Hyderabad: Latest trends in the counting of votes in the crucial Andhra Pradesh by-polls reveal Jagan Mohan Reddy's party, the YSR Congress, leading in 13 out of 18 seats. The YSR Congress is also reportedly leading in the Lok Sabha seat of Nellore. The Congress, meanwhile, is leading in 3 seats - Narsapuram, Narsanapet and Ramachandrapuram. The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) is said to be leading in Parkal, with the...
09:52 AM, Jun 15, 2012
New Delhi: The counting of votes in the crucial Andhra Pradesh by-polls began amidst tight security on Friday. Early morning trends revealed Jagan Mohan Reddy's party, the YSR Congress, leading in 15 seats. The by-polls are a crucial test for YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is currently lodged in jail on charges of corruption. The counting was taken up at 13 centres in the 12 districts in which...
07:02 AM, Jun 15, 2012
Hyderabad: Over 80 per cent polling has been recorded by 6 pm in the bypolls to the Nellore Lok Sabha seat and the 18 Legislative Assembly constituencies on Tuesday, CEC VS Sampath said at a press conference. The bypolls are seen as crucial for YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is currently in CBI custody over a disproportionate assets case, and the Congress. Jagan Reddy will is in the...
06:17 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Hyderabad: Polling on Tuesday began in the crucial by-elections to the 18 assembly segments and one Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh, results of which are expected to give a new direction to the state politics. Though the by-elections are not expected to lead to the fall of the Kiran Kumar Reddy government, a "wave" is expected in favour of Jaganmohan Reddy-led YSR Congress notwithstanding his arrest in the disproportionate...
12:44 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Hyderabad: Voting begins for 18 Assembly, one LS seat with the stage set for polling in 18 Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat in Andhra Pradesh. The election authorities hav emade elaborate arrangements for the exercise. As many as 46,13,589 voters would exercise their vote at 5,413 polling stations set up in the Nellore Lok Sabha constituency and 18 assembly segments, spread over 12 districts in the state. State...
08:58 AM, Jun 12, 2012
Hyderabad: A crucial day for Jagan Mohan Reddy and the Congress in Andhra Pradesh. By-polls to the Nellore Lok Sabha seat and 18 Legislative assembly constituencies will be held on Tuesday. The ruling Congress, the opposition TDP and Jagan's YSR Congress party will be slugging it out for these seats. Polling booths will open at 8 am. The assembly seats including one in Telangana fell vacant following the disqualification of...
07:26 AM, Jun 12, 2012
Hyderabad: Over 4.6 million voters in Andhra Pradesh are eligible to exercise their franchise in Tuesday's by-polls to Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 legislative assembly seats in what is seen as the semi-finals before 2014 general elections. YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) led by jailed Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy appears to have an edge in majority of the constituencies in the three-cornered contest with ruling Congress and the main opposition...
07:01 PM, Jun 11, 2012
Political 'tu-tu, main-main' or the blame game is omnipresent in our land of the largest democracy. Political parties seem to almost thrive in it. But ...
04:56 PM, Jun 11, 2012
Hyderabad: Alleging that the CBI is harassing her son YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, YSR Congress honorary president YS Vijaya Lakshmi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to direct the investigating agency to "follow the rule book". In a letter to the Prime Minister, she said, "Sir, I have very simple questions for the complex situation created in the state by the CBI, which is answerable to you and your Cabinet....
03:10 PM, Jun 11, 2012
Hyderabad: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) trial court in Hyderabad has extended the judicial custody of YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy till June 25 in the alleged disproportionate assets case. The CBI has also filed a petition for a narco analysis test on Jagan. This comes as a big setback for Jagan as he will remain in jail during Tuesday's crucial by-elections in Andhra Pradesh. Jagan was present...
11:07 AM, Jun 11, 2012
Hyderabad: YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy is expected to appear before a CBI court in Hyderabad in connection with the alleged disproportionate assets case on Monday. His 14-day judicial custody ends on Monday. This comes just a day before the crucial by-elections for 18 Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha seat in Andhra Pradesh. Jagan, who was arrested by the agency on May 27 in the disproportionate assets case,...
08:50 AM, Jun 11, 2012
Hyderabad: Campaigning for the bypolls to 18 Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh, marked by the war of words among the main parties over YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's arrest, ended on Sunday evening. The bypolls are being described as the semi-finals before the 2014 Assembly elections. Polling will be held on June 12 while the votes will be counted on June 15. The arrest of the...
08:21 PM, Jun 10, 2012
Hyderabad: The book value of his assets may be only Rs 440 crore but YSR Congress President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is sitting on a treasure trove of Rs 16.96 lakh crore in the form of lands and mines, the Telugu Desam Party has alleged. TDP politburo member and Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Dadi Veerabhadra Rao said on Saturday that these assets were not in...
12:37 AM, Jun 10, 2012
Hyderabad: A day after the Andhra Pradesh High Court granted CBI two-day custody of YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy, the agency on Saturday questioned him again in connection with the disproportionate assets case. The Kadapa MP was brought to CBI office in Kendriya Sadan at 10.30 am amid tight police security. Jagan, who was arrested by the agency on May 27 in the disproportionate assets case, is under judicial...
12:59 PM, Jun 09, 2012
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday granted CBI a two-day custody of YSR Congress Party chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy for further questioning in the disproportionate assets case. The court allowed CBI to question him on Saturday and Sunday. It had earlier remanded Jagan in CBI custody for five days, from June 3-7. CBI had said that further interrogation was needed as it had got more evidence against Jagan. Its...
10:17 AM, Jun 09, 2012
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11:33 PM, Jun 08, 2012
New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief and MD of India Cements N Srinivasan has denied any wrongdoing in connection with the Jagan Reddy disproportionate assets case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had earlier in the day summoned Srinivasan in connection with the case and has been asked to appear before the central investigative agency next week. India Cements has issued a statement saying, "We...
01:32 PM, Jun 08, 2012
Hyderabad: There has been a new twist in the Jagan Mohan Reddy disproportionate assets case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief and India Cements MD N Srinivasan in connection with the case. Srinivasan has been summoned in his capacity as the Managing Director of India Cements Ltd. The CBI wants Srinivasan to explain his firm's investments in Jagan's...
08:24 AM, Jun 08, 2012
Hyderabad: A special CBI court on Thursday granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) access to certified copies of second and third charge sheets filed by the central agency in connection with the disproportionate assets case involving YSR Congress chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. The ED, which has registered separate cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) against the Kadapa MP, is also probing...
03:15 AM, Jun 08, 2012
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah on Thursday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with a case pertaining to alleged illegal assets involving YSR Congress president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy even as the agency continued for the fifth day the custodial interrogation of the Kadapa MP. CBI, which had summoned the minister, is likely to examine him over Government Orders (GOs), issued during 2004-09 by...
12:24 PM, Jun 07, 2012
