Hyderabad: BJP candidate for the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat Etala Rajendar said that the Congress is resorting to false and misleading campaigns against the BJP as it has no guts to go to the peoples court and respect its verdict. The Congress believes in fake videos to misguide the people, who have resolved to support Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a public meeting in LB stadium here on Friday, Rajendar said that the Congress had given unviable promises to the people, who h

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has devoted his life to realising the aspirations of countless Indians and he stands as the guardian of the nation's borders, staunchly defending against external threats posed by China and Pakistan, said BJP Chevella Lok Sabha candidate Konda Vishweshwar Reddy. Speaking at a roadshow in Serilingampally, he said Modi rises at 4 am and tirelessly dedicates himself until midnight. Who does he toil so ardently for? Is it for his family's well-being or to amas

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Karimnagar : BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao on Friday trashed the BJP and Congress and their policies, urging people to vote for the BRS in the Lok Sabha elections. Rao, who concluded his 17-day campaign bus tour in Siddipet in the evening, said the BJP did not care for the common people and was a party of the rich, the corporates and the business classes. The BJP seeks to gain by promoting hatred among people. And Congress came to power in the state making impossible to keep promises. Even

Nandurbar (Maharashtra): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said some in the opposition want to bury him alive, but people of the country are his security shield and they won't let any harm come to him. Lashing out at the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) headed by former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, the BJP stalwart asserted the akli (fake) Shiv Sena abuses him in such a way that it pleases its favourite vote-bank. The nakli Shiv Sena wants to bury me alive. They abuse me in such a way that i

Hyderabad: Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge here on Friday accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to protect the rights and interests of poor people in the country. Addressing a press conference, he said Modi failed to lay much focus on nationwide census. However, the Congress would conduct a nationwide census to identify and enumerate castes, sub-castes and their socio-economic condition if voted to power in the Lok Sabha elections-2024. Highlighting partys election p

Hyderabad : The railways said that the Vande Bharat services had carried 2.15 crore passengers till March 31, with a 98 per cent occupancy. This services which connect 284 districts is available on 100 routes. The railways in a statement promised to increase the number of Vande Bharat trains and also introduce sleeper services. The statement said that the Vande Bharat trains had covered a distance equivalent to 310 trips around the circumference of the Earth in financial year 2023-24.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses the media, at the state secretariat in Guwahati, Saturday. (PTI Photo) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses the media, at the state secretariat in Guwahati, Saturday. (PTI Photo) Malkangiri (Odisha): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the BJP will ensure free pilgrimage of five lakh people from Odisha to Ayodhya's Ram temple if the party is voted to power in the eastern state. Addressing an election rally at

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Nara Bhuvaneswari, wife of Telugu Desam (TD) party president N. Chandrababu Naidu, appealed to people to exercise their franchise judiciously and safeguard the future of Andhra Pradesh from the misrule and corrupt practices of the ruling YSRC dispensation. Addressing public rallies during her election campaign in Kuppam on Wednesday, Bhuvaneswari accused Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and ruling party leaders of plundering the state through illegal activities such as sand mining, illicit

Vijayawada: CPM state secretary V. Srinivasa Rao criticised Prime Minister Modi for ignoring the mention of the development matters of the state in his recent speeches in Anakapalli and Rajahmundry. Noting that the CPM, CPI and Congress were focused on public issues, Rao, speaking at the Meet the Press event held at the Press Club in Vijayawada on Wednesday, shed light on various political developments and concerns in the state. Rao underscored the sense of disillusionment among BJP leaders and

Warangal : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that people, who want Viksit Bharat, are ready to give power to the BJP one more time to ensure a bright future for their children. He was speaking at a public meeting organised in support of BJPs candidates from Warangal Lok Sabha constituency Aroori Ramesh and Mahabubabad parliament constituency Prof.Azmeera Seetharam Naik here at Lakshmipur of Mamnoor village in Warangal district on Wednesday. Modi started his speech in Telugu, which r

