YSR Congress leaders into Telugu Desam Party (TDP) continued with Kadiri MLA Attar Chand Basha joining the ruling party here on Saturday. He met Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at his residence and formally joined TDP, taking the total number of YSRC MLAs who deserted the Jagan camp to 13. Several leaders of YSRC joined TDP along with Mr. Chand […]
» Read moreA day after a Union Minister almost made it clear that the State should not depend on Central funds and package, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has vowed to “mount pressure” on the Centre to do justice to Andhra Pradesh. Seeking to remind the Centre that the Congress had suffered defeat for going against the aspirations of the people, Mr. […]
» Read morePresident Pranab Mukherjee on Friday gave his nod for nomination of six members to Rajya Sabha. The six who have been nominated are economist Narendra Jadhav, Olympic medallist Mary Kom, BJP member and Gandhi family baiter Subramanian Swamy, Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi, former MP and cricket commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu and journalist Swapan Dasgupta. Though independent, the nominated members usually […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi on May 1 will launch Rs. 8,000 crore scheme to provide 5 crore free LPG connections to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families using the money saved from 1.13 crore cooking gas users voluntarily giving up their subsidies. The scheme is called Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and Mr. Modi will be launching it on May 1 at […]
» Read moreAfter living in India for over six decades, a 90-year-old Spanish Jesuit priest finally had his long-cherished wish of becoming an Indian citizen fulfilled, after a 38-year-long struggle. Father Gussi Frederick Sopena was handed the Certificate of Naturalisation, the final document proclaiming him to be an Indian citizen by Mumbai suburban district Collector Shekhar Channe at the collectorate office in […]
» Read moreSimhastha Kumbh Mela, largest congregation of Hindus began in Ujjain early Friday with the arrival of Juna Akhara for the royal bath on the banks of Kshipra river for the holy dip. A large number of people from different corners of the country have converged in the holy city for the Simhastha Mela, held every 12 years at Ujjain, which […]
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