Seemandhra to resign

Ministers and Congress MLAs of Seemandhra to resign

Hyderabad : All the Seemandhra ministers and Congress MLAs had decided to resign enmasse protesting against the unilateral division of the state to create Telangana. Talking after the meeting, ministers T G Venkatesh, Sailajanath said they would be meeting the Speaker Nadendla Manohar later in the evening...
Shinde says new state will take 6 months, 41 MLAs to quit

Shinde says new state will take 6 months, 41 MLAs to quit

Shinde says Telangana won’t be dealt with in monsoon session of Parliament Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has appealed for peace in the state of Andhra Pradesh following violence in some parts of the state after the declaration that the state of Telangana will be formed. He also clarified that the...
TRS suspends MP Vijayashanti for anti-party activities

TRS suspends MP Vijayashanti for anti-party activities

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party in Andhra Pradesh has suspended member of Parliament M Vijayashanti for “anti-party activities” amid reports that she planned to join the Congress. TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao announced her suspension late on Wednesday night after the...
Late prime minister P V Narasimha Rao’s eldest son Rangarao passes away

Late prime minister P V Narasimha Rao’s eldest son Rangarao passes away

Former Andhra Pradesh minister and late prime minister P V Narasimha Rao’s eldest son P V Rangarao has passed away in Hyderabad on Thursday. He was 73. Rangarao, a bachelor, died of a heart related ailment. According to sources in his family, he went to a hospital on Wednesday evening and had...
Mamata slams Congress on Telangana

Mamata slams Congress on Telangana

Kolkata : Condemning the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for endorsing statehood to Telangana, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday dubbed the decision as “divisive politics”. She has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking for reasons behind the decision. “I...
Chandra Babu Breaks Silence On State Division

Chandra Babu Breaks Silence On State Division

The Telugu Desam Party President Chandra Babu talked today on the division of the State of Andhra Pradesh breaking his silence on the issue for some time. He talked to the media from his residence today afternoon.  He said that the wish of TDP is that the States although will be two, there should be...
Lagadapati Rajgopal’s decision after Samaikhyandhra fight

Lagadapati Rajgopal’s decision after Samaikhyandhra fight

Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajgopal has fought fervently to keep Andhra Pradesh united. He was one of the strongest advocates for the cause of a United Andhra and had protested vocally against a split. Now that a split is announced, what would happen to the fighter? He had earlier resolved that he would...
Mayawati welcomes Telangana, wants UP divided into 4 states

Mayawati welcomes Telangana, wants UP divided into 4 states

Lucknow: Welcoming Centre’s decision to create Telangana state, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday reiterated her demand for division of Uttar Pradesh into four separate states. Mayawati wants Uttar Pradesh divided into four smaller units comprising Purvanchal, Bundelkhand,...
Digvijay justifies Hyderabad as joint capital

Digvijay justifies Hyderabad as joint capital

New Delhi : Congress in-charge for Andhra Pradesh Digvijaya Singh said Wednesday that there was nothing wrong in having Hyderabad as joint capital for the two states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The justification came a day after the United Progressive Alliance Coordination Committee recommended...
KCR hints for merger with Congress

KCR hints for merger with Congress

KCR has softens his stand on Congress party with its Telangana announcement made yesterday and hints for merger now. Responding to Congress announcement and Digvijay Singh’s statement about merger, he said, “I am man of commitment. Once, I commit on anything then I would like to abide by it. I have...