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Odisha: Senior BJP leader and defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday launched a broadside on Odishas ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) by calling them out as Bhrast (corrupt) and urged people to give his a party a chance to change the fate of the state. Addressing separate poll rallies at Bhawanipatna under the Kalahandi parliamentary constituency (PC) and Rayagada under Koraput, Rajnath Singh said Odisha continued to suffer from backwardness due to the misgovernance of the BJD and the Congress

Hyderabad: Seasoned actor Daggubati Venkatesh has hit the campaign trail in Khammam to seek support for his kin and Congress candidate Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy on Tuesday. According to reports, he participated in a roadshow along with the party candidate from Mayuri centre to Yellandu cross roads via old bus stand, ZP centre and old collectorate. Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, MP Renuka Chowdhary attended the roadshow. Addressing the crowds, Venkatesh asked them to remember the third butto

Kamareddy: BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for their failure to implement their assurances and for cheating people with false promises. He said the BRS was the only party to protect the pride and interests of Telangana and urged the people to elect 13 BRS MPs for fighting on public issues. Rao addressed was speaking at a road corner meeting at Nizamsagar Chowrastha in Kamareddy in support of Zaheerabad cand

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin.(Twitter) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin.(Twitter) Chennai: Looking back at his three years of rule in the State, Chief Minister M K Stalin said that he had earned the respect and love of the people who had come to believe that Stalin means action and were praising him from the depth of their hearts for all the good things that had happened to them. Starting his fourth year in office on Tuesday by paying tributes at the decorated memorials of DMK found

Nalgonda: Congress MLA Vemula Veeresham on Tuesday asked the people of his constituency to give a bigger margin of victory about 56,00 votes that he got in his Nakrekal segment to the partys Bhongir candidate Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy. He was campaigning for the party candidate with NREGA workers at Nakrekal. He said that it was the Congress-led UPA government that introduced NREGA to provide guaranteed work to the poor. A majority of the welfare schemes were brought during the earlier Congres

Hyderabad: Sudden showers that lashed the city on Tuesday evening brought much needed relief to the people, who experienced scorching heat for the last few weeks. While many people, especially youth drenched in the rainfall, others mostly senior citizens took shelter under flyovers and near metro pillars. The worst affected with the sudden showers were the employees, who were returning home after completing their work in the evening. Traffic came to a standstill due to overflowing water at sever

Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah cast his vote at a polling booth in Ahmedabad under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat on Tuesday and appealed to voters to elect a stable government committed to make the country prosperous. Shah, the BJP candidate who is contesting to retain the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, greeted his supporters, interacted with them and signed autographs as he approached the polling booth at a sub-station in Naranpura locality here. He was accompanied hi

Warangal: As many as 64 adivasis of Guthikoya tribe, who came from Chhattisgarh, were prevented from felling trees in the deep forests region of Mylara and Kannaigudem. Officials of the forest and police departments traced them and prevented them from clearing the forest area in Mulugu district. Their aim was human settlement in Ethurnagaram sanctuary, the district forest officer Rahul Jadhav, said. After giving counseling to the Guthikoya people and also a warning of severe action if they made

Hyderabad: Sri Ganesh, Congress candidate for the Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly bypoll, said that two elevated corridor projects that were pending for years under the BRS regime were started within 100 days of the Congress coming to power in the state, with Chief Minister Revanth Reddy resolving land acquisition issues to ensure seamless connectivity from Secunderabad to northern Telangana. In an interview with Deccan Chronicle . Sri Ganesh said he had empathy towards the family of former Can

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (AP) Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (AP) Toronto: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that the investigation into the killing of India-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar is ot limited to the arrest of three Indian nationals and is ongoing. Trudeau said that it is important because Canada is a rule-of-law country. The Canada PM's remarks came days after three Indian nationals were arrested for their alleged involvement in the killing of

Hyderabad: Patnam Sunitha Mahender Reddy, Congress candidate from Malkajgiri, said that the people of the Lok Sabha constituency were convinced that only the ruling party in the state ensure all-round development of Medchal-Malkajgiri district. The people wanted to elect Congress for the second consecutive term, she said. Sunitha Reddy said that she noticed people's desire to elect the Congress during her interaction with voters while campaigning in the constituency. Amidst rising temperatures,

