Cong, TDP begin to feel the pinch
YSRCP continues to trouble the ruling Congress as well as the main Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP).A day after a Congress legislator switched loyalties to the YSR Congress Party, a legislator from TDP on Tuesday created ripples in the party by meeting YSRCP president Jaganmohan Reddy in the Chanchalguda Prison here.
Praveen Kumar Reddy, member of the Legislative Assembly from Tambalapalle in Chittoor district, the native district of TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu, called on Jagan in the jail this morning. He plans to join the YSR Congress Party. Acting swiftly, the TDP suspended him from the party for indulging in "anti-party" activities.
The development came a day after Congress legislator M Rajesh Kumar from Chintalapudi in West Godavari district joined the YSRCP in the presence of party's honorary president Y S Vijayamma, mother of Jagan.
TDP legislator Taneti Vanita, who represents Gopalapuram (SC reserved) constituency in West Godavari district, is also joining the YSRCP November 4.She has quit the TDP last Saturday.
At least six legislators from the Congress and the TDP have joined the YSRCP since the by-elections in June. The fledgling party has bagged 15 of the 18 Assembly seats and the Nellore Lok Sabha seat in the last bypolls.
The by-elections to 17 of these Assembly seats were caused by the resignation of Congress legislators, who switched loyalties to YSRCP. MLAs from the ruling Congress and the TDP are joining the YSRCP at a time when Jagan's sister Sharmila is on a Padayatra to keep the party afloat.
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Reports state that a Pakistani shell struck the vehicle the woman was traveling in, resulting in her death. The woman was identified as Nargis Bashir, and some of her family members had boarded a vehicle to flee from the Razarwani village in Uri that was hit by the mortar and artillery shells from Pakistan.
In an attempt to educate and make people aware about the consequences of war amid Pakistan's continuous firing in the border states, the Delhi government did a mock drill to test air raid sirens installed at the Public Works Department (PWD) at ITO and asked people to not react out of panic.
District Magistrate (Central) G. Sudhakar also urged people to remain calm and not be alarmed when they hear the sirens.
At least twice, sirens sounded during the drill, which started at 3 pm.
PWD Minister Parvesh Verma said 40-50 more such sirens will be installed across the national capital, each of which will cover an area of 8 km.
Residents present in Rajouri along the Line of Control have started moving to safer areas after heavy cross-border shelling and attempted drone and missile attacks last night by Pakistan. All drone and missile attacks were intercepted and foiled by India's air defence system.
#WATCH | J&K | Residents of Rajouri living along the LOC have started moving to safer areas after heavy cross-border shelling and attempted drone and missile attacks last night by Pakistan.
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2025
All drone and missile attacks were intercepted by India's air defence system and foiled,… pic.twitter.com/XITK0CsejT
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In a post on X, Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fact Checker shared a picture of the post and mentioned that it was "fake." Additionally, it asserted that the account had undergone hacking.
A missile-like object is found deep inside the Dal Lake after loud explosions were heard on Saturday morning in Srinagar, which is a major tourist attraction. The defense ministry also confirms that Pakistan has intruded into Srinagar's airspace in a press release.
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