Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president Nara Chandrababu Naidu has urged Chief Minister Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy to file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court to reinstate the 34 per cent quota for Backward Classes (BCs) in the local body polls and assured that the TDP would support such a move. In a … Read more
The High Court on Monday struck down GO Ms no 176, which has fixed reservations for BCs/SCs/STs at 59.85%, in the local body elections. Further, the High Court asked the government furnish within four weeks, the new quota without exceeding 50% . A Division Dench headed by Chief Justice J.K Maheswari also declared ultra vires … Read more
The Central Board of Film Certification has always been strict when it comes to abusive language in films. Forget non-adult films, even ‘A’ rated flicks nowadays have faced cuts when they are found peppered with cuss words. At one point, extreme abuses used to get beeped and now they are muted. In this regard, Baaghi … Read more
“The Miryalaguda police found the body of an unidentified person in a shed belonging to T. Maruthi Rao, accused one in the ‘honour killing’ of dalit youth P. Pranay Kumar in 2018, here on Saturday. Police said they were informed by locals of a decomposing odour, and then they found the body. The news came … Read more
Subhash K. Jha BySubhash K. Jha Created: Feb 28, 2020 – 11:23 am IST Parineeti Chopra recently injured her shoulder while training to play badminton champ Saina Nehwal. She is now recuperating, but will soon get back to the game. I connected with Parineeti and she said, “I’ve injured myself training for badminton. I am … Read more
Former Minister Kollu Ravindra has said that 25% quota for the Backward Classes in the local body elections against the stipulated 34% is unfair. Speaking to newsmen on Tuesday, Mr. Ravindra said: “The population of the Backward Classes in the State is above 50%. The State needs to observe the quota being provided to BCs … Read more