States » South13 Jan 2026 | 4:01 PMTumakuru, Jan 13 (UNI) The renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Tumakuru after Home Minister G Parameshwara has sparked a major political flashpoint in the district, with the BJP staging protests on Tuesday and accusing the Congress government of insulting the Father of the Nation.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 3:57 PMChennai, Jan 13 (UNI) Expressing grve concern over the continuing arrests of Tamil Nadu
fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel in high seas, Chief Minister and DMK President
MK Stalin on Tuesday urged External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar to take steps
through diplomatic channels to secure their release and prevent further arrests of fishermen.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 3:49 PMChennai, Jn 13 (UNI) After senior AICC leaders and MPs, Congress icon and Leader of the Opposition
in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday has come to the aid of a beleaguered actor-politician and
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Founder Vijay whose swansong movie ‘Jana Nayagan’ is in the
crosshairs of securing censor certification, charging the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government
with attempting to block the film which is an attack on Tamil culture.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 3:38 PMHyderabad, Jan 13 (UNI) GMR Aero Cargo & Logistics on Tuesday launched India’s first airside reefer truck at Hyderabad Airport, marking a major upgrade in temperature-controlled cargo handling.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 3:36 PMMysuru, Jan 13 (UNI) Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi held a brief meeting with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar at the Mysuru airport on Tuesday before departing to Tamil Nadu.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 3:34 PMBengaluru, Jan 13 (UNI) The Karnataka government has begun verification of Aadhaar cards and other identity documents held by Bangladeshi nationals residing in the state, Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Tuesday, asserting that strict action would be taken wherever violations are detected.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 3:28 PMHyderabad, Jan 13 (UNI) Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud on Tuesday asserted that the BRS has “no future, only a past” and said people would not support the party as allegations and counter-allegations continue to emerge without any clarification from its leadership.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 3:05 PMHyderabad, Jan 13 (UNI) Telangana Health Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha on Tuesday said the State Medical and Health Department has filled 9,572 jobs in the last two years, while the recruitment process for another 7,267 posts is in the final stages.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 2:52 PMThiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (UNI) Former CPI(M) MLA Aisha Potti has joined the Congress, ending her nearly 30-year-long association with the Left party, triggering fresh political discussions in Kerala.
Aisha Potti formally took Congress membership at the party’s day-and-night protest venue in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. She was welcomed into the party by Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan at the protest dais.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 2:35 PMBengaluru, Jan 13 (UNI) The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to relook the implementation of the ambitious Bangalore–Mysore Expressway and Infrastructure Corridor Project, observing that the project, conceived over three decades ago to decongest Bengaluru, has "remained only on paper." .
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 2:07 PMKalaburagi, Jan 13 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday sparked speculation about internal party dynamics in Karnataka by calling for development in Kalaburagi and the broader Kalyana Karnataka region to match that of Mysuru and other southern constituencies.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 2:02 PMBengaluru, Jan 13 (UNI) German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Bengaluru on Tuesday as part of his two-day official visit to India, aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation across economic, technological and strategic sectors.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 1:56 PMHyderabad, Jan 13 (UNI) Telangana Panchayat Raj Minister Danasari Anasuya Seethakka on Tuesday unveiled a song CD dedicated to the Sammakka Saralamma Jathara at Praja Bhavan.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 1:38 PMThiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (UNI) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) on Tuesday registered a crucial victory in the special election to the newly constituted Vizhinjam ward of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, dealing a significant setback to the ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) in a keenly fought civic contest that had wide political ramifications.
According to official results, Congress candidate K.H. Sudheer Khan, representing the UDF, won the Vizhinjam seat by a narrow margin of 83 votes, polling 2,902 votes.
see more.. 13 Jan 2026 | 1:27 PMKhammam, Jan 13 (UNI) Telangana Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao on Tuesday dedicated the Manchukonda Lift Irrigation Project (MLIP) to the nation and formally inaugurated the scheme by switching it on at V. Venkatayapalem.
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