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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicTelangana

Topic: Telangana

From 1st march into Dandakaranya 40 yrs ago, to surrender: Devuji’s arc mirrors Maoism rise & fall

Among first PWG cadres sent to Dandakaranya in 1980s, Devuji went on to lead Maoists’ armed wing. His surrender now is seen as a milestone in the outfit’s 'imminent collapse'.

With Devuji & Sanghram surrender, Maoist leadership structure near collapse ahead of 31 March deadline

In a major blow to banned CPI (Maoist), its top leaders, including de facto chief Devuji, have surrendered before Telangana Police, leaving just one active central committee member.

2 neighbouring states allow Muslims to leave work early for Ramzan. 1 faces ‘anti-secularist’ barb

Islamic scholars in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh have decided that the 40-day festival will be observed starting 19 February.

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

As Congress dominates Telangana urban body polls, results cement Revanth Reddy’s grip on power

The Congress Chief Minister eyes 10.5-year tenure, surpassing predecessor KCR’s 9.5 years, says the results are a 'public endorsement of his government'.

Baby bought for 4 lakh sold at 30 lakh: ED cracks open Secunderabad ‘surrogacy’ racket, finds millions

ED claims newborns were procured from poor families, birth certificates forged, & childless couples charged up to Rs 30 lakh in a trafficking racket masked as surrogacy services.

Galwan claimed her son, Telangana mother seeks purpose in her loss by contesting for councillor post

Manjula Bikkumalla hopes public service can offer her solace after the death of her son, Colonel Santosh, commanding officer of 16 Bihar Regiment, who led the battle with the Chinese in 2020.

It’s not just Warangal NIT. Dogs dragged, sedated & buried by ‘hired squads’ across Telangana villages

Activists say 1,500 stray dogs killed across the state, eight FIRs registered. Village panchayats allegedly hire ‘killer squads’ to function covertly.

7 Padma Shri awardees were from Telangana. Who are they?

On the 77th Republic Day, 7 individuals from Telangana were awarded for their contributions in science, engineering, medicine, arts, and social service.

Davos in January, Hyderabad in July: Why Telangana CM Revanth is pitching for a mid-year WEF follow-up

At Davos, Telangana CM proposes WEF to organise follow-up forum every year in July or August in his capital, says one-year gap is not conducive in modern business cycles.

On Camera

British rule couldn’t make India a Christian country. Marco Rubio is no threat

Marco Rubio was all praise for missionaries in his address at the Munich Security Conference. We need to tell him something about missionaries in India—they failed to take over Indians in large numbers.

With 50% of India’s crude imports passing through Strait of Hormuz, concerns mount over US-Iran standoff

The crude flows in the Strait of Hormuz largely originate from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar and move to China, India, Japan and South Korea.

India asks Dassault to submit bid for 114 Rafale fighter jets by April-end

Analysis of IAF proposal shows that the true Make in India component is much lesser than expected, therefore negotiations will focus on increasing that component.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.