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Topic: Telangana

‘Minister in KCR cabinet worse than slave’: Sacked Telangana minister quits TRS, to join BJP

Eatala Rajender, a close aide of KCR who had been with TRS since its beginning, leaves the party around a month after being ousted from the cabinet. He calls the CM an autocrat.

Telangana student spends 11 days on a tree — he had nowhere else to isolate during Covid

Shiva, an 18-year-old graduate student, built himself a bed on a tree to avoid spreading Covid to his family who all share a one-room house.

No written orders but ambulances from other states are being stopped at Telangana borders 

ThePrint contacted Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and Health Secretary Syed Ali Rizvi, through text and phone calls, but received no response until the publishing of this report.

Covid protocols up in the air in Hyderabad’s Eid markets, vendors say need to earn

Locals & police point out that the crowd turning out is not even one-tenth of the usual. Vendors also note their necessity to earn. But this has meant laxity in Covid-apt behaviour.

How a land grab charge saw KCR strip health minister of his portfolio and take over

Farmers from Medak district complained to CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao that Health Minister Eatala Rajender forcibly took away their land. A probe has been ordered.

Covid norms go for a toss at huge rallies of TRS, BJP, Congress in Telangana for civic polls

Huge roadshows were conducted earlier this week across several districts in Telangana despite state witnessing 1400% jump in Covid cases in the past month.

3 days before vaccinations open for the 18+, states are still scrambling to get doses

Maharashtra is yet to make up its mind on what & how much to procure while other states such as Karnataka & Rajasthan are waiting for the Centre to clarify on procurement.

Mir Osman Ali Khan, Hyderabad Nizam who wore cotton pyjamas & used a diamond as paper weight

The seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan is known not just for his massive wealth but also for being a visionary. He's also remembered for refusing to join the Indian union.

Why NIA raided and booked widow, activists, ex-journalist under UAPA in Andhra & Telangana

NIA Wednesday conducted raids across 31 locations in Andhra and Telangana, which included residences of rights activists, advocates & members of cultural troupes. 

NIA searches, seizes items from 31 locations in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana in CPI(Maoist) case

The case relates to furthering the activities of the proscribed CPI(Maoist) in Andhra Pradesh in the guise of frontal organisations, an official said.

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.