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'Bulandshahr burns but they don't care': Twitterati says Donald Trump better than Yogi Adityanath when it comes to indifference
Fp Staff •As the uproar over the murders of Police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and a civilian in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr continues across the country on Wednesday, the second day since the incident of violence, the most conspicuous silence on the murders is by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the state's chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

Telangana to vote on 7 December: 1,821 candidates in fray for Assembly polls; TRS fields nominees in all 119 constituencies
•As many as 1,821 candidates are left in the fray for 119 constituencies in the 7 December Telangana Assembly polls, the state election commission said on Monday. The commission is coming out with the official figure Monday after withdrawal of nominations ended on 22 November.

AAP to field candidates for all 119 seats in Telangana Assembly election, says MLA Somnath Bharti
•AAP MLA Somnath Bharti said that the people of Telangana are looking for a credible alternative to the "corrupt and incompetent duopoly" of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and the Congress.

Preparations for Telangana Assembly polls underway, says CEO; EVMs, ballot boxes begin to arrive in state
•After the arrival of the EVMs and VVPAT machines in Telangana, a preliminary level inspection will be conducted to detect manufacturing defects, the CEO said, adding "it will be done in the presence of political parties to remove doubts, if any."

Congress to form broad-based alliance in Telangana to take on TRS in Assembly polls; in talks with TDP, CPI
•The Congress plans to go in for a broad based alliance in the Telangana assembly polls in line with its efforts to forge opposition unity at the national level, a senior party leader has said.

Election Commission officials hold talks with political parties in Hyderabad over Telangana's poll preparedness
•The BJP, in a memorandum submitted to the EC, said that as per the poll panel's revised schedule, draft voters lists of all 119 Assembly segments in the state needed to be made available to all political parties by 10 September.

Telangana Opposition meets Governor ESL Narasimhan, demands President's Rule ahead of Assembly polls
•Telugu Desam Party (TDP)'s Telangana unit president L Ramana, Communist Party of India (CPI) state secretary Chada Venkata Reddy, Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) leader M Kodandaram were among leaders who met the governor.

Amit Shah to kick off campaigning for Telangana Assembly polls from Mahabubnagar on 15 September
•BJP's Telangana unit president K Laxman has already said the party would go it alone in the coming Assembly polls.

EC chief OP Rawat says predictions on schedule for Telangana election 'unacceptable,' poll body yet to take decision
•Rawat said that Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rajat Kumar has been asked to file a report on the current situation of the state, based on which the Election Commission of India (ECI) would take further decisions.

EC could consider scheduling Telangana polls with other states, says ex-CEC TS Krishnamurthy
•There is a reasonable possibility of the EC considering scheduling Telangana Assembly elections along with four states where polls are due later this year.


