At the core of the fraud was the misuse of a government-issued ID (RC 8841), which can only be generated with a Food Officer’s authorisation. Insiders confirmed that biometric authentication was bypassed, enabling the rice to be illicitly withdrawn, repackaged by rice millers, and resold to the government, forming a fraudulent cycle that cost the state crores.
Denying it was a referendum on the A Revanth Reddy-led government in Telangana, Congress leaders have accused the BRS of colluding with the BJP to defeat the ruling party in the MLC election for the Karimnagar-Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad Graduates constituency.
In a setback to the ruling Congress and a major boost to the BJP, two out of three MLC seats, including the prestigious Karimnagar-Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad Graduates constituency, went to the Saffron party. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the winners and expressed gratitude to the people of the state for blessing the BJP.
With the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections in sight, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun its preparations to strengthen its foothold in the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the newly elected BJP candidates in the Telangana MLC elections and also thanked the people of the state for supporting the party.
In a setback to the ruling Congress party in Telangana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wrested Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar graduates’ segment.
‘Desabhimani’, published ahead of the 24th state conference of CPI-M that begins in Kollam on Thursday, Vijayan said secular forces could no longer trust the Congress.
The all-party meeting convened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to discuss issues related to the delimitation of constituencies will take place on Wednesday at the secretariat here. The BJP, NTK and the Tamil Maanila Congress have decided to boycott the meet.
Opposition is being “blacked out & censored” on Assembly TV, allege BJP and JD(S) MLAs as they raise the issue in the Karnataka assembly. They claim that visuals of Congress MLAs and ministers are displayed on giant TV screens inside and outside the assembly, while the opposition's visuals, views, and comments are ignored, not unlike the Congress-led opposition in Parliament
The contractual staff employees associated with the different municipalities in West Bengal whose appointments were made without the prior concurrence of the state government will not be entitled to retirement benefits, Calcutta High Court ordered on Monday.