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Ahmedabad: In his recent address at an election rally in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of attempting to divide Hindus for political gain through appeasement tactics. He criticized the Congress for proposing religious-based reservation and alleged that they are playing a dangerous game to create division among Hindus. Modi referenced Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge's statement about Lord Ram and Lord Shiva, stating it was made with malicious intent to sow discord a

Naraspur: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday slammed the Opposition leader and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu for ignoring the welfare of the people during his tenure as Chief Minister. Launching a blistering attack on Naidu during an election campaign, Jagan Mohan Reddy said the former did nothing for the people. If you ask Naidu, who worked as a Chief Minister three times for 14 years, about one good work he did for the welfare of people during his regime, there will be no reply

Women cover themselves with scarves to escape the heat wave during commuting in Nellore district. (Photo: Deccan Chronicle) Hyderabad: The State government asked the district Panchayat officers to sensitize people on ill-effects of heat wave and advise people not to go out unless it is an emergency as heat would be at its peak between 11 am and 4 pm. In view of intense heat wave conditions, the Chief Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department held a teleconference wi

Hyderabad: Congress candidate for the Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat Danam Nagender said that millions of people in Telangana have benefitted following the implementation of five out of six guarantees by the Congress government within 100 days of coming to power. They all are eager to ensure the victory of each Congress candidate in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections with an overwhelming majority. Among those accompanying him during his campaign on Wednesday were AICC Telangana in-charge Deepa Das Mun

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said people who criticise that the apex court and high courts take long vacations don't understand that judges don't have holidays even on Saturdays and Sundays.The observation came from a bench of justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said those who criticise that top court and high courts take long vacations does not know how judges work. The issue of vacation came up after the apex court, which posted the West Benga

Khammam: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday asked the people to vote for the Congress in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections for the protection of democracy and the Constitution. Speaking at a meeting with Congress party leaders. Bhatti said that the BJP government was trying to weaken the democratic system and conspiracing to create division among the people in the name of religion. He accused the Narendra Modi government of giving free hand to the Adani and Ambani groups to

Mumbai : A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modis Bhatakti Aatma (wandering soul) jibe at NCP (SP) chief the veteran leader hit back saying he will always be restless for the cause of farmers and common man. His alliance partners Shiv Sena UBT and Congress also criticised the PM for disrespecting Mr. Pawar. It is correct that the soul is restless. But it is not for personal objectives, but to highlight the hardships faced by farmers. I am restless to put forward the plight of the common man su

HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the people of Telangana were feeling ashamed to find RR Tax under the Congress government in the state, when a super-hit movie, RRR, from the Telugu film industry had brought great praise for them. The RR Tax is the subject of discussion at every corner. Contractors and industrialists have been forced to cough up the RR Tax by back-door means. This black money is routing to Delhi and the Telangana people are worried and aware of such black deeds,

Hyderabad : Yogendra Yadav from the Bharat Jodo Abhiyan, an umbrella body of civil society organisations that has thrown its weight behind the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, is leaving no stone unturned in driving home its message. In an interview to Deccan Chronicle, he regrets that we have come to such a pass now that BJP president J.P. Nadda thinks the idea of bridging income inequality is a Maoist idea and not an objective as part of the directive principles of state policy. Q Why are you calling the 2024

Khammam: BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao on Monday asked the people to vote for his party candidates in the ensuing Lok Sabha election to give strength to the party to fight for the protection of their interests. He conducted a road show in Khammam in support of party candidate Nama Nageswara Rao and addressed a public gathering at the ZP Centre. He said that a Union minister and three BJP MPs from Telangana kept quiet when Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed to divert Godavari water to Ka

Adilabad : Peddapalli MP B.Venkatesh Netha, who hadjoined the Congress from the BRS on February 6, joined the BJP on Monday, in the presence ofstate unit president G.Kishan Reddy at the party office in Hyderabad on Monday, continuing the trend of politicians switching parties with dizzying speed. In 2018, Netha hadlost the Assembly election from Chennur on aCongress ticket.Helaterjoined the BRS and contested and won the Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency in 2019.Denied a renomination, he switched

