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Leave Without Pay: IT firms tell employees to take LWP, resign amid Covid-19
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Leave Without Pay: IT firms tell employees to take LWP, resign amid Covid-19

Hyderabad: Even as KTR, Telangana’s Minister for IT, asked IT companies not to lay-off employees in Hyderabad, earlier in April, few companies in the...
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Fact Check: Claim that Dawood Ibrahim died of Covid-19 is FALSE.
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Fact Check: Claim that Dawood Ibrahim died of Covid-19 is FALSE.

Dawood Ibrahim, an international terrorist, who is believed to be residing in Karachi, is accused in several cases of cross border crimes including the...
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Silver lining in dark clouds: 50 % COVID patients discharged in Telangana
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Silver lining in dark clouds: 50 % COVID patients discharged in Telangana

Hyderabad: Call it a silver lining in the dark clouds, around 50 percent of COVID-19 patients have recovered in Telangana state. As per the data provided...
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Fact Check: Man kicking tennis ball in viral video is not Diego Maradona
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Fact Check: Man kicking tennis ball in viral video is not Diego Maradona

By NN Dharmasena With lockdown restrictions being gradually relaxed across the globe, a video of a bulky man playing with a tennis ball took social media...
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Charminar reports the highest COVID active cases, Secunderabad follows
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Charminar reports the highest COVID active cases, Secunderabad follows

Hyderabad: Charminar division of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, comprising of six circles reported the highest number (180)  COVID-19  positive...
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Cyber-stalker arrested for sending derogatory messages to woman over Facebook messenger

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Vizag espionage case: NIA arrests key conspirator Abdul Rehman Shiekh

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Don’t conduct SSC exams in Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy: HC to T govt

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Andhra Pradesh records highest single-day spike of 210 Covid-19 cases

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10 Must-Visit Romantic Places in South India for a Honeymoon!

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Telangana students can appear for SSC advanced supplementary exams

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Turf war behind Langar Houz double murder: Police sources

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Southwest monsoon likely to arrive in AP by June 8th: IMD

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Vijayawada gang war: TikTok videos reveal gang members trying to imitate Telugu movies

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FACT CHECK

Fact Check: Claim that Dawood Ibrahim died of Covid-19 is FALSE.

Fact Check: Claim that Dawood Ibrahim died of Covid-19 is FALSE.

Fact Check: Tweets claiming piles of bricks placed by evil elements at Peachtree Road are false

Fact Check: Tweets claiming piles of bricks placed by evil elements at Peachtree Road are false

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Fact Check: Man kicking tennis ball in viral video is not Diego Maradona

Fact Check: Man kicking tennis ball in viral video is not Diego Maradona

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Fact Check: Claim about arrest of two Muslim men for killing pregnant elephant in Kerala is False

Fact Check: Claim about arrest of two Muslim men for killing pregnant elephant in Kerala is False

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Fact check: Viral image of Trump’s pic as Hitler’s moustache on Time magazine cover is false

Fact check: Viral image of Trump’s pic as Hitler’s moustache on Time magazine cover is false

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Fact Check: Did Boston Police damage their own car to blame on George Floyd protesters?

Fact Check: Did Boston Police damage their own car to blame on George Floyd protesters?

Fact check: Video purportedly showing White House being attacked is fake

Fact check: Video purportedly showing White House being attacked is fake

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Fact Check: Video showing black birds swarming is not from Saudi Arabia

Fact Check: Video showing black birds swarming is not from Saudi Arabia

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Fact check: Seating arrangement in Sudarshan 35mm to suit physical distancing norms is true

Fact check: Seating arrangement in Sudarshan 35mm to suit physical distancing norms is true

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Fact Check: No, Delhi man was not killed due to hand sanitiser blast

Fact Check: No, Delhi man was not killed due to hand sanitiser blast

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Fact Check: Actor Rao Ramesh’s tweets slamming Jagan’s one-year rule are fake

Fact Check: Actor Rao Ramesh’s tweets slamming Jagan’s one-year rule are fake

Fact Check: No, this picture of escalator is not from Malaysia

Fact Check: No, this picture of escalator is not from Malaysia

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Fact Check: Video showing locusts in Telangana’s Bhongir district is false

