Kumari Ananthan is a front runner for a Congress ticket for the bypoll to the Nanguneri assembly seat which fell vacant after his younger brother H Vasanthkumar resigned following his election to the Lok Sabha. read more

Maheswaram constituency MLA Reddy and MLC Rathod are the first women ministers in the state cabinet since the formation of Telangana in June 2014. read more

KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, expanded his council of ministers on Sunday evening, inducting six more ministers, including his son and nephew. The overall strength of the cabinet has now gone up to 18, including the chief minister. read more

Chief Justice of Telangana high court Raghavendra Singh Chouhan administered oath of office and secrecy to Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan at a brief ceremony at the Raj Bhavan. read more

The elevation of Tamilisai Soundarrarajan as Telangana Governor fuelled the rumours that Rajinikanth may replace her. Super star’s confidants have now rejected the possibility and said Rajini will launch his own party in a year’s time. read more

Unlike outgoing Governor E S L Narasimhan who was from the Indian Police Service and had no political background, Tamilisai Soundararajan is an active politician and had been the BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit. read more

Kalraj Mishra has been transferred from Himachal Pradesh to Rajasthan, where he replaces Kalyan Singh as the new Governor. read more

Kamal, who heads the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), made the statement while campaigning at Aravakkurichi in a minority dominated area. read more

BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit president Tamilisai Soundararjan on Monday said she has ‘nominated’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Nobel Peace Prize for launching the “world’s largest” health scheme — Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Ayushman Bharat. read more

BJP Tamil Nadu chief, Tamilisai Soundararajan, was addressing the media in Chennai when an autorickshaw driver asked her about the rising fuel prices. read more

The woman is said to be a student at an Australian university and she is on a visit to her native district in Tamil Nadu. read more

Leaders of various political parties criticised the police’s “high handedness” and demanded the woman’s immediate release. read more