In a dramatic development, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P Sabita Reddy and Roads and Buildings Minister D Prasada Rao, who were named as accused in disproportionate assets case involving Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, late on Sunday night submitted their resignations to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy. ...
11:30 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: Amid mounting complaints to Rahul Gandhi, Congress on Monday removed all the eight zonal presidents in Uttar Pradesh including two Union Ministers RPN Singh and Jitin Prasada and CWC member Rasheed Masood and brought in local leaders in their place. Zonal presidents who faced the axe included senior leaders like PL Punia and Rajaram Pal, MP and state leaders Vivek Singh, Anugrah Narayan Singh and Bijendra Singh. They...
06:50 PM, May 20, 2013
Hyderabad: In a dramatic development, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P Sabita Reddy and Roads and Buildings Minister D Prasada Rao, who were named as accused in disproportionate assets case involving Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, late on Sunday night submitted their resignations to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy. The two Cabinet ministers were summoned by the Chief Minister who met them for over an hour. With both the ministers...
08:22 AM, May 20, 2013
The Andhra Pradesh assembly speaker on Saturday issued notices to 18 rebel legislators of ruling Congress party and main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), asking them why they should not be disqualified. ...
12:10 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Sri Lankan High Commissioner Prasada Kariyawasam spoke to CNN-IBN and slammed the US-sponsored resolution against the island country by calling it "uncalled for". He added that the protesters demonstrating against Sri Lanka are all "uninformed" and their agitations have taken form of "terrorism". ...
06:35 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Australia was rocked by a report that alleged "widespread" doping among professional and amateur athletes, with multiple players and top-flight teams implicated. ...
11:51 AM, Mar 20, 2013
Sri Lankan envoy to India Prasada Kariyawasam called resolution against the island country unecessary, while speaking to CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar. He also said that those protesting against Sri Lanka in Tamil Nadu are taking the form of terrorism. ...
08:02 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Sri Lankan High Commissioner Prasada Kariyawasam on Monday compared the protests in Tamil Nadu against war crimes in Sri Lanka to terrorism and said the country will oppose any resolution against its army. Talking to CNN-IBN, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner said, "Resolution on Sri Lanka in UN is uncalled for. We don't think there is a need for international community to get involved in Sri Lanka at this point."...
11:28 AM, Mar 18, 2013
The Kannada film is however directed by filmmaker Prashanth. ...
09:56 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Also, actress Bhavana won the award for the Best Actress for her film 'Bhagirathi'. ...
09:41 PM, Mar 15, 2013
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has rejected the plea of the Central Bureau of Investigation to prosecute Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao in connection with the disproportional assets case against YSR Congress leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy. The Cabinet will recommend the Governor to turn down the plea. ...
12:05 PM, Nov 24, 2012
New Delhi: Jitendra Singh, who became the Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge of Youth Affairs and Sports ministry in the Cabinet reshuffle, will also hold charge as MoS in the Defence ministry, it was officially stated on Sunday night. In a new communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhawan, it was stated that Singh, who was allocated the portfolio of Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge of the...
10:18 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Minister for Roads and Buildings Dharmana Prasada Rao, an accused in the case pertaining to alleged quid-pro-quo deals involving YSR Congress party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Tuesday appeared before a special CBI court in Hyderabad. The minister and two senior IAS officers, also accused in the case appeared before the court of principal special judge for CBI cases which had earlier summoned them after taking...
01:29 PM, Sep 25, 2012
Hyderabad: Roads and buildings minister Dharmana Prasada Rao, whose resignation is pending with chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, seems to have not got any assurance form him that the government will rescue him from the CBI charges pertaining to the Vanpic aspect of assets case against YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. The minister submitted his reply to the chief minister to the notices sent by the government over the charges...
12:41 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Hyderabad: Even as Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has swung into action to implement the recommendations of Dharmana Prasada Rao-led ministerial committee, Congress leaders of Telangana have slammed the report saying it was absurd to look for ways to strengthen the party without first resolving the separate statehood issue, which, according to them, is the real crux of the problem. Senior Telangana Congress leader R Damodar Reddy, Ponnam Prabhakar...
12:43 PM, Jul 27, 2012
Waiting for the reports from the media and general public reaction the top Tamil action Kind Arjun has decided to take up direction in Kannada this time. Last he was seen as an actor in Ashok Kheney's 'Prasada' a well made emotional film. Now Arjun to Tamil and Arjun Sarja to Kannada filmdom is into direction job for his sister son Dhruva Sarja who has become very popular in one...
10:29 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Hyderabad: A stampede took place in Hyderabad at the venue of annual 'fish medicine' event on Friday. One person died and over 20 others including women were injured in the stampede as thousands of people rushed for fish 'prasadam' (fish medicine for asthma patients) at the annual distribution at Katedan stadium. A 70-year-old man died of a heart attack as scores of people had queued up to collect the medicine-that...
02:11 PM, Jun 08, 2012
Hyderabad: Four Andhra Pradesh ministers may come under the CBI scanner for their alleged role in issuing controversial government orders that have become the basis for filing a case against YSR Congress chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. Jagan was arrested in an alleged disproportionate assets case on May 27 after being grilled for three days by the investigating agency. Dharmana Prasada Rao, J Geeth Reddy, Ponnala Lakshmaih and Sabitha Reddy...
11:46 PM, May 31, 2012
Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday questioned a Cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh for eight hours in a case involving alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress party chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy. Minister for Roads and Buildings D Prasada Rao was questioned by CBI sleuths in two sittings through the day at Dilkusha Guest House, the camp office of the investigating agency. Emerging from the guest house Friday...
10:45 AM, Apr 14, 2012
New Delhi: An FIR has been filed against union ministers Jitin Prasada, RPN Singh and Congress MLA Pramod Tiwari for assaulting alleged opposition workers. The three senior Congress leaders were caught on camera on Monday, kicking alleged opposition workers for breaching the security and making an attempt to come near Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi waving black flags in protest. The FIR was filed by a student of Allahabad University...
11:01 PM, Nov 15, 2011
