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Telangana demand shows people feel neglected: Chidambaram

Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said the demand for a separate Telangana state in Andhra Pradesh showed how people feel neglected despite speaking same language.

Acquittal for all accused in Dinakaran office burning case

All the 17 accused for burning three employees of the Tamil daily Dinakaran in the Madurai office in May 2007 have been set free by a Tamil Nadu court as the key witnesses turned hostile.12:07 PM on December 16

Separate state to fulfil aspirations of Telangana people

The decision of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to initiate the process of the formation of a separate Telangana state fulfils the five-decade old aspirations of the people of the backward region.12:05 PM on December 16

KCR achieved in 11 days what he could not in eight years

In June, when then Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy asked Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao where he would hide after the humiliating electoral defeat, few would have thought that the goal of a separate state would be achieved in just six months.12:04 PM on December 16

Krishna unprepared on incursion query, says BJP

External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna found himself on the back foot in Rajya Sabha Thursday when asked about number of Chinese incursions into Indian territory in the last two years.12:03 PM on December 16

Celebrations continue across Telangana

Celebrations continued across the Telangana region Thursday, a day after the central government decided to initiate the process of granting it separate statehood.12:01 PM on December 16

Telangana issue again rocks Rajya Sabha

The Telangana issue briefly rocked the Rajya Sabha Thursday with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members objecting to Home Minister P. Chidambaram making a statement on the creation of a separate state without taking the house into confidence.12:00 PM on December 16

Government agrees to form Telangana, KCR ends fast

Bowing to mass pressure and fearing for the detereorating condition of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao, on a fast unto death, the central government late Wednesday pledged to form a separate Telangana state carved out of 10 districts of Andhra Pradesh.2:02 AM on December 10

KCR breaks fast as government says yes to Telangana

Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao called off his 11-day fast at a hospital here in the wee hours of Thursday soon after the central government announced that the process of forming a separate state of Telangana will be initiated.2:01 AM on December 10

Process of forming Telangana state to be initiated: Chidambaram

Home Minister P. Chidambaram late Wednesday said the process of forming a separate state of Telangana would be initiated and a resolution would be moved in the Andhra Pradesh assembly.2:01 AM on December 10

Telangana erupts in joy over nod to separate statehood

Hyderabad and nine other districts of Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region erupted in jubilation late Wednesday night after the central government announced that the process for formation of a separate state of Telangana will be initiated.2:00 AM on December 10

Sri Lanka is violating Katchatheevu agreement: Karunanidhi

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Wednesday said Sri Lanka is contravening the conditions laid down in the agreement transferring Katchatheevu to the island nation.2:00 AM on December 10

TRS hails government's nod to Telangana, KCR to end fast

The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) late Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to initiate the process of forming a separate state of Telangana by moving a resolution in the Andhra Pradesh assembly.2:00 AM on December 10

Maoist group threatens to kill Madhya Pradesh chief minister

A Maoist organisation, in a letter to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, threatened to kill him and his wife if services of teachers in 'panchayats' (village councils) are not merged with the education department. Police, however, suspect the authenticity of the letter.12:01 AM on December 10

Congress leadership holds discussions on Telengana

The top brass of the Congress party held a series of meetings here through Wednesday to discuss the Telangana issue, party sources said here.12:00 AM on December 10