The Janata Dal (United) party, a key ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling coalition, has passed a resolution demanding that the central government grant special category status or a special financial package for the state of Bihar.

India: JD(U) passes resolution demanding special status, financial package for Bihar

BJP working president JP Nadda on Friday said that the Congress government had scrapped the special category status of Himachal Pradesh adding that the Modi-led government restored the same.

PM Modi led government restored special status of Himachal: JP Nadda

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital on Tuesday and discussed various issues related to Andhra Pradesh, including the demand for granting special category status to the state, in a meeting which lasted close to 45 minutes.

Delhi: Jagan Mohan Reddy meets Amit Shah, raises demand for special category status for Andhra Pradesh

Given the speed and alacrity with which Pakistan has moved after August 5, 2019, the day the constitutional and administrative decisions on Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) were taken by the Indian government, proves the dismay caused in Pakistan.

J&K: Pakistan's next steps

Tourism workers in Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar, home to the scenic Dal Lake that houses hundreds of floating houseboat hotels and Shikara boats, were defiant in their opposition to India's decision to strip the autonomous regions if its autonomy, saying on Tuesday (August 20) that despite declining business their main concern was their rights as Kashmiri.

Kashmir tourism industry decries Indian move as business suffers

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that all the political parties in Jammu and Kashmir should come together to give a message to the central government that they cannot tamper with the state's special position.

Jammu and Kashmir parties should come together to give message to Centre over special status: Mehbooba

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday arrived in Delhi ahead of his strike at Andhra Pradesh Bhawan on Monday demanding special status for his state.

Delhi: Chandrababu Naidu to sit on hunger strike demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waited for an opportune time and venue to blast Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president Nara Chandrababu Naidu.

Chandrababu Naidu stabbed his father-in-law in the back: Modi in Andhra

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will also address the gathering by showing visuals of Prime Minister Modi making promises to Andhra four years ago from the temple premises

TDP to hold public meeting over Special Category Status tomorrow

Chandrababu Naidu has also reportedly asked his Cabinet colleagues, party cadres and legislators to join him in the day long hunger strike to protest the ‘injustice’ meted out to by the Centre over its failure to grant the special category status to Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh special status: CM N Chandrababu Naidu on day-long hunger strike

The Left parties are protesting on National Highway 16 which connects Kolkata and Chennai

Andhra special status: Call for statewide bandh today

On the TDP first allying and now moving away from the BJP, Sitaram Yechury said: "We asked TDP why they were again getting into alliance with BJP after being out of power for 10 years in the united AP following the previous alliance."

Andhra special status: Sitaram Yechury offers support to YSRCP members on hunger strike

YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy had announced in February that the party's five MPs would resign if its demand for Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh was not fulfilled by the Centre.

Andhra Pradesh special status: Five YCRP MPs say they will resign from Lok Sabha tomorrow

The special status would end on March 31, 2019

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As the protests grew louder, she said, "Nobody wants to listen, nobody wants to run the House." She then adjourned the Lok Sabha till 12 pm.

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Even before Speaker Sumitra Mahajan took up the Question Hour, MPs from the TDP, YSR Congress, TRS and AIADMK, trooped into the well of the house holding placards

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Both parties had asked for the vote last week over the issue of 'special status' for Andhra

YSR Congress, TDP to pitch for no-trust vote against government today

As the protests continued, the House was adjourned till 12 noon minutes after it met at 11 am

Lok Sabha adjourned for ninth consecutive day amid protests

The two union ministers were Ashok Gajapathi Raju who was civil aviation minister, and YS Chowdary who was minister of state for science and technology

Not fair to expect PM to deal with these issues: TDP ministers who resigned from Modi's cabinet

Naidu had yesterday ordered the two ministers to quit Modi's cabinet

Modi speaks to Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu, 2 TDP ministers quit Union Cabinet

'This is the first step. We will go ahead with other actions later,' Naidu said

Andhra special status row: Naidu orders 2 TDP ministers to quit Union Cabinet

The Centre is agreeable to even that provided a mechanism is worked out, he told reporters at his office here.

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