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Hyderabad rape encounter report: Commission suggests cops hid CCTV camera evidence

Ironically, Telangana is considered the most surveilled state in India accounting for over half of the country� s CCTV cameras. → Read More

Row in Andhra Pradesh: Can state governments buy Pegasus spyware?

The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government has decided to set up a Legislature House Committee to probe if Andhra Pradesh, under Chandrababu Naidu, had purchased Pegasus. → Read More

What led to KTR's threat to cut power supply to Army area in Secunderabad

On the ground, Secunderabad residents allege that the decisions taken by the Local Military Authority (LMA) are opaque and arbitrary and that their voice is finally being heard. → Read More

‘Attack on federalism’: Ex-bureaucrats on Union govt move to ‘snatch’ IAS officers

The Union government wants to change the service rules for All India Services (AIS) officers in such a way that they no longer need the consent of state governments, when it comes to deputation of officers for Union government roles. This proposal has triggered a row with several Chief Ministers and political leaders questioning the government on taking power away from state governments. → Read More

Exclusive: Satellite images show how Hyderabad lakes have shrunk by upto 83% since 1967

TNM looks at five water bodies in Hyderabad � Durgam Cheruvu, Gurram Cheruvu, Mir Alam Tank, Shah Hatim talab and the Ramanthapur Cheruvu and how they have shrunk over the years. → Read More

The cost of encroachment of Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar and Durgam Cheruvu

Both the Hussain Sagar and the Durgam Cheruvu lakes tell tales of the cost of rapid urbanisation on the environment. → Read More

Tejasvi Surya's mention of Razakars in Hyderabad is an attempt to polarise, say historians

The AIMIM has rejected the connection to the Razakars several times. → Read More

Tolivelugu journalist Raghu arrested from Hyderabad, Congress and BJP condemn move

While initial reports suggested that Raghu had been kidnapped and his family were looking for him, the police later issued a statement that he had been arrested. → Read More

Sacked from Telangana CM KCR’s cabinet, all eyes on Eatala Rajender’s next move

Eatala Rajender is touring his constituency even as BJP and Congress leaders have been sending out feelers to draw him into their fold. → Read More

India has lost several journos to COVID-19, but Union govt yet to act

While some states like Punjab, Odisha, Bihar, MP and TN have declared journalists as frontline workers, the Union government has been silent despite demands and representations. → Read More

With ICU beds near capacity, Bengaluru hospitals are struggling to cope

As cases have been climbing rapidly in the city and in Karnataka, healthcare workers say that they are overstretched. → Read More

Govt withdraws order slashing interest rates on small saving schemes

The interest shall now continue to be at the rates which existed in the last quarter of 2020-2021. → Read More

How the BJP is trying to make inroads into Andhra with the Tirupati bye-poll

With the Tirupati Lok Sabha bye-poll fast approaching, the BJP is making efforts to make inroads into Andhra Pradesh through the temple town, where it has massively ramped up its campaign and presence, especially since the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government came to power in 2019. The bye-election, scheduled for April 17, is being held after the death of sitting MP Balli Durgaprasad Rao in September… → Read More

Took the first COVID-19 vaccine dose? You still have to wear masks and here's why

Experts say that it is important to receive the second dose of the vaccine as scheduled. → Read More

Democratic decay at state level: Journalist M Rajshekhar on book ‘Despite the State’

In an interview with TNM, Rajshekhar talks about his recently published book, which examines a deep crisis in states that has gone largely unexamined in India. → Read More

Telangana man’s body still in Saudi 100 days after his death, wife moves HC

Vontari Narsareddy died on November 1 and his family is yet to receive his mortal remains, despite several representations to authorities. → Read More

'Got god's message': Videos of Andhra couple who killed daughters reveal disturbed state

The couple from Madanapalle allegedly murdered their daughters as part of a superstitious ritual, claiming that they would be resurrected within a day. → Read More

Rajinikanth says not entering politics, his 'advisor' Gurumurthy says 1996 will repeat

The Thuglak magazine too seems to have been caught unawares about Rajinikanth s decision as it s latest edition speaks about the actor s party and BJP. → Read More

Fighting for the rights of Telangana's Gulf migrants: Meet activist Bheem Reddy

Bheem spoke about the reasons for the constant migration from northern Telangana and how to tackle the issue of workers returning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More

Explained: The magic number for GHMC polls and how the Hyderabad mayor is elected

Besides the 150 candidates who win the election, there are also 52 ex-officio members, who also get to vote for the mayor. → Read More