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TopicNT Rama Rao

Topic: NT Rama Rao

As Chandrababu is re-elected TDP head, a look at his rise that began with a coup three decades ago

Cementing his position as the party’s undisputed leader, Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday was re-elected as president of Telugu Desam Party for another two-year term.

Behind Naidu-Daggubati hug, a 3-decade political saga shaped by power struggles, NTR family history

Married to TDP founder NT Rama Rao's daughters, N. Chandrababu Naidu & Daggubati Venkateswara Rao remained political rivals through the 1980s and ’90s.

How NTR’s romance isolated him from his family and his party

In ‘NTR: A Political Biography’, Ramachandra Murthy Kondubhatla traces NT Rama Rao’s journey from a remote Andhra village to the forefront of the national stage.

NTR vs YSR & Naidu factor: How Jagan’s plan to rename university reopened old wounds, feuds

Andhra CM’s decision to rename NTR University of Health Sciences after his father YSR has become not just a political fight, but one over legacy. His sister, too, has opposed move.

11,000 typists, speeches, statue — How N.T. Rama Rao promoted Telugu at the cost of Urdu

In ‘Maverick Messiah’, Ramesh Kandula writes about the former Andhra chief minister’s push for Telugu — whether through ornate speeches or in Nawabi Hyderabad.

N.T. Rama Rao, the three-time CM of Andhra Pradesh who could serve one full term

On his 22nd death anniversary, a look at the life of the actor-turned-politician who emerged as the only competitor to Congress in Andhra Pradesh.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.