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Topic: Telangana

‘Taskmaster who delivers’ – how Telangana ex-chief secy Somesh Kumar became crucial to KCR

Kumar is said to be close to BRS’ K Chandrashekar Rao under whom he has worked since 2014. The Centre last week transferred him to Andhra Pradesh following a court order.

Telangana’s new chief secretary Santhi Kumari: ‘Low-profile’, once shunted for ‘mishandling’ Covid

1st woman to hold the post, A Santhi Kumari takes over at a time the state is readying itself for polls. Her previous postings include principal secretary in CMO & 2-year stint in UNDP.

‘BJP modus operandi similar to TRS’ — Why Telangana Congress filed plaint against KCR for poaching

PCC chief Revanth Reddy also names 12 Congress MLAs who defected to TRS. Case probed earlier by SIT cannot be seen in isolation or independent from Congress' case, they claim.

Why Khammam is ground zero for Telugu parties ahead of polls — ‘sky is Andhra, land is Telangana’

Located near the Andhra Pradesh border, Khammam’s profile differs from other districts in Telangana. Telugu parties from both sides of the boundary feel they have a chance here.

How Digvijaya ‘cooled down’ G9 mutiny against Telangana Congress chief with ‘one-on-one meetings’

Disgruntled senior state Congress leaders claim Revanth Reddy filled party panels with newcomers and left out old-timers. Singh told leaders that their issues will be resolved.

November saw a drop in inflation but some major states missed out. Here’s why

Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, West Bengal, MP & UP had inflation in excess of upper band. For most of the states, rural inflation exceeded urban inflation.

Two police encounters, two states, 28 years apart. And what the courts said

The encounters in UP and Telangana, which are more than 28 years apart, show the regularity of police confrontation and celebrations of ‘instant justice’.

Out with the new — senior leaders in Telangana meet to ‘save Congress’ from PCC chief Revanth Reddy

At the meeting held Saturday, issue of contention was how newcomers — most of whom have jumped ship from Telugu Desam Party, including Reddy — are being prioritised over old timers.

Geologists, JCB & a brother’s love — how Telangana man trapped in cave was rescued in 19-hr op

Chaada Raju was stuck for 42 hrs in a crevice between 2 boulders in Singarayapalli forest area. A huge team of cops, forest officials & geologists blasted through rocks to pull him out.

Who is ‘elusive’ strategist Kanugolu & why raid on his Telangana office has Congress seeing red

Kanugolu started off as a pollster working for then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi. As a strategist to Congress, he is often compared to Prashant Kishor, with whom he worked earlier.

On Camera

Nancy Tyagi at Cannes is instantly iconic. Commenting on Aishwarya Rai is so last decade

Her saree could easily give Sabyasachi’s Met Gala creation a run for his money. Alia Bhatt’s ‘Garden of Time’ saree was a product of 163 artisans, Tyagi is a one-woman show.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?