NDTV Debate: Hyderabad Blues, Nation vs Regionalism
NDTV debates whether Andhra Pradesh can return from the brink of chaos, and ask whether small states are bad for a strong nation.

NDTV debates whether Andhra Pradesh can return from the brink of chaos, and ask whether small states are bad for a strong nation.
Maintaining that the security of Muslims was its prime concern, the Majlis Ittehadul-e-Muslimeen today said it would take “an appropriate stand at an appropriate time” on the Telangana statehood demand.
MIM?s second-in-command and floor leader in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi told PTI here today, “As representatives of Muslims, we are primarily concerned about their security [...]

Banda Kartika Reddy of the Congress party was Friday elected unopposed as Hyderabad’s first woman mayor after the ruling party agreed to sharing of power with the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) in the civic body.
Kartika Reddy, who was elected as corporator from Tarnaka division in last month’s elections, is also the first mayor of Greater Hyderabad.
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Greater Hyderabad’s first mayor will be a Congress candidate. The MIM and the Congress decided to share the seat of Mayor for three and two years respectively. The election to the Mayor post will be held on Friday.
The name of the Mayoral candidate will be announced an hour before the election. The MIM will take [...]