Fact Check: Video showing locusts in Telangana’s Bhongir district is false

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Fact Check: Images of Uttarakhand wildfire on social media are fake

Fact Check: Images of Uttarakhand wildfire on social media are fake

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Fact Check: Woman with Jayalalitha in viral picture is not Nirmala Sitharaman

Fact Check: Woman with Jayalalitha in viral picture is not Nirmala Sitharaman

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SATELLITE JOURNALISM

Satellite images show Kolkata, Bangladesh without electricity 72 hours after Amphan

Satellite images show Kolkata, Bangladesh without electricity 72 hours after Amphan

Satellite images reveal mangroves on 100 acres felled for housing at Kakinada

Satellite images reveal mangroves on 100 acres felled for housing at Kakinada

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Vizag gas leak: Here is a satellite view of LG plant, affected villages

Vizag gas leak: Here is a satellite view of LG plant, affected villages

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Satellite images show water-level rising in Ranganayaka Sagar reservoir

Satellite images show water-level rising in Ranganayaka Sagar reservoir

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Satellite data shows increasing pollution levels in Indian cities including Hyderabad

Satellite data shows increasing pollution levels in Indian cities including Hyderabad

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DATA STORIES / Longforms

COVID: 4,900 cops and CAPF infected with Coronavirus, BSF worst hit

COVID: 4,900 cops and CAPF infected with Coronavirus, BSF worst hit

COVID-19: Hyderabad among 13 cities that make up 70 percent cases in India

COVID-19: Hyderabad among 13 cities that make up 70 percent cases in India

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Around 60 percent of COVID-19 patients in Telangana discharged: Report

Around 60 percent of COVID-19 patients in Telangana discharged: Report

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70 % of foodies say no to ordering food or dining out: Survey

70 % of foodies say no to ordering food or dining out: Survey

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Covid-19 has affected more than 30 crore students in India: UNESCO

Covid-19 has affected more than 30 crore students in India: UNESCO

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CRIME

Cyber-stalker arrested for sending derogatory messages to woman over Facebook messenger

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Hyderabad: The Rachakonda cybercrime police, on June 6, arrested a…

Turf war behind Langar Houz double murder: Police sources

Turf war behind Langar Houz double murder: Police sources

Hyderabad: Investigations into Langar Houz double murder case…

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Vijayawada gang war: TikTok videos reveal gang members trying to imitate Telugu movies

Vijayawada gang war: TikTok videos reveal gang members trying to imitate Telugu movies

Vijayawada: The investigation into the recent Vijayawada gang…

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Spurious seed racket busted in Hyderabad, seeds worth Rs. 52 L seized

Spurious seed racket busted in Hyderabad, seeds worth Rs. 52 L seized

Hyderabad: A team of Shamshabad and Shameerpet police…

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Man arrested for raping, impregnating 19 YO niece in Vizag

Man arrested for raping, impregnating 19 YO niece in Vizag

Visakhapatnam : Police have arrested a 36-year-old man…

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Thieves walk away with gold, laptops from COVID patient’s home

Thieves walk away with gold, laptops from COVID patient’s home

Hyderabad: The advocate from Alwal who had tested…

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Hyderabad Genpact techie commits suicide over disputes with wife

Hyderabad Genpact techie commits suicide over disputes with wife

Hyderabad: A 35-year-old Genpact techie committed suicide on…

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POLITICS

Akhila Priya, her husband conspiring to kill me: TDP leader AV Subba Reddy

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Kurnool, June 4: The internal rift in the Telugu Desam...

MANSAS Trust : Chandrababu, Sanchaita lock horns on Twitter

Vishakapatnam: An argument broke out between MANSAS Trust…

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AP will approach SC on Nimmagadda Ramesh order : Vijayasai Reddy

Visakhapatnam: The national general secretary of YSR Congress…

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War of words: Jagadeesh Reddy, Uttam Kumar trade insults during meeting at Suryapet

Hyderabad: A meeting on control farming and planning…

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TDP Mahanadu: Naidu says TDP ready to face challenges

Vijayawada: The Telegu Desam Party (TDP) chief and…

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Consumer Voice

Security breach in ‘DMart Ready’, online shopping app raises concern

Security breach in ‘DMart Ready’, online shopping app raises concern

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Amazon India made to pay Rs 12 K to customer, for charging extra

Amazon India made to pay Rs 12 K to customer, for charging extra

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Are you still paying ‘mandatory service charge’ at restaurants?

