Four Indian men from Telangana have claimed to have been stranded in Russia after being forced into Russian military service on the promise of civilian jobs.
Revanth Reddy’s first 1,000 days in Telangana raise a larger question: what happens when political promises collide with the realities of governing a state?
When criticism of Ambedkar triggers protests, police action and the seizure of a book, the question is whether dissent is being defeated by debate, or silenced by outrage.
The Kerala episode comes at a time when internal disagreements are also becoming increasingly visible in the Congress unit of Telangana. In recent weeks, differences between Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and other Congress leaders have split into the open.
Sanaullah found out that Sirisha was working as a nurse at the nearby Prime Care Hospital and stayed in a hospital-provided room. Gradually, the police said, Sanaullah developed ‘sexual interest’ in Sirisha that drove him to raping her.
CM Revanth Reddy claimed that the Central government discriminated against him and a non-BJP-ruled Telangana by denying clearance for his US visit, and that this denial was about ‘Gujarat supremacy’. A question, however, arises: if the Centre had to discriminate against the Congress-ruled state, why would it grant clearance to CM Reddy even for his UK visit?