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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
TopicJagan Mohan Reddy

Topic: Jagan Mohan Reddy

Ex-RS MP Vijayasai Reddy, once a trusted Jagan ally, eyes political re-entry, this time with a media push   

His foray into media industry & plan for starting political outfit come little over a year after he resigned as RS MP, & announced he was stepping away from politics. 

‘Devil’s army’: Sharmila attacks Jagan’s YSCRP as property dispute gets messier after mother’s letter

In a notarised document Friday, Vijayamma stated that her late husband YSR’s wealth was never fairly apportioned to daughter Sharmila and her four grandchildren.

After 2019 polls, YSRCP govt junked automated liquor supply system to favour firms paying ‘kickbacks’—ED

The agency made the allegations on Friday after announcing the attachment of movable and immovable assets worth Rs 441.63 crore belonging to three prime accused.

Andhra police arrest Bihar IG over 2021 ‘custodial torture’ of Deputy Speaker. Court orders release

A Patna court has refused Bihar IPS officer's transit remand, citing lack of arrest warrant, no intimation to competent court for transit remand pre-arrest, & failure to submit case diary.

YSRCP on offensive after SIT finds no proof of animal fat in Tirupati laddu ghee, Naidu apology sought

SIT found that 5,971 tonnes of adulterated ghee were supplied to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams between 2019 & 2024, but no evidence of animal fat, such as fish oil or lard.

For Andhra Pradesh’s all-season IAS Praveen Prakash, Naidu-Jagan rivalry cost him his career

Prakash took VRS in 2024 after he found himself without a posting in Naidu govt. He says he was also denied central deputation, reflecting on politicisation of Indian bureaucracy.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

TDP does not believe Modi govt dependent on it for survival, says Union MoS Pemmasani

With just 16 MPs, TDP is 2nd largest NDA constituent after BJP which has 240. The support of TDP, & also JD(U) which has 12 MPs, is crucial for the health of NDA govt at Centre.

In Andhra Pradesh, CM Naidu’s PPP bid to build medical colleges planned by Jagan draws Oppn’s ire

After reinstatement of name of Vijayawada's YSR University of Health Sciences back to NTRUHS, Naidu's decision is being seen by YSRCP as altering Jagan's blueprint for health sector.

Jagan junked Naidu’s pet projects. Now Andhra CM’s repurposing his arch rival’s welfare-industry script

Naidu is reviving his projects dismantled by Jagan, from Amaravati to Anna Canteens, while expanding the YSRCP ex-CM's welfare ambit & taking further his predecessor's industrial plans.

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Recovery of unclaimed shares, dividends now takes days, not yrs. EAC-PM credits investor watchdog revamp

PM-EAC paper says overhaul of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority system sharply improved processing speed and reduced paperwork for investors.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.