Telangana ministers had an eventful Independence Day on Monday. Other than hoisting the tricolour, they also hoisted the Telangana flag in parts of the district, had eggs thrown at them by T-agitators and faced protests.

The next round of expansion of the Cabinet will prove a thorny affair for Karnataka chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda as his predecessor B.S. Yeddyurappa, general secretary H.N.

Veteran actor Shammi Kapoor, who ruled the late 1950s and 1960s with his unique style and versatile dance, passed away Sunday morning at the Breach Candy Hospital, family sources said.

Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Friday alleged that the Centre was deliberately not allowing Tamil Nadu to thrive by not allocating sufficient funds.

Tempers ran high as two senior ministers, M.P. Renukacharya and V. Somanna, quarrelled over the ministry-making exercise in the presence of chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda at his official residence soon after the second phase of expansion of the Cabinet on Thursday.

Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist(CPI-M), on Saturday denied reports that the state unit had complained to the party against former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan for alleged violation of party discipline.

A US diplomat was caught in a row after her remarks of “dirty and dark” Tamilians, prompting the American consulate here to term them as “inappropriate” and that she regrets them.

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Wednesday ordered the CBI to register a case against the YSR Congress chief and Kadapa MP, Mr Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, and his associate companies, including his investors.

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Wednesday ordered the CBI to investigate into the controversial land deal involving Emaar Properties. It also found fault with the state government and the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure

The second round of the Cabinet expansion has been put off in view of pressure tactics by the Reddy brothers to get their supporters, particularly former health minister B. Sreeramulu, into the ministry.