Are you still paying ‘mandatory service charge’ at restaurants?

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Bantia Estates asked to pay 25 K to customer for unfair trade practice

Bantia Estates asked to pay 25 K to customer for unfair trade practice

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Google, Bajaj Electronics asked to pay Rs 73 K to customer

Google, Bajaj Electronics asked to pay Rs 73 K to customer

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OPINIONS & INTERVIEWS

Dragon not in a hurry to resolve the Sino-Indian border imbroglio

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Opinion : India flexes muscle against Chinese transgression

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Opinion: Why GOCO is no GO

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China continues to test India’s patience without provoking war

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Threat to Covid Justice : Political controls and Infrastructural deficits

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No Dadagiri or Domineering: India must call China’s bluff

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ENTERTAINMENT

If Sood helped migrants return home, Deverakonda ensures people don’t be hungry

If Sood helped migrants return home, Deverakonda ensures people don’t be hungry

KTR responds to Meera Chopra’s tweet after Jr. NTR fans abuse, threaten her

KTR responds to Meera Chopra’s tweet after Jr. NTR fans abuse, threaten her

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NCW takes up online rape threats against actor Meera Chopra by Jr NTR fans

NCW takes up online rape threats against actor Meera Chopra by Jr NTR fans

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Music composer Wajid Khan passes away, Bollywood slips into shock

Music composer Wajid Khan passes away, Bollywood slips into shock

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Samantha hits yet another milestone, now has 10 million followers on Instagram

Samantha hits yet another milestone, now has 10 million followers on Instagram

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OFFBEAT

Vikarabad farmer struck gold in his fields; treasure handed over to ASI

Vikarabad farmer struck gold in his fields; treasure handed over to ASI

Odisha businessman jumps quarantine to attend sister’s last rites in AP’s West Godavari district

Odisha businessman jumps quarantine to attend sister’s last rites in AP’s West Godavari district

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Parked RTC bus stolen in Anantapur, accused caught after chase

Parked RTC bus stolen in Anantapur, accused caught after chase

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10K Arya Samaj households from AP & T conduct yagna for COVID warriors

10K Arya Samaj households from AP & T conduct yagna for COVID warriors

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Teddy bear as sick baby: Vizag couple booked for hoodwinking cops to bypass lockdown

Teddy bear as sick baby: Vizag couple booked for hoodwinking cops to bypass lockdown

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Vizag espionage case: NIA arrests key conspirator Abdul Rehman Shiekh

Vizag espionage case: NIA arrests key conspirator Abdul Rehman Shiekh

Visakhapatnam: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday, arrested Abdul Rehman Abdul Jabbar Sheikh (53), the key terror-funding conspirator...

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Southwest monsoon likely to arrive in AP by June 8th: IMD

Visakhapatnam: The Southwest monsoon is likely to reach Andhra Pradesh in the next two or three days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in...
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Telangana sees highest single-day jump in COVID deaths, 143 new cases

Hyderabad: In another straight day, Telangana has witnessed a spike in COVID deaths and new cases.The statistics and ground reality do not indicate 'flattening...
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12 doctors from NIMS, 41 medicos from Osmania Medical college infected

Hyderabad:  More than 41 post graduate doctors and frontline workers have tested positive for coronavirus at government-run Osmania Medical College The...
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Public angry as delay in KUDA Master Plan halts development works in Warangal

Hyderabad: The Telangana government approved the Master Plan 2041 for the state's second-largest city, Warangal, which consists of three towns Warangal,...
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HC orders Vizag doctor Sudhakar’s release from hospital

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 5 June, ordered the release of anesthesiologist Dr. Kolaventi Sudhakar Rao from the Government Hospital for...
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Leave Without Pay: IT firms tell employees to take LWP, resign amid Covid-19

Leave Without Pay: IT firms tell employees to take LWP, resign amid Covid-19

Hyderabad: Even as KTR, Telangana’s Minister for IT, asked IT companies not to lay-off employees in Hyderabad, earlier in April, few companies in the...

