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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (Photo: PTI/File)

More K Chandrasekhar Rao loyalists get posts

The CM has also decided to appoint former MLA Premsingh Rathod as chairman of a corporation, said CMO sources.

31 March 2017 12:46 AM IST

In 1980, the Supreme Court in the Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab abolished the mandatory death penalty in cases of murder and propounded the â€œrarest of rareâ€doctrine, allowing courts to impose death penalty in cases such as murder, terrorism, treason, espionage.

Fill vacant teachers post: SC to Telangana Public Service Commission

Regarding AP, the Bench said the admitted position is that approximately 4,700 vacancies of teachers were in existence.

31 March 2017 12:43 AM IST

MPs spar over Krishna water

MOS Sanjay Baliyan said that a report by a high-level committee headed by A.K. Bajaj would be submitted to the Centre...

31 March 2017 12:41 AM IST

K. Chandrasekhar Rao

Telangana: Passage of Muslim and ST quota Bills may be delayed

This is because the government is learnt to be taking a relook on the quantum of quota hike.

31 March 2017 12:36 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi. (Photo: PTI)

Astrologers, tarot readers cannot predict results during exit poll...

It asked the media, both electronic and print, to refrain from airing and publishing such programmes in future...

30 March 2017 9:13 PM IST

DMK working president and Leader of opposition M K Stalin

Markings on milestones in English being replaced by Hindi in TN:...

He said on National Highways in Vellore and Krishnagiri districts, the alleged changes were being effected.

30 March 2017 9:09 PM IST

Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

UP meat traders meet Yogi, back move to ban illegal slaughterhouses

Adityanath-led UP government has ordered the closure of illegal slaughterhouses and enforcement of ban on cow smuggling.

30 March 2017 8:46 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Oppn misleading people on GST, OBC panel; expose their lies: PM to BJP...

In an earlier meeting with MPs from UP, Modi asked them to focus on development and not seek favours from CM Adityanath.

30 March 2017 8:12 PM IST

Bihar BJP MLA Niraj Kumar Singh Bablu. (Photo: Facebook)

Bihar: BJP MLA thrashes party MLC in council for sexually harassing...

BJP MLA Niraj Kumar Singh Bablu rained blows on party MLC Lal Babu Prasad in the Legislative Council premises yesterday.

30 March 2017 7:57 PM IST

City residents Mehreen Noor and Syeda Hina Fathima have moved a petition in the Hyderabad High Court against the triple talaq pronounced by their husbands over Whatsapp from the US. (Representational image)

SC says triple talaq, polygamy major issues, to hear them from May 11

AIMPLB had said that SC should exercise 'restraint' as Islamic law cannot be tested on Constitutional provisions.

30 March 2017 7:46 PM IST

On the killing of a 32-year-old Indian techie at a Kansas bar, Vajda said everyone in the US, including President Donald Trump, condemned the incident and help poured in for the victim and survivor. (Photo: Twitter)

US remains safe place for travellers: Consul General

US Consul General Thomas Vajda noted that India is among the fastest growing outbound markets in terms of travellers for...

30 March 2017 7:24 PM IST

External Affairs Ministry spokesman Gopal Baglay

India refuses to call attacks on Nigerians 'racist', says wait for...

4 Nigerian students were attacked by a group of Greater Noida residents who took out a candle-light march after a boy...

30 March 2017 7:21 PM IST