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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

Charlie Kirk’s killing has America at war with itself. Foreigners & visa-seekers ‘warned’

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, gunned down this week, was no ordinary influencer. He helped bring the Trump administration to power. His death has deepened America’s Left-Right divide.

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.