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Silver lining in dark clouds: 50 % COVID patients discharged in Telangana

Hyderabad: Call it a silver lining in the dark clouds, around 50 percent of COVID-19 patients have recovered in Telangana state. As per the data provided...
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Charminar reports the highest COVID active cases, Secunderabad follows

Hyderabad: Charminar division of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, comprising of six circles reported the highest number (180)  COVID-19  positive...
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Here is the fresh list of Containment zones in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Telangana has reported 105 COVID deaths and 3147 positive cases ever since the pandemic broke out. In the recent times, the state has been witnessing...
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After 32 COVID +Ve cases in Osmania medical college, DME orders quarantine

Hyderabad:  With the increasing cases of Covid-19 among the medial fraternity, the Director of Medical Education, Hyderabad, has given an order to the...
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Jawaharnagar dumpyard, Ramky’s power plant give sleepless nights to people

Hyderabad: A cocktail of stench and smoke from Jawahar Nagar dump yard and nearby Ramky’s power plant is giving sleepless nights to people of 30 villages...
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Southwest monsoon likely to arrive in AP by June 8th: IMD

Southwest monsoon likely to arrive in AP by June 8th: IMD

Visakhapatnam: The Southwest monsoon is likely to reach Andhra Pradesh in the next two or three days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in...

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Telangana sees highest single-day jump in COVID deaths, 143 new cases

Hyderabad: In another straight day, Telangana has witnessed a spike in COVID deaths and new cases.The statistics and ground reality do not indicate 'flattening...
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12 doctors from NIMS, 41 medicos from Osmania Medical college infected

Hyderabad:  More than 41 post graduate doctors and frontline workers have tested positive for coronavirus at government-run Osmania Medical College The...
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NGT directs committee to check violations in properties owned by Minister KTR

Hyderabad: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed to constitute a high-level committee to inspect the alleged construction violations, in properties...
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Pregnant women from Dhoolpet dies of COVID-19, body held-up for 25 hrs

Hyderabad: A pregnant woman from Hyderabad's Dhoolpet area lost her battle to COVID-19 four days after she was admitted to the Gandhi Hospital. She had...
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JNTUH announces commencement of UG, PG exams; issues guidelines

Hyderabad: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University(JNTUH) Hyderabad exam branch,has announced to conduct semester examination for under graduates...
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Vizag espionage case: NIA arrests key conspirator Abdul Rehman Shiekh

Vizag espionage case: NIA arrests key conspirator Abdul Rehman Shiekh

Visakhapatnam: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday, arrested Abdul Rehman Abdul Jabbar Sheikh (53), the key terror-funding conspirator...

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HC orders Vizag doctor Sudhakar’s release from hospital

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 5 June, ordered the release of anesthesiologist Dr. Kolaventi Sudhakar Rao from the Government Hospital for...
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Thunderstorm warning for coastal AP for next 5 days

Vishakapatnam : The Indian Meteorological department (IMD) has issued a ‘thunderstorm’ warning for districts in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam area...
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Vahana Mitra: Rs 262 Cr deposited into 2,62,493 beneficiaries’ accounts

Amaravati: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has released the YSR Vahana Mitra fund of Rs 10,000 to each of the beneficiaries four months in advance,...
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SC gives AP govt 4 weeks to remove YSRC colors; re-paint buildings

Vijayawada: The Supreme Court, on 3 June, upheld the Andhra Pradesh High Court's order directing the YSRCP-led state government to remove the colour of...
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New twist in Dr Sudhakar Rao’s case as CBI files FIR against him

Visakhapatnam: In a new twist to the case relating to assault on the suspended doctor K. Sudhakar Rao, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which...
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Thunderstorm warning for coastal AP for next 5 days

Thunderstorm warning for coastal AP for next 5 days

Vishakapatnam : The Indian Meteorological department (IMD) has issued a ‘thunderstorm’ warning for districts in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam area...