Hyderabad: The courier services scam, which has emerged as the latest form of cybercrime, is leaving many gullible individuals in financial and emotional distress. A bigger cause for worry is that those in the IT sector and high-profile positions are the more vulnerable targets. Police officials point out that many, including the educated lot, fall victims because they get carried away by the sweet talk besides which they are driven by the greed to earn a fast buck. It's disheartening that over

Continuing its attack on Odishas ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on a range of issues, including alleged corruption, nepotism and propping up an outsider to rule the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday explicitly made its intention clear with regard to the partys Mission Odisha goal. The BJP national president, JP Nadda, while addressing his first election rally at Berhampur in Ganjam district, said the Naveen Patnaik-led government had been involved in multitude corruption cases and

Warangal: BRS chief K. Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday said that Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiam Sriharis defection to the Congress would end his political career. A bypoll will be conducted in Station Ghanpur within three months, in which Thatikonda Rajaiah will be elected, he said. The BRS had honoured Srihari with several posts People should ask him why he shifted to the Congress, the BRS chief said. People should teach a fitting lesson to people like him by electing the BRS Dr Sudheer Kumar in the Lo

Hyderabad: Former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao must realise that he has lost his political identity as well as the confidence of people, said BJP Malkajgiri candidate Etala Rajendar. In a chit-chat with people in Lingojiguda, Rajendar said Rao was being punished as he had undermined and insulted the peoples trust. He also advised Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to stop using indecent language on public forums. He alleged that Revanth Reddy was peddling lies about the BJP cancelling reserva

Mumbai : Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday asked the people to defeat the arrogance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who she claimed is not bothered about the people of the country. She said that Modi had failed to curb inflation and provide employment to the youth of the country. The Congress leader also asked why the BJP is not seeking votes on the basis of the work they had done in the last ten years. Ms Gandhi addressed her first election campaign rally in Maharashtra at

Priyanka Gandhi today accused the central government of planning to change the constitution to weaken the people and deprive them of their rights. Speaking at a public rally in support of Congress candidate Anant Patel at Dharampur in Valsad, Priyanka levelled these allegations against BJP led central government. Priyanka Gandhi has arrived in Gujarat after a gap of five years. Last time she was in Gujarat in March 2019. A host of senior Congress leaders including Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi are s

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Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday appealed to voters to elect the Congress if they wanted the existing reservations to continue, or elect the BJP if they want the quotas for weaker sections to be abolished when the RSS celebrates its centenary next year. He said that if they elected the Congress to power at the Centre in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress would not only continue existing reservations but would also enhance reservations for the SC, ST, and BC communities in

Chennai : Chief Minister M K Stalin urged the people to take precautions against the heat wave that was affecting the State and protect children, the elderly, the infirm and pregnant mothers. In a statement on Thursday, he said people should look out for symptoms of heat wave attack like dehydration, ennui, headache, muscle catch and dizziness and consume water, buttermilk, tender coconut water and other fluids to keep themselves hydrated. He also urged them to wear cotton clothes and carry ORS

Hyderabad: Sangita Reddy, the wife of BJP Chevella candidate Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, said it was imperative for the voters to choose wisely as the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections would determine the fate of the nation and the prospects of the children. Speaking at Maheshwaram, Sangita Reddy said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was widely recognised as a global leader and would make the country a Vishwaguru. His tenure had seen a remarkable transformation across various sectors, spanning economi

YSR Kadapa: Addressing a public gathering before filing a nomination in Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh Chief minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy posed a crucial question to the attendees, urging them to decide the true inheritor of YS Rajashekhar Reddy's legacy. This perhaps was a veiled reference to his sister Sharmila who joined the Congress. Who targeted the YSR family? Who conspired and sought revenge against YSR? Jagan questioned. He pressed further, asking, Who is named in the C

Kakinada: BC welfare minister and Rajamahendravaram Rural YSRC candidate Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venu Gopalakrishna asked people of the constituency not to believe Telugu Desam candidate and sitting MLA Gorantla Buchaiah Chowdary, as the latter had not taken care of constituency for past 10 years. Speaking to media on Wednesday, the minister said Buchaiah Chowdary treats backward classes as a vote bank, while YSRC treats BCs as the backbone of the society. He declared that YSRC will win the Rajam