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BJP promises full statehood for Delhi if it comes to power


BJP on Sunday supported full statehood for Delhi in the political resolution accepted by the party a...

Rangasamy reiterates demand for statehood


Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Saturday renewed the demand for statehood for Puducherry.

Mizoram observes 26th Statehood anniversary


Though no official functions were organised, Mizoram on Wednesday observed the state day, the 26th a...

Arunachal celebrates 27th Statehood Day


The 27th Statehood Day of Arunachal Pradesh went off to a colourful start at Indira Gandhi Park on m...

Cong raked up Telangana statehood demand in 1999


The Congress in Andhra Pradesh is now facing the heat over Telangana statehood, a demand it had orig...

Centre`s statement evokes strong reaction from Telangana groups


The centre`s statement that it needs more time to take a decision on demand for separate statehood h...

Himachal celebrates 43rd statehood day


Celebrating the 43rd statehood day of Himachal Pradesh, the state government on Friday announced to ...

Court asks police to file FIR against Karnataka minister


A court directed police to register an FIR against K`taka Agriculture Minister for his statement in ...

Telangana issue: Cong MPs to meet on January 4


Congress MPs from Telangana region on Sunday said they would meet on January 4 to decide future cour...

Parties mount pressure on Cong to clear stand on Telangana


Pressure is mounting on the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh to spell out its stand clearly on the ...

With statehood gift, Abbas returns to cheering Palestinians


Mahmoud Abbas received a rhapsodic welcome by an ecstatic Palestinian crowd of thousands.

Drop Katti for repeated demand for separate stateh


Congress on Monday demanded that Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar drop Belgaum district incharge mini...

Siddaramaiah rejects idea of statehood for north-Karnataka


Siddaramaiah rejected the idea of separate statehood for North Karnataka in the light of District-in...

TRS says Telangana statehood stir to be intensified


The separate Telangana agitation would be intensified soon if the Centre failed to accept the stateh...

PC discusses with Naga CM on separate state demand


Chidambaram had earlier invited the Chief Minister as well as leaders of ENPO to discuss the separat...

‘Congress MPs` suspension insult to Telangana’


TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday asked the Congress legislators to quit the party and join th...

‘Will continue to raise Telangana demand in LS’


Telangana Congress MPs said they would continue to raise their voice till the demand for separate Te...

Another student commits suicide over Telangana


An 18-year old engineering student allegedly committed suicide over demand for statehood for Telanga...

GJM threatens fresh stir in Darjeeling hills


The GJM has given an ultimatum to the Centre saying it would revive its agitation if the Gorkhaland...

Issues unresolved, but no conflict with China: Antony


Defence Minister AK Antony has stated that in spite of `unresolved issues`, there are no signs of a ...

Pension for statehood fighters in Jharkhand


Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Friday announced in the assembly that the people who had fought...

Decision on Telangana likely soon: Union Minister


Jitendra Singh expressed hope that a decision on Telangana statehood would be taken very shortly, af...

Palestinians` statehood bid part of Christmas


At Christmas time the world looks to Jesus` traditional birthplace of Bethlehem, and this year the P...

Cong MPs from Telangana "ready to quit posts"


Congress MPs from Telangana said they are ready to quit their posts again, "if necessary",...

Telangana region MPs resignation rejected


The resignation of 12 MPs of various political parties from Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh has n...

96-year-old Telangana activist on ‘satyagraha’


96-year-old Acharya Konda Lakshman Bapuji, ended his week-long hunger strike in Delhi demanding a s...

PLO to pursue statehood despite Israeli measures


Israel has decided to speed up Jewish settlements` construction on land where PA aims to establish a...

`Why NDA failed to grant statehood to Telangana`


Congress Wednesday sought to turn the tables on L K Advani over the Telangana issue asking him why ...

Telangana row: BJP leader Dattatreya writes to PM


Amid ongoing pol turmoil over Telangana issue, BJP leader Bandaru Dattatreya urged PM to immediately...

Telangana rail roko to affect about 40 trains


The two-day Telengana agitation beginning on Saturday is likely to affect services of about 40 train...

AP Police, RPF to act tough with protestors


Andhra Pradesh Police as well as the Railway Protection Force have decided to act tough and foil th...

CPI presses govt for immediate decision on Telangana


The CPI asked the government to take an immediate decision on Telangana statehood demand, saying a...

Telangana agitators arrested for assaulting a cop


A former MLA was among 23 Telangana protesters arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a police...

‘Cong should take responsibility for unrest in AP’


TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu said the Congress should take responsibility for the current inst...

Telangana statehood: TDP loses seven MLAs


TDP has so far lost seven MLAs in Telangana in the last one and a half year, a direct impact of the ...

Give Telangana state in a month: TRS to Centre


Delhi must climb down and give Telangana in a month or two," K Chandrasekhar Rao asserted.

AP: 32 TDP MLAs from Telangana resign


With the movement for Telangana gathering steam, 32 MLAs from the region belonging to main oppositi...

‘Centre must intervene before violence erupts’


TRS leader KT Rama Rao warned the central and state governments that the situation could go out of h...

Telangana: Cong ministers, MPs camping in Delhi


The Telangana statehood demand is hotting up yet again with Congress ministers and MPs from the reg...

Telangana: Andhra CM appeals to call off strike


N Kiran Kumar Reddy made a desperate appeal to government employees from Telangana region to call of...

Palestine, Israel urged to resume peace talks


The Quartet — the US, European Union, UN and Russia — urged both parties to draw up an agenda for pe...

Obama rejects Palestinian UN statehood bid


Obama stopped short of directly asking the Palestinians to drop their plan to seek statehood recogni...

Telangana strike paralyses transport services


Sporadic incidents of violence marked the road blockades called by Telangana Joint Action Committee ...

Hamas won’t back UN bid, support statehood: Haniya


Hamas warned that no Palestinian leader had a mandate to sacrifice fundamental Palestinian rights.

Palestinian statehood bid will fail: Israeli PM


150 member states are likely to vote in favour of the Palestinian resolution demanding a full membe...

`Palestinians can`t achieve statehood through UN`


US Prez believes that the only way to resolve the issues between the Palestinians and the Israelis a...

Indefinite strike for separate Telangana begins


As part of the strike, the pro-Telangana employees stayed away from work in Hyderabad and other plac...

Palestinian statehood `long overdue`: UN chief


The Palestinian leadership has launched a campaign to become the UN`s 194th member state.

‘US tries to stall Palestinian statehood bid’


The European Union has also tried to launch a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Pales...

Telangana Congmen not fighting for statehood: Rao


TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao criticised the Telangana Cong leaders for "seeking to save th...