KCR to take oath as Telangana CM on Thursday
Hyderabad, Dec 12: TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao is likely to take oath as Chief Minister of Telangana for the second term Thursday.
Rao, who was unanimously elected leader of the party Wednesday, told reporters that the oath-taking ceremony would take place once the Election Commission publishes the gazette notification.
"The Election Commission of India has to publish the final gazette. If that is done, the government can take oath. Likely by tomorrow..it may be possible. It may not be possible also," he told reporters.
"Would like to take oath tomorrow. It is a good time also. But it is possible only when the Election Commission publishes the gazette. We will see what happens, by evening", he said.
Rao said he alone may take oath or with two other "colleagues" .
"We can expand (the Ministry) after five-six days. We can do like that."
Rao was earlier elected leader of the legislature party, paving the way for his return as Chief Minister for the second straight term.
The newly-elected MLAs met at Telangana Bhavan, the TRS headquarters here, and took the decision unanimously, party sources said.
In the December 7 assembly elections, the TRS had won 88 seats in the 119-member House.
Rao was re-elected from Gajwel in Siddipet district by a margin of 58,290 votes.
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3 Indian students among those injured in Australia’s Bondi Beach attack
Melbourne (PTI): Three Indian students were among 40 people injured in the terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, according to a media report on Tuesday.
Two out of these three students are believed to be receiving treatment in the hospital, The Australia Today news portal reported.
The names of the Indian students injured during Sunday's attack have not been disclosed yet.
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The Indian students sustained injuries during the shooting, and their exact condition has not been formally confirmed yet, it said.
Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, 50, opened fire on a gathering during the Jewish festival Hanukkah by the Sea celebration.
At least 15 people were killed in the attack, including a 10-year-old child. Five of the injured remain in critical condition, while two injured police officers are in serious but stable condition, it added.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the investigation is expanding as new information emerges, including international travel by the alleged attackers and the discovery of extremist material, the report said.
