Pranab On Telangana

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  Not Rashtrapati, Only Usha-Pati, Says Venkaiah Naidu On Speculation

  Amid brisk-paced political moves on picking the next president of India, as speculation over a vice presidential candidate added to the mix, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today used his characteristic humour to rule himself out.

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  Sania Mirza Congratulated by Telangana Chief Minister on Receiving Khel Ratna

  Sania Mirza, who won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon, received the top honour from President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi.

• President Pranab Mukherjee To Visit West Bengal, Telangana

  President Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal and Telangana on August 1st and 2nd, Rashtrapati Bhavan said today.

• Lok Sabha Adjourned For the Day

  The Lok Sabha on Monday saw protests from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members as the House was adjourned for the day after a copy of President Pranab Mukherjee's address to Parliament was laid on the table of the House.

• Chandrasekhar Rao Meets Prime Minister, Seeks Special Status for Telangana

  Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital, and demanded special category status for his state.

• TRS writes to President over power 'loss' to Telangana

  TRS today complained to President Pranab Mukherjee about alleged loss caused to Telangana on the energy front in the division of Andhra Pradesh and about certain villages facing submergence due to a multi-purpose irrigation project being given to Seemandhra.

• No ordinances on Rahul Gandhi's pet bills, Cabinet clears Jat quota instead

  The Union Cabinet decided not to push Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's pet anti-corruption bills through ordinances, but used a special sitting on Sunday to approve reservation for the Jat community and also changes in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill that provides for a Telangana state.

• Don't sign ordinances: Prakash Karat writes letter to President Pranab Mukherjee

  The CPI-M on Sunday urged President Pranab Mukherjee not to approve a clutch of bills which it said the Cabinet might turn into ordinances for politically vested reasons.

• Government buys time on Telangana bill, will not table it in Rajya Sabha today

  The Centre has decided not to table the Telangana Bill in Rajya Sabha today despite President Pranab Mukherjee giving his approval to the controversial legislation on Monday.

• No Telangana bill in Parliament today

  The Centre has decided not to table the Telangana Bill in Rajya Sabha today despite President Pranab Mukherjee giving his approval to the controversial legislation on Monday.

• Telangana bill moves a big step forward: 10 developments

  President Pranab Mukherjee today gave his approval to a controversial bill to create Telangana by dividing Andhra Pradesh, clearing the way for the Centre to introduce it in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The only hurdle that the bill faces is from the anti-Telangana MPs who have blocked all business in Parliament since last week.

• Shouldn't go ahead with Telangana if people don't want it: union minister Farooq Abdullah

  The government, desperate to pass a bill to create Telangana ahead of the national election, due by May, was today publicly reproved by union minister Farooq Abdullah, who cautioned against going ahead with the plan without the approval of the people. The government is set to introduce the bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday after President Pranab ...

• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister to request President not to recommend Telangana Bill in Parliament

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will meet President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Wednesday to request him not to recommend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill for introduction in Parliament.

• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, other leaders to lobby against state's bifurcation

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and other leaders plan to press their case on Andhra Pradesh's bifurcation with top leaders in Delhi, it was announced in Hyderabad today.

• Telangana Bill belongs in dustbin: Andhra Pradesh chief minister

  The Andhra Pradesh assembly on Thursday emphatically rejected the creation of a Telangana state, in a move engineered by Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, embarrassing the Centre and posing a moral dilemma for President Pranab Mukherjee, who has to take the process forward. Mr Reddy later told NDTV, "This bill should go into the dustbin in this fo...