Bardhan hits back at CPI(M) over remarks against his party Hyderabad: Senior CPI leader AB Bardhan on Saturday took exception to some CPI (M) leaders' reported remarks over his party's policies and programmes. Noting that the CPI (M) leaders claimed that his party had no programme or policy, he said, "The CPI continued to work vibrantly on various burning issues and problems of the poor and the deprived."



He spoke at the state council meeting of the CPI in Hyderabad which was attended by CPI General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy and other party leaders. Bardhan also said it was the CPI (M) which needed to revise its party programme in tune with the changing times.

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12:25 AM, May 19, 2013

NTR fan, former minister Sripathi Rajeshwar Rao is dead
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Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Sripathi Rajeshwar Rao died Sunday. He was 73. Rao, who was suffering from a kidney ailment for quite some time, breathed his last at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here. His last rites will be performed in Secunderabad here Monday, family members said. A die-hard fan of legendary Telugu actor N T Rama Rao, he was founder-president of...  
03:01 PM, Apr 28, 2013

Naidu promises to bring Andhra back on path of development
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Visakhapatnam: Winding up his nearly seven-month long 'padyatra' (walkathon), Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday promised to bring back Andhra Pradesh on the path of development and restore its glory. Addressing a mammoth public meeting in Visakhapatnam on Saturday night, Naidu made a slew of promises for all sections of people and assured that if voted to power in the next elections, he would fulfill all...  
04:58 AM, Apr 28, 2013

Andhra Pradesh govt hikes electricity tariff by 15 pc
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Ignoring opposition protests and despite an unprecedented electricity shortage, Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday hiked the electricity tariff by about 15 per cent, imposing over Rs 6,000 crore burden on people. ...  
02:10 PM, Mar 31, 2013

Hyderabad: Fasting TDP leaders forced into hospital
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In a midnight crackdown, Hyderabad police forcibly shifted fasting leaders of the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to a state-run hospital after their condition deteriorated. Policemen lifted 29 TDP legislators into waiting vehicles and shifted them to Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), where they were forcibly given medical aid. ...  
11:21 AM, Mar 30, 2013

Top Maoist leader Sudershan arrested in Andhra Pradesh
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Top Maoist leader Sudershan was arrested on Saturday in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam district bordering Chhattisgarh, police said. Sudershan alias Sriramulu Srinivas, a member of the central committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, was arrested near Vyra in Khammam district. ...  
02:30 AM, Mar 24, 2013

Tamil flick 'Koottam' is James Vasanthan's next Actors Naveen Chandra and Piya play the lead roles in this upcoming flick. ...  
07:44 PM, Mar 15, 2013

I'm happy to win gold medal in special winter olympics: Suman Chandraprakash

The medal winners at the special winter Olympics feel that their attainment will inspire other sportsmen. ...
08:49 PM, Feb 07, 2013

Chandrababu suffers minor back injury in stage collapse Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu suffered a minor injury to his back in a freak mishap, when the dais from which he was addressing a gathering, collapsed at Gadwal in Mahbubnagar district late on Friday night. The Leader of Opposition, who tried to continue his foot-march after the mishap, complained of back pain after walking about a kilometre. Local doctors, who examined him, noticed swelling on Chandrababu's...  
08:29 AM, Oct 27, 2012

TDP chief arrives in Telangana for foot march Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu entered Telangana on Monday as part of his ongoing "Vastunna Meekosam" foot march. Winding up the Rayalaseema-leg of his 117-day foot march on the 21st day, Chandrababu arrived in Rajoli in Mahbubnagar district to a rousing reception by scores of TDP leaders and workers, and ignoring protests by pro-Telangana forces, went ahead with his padyatra. The Telangana Joint Action Committee attempted to...  
05:38 PM, Oct 22, 2012

TDP chief to launch padayatra from Hindupur on Tuesday Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu will launch a padayatra (foot march) from Hindupur in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The Leader of Opposition is expected to cover over 2000 km in 117 days covering about 13 out of 23 districts of the state in the first round of "Vastunna...mee kosam" (I am coming....for you) yatra. Hindupur is a stronghold...  
05:57 PM, Oct 01, 2012

