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Food Security: Gamechanger or Disaster?

From The Editor's Desk: "It's Narendra Modi, who stalled our much-ambitious pro-poor 'Food Security Bill' in the Parliament, but we won't give in. We will ensure food guarantee to over 80 crore people of India," said Food Minister KV…

Seven Lok Sabha MPs resign over Telangana

The Congress Party received a major jolt, as six of its MPs from Andhra Pradesh submitted their resignation to the Lok Sabha Speaker, protesting against the creation of a separate Telangana state. One Rajya Sabha MP too resigned. Four Union…

Anti-Telangana Protests rock Andhra Pradesh

Protests and shutdown continued for the second consecutive day in Coastal Andhra and Raylaseema over the Centre's decision to carve out a separate Telangana state. Congress offices were attacked elsewhere in the region, while people in huge…

Telangana to become 29th State of India

The Congress-led UPA has finally given the go-ahead to the formation of a separate Telangana state, which will be carved out of Andhra Pradesh. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has also approved the decision. The Union Cabinet will…