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US goes into shutdown mode to arrest coronavirus spread
New York: The United States has entered a major phase of shutdown with normal life getting majorly disrupted and the economy in turmoil as coronovirus (COVID-19) cases jumped up steadily across the country. This, even before testing for the virus is to begin on a massive scale with authorities stating that 4 million testing kits will reach the states by the end of this week.
TDP’s Machilipatnam claim: KCR and Jaganmohan Reddy plotting to get port for Telangana - Times of India
HYDERABAD: All of a sudden, Machilipatnam has become the symbol of Andhra pride. In a new rhetoric aimed at whipping up Andhra sentiment against what he called the ganging up of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and YSR Congress president Jaganmohan Reddy, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is saying that the two of them are conspiring to ‘give away’ Machilipatnam port to the state of Telangana.
K Chandrashekar Rao's plan in place, no matter who takes Centre
Agencies Sources in TRS indicated that the regional party aims to play a key role at the Centre after the 2019 elections. The battle lines for the 2019 general elections are more or less clear: It is BJP versus the rest. But a few regional parties, like the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), are treading a cautious path in the hope that they can emerge as kingmakers at the Centre in case of a fractured verdict.
KCR’s plan in place, no matter who takes Centre - Times of India
HYDERABAD: The battle lines for the 2019 general elections are more or less clear: It is BJP versus the rest. But a few regional parties, like the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), are treading a cautious path in the hope that they can emerge as kingmakers at the Centre in case of a fractured verdict.
Telangana assembly polls 2018: Congress No. 1 enemy in Modi’s surgical strike - Times of India
HYDERABAD: In what appears to be a major change in the BJP game plan in tackling the Opposition barely five months from the 2019 general elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday isolated Congress as the prime target and went soft on others. “Uttar Pradesh has no problems with Mayawati or Akhilesh. Bengal has no problems with either Mamata or the Left.
Mayawati, Mamata and Akhilesh are fine, but banish Congress: PM Modi - Times of India
HYDERABAD: In what appears to be a major change in BJP’s strategy for tackling the ‘opposition front’ barely five months away from the general elections in 2019, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday isolated Congress as the prime target and went soft on all other parties. “Uttar Pradesh has no problems with Mayawati or Akhilesh. West Bengal has no problems with either Mamata or the Left.
Warrant against N Chandrababu Naidu for Babli stir 8 years ago - Times of India
HYDERABAD: In a shot in the arm for Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Telangana, a political demonstration by then united Andhra Pradesh opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu against the construction of Babli barrage in Maharashtra in 2010 is set to plough back political capital with a court in Dharmabad issuing a non-bailable warrant against him and other TDP leaders.
Congress-TDP strike poll deal? Ex-bureaucrat bridge with Rahul Gandhi - Times of India
HYDERABAD: Congress and Telugu Desam Party have hammered out an understanding for Assembly and general elections in Telangana , reliable sources told TOI.Koppula Raju, former IAS officer and senior Congress functionary, and Congress leader Madhu Goud Yashki, mediated between Congress president Rahul Gandhi and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, highly-placed sources said.“An electoral understanding has been reached between Rahul Gandhi and Chandrababu Naidu in Telangana that they will unitedly take...
TRS keen on early polls to stop Congress consolidation - Times of India
HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's desperate moves to advance the assembly polls in the state stems out of two scenarios staring at him: One, the growing anti-incumbency factor and consolidation of the Congress , and two, an astrological dread that 2019 as compared to 2018 may not be the best time for the TRS in the hustings.According to sources, the ground reports that the TRS supremo is getting is pointing to consolidation of the Congress.
Eyes on Delhi, but CM K Chandrasekhar Rao to remain CM - Times of India
HYDERABAD: TRS president and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s desire to play a larger role at the national level may see son K T Rama Rao handling more responsibilities in the state, playing a putative successor.
Andhra special status: Jaganmohan Reddy’s padayatra was no-trust epicentre - Times of India
HYDERABAD: The run-up to the row began on February 13 this year. During his padayatra in Nellore, YSR Congress president Jaganmohan Reddy announced that his party MPs will resign from Parliament on April 6 if the Centre does not grant(SCS) by then.With a mere 5 Lok Sabha MPs (of the 8 who got elected on the YSR Congress ticket, 3 are with TDP) and a lone Rajya Sabha member, Jagan's threat was not expected to have major political ramifications at the national level.
Tale of two CMs: KCR confident of win, Chandrababu Naidu shaky after power split - Times of India
HYDERABAD: Three and a half years of bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh , the two Telugu CMs are at different political crossroads. While Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is firmly ensconced in his throne and pitching for a kingmaker’s role at the Centre post-2019 elections, his counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu is fighting for survival.Six months ago, the two CMs appeared to be in the same boat.
Chiranjeevi launches 'Praja Rajyam' amid huge fanfare
Megastar Chiranjeevi launched his political party 'Praja Rajyam' before a mammoth crowd in Tirupati, pledging to work for social justice and to root out corruption. TIRUPATI: Strangely, the biggest political launch in the state since N T Rama Rao's in 1983 began on a quiet note.
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