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Advantage BJP!

23-09-2026

Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar has ignited a fresh political controversy by asserting that the country’s most populous state will be divided into four smaller units: Poorvanchal (Purvanchal), Madhyanchal, Bundelkhand and Harit Pradesh (also referred to as Haritha Pradesh). Speaking at party events in Deoria and Ambedkarnagar, Rajbhar claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Governance Learnings from the Tussle of Tata Sons & Tata Trusts

23-09-2026

The recent Tata Sons and Tata Trusts tussle including reappointment of N. Chandrasekaran as Chairman brings out corporate governance question. What should prevail when the Board, shareholders and charter clauses appear to pull in different directions?
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Ramchander Rao prevented from meeting farmers

23-09-2026

Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao was stopped on Tuesday while on his way to meet farmers in Jogulamba Gadwal district who have been demanding the release of irrigation water from the Jurala project on the Krishna river. Rao was stopped at Jadcharla near here and taken into preventive custody by the police.
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The unasked Questions Let’s give El Nino credit

23-09-2026

I have been following the rather strange conversation around rain in Telangana with a mixture of amusement and concern. On the one hand, we have meteorologists talking about El Niño, satellite images, rainfall data and weather models. On the other, we have a government organising a yagam to bring rain and political leaders accusing their opponents of performing black magic to stop it.
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Stop Chasing, Start Living

23-09-2026

It’s common for most of us to desire to go shopping or for a movie while we are at work. And while we are actually in a movie theatre, we worry about the work piling up on our desk. We are trapped by intrusive memories of the past or fret about what may or may not happen in the future and in this whole struggle, we don't appreciate the ‘Present’. We identify ourselves with our thoughts, beliefs and emotions strongly.

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CM orders quick compensation

23-09-2026

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed officials to release compensation to victims of sexual assault belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities through the ‘Green Channel’ without delay. The Chief Minister issued the directions at a meeting of the State-level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee on the implementation of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, held at the Secretariat on Tuesday.
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Kerala Cong MLA Lets Predecessor Inaugurate Bridge

22-09-2026

In an unusual gesture that has drawn widespread praise, Congress MLA Sebastian M.J. from the Poonjar constituency stepped aside on Friday, September 18, 2026, and invited his predecessor, Sebastian Kulathunkal, to formally inaugurate a newly completed bridge. The sitting legislator explicitly credited the former MLA for allocating the funds, stating the project was “not my fund.”The Erumely-Amakunnu
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Cash, Cards and the Indian Paradox

22-09-2026

A popular claim circulating online puts it starkly: hand a £50 note (or its Indian equivalent) to a butcher who pays a baker who pays a candlestick maker, and after dozens of transactions the same physical cash still holds its full value for each participant. Pay by card, and banks skim 1.5%, 3% or 5% each time; after enough handovers the fees can consume the original sum. Cash equals freedom; digital rails equal extraction.

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Vinayaka Navaratri celebrations held with religious fervour in Manthani

22-09-2026

Vinayaka Navaratri celebrations are continuing in a grand manner across Manthani town, creating a vibrant spiritual atmosphere.As part of the festivities, VijayaKranti daily newspaper Chairman C.L. Rajam and Director C. Srikanth visited the idol of Lord Ganesha installed at the historic Penjajeru tank bund in the town on Monday. They performed special prayers with devotion and participated in the religious rituals.
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Telangana to emerge as major hub for health innovation: Sridhar Babu

22-09-2026

Telangana aims to develop the State as a major hub for health innovation by bringing together its strengths in information technology, emerging technologies, pharmaceuticals, life sciences and start-ups with the healthcare sector, Minister for IT and Industries Duddilla Sridhar Babu said.
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The “infiltrator” case for SIR does not stand

22-09-2026

One of the main public justifications for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is that it is needed to remove foreign illegal immigrants—“infiltrators.” That claim fails on two independent tests: law and evidence. In law, the Election Commission cannot decide citizenship. That power belongs to the Union Government under the Citizenship Act, 1955.

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KSPP guest lecture explores India-West Asia ties

22-09-2026

The Kautilya School of Public Policy (KSPP) at GITAM Deemed to be University, Hyderabad, hosted a thought-provoking guest lecture on “Reimagining India’s West Asia Policy amid Regional Conflict and Fragmentation” on Friday. Colonel Rajeev Agarwal (Retd.), Senior Research Consultant at the Chintan Research Foundation, New Delhi, delivered the keynote address.