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Sunday, September 14, 2025
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Topic: Telangana

Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan resigns ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Resignation comes in wake of reports that she may contest elections from Tamil Nadu. The BJP has released 267 nominees so far.

8 parts, multilingual, Allu Arjun link — all about web series on Bharat Ratna Narasimha Rao

Biographical web series will have 8 episodes of 45-60 minutes each. Director Prakash Jha, who is helming the project, said former PM Rao 'was victim of politics within his party'.

Why Congress CM Revanth Reddy wants healthy partnership with Centre & ‘elder brother’ Modi

CM's approach is a tectonic shift from his predecessor KCR’s, who avoided meeting Modi on Telangana tours. Analysts say having inherited a state deep in debt, Revanth needs Centre’s support.

How Andhra CM Jagan & rival Naidu are trying to get divinity on their side ahead of assembly polls

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy attended 'Raja Shyamala Yagam' ritual, believed to bring divine assistance in delivering power. Ex-CM Chandrababu Naidu, his wife had performed same ritual week before.

Rajiv Gandhi or Telangana thalli? Congress & BRS spar over whose statue will grace secretariat

Parties are also arguing over Telangana thalli’s look, with Congress saying she should represent working-class woman. BRS’ goddess statue has a gold crown, jewellery & glowing saree.

CAG calls Kaleshwaram project economically unviable — ‘every rupee spent would yield only 52 paise’

CAG report tabled in Telangana assembly says cost of lift irrigation project likely to exceed Rs 1,47,427 crore, as against Rs 81,911 crore projected by former KCR govt.

Why Rs 58,000-cr Musi river redevelopment, Telangana CM Reddy’s ‘signature project’, will be a challenge

Idea of redeveloping riverfront was first mooted in 1908 & pushed mid-1990 onwards, but saw little success due to challenges such as encroachment, fund crunch & inflow of sewage water.

South India is rightly agitated by unfair allocation. Limiting Centre’s power is the answer

South India's situation is unlike any in large federal unions across the world. US, UK, China, Germany, and Spain correct their fiscal imbalances through tax policy. India is making it worse.

A white elephant? No water from Kaleshwaram, but project costs Telangana around Rs 18,000 cr annually

State had set up a Special Purpose Vehicle for the Rs 1 lakh crore Kaleshwaram irrigation project, which raised loans worth Rs 87,449.15 crore. The rest has to be repaid over next 12 years.

Scathing vigilance report faults KCR govt, contractor for sunk Medigadda piers — ‘defects not tended’

Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project, of which Medigadda barrage is a part, was a showpiece endeavour of ex-BRS govt. Over 4 yrs after launch, 6 of Medigadda's 86 piers sank 1.2 m last yr.

On Camera

Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.