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  AP Governor seeks clarity on 'special responsibility' under T-Bill

  India | April 12, 2014 17:05 IST

  Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan has sought certain “clarifications” from the Centre on the “special responsibilities” of the Governor in the new state of Telangana and the residual state of Andhra Pradesh

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  Guntur MP Sambasiva Rao joins TDP

  Politics | April 03, 2014 12:01 IST

  Hyderabad: Member of Parliament from Guntur, R. Sambasiva Rao, who was expelled from the Congress last month, Monday joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).R. Srinivas Rao, who quit the Congress to protest the expulsion of

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  BJP, Congress appeasing religious communities: Mamata

  Politics | March 20, 2014 10:52 IST

  Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday accused the Congress and the BJP of appeasing some religious communities ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, and claimed that her party would play an important role in

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  Purandeswari joins BJP

  Politics | March 08, 2014 10:22 IST

  New Delhi: Former Union minister and TDP founder N T Rama Rao's daughter D Purandeswari today joined BJP after quitting Congress over the Telangana issue.  Purandeswari, who joined the party in the presence of former

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  TRS rebuffs Congress, says not to merger

  Politics | March 04, 2014 11:04 IST

  Hyderabad: In a huge setback to the Congress, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Monday ruled out a merger with it.After six-hour long meeting of its general body, the TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao announced Monday

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  Pranab approves Telangana Bill, Andhra under President's rule

  Politics | March 01, 2014 16:57 IST

  New Delhi: The Bill to carve out Telangana today received the assent of President Pranab Mukherjee who also signed the proclamation to impose central rule in Andhra Pradesh.The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2014, which got

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  TRS chief meets PM; party considering merger, alliance options

  Politics | February 25, 2014 21:04 IST

  New Delhi: TRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao along with a delegation met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to thank him for getting the Telangana Bill passed in Parliament and also discussed issues related to the new

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  Amid din, Rajya Sabha passes Telangana bill

  India | February 21, 2014 6:36 IST

  New Delhi : There was din, protests and chaos along with accusations of a "deal" between the Congress and the BJP, as the Rajya Sabha Thursday gave its approval to the bill for formation of

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  Chiranjeevi opposes Telangana Bill in Rajya Sabha, embarrasses government

  Politics | February 20, 2014 22:47 IST

  New Delhi: In an embarrassment to UPA, a minister today opposed Telangana bill in Rajya Sabha in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, drawing flak from BJP which questioned whether a member of the

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  Telangana Bill passage will put even Pakistan to shame: Jagan

  India | February 19, 2014 8:25 IST

  New Delhi: YSR Congress President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday  said that happenings in Indian Parliament would put even Pakistan to shame.He called  for Andhra Pradesh bandh on Wednesday to express the party's disapproval

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  Passing of Telangana bill illegal: Mamata

  India | February 19, 2014 8:28 IST

  New Delhi/Kolkata: Claiming her party's demand for division in the Lok Sabha on the Telangana bill was rejected, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday termed the passing of the law as illegal and asked her

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  BJP takes credit for passage of Telangana bill, slams Congress

  Politics | February 18, 2014 22:04 IST

  New Delhi: BJP today expressed satisfaction over the passage of the Telangana Bill in Lok Sabha but hit out at the government on the manner in which it was done accusing Congress of playing a

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  Chiranjeevi threatens to stall Rajya Sabha over Telangana Bill

  Politics | February 18, 2014 21:27 IST

  New Delhi: Angry over the way the Telangana Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha today, Union Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi threatened to stall the Rajya Sabha where the bill would be brought tomorrow.“The show has

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  Rajagopal resigns from Lok Sabha, says quitting politics

  Politics | February 18, 2014 20:24 IST

  New Delhi: Seemandhra MP L Rajagopal, who had created a storm by splashing pepper spray in Lok Sabha, today resigned from Parliament and announced quitting politics, saying he was “hurt” as Telugu people have been

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  Telangana bill to come in Rajya Sabha immediately: Kamal Nath

  Politics | February 18, 2014 19:10 IST

  New Delhi: Indicating that the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill may be introduced in Rajya Sabha Wednesday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said Tuesday the upper house will "immediately" take up the bill."Telangana Bill will be

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  Read what Sushma Swaraj said while supporting Telangana Bill

  Politics | February 18, 2014 19:25 IST

  New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma  Swaraj today rejected Kamal Nath's charges that her party played "a double game" by supporting the Telangana Bill in Parliament. Justifying her party's stand, Sushma Swaraj

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  Lok Sabha looked like a battleground during passage of Telangana Bill

  Politics | February 18, 2014 18:43 IST

  New Delhi: Lok Sabha today looked like a virtual battleground during the consideration of thecontroversial Telangana Bill with Congress members seen protecting Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and other top leaders from protesting members.It also saw

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  Telangana bill: Security beefed up in Seemandhra

  India | February 18, 2014 14:15 IST

  Hyderabad: With Lok Sabha expected to debate the contentious Telangana bill on Tuesday, security in Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh was beefed up and forces were put on alert to meet any eventuality on the

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  Lok Sabha to discuss Telangana bill Tuesday

  Politics | February 17, 2014 20:01 IST

  New Delhi: The bill for creating a Telangana state will be taken up for discussion in the Lok Sabha Tuesday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said."The Telangana bill will come up for discussion in the

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  Telangana bill should not be pushed in Parliament: Ramesh

  Politics | February 17, 2014 10:04 IST

  New Delhi: In the wake of attempts by the government to push the Telangana Bill, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh yesterday said that it should not rush the proposed legislation amidst the "cacophony" in Parliament."Surely, I