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Topic: Telangana

Bhainsa, the Telangana town where even a ‘small issue’ can lead to a big communal flare-up

Since January 2020, Bhainsa has reported 3 communal clashes and suffered a 10-day internet shutdown at least twice. The clashes have pitched BJP against Owaisi-led AIMIM.

Not wasting as many Covid vaccines as Centre claims, data is wrong, say Telangana, Andhra, UP

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Telangana, AP & UP recorded 17.6%, 11.6% and 9.4% vaccine wastage, respectively. States deny figures, point to vial shelf life, turnout at health centres.

Why turmeric, your go-to spice in the year of Covid, is going to be more expensive in 2021

Between January and February, price of turmeric powder has increased to Rs 250-270/kg from Rs 200-230/kg, while price of whole turmeric has risen to Rs 85-100/kg from Rs 40-60/kg. 

Lawyer couple stabbed to death in Telangana

G Vaman Rao and his wife, both practicing lawyers in the Telangana High Court, were travelling in a car when they were attacked with knives.

Andhra CM Jagan’s sister Sharmila hints at Telangana political entry — without her brother 

YS Sharmila, younger sister of Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy, held a political meeting in Hyderabad Tuesday without the backing of her brother or his YSR Congress Party. 

Disunity, lacklustre poll show, defections — Telangana Congress on continuous downslide mode

On Monday, the party lost two of its senior leaders, Vijayashanti and Gudur Narayana, to the BJP. This came on the back of its abject failure in the Hyderabad civic polls.

BJP wins big in Hyderabad polls, ups tally by 10 times as TRS misses halfway mark

According to the final GHMC results, BJP has won 48 of 150 wards in the civic body, against 55 for TRS and 44 for AIMIM. Congress has won two.

Telangana health dept asks politicians, party workers to isolate after Hyderabad campaign

Citing the festive season and the recently conducted GHMC polls, the state health department asked everyone who participated to quarantine for 7 days to avoid a Covid spike.

BJP only talks of Covid vaccine before every election, says Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao

Municipal Minister K.T. Rama Rao, or KTR as he is known, also said any attempt to disturb communal harmony in Hyderabad will be dealt with strongly. 

Banned in 1988, this ‘religious’ practice still forces Telangana’s Dalit women into sex slavery

The rescue of a 25-yr-old woman last month has once again brought focus on a centuries-old practice that has morphed into a social evil whose victims suffer deeply.

On Camera

What’s Xi Jinping doing in Europe? His goal is more strategic than economic

India should aim to get European investments that are clearly no longer going to China. That is where the dots of its efforts to save Asia from China’s dominance converge at its most basic.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla takes charge as Chief of Personnel of the Indian Navy

His tenure as Chief of Personnel will be marked by a number of important appointments, both afloat and ashore.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.