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TopicJana Sena

Topic: Jana Sena

Language row spills into Andhra Pradesh as BJP ally Kalyan, DMK’s Kanimozhi trade barbs

Andhra Pradesh Dy CM Kalyan was speaking at rally at Pithapuram. DMK MP Kanimozhi suggests Jana Sena Party chief shifted stance on 'Hindi imposition' after joining BJP-led NDA.

Naidu 6th, Nara Lokesh 8th, Pawan Kalyan 10th. Why Andhra CM’s ministerial ranking upset deputy’s JSP

The performance rankings, conducted by the Naidu govt from time to time, follow last month’s TDP-JSP clash over who would succeed him as chief minister.

As chorus for Nara Lokesh as deputy CM grows, Pawan Kalyan’s JSP sends coalition dharma message

The demand surfaced a few months after CM MK Stalin in neighboring Tamil Nadu made his son, minister and political heir Udhayanidhi Stalin the deputy chief minister.

Who is Naga Babu, lesser-known of 3 Konidela ‘mega-brothers’, set to be inducted into Andhra cabinet

Konidela Nagendra Babu, middle brother of Chiranjeevi & Pawan Kalyan, is set for state cabinet induction. As he’s not an MLA or MLC, he must be elected to either House within 6 months.

AP formation day debate rages again: No celebrations by Naidu govt even as ally BJP honours 1 November

For 58 yrs until bifurcation in 2014, 1 November was observed as Andhra Pradesh formation day. Naidu's return reignited debate over whether it should be observed on 1 Oct, 1 Nov or 2 June.

From idolising Che Guevara to championing Sanatana Dharma, what’s behind Pawan Kalyan’s transformation

Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM, who once professed detachment from caste & religion, now calls himself an 'unapologetic Sanatani Hindu'. Analysts sense a strategy to step out of Naidu’s shadow.

How BJP-TDP bonhomie in Andaman is complicating matters for on-off allies in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad: Estranged partners BJP and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) breaking bread at Port Blair has Andhra Pradesh's political circles abuzz, given how the former...

BJP planning south India expansion, but first it needs to manage Karnataka well

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.