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Vahana Mitra: Rs 262 Cr deposited into 2,62,493 beneficiaries’ accounts

Amaravati: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has released the YSR Vahana Mitra fund of Rs 10,000 to each of the beneficiaries four months in advance,...
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Restriction on inter-state travel to continue in AP: DGP

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Police have decided to continue with the restrictions on inter-state travel. Director-General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, Gowtham...
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Man injured in violent group clashes in Vijayawada dies

Vijayawada: A young man who was injured in a clash between two groups in the Penamaluru area in Vijayawada's Patamata died here on 31 May. On Saturday,...
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Welfare schemes benefited 3.5 crore people in AP : Jagan

Vishakapatnam : The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy, on 25 May, said that between June 2019 and May 2020, the YSRCP-led government...
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YSRC govt completes 1-year rule: Brainstorming sessions on various schemes from May 25

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has called upon the citizens of the state to review his welfare schemes. As the YSRC government...
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Tirumala temple to be open from June 8, 10K pilgrims to be allowed for darshan every day

Tirumala temple to be open from June 8, 10K pilgrims to be allowed for darshan every day

Tirupati: With the central government issuing new guidelines for the opening of places of worship from the June 8, lakhs of devotees of Lord Balaji are...

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Public uproar forced TTD to put on hold monetization of temple properties

Tirupati: Following public uproar  the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam's  decision to monetize 50  temple properties to raise Rs 100 Crore fund, has been...
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World’s richest temple to raise Rs 100 crore by monetising properties

Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), India's richest temple body (Lord Balaji) is all set to raise Rs 100 crore by monetizing its un-viable...
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Savour ‘Tirupati Laddu’ at home in the time of coronavirus

Tirupati: Despite the Covid-19 lockdown, devotees of Lord Venkateswara of the famous hill shrine at Tirumala will soon be able to receive sacred ‘Tirupati...
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TTD mulls restarting Srivari darshan; introduce time slots, social distancing

Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is planning to reintroduce Srivari darshan soon on a trial basis and enforce social distancing measures....
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In search of food, wild tusker electrocuted in Chittoor district

Chittoor, May 5 : A wild elephant was electrocuted to death in an agriculture field at Munnar Nayunipalli village under Gangavaram Mandal in Chittoor district...
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Public angry as delay in KUDA Master Plan halts development works in Warangal

Public angry as delay in KUDA Master Plan halts development works in Warangal

Hyderabad: The Telangana government approved the Master Plan 2041 for the state's second-largest city, Warangal, which consists of three towns Warangal,...

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Warangal mass murder: Monster Sanjay Kumar killed ten, all migrants

Warangal: The sensational mass murder mystery at Geesukonda in Warangal, Telangana, is taking new twists every day, as the investigation is progressing....
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Warangal murder: Man admits to killing nine migrant workers

Hyderabad: In a major turn of events, a man has admitted to killing nine migrant workers in Warangal. According to sources, Sanjay Kumar told the police...
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Nine bodies fished out from a well in Warangal, all migrant workers

Warangal : Nine bodies, six from one family, were fished out from a well in Geesukonda town of  Warangal district of Telangana. The Warangal police on...
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Covid-19: Warangal man’s foot-operated sanitisation device gets NIF funding

Hyderabad: Telangana man’s innovation, a foot-operated hand sanitisation device to fight against coronavirus, gets recognised by India’s National...
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What Lockdown, Telangana Cop hosts daughter’s birthday party

Telangana : At a time when the entire police force in Telangana is working tirelessly to fight the spread of Corona virus, a police constable has come...
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Business / TECH & STARTUPS

Introducing ‘sanitisation pillar’ for ones who can’t afford the tunnel

Introducing ‘sanitisation pillar’ for ones who can’t afford the tunnel

Andhra students develop device to help ensure social distancing after lockdown

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American firm General Atlantic to invest Rs. 6,598 crore in Reliance Jio

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Covid-19: Reagene Innovations, Tech Mahindra, INDRAS collaborate to create lung model

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Android phone users vulnerable to new malware EventBot that targets banking apps

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PHOTO GALLERY

Vizag gas leak: Images show people run for breath, fall unconscious in the streets

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Indian Armed Forces salute Corona warriors

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The territorial maps of zones falling under GHMC

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‘Coronavirus Helmet’ rally of Hyderabad Police

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In Photos: Coronavirus awareness campaing in Telangana

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Her Royal Highness Princess of Thailand visits Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad

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