Third Front will emerge before or after LS poll: TDP Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party President N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said the future would decide what would be the best political combination for the country even as he suggested that a Third Front could emerge in due course of time. "Politics in India is peculiar and there are certain compulsions. There is the UPA and there is the NDA. There are non-NDA and non-UPA forces as well. While the UPA...  
06:21 PM, Sep 29, 2012

Telugu film industry mourns the death of Suman The death of Suman has left many celebrities and well-wishers of Ramoji Rao's family shattered. Several political leaders, including N Kiran Kumar Reddy and N Chandrababu Naidu, have paid homage to Suman's dead body in the last 24 hours. Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah and Gujarath Chief Minister Narendra Modi also mourned. Among them was Chiranjeevi, who said that Suman's death was indigestible for him. "Suman had a place of...  
05:27 PM, Sep 08, 2012

'Andala Rakshasi' to hit the screens on August 10 The makers of 'Andala Rakshasi' are planning to release the film on Aug 10. SS Rajamouli, one of the producers, says, "With the experience of promoting our last two films, we have learnt the importance of publicity. To promote the film, our film's cast are meeting general audience in the city's shopping malls, cafes, etc", Rajamouli said. Dil Raju said that Hanu has made the film with all newcomers in...  
03:55 PM, Aug 06, 2012

Sivappu: Sathya Siva's next venture taking shape Sathya Siva who entered the industry through 'Kazhugu' will be directing 'Sivappu', the movie is all about love, poverty and death as it showcases the lives of construction laborers in Tamil Nadu. The film will have Naveen Chandra of Telugu film 'Andala Rakshasi' fame and Rupa Manjari of 'Naan' fame in the lead roles. Sathyaraj, Selva, Thambi Ramiah will be seen in pivotal roles. The film will be produced by...  
11:19 AM, Aug 03, 2012

TDP hails SC's ruling on plea against Chandrababu Hyderabad: There was jubilation in TDP office in Hyderabad on Monday afternoon after the Supreme Court struck down a petition filed by YSR Congress honorary president YS Vijaya seeking a probe by CBI and other central agencies in the assets of former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu. Party leaders and workers offered sweets to Chandrababu at the NTR Bhavan soon after Supreme Court justices TS Thakur and Ibrahim Kalifulla dismissed...  
06:36 PM, Jul 23, 2012

SC rejects plea for CBI probe against TDP chief New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea for a CBI probe into the alleged disproportionate assets owned by Andhra Pradesh former Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu. A bench of justices TS Thakur and Ibrhahim Kalifulla while refusing to interfere with the Andhra Pradesh High Court order, however, granted liberty to petitioner YS Vijayamma, wife of state's late Chief Minister YS Rajashekar Reddy, to approach...  
05:58 PM, Jul 23, 2012

Karnataka state awards face legal problems Karnataka: For the already announced 2010-2011 Karnataka state film awards, High Court of Karnataka has ordered a stay on presentation of awards. Former KFCC President Basanthkumar Patil whos is producer of Bettada Jeeva and actress cum producer and director Priya Hassan of Bindhaas Hudugi filed a petition on injustice to their films. Justice S Abdul Nazeer has issued an order that the list submitted to government of Karnataka has to...  
04:18 PM, Jul 13, 2012

Engineer- Economist  duo in 'Padhe Padhe' Off late a number of intelligent, well educated girls are taking a chance to hit the limelight in Kannada filmdom. The other day in just fifteen days ago Milana from Hassan came to Kannada from 'Savaari to 1000 AD'. In 'Padhe Padhe' Kannada cinema Akila Kishore a computer engineer and Mrudula Sathe a graduate in Economics Major arrived on the scene. Akila Kishore a Bangalore based debutant plays middle class...  
02:47 PM, Jun 19, 2012