Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao always compete with each other in several aspects.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described K. Viswanath as an "outstanding filmmaker" and congratulated him for winning the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema.
It is really amusing to see politicians queuing up one after the other at Andhra Jyothi office in Hyderabad and express concern.
Stung by the criticism from all quarters over the controversial comments made by AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh alleging that the Telangana police were trapping poor Muslims into ISIS net, the Telangana Congress leaders sought to control the damage to the party.
Notwithstanding the criticism from all quarters and rap from the courts, Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu finally favoured only Singapore consortium in the development of Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh.
With the agitation by red chilli farmers for remunerative price reaching its peak in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the Centre has come forward to announced a minimum support price of Rs 5,000 per quintal of mirchi, besides a rebate of Rs 1,600 per quintal.
It appears to be so-near-yet-so-far situation for Telugu Desam Party general secretary and Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh.
Governor E S L Narasimhan, presently operating for two Telugu states – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, managed to get extension for some more time, albeit temporarily. But it is certain that he would have to step down sooner or later, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi finds some time to decide on the new Governor.
He also said he was not aware of why a GO was issued in which it was mentioned that he would not be part of the US trip of the Chief Minister.
Prominent English daily Deccan Chronicle carried a story today in which it said that a TDP MLA from Guntur was making Rs 3 crore per day.
The YSR Congress party which is gradually expanding its base in north coastal Andhra districts has received a shot in the arm with the reports that former minister and Congress party president of Visakhapatnam Pasupuleti Balaraju might join the YSRC sooner or later.
YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday warned that his party would not allow the forthcoming special assembly session to run smoothly, if the Chandrababu Naidu government would not resolve all the issues concerning farmers before that.
The unusual concern displayed by Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao towards Andhra Jyothy managing director Vemuri Radhakrishna has become a hot topic of debate among media circles.
The two-day Rythu Deeksha taken up by YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy might have failed to create any movement in the thick-skinned Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh, but it certainly woke up power star and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan from deep slumber.
At last, former MLA from Nellore Anam Vivekananda Reddy ended the suspense over his future.
