Union Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said in a written reply to TDP MP Avanthi Srinivas that there is no proposal to amend or modify the criteria for grant of special category status to states.
Vijay Mallya's resignation to the Rajya Sabha was accepted after he sent a letter with his signature on it. Earlier he had sent a resignation copy with his scanned signature which could not be accepted due to procedural reasons.
YSR Congress party has suffered yet another jolt on Friday with one of its senior MLAs from Kurnool district S V Mohan Reddy announcing his resignation from the party.
The YSR Congress party has downed its shutters in Telangana, at least in terms of its political representation in the Assembly.
It has been long time since one had heard of Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, the last Chief Minister of erstwhile integrated Andhra Pradesh.
Surprising as it might sound, more than anybody else, it was Telugu Desam Party MP Avanti Srinivas who had to bear the brunt of the NDA government's announcement that there is no question of granting special status to Andhra Pradesh.
YS Jagan’s move to go on a fast in protest against the projects being taken up by the Telangana government is a master stroke and probably his finest move as a politician.
When Arun Jaitley was replying during the discussion on Finance Bill on Thursday, Rahul Gandhi made an abrupt exit from Lok Sabha, raising many an eyebrow.
Notwithstanding the open announcement by the Centre that there is no question of granting special status to Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is still speaking in a softer tone on the BJP.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday promised free mobile phones and 50 percent subsidy for women who buy scooters if the AIADMK retained power in assembly elections.
All hopes on securing special category status to Andhra Pradesh have evaporated with two senior ministers – Jayant Sinha and Arun Jaitely
Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs M Venkaiah Naidu appears to be the most affected person with the Centre's categorical declaration that it cannot grant special status to Andhra Pradesh.
Did the Congress party, while dividing the erstwhile integrated Andhra Pradesh, declare a package of Rs 5 lakh crore to the residuary state after bifurcation?
For umpteetenth time, Telugu Desam Party legislator from L B Nagar R Krishnaiah has announced that he would soon launch a new political party exclusively for Backward Classes.
The Chandrababu Naidu government’s decision to appoint an eight-member panel of renowned architects to assist Japanese firm Maki and Associates to redesign the government buildings in the new capital of Amaravati has come under sharp criticism.
