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Hyderabad, Dec 25 (PMI): Christmas is being celebrated today across the globe with favour and gaiety. The day is observed to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. On the occasion people decorate their houses by putting a Christmas tree, illuminated paper star, Holly wreaths and exchange gifts. Midnight services were …

Hyderabad, Dec 25 (PMI): Bharat Ratna and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birthday is being celebrated as Good Governance Day across the country today. Several programmes are being organized to mark the occasion. The Samadhi of Bharat Ratna and Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee – Sadaiv Atal was …

Hyderabad, Dec.24 (PMI): President Ramnath Kovind today concluded his four-day sojourn in the State. Along with his wife Savitha Kovind, the President left for Delhi by a special flight from Hakimpet Airport.  Ramnath Koving arrived here as part of his Southern sojourn and stayed at Rashtrapathi Nilayam, Bollarum in Secunderabad …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated projects worth around Rs 15,000 crore in Odisha on Monday. These projects are related to health, road and highways, higher education and culture. These projects are part of Mr Modi’s vision of Purbodaya – a prosperous East for building a new India.  Among the projects, …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the country’s longest rail-cum-road bridge of 4.94 kilometre over the Brahmaputra at Bogibeel in Assam on Tuesday.  He will also flag off the first passenger train over the bridge.  Several union ministers, Chief Ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh will also attend the program. …

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has hit out at Congress for criticising Government over Goods and Services Tax, GST. In a Facebook post, Mr Jaitley said, Congress party which oppressed the country with a 31 per cent indirect tax and consistently belittled the GST must seriously introspect.  He said the Congress …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin in the honour of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Parliament House Annexe in New Delhi today.  Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister said, Atal ji was away from public life for nearly a decade, but the way …

Hyderabad, Dec.23 (PMI): Former Union minister and BJP MP Bandaru Dattattraya today observed that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao encouraging defections was undemocratic step. He also accused the TRS supremo of luring the elected members to his party amounts to insulting the people’s verdict.             Speaking to the media at party headquarters …

Hyderabad, Dec.22 (PMI): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Treasurer Gudur Narayana Reddy has accused Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao of transforming Telangana State into a dictatorship by smothering all democratic institutions.Reacting to the ‘merger’ of four defected MLCs of Congress into TRS, Gudur Narayana Reddy said that the entire episode shows …

The uproar by the Opposition over the Rafale aircraft deal and other issues again rocked Parliament today. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day, and the Lok Sabha till 2 PM. As soon as the Rajya Sabha met for the day, Congress members raked up Rafale yet again and …