Telangana Issue

• Telangana issue perfect example of Congress sowing 'seeds of poison': Narendra Modi

  Accusing Congress of pursuing vote-bank politics, Narendra Modi said that the turmoil over the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was a perfect example of how the ruling party sowed "seeds of poison".

• Invite Sonia Gandhi for all-party meet on Telangana: BJP tells Sushil kumar Shinde

  The BJP in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday appealed to Union Home Minister Sushil kumar Shinde to invite Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the December 28 all-party meeting on the Telangana issue.

• Sonia Gandhi talks Telangana with senior Congress leaders

  The issue of a separate Telangana state was on Monday discussed by Congress President Sonia Gandhi with senior party leaders, including union Ministers, amid growing demands for an early decision on the matter.

• Centre waiting for consensus on Telangana issue: Chidambaram

  Home Minister P Chidambaram today defended the government on the Telangana issue, saying the situation had changed "dramatically" after the Centre announced it would form the state and insisted the government was waiting for a consensus to emerge among all the stakeholder parties.

• Telangana Rashtra Samithi and Telugu Desam Party leaders arrested in Hyderabad

  Hyderabad Police on Wednesday arrested dozens of leaders and activists of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) when they tried to stage protests against each other over the Telangana issue.

• TRS lashes out at Prime Minister's statement on Telangana

  Hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke of going ahead on Telangana only after a consensus, pro-Telangana leader KT Rama Rao has lashed out the Congress doublespeak, saying there have five different statements on this issue by the party in recent weeks.

• Whatever Telangana decision is, share it soonest: Chiranjeevi to Congress

  Andhra Pradesh expects a decision on Telangana soon. In far away Delhi, a deadline for consultations on the issue ends today.

• Telangana talks: Will there be a decision soon?

  Monday has brought an air of expectation in Andhra Pradesh. In far away Delhi, a deadline for consultations on the Telangana issue ends today.

• Monday: Good news for Telangana?

  With the Centre still struggling to finalise its strategy to solve the Telangana statehood crisis, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Saturday that the consultation process would end on Monday.

• Telangana crisis: Consultations on, hope Centre finds amicable solution soon, says Kiran Kumar Reddy

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has said that consultations over Telangana are on with the Central leadership and that he hopes that the Centre will soon find an amicable solution.

• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Governor in Delhi for Telangana talks

  As the Centre grapples with the Telangana crisis, Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and is understood to have briefed him about the situation in the agitation-hit region.

• Telangana issue: Govt running out of time; stir to intensify says KCR

  A paralysed Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh is the UPA's latest political challenge. And it has reached the Prime Minister's doorstep. Yesterday, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhara Rao met Dr Manmohan Singh to discuss the issue. But, the meeting did not yield much.

• Telangana crisis: Congress leaders meet PM

  Congress leaders from Telangana met with the Prime Minister this afternoon. They want the Central government to commit to bifurcating Andhra Pradesh to create a new state of Telangana. "Dusshera is one of the biggest festivals in Telangana," said V Hanumantha Rao, a Congress MP. "We will not celebrate due to the stalemate."

• Pro-Telangana activists stage protest at Rajghat

  The Congress may have tried to put the issue of statehood for Telangana on the backburner, but pro-Telangana leader K Chandrashekhara Rao, or KCR as he is known, is determined not to let his agenda slide off New Delhi's viewfinder.

• Need further consultations on Telangana: Govt

  Amid pressure from various quarters for an early decision on the Telangana issue, the government today said more consultations with various parties are needed on the contentious statehood demand and the exercise would take "some time" to end.