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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicHyderabad Central University

Topic: Hyderabad Central University

Weeks after resharing X post critical of govt, Telangana IAS officer Smita Sabharwal transferred

The 2001-batch officer has been posted as member secretary of Telangana Finance Commission—a loop-line posting she was previously assigned after Revanth Reddy govt took charge in 2023.

Telangana’s top IAS officer under fire for reposting ‘Ghibli-style’ image in Kancha Gachibowli land row

Smita Sabharwal has been served notices over an AI-generated image viewed as critical of removal of green cover on the disputed land by Revanth Reddy govt, which has now been halted by SC.

Revanth ‘rubber stamp for Delhi durbar,’ alleges Oppn after AICC’s Natarajan meets GoM

BRS, BJP have opened front against Revanth Reddy-led Congress govt over AICC Telangana in-charge Natarajan’s involvement in govt talks to resolve Kancha Gachibowli-HCU issue.

Hyderabad university land row: NSUI members oppose own Congress govt, condemn CM Revanth’s remarks

At meeting with AICC Telangana in-charge, NSUI’s HCU representatives demanded that land auction be halted and detained students be released. But there's a split in the student wing too.

Kancha Gachibowli-HCU row: AICC envoy Natarajan in Telangana to douse fires as BRS mocks Rahul’s silence

Natarajan’s unscheduled visit & involvement in talks are being seen as an indirect intervention by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in an episode that has put the party on a backfoot.

Hyderabad university land row: Tensions persist on campus amid protests as matter reaches Telangana HC

'Forest' clearance work on the land was stayed Wednesday for a day by the HC until Thursday's hearing. Students allege assault by police. Congress says govt acting in ‘public interest’.

3 years after Rohith Vemula’s suicide, not much has changed at University of Hyderabad

Students insist the spectre of caste discrimination hasn't gone away, and that redressal mechanisms exist only in name. But university says all is well.

I dreamt of a PhD abroad, but my life is now about fighting injustice: Rohith Vemula’s brother

After my brother Rohith Vemula’s death, my career choice changed. From being a geologist, I have now turned to law. It is to know one’s rights.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

After Op Sindoor setback, Pakistan to form China-inspired military rocket force targeted at India

The ARFC is meant to be a dedicated force for conventional missile & rocket systems, & will include cruise missiles, rockets, ballistic missiles & Pakistan’s planned hypersonic missiles.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.