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In yet another conversation with the press, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to ANI, taking several tough questions and answering them with confidence. On the issue of farm loan waivers, the PM said the leniency was of little use to farmers who continue to face the same distress year after year.

Earlier on December 23, Bindu and Kanakadurga attempted to visit the shrine but were taken back by the police due to security issues

Records state Medak, Hanmakonda, Ramagundam and Hyderabad recorded minimum temperatures (past 24 hours) of 6, 9, 9, 9 degrees Celsius, respectively. Students of welfare hostels were provided blankets for relief
 

Every year carries with it truckloads of memories, some good and some bad. There are incidents that have ignited emotional arguments. There are films that have turned into political issues. And there are divine shrines that have transformed into battlefields. Year 2018 has its fair share of stories, controversies and issues. And all of them have impacted southern India.
 

Women's wall is a programme initiated by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to seek support on the initiatives undertaken by the state government. The women's wall primarily seeks support on issues such as entry of women into the Sabarimala temple. 
 

The Appaji Canteen dedicated to former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda was opened by JD(S) MLC TA Sharavana with much fanfare last year as a fitting reply to Siddaramaiah's Indira Canteen. The eatery, located in the JD(S) Head Office, JP Bhavan in Sheshadripuram, is now shut. Sources say this was due to Vaastu issues

Officials said that according to a Supreme Court order of 2009, there is a ban on unauthorised use of public places for religious activities by all religions. On December 19, two people were arrested under Section 151 for violating the law

When the Supreme Court can deliver its verdict on the Sabarimala temple case promptly, why is the Ram Janmabhoomi issue pending for the past 70 years, Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked