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Saturday, April 5, 2025
TopicTelugu Desam Party

Topic: Telugu Desam Party

TDP expels MLA Koneti Adimulam after party functionary alleges sexual harassment, writes to Chandrababu

Koneti, 67, who represents Satyavedu, a constituency reserved for SCs, was previously a YSRCP legislator and joined TDP ahead of this year’s general elections.

Anna Canteens back in AP, but here’s why Naidu may not deliver on ‘Super 6’ poll promises anytime soon

Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh says previous Jagan govt 'took 3 yrs to implement their promises', adds that his father's govt will implement all promises 'in systematic manner'.

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu appoints MLA Srinivasa Rao Yadav as TDP state president

Srinivasa Rao Yadav, who previously served as Visakhapatnam TDP Parliamentary Party president, would replace Andhra Pradesh's newly elected Agriculture Minister K Atchhanaidu.

Chandrababu Naidu is important in both Centre and state. He is his own double-engine now

A kingmaker in the 1990s, N Chandrababu Naidu is playing that role yet again. His TDP is not only the BJP’s biggest alliance partner in NDA but also holds the fate of Narendra Modi 3.0. He is expected to bring Andhra Pradesh back from the brink of going bankrupt. 

Richest LS MP & TDP debutant Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar enters Modi 3.0, brings professional expertise

MP from Guntur, who was a successful doctor in the US, had declared Rs 5,705 crore in family assets while filing his nomination in April.

Fact Check: Viral video of TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu criticising Modi is from 2019

The clip is from February 2019, when Naidu spoke to NDTV during a dharna in New Delhi to demand special status for Andhra Pradesh.

‘YSRCP agents’ — why Jagan’s grassroots ‘welfare volunteers’ have come under EC radar

There are 2.56 lakh village/ward volunteers attached to the 15,425 village/ward sachivalayams (secretariats) across state. Opposition claims it is used to further ruling party's causes.

‘Will never play for Andhra again’ — cricketer Hanuma Vihari’s allegations set off political storm

Former captain says he was humiliated by Andhra Cricket Association. TDP supports Vihari, brings up his Kapu caste, slams YSRCP for its ‘vindictive politics’ and ‘henchmen’ in cricket body.

Prashant Kishor vs protege? Meeting with Naidu sparks buzz but PK denies ‘return to poll consultancy’

Former I-PAC face is now involved in political activism in home state Bihar. He left poll consultancy after I-PAC's successful tie-up with Trinamool Congress for 2021 West Bengal assembly elections.

Why former Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest has become an issue in Telangana election

Several ministers and senior leaders of BRS have lately been criticising the arrest of N. Chandrababu Naidu last month. TDP dismisses it as ‘poll ploy’.

On Camera

1995 Waqf Act balanced Islamic principles and Indian law. Amendment Bill shifts the scales

Removing Section 40 of the 1995 Act and changing the long-standing 'once a waqf, always a waqf' rule could deepen the gap between Indian and Islamic Waqf systems.

Why Trump’s tariffs are unlikely to severely impact the Indian economy

The jitters in Indian markets are likely ‘short-term’. Experts say this could serve as a key growth opportunity & that India must accelerate FTA talks with major countries, including US.

Meet Sardar Swaran Singh, 82-yr-old tailor who stitched uniforms for Sam Manekshaw, SRK in Fauji

Sardar Swaran Singh stitched uniforms for Army chiefs, supplied to UN missions, and catered to Shah Rukh Khan during Fauji. He has been stitching uniforms since he was 15.

Manoj ‘Bharat’ Kumar sang so Sunny Deol could yell—journey of Bollywood patriotism

This isn’t an obituary of Manoj Kumar. It's about the influence he had in defining patriotism for two generations of Indians across our most perilous decade, say from 1962 until the run-up to the Emergency.