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Duggaraju Srinivasa Rao

Retired professor and a freelance contributor on environment and politics

Sundru Venkaiah, pre-Independence Dalit leader from Andhra

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Hot weather. (iStock) — Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 23 April

Kharge chief minister — ECI issues notice to Mallikarjun Kharge for ‘terrorist’ remark against PM Modi

Representational image. Credit: iStock — How UK’s generational smoking ban is reigniting India’s debate on tobacco control

An aerial shot of the site where the blast occurred on 21 April. — Day after the blast, grief and questions linger in Mundathikode

Local body polls — Tamil Nadu assembly polls 2026: Over 5.7 crore voters to decide triangular contest

Nadendla Bhaskara Rao: The man who touched power and changed political history

Inspector B Saroja and sub-inspector H Rani. Credit: x.com/TelanganaACB — Telangana ACB arrests two women cops over Rs 60,000 bribe

Kerosene prices in India have shown fluctuations but an overall upward trend. Credit: Sreelakshmi Soman/South First — Rising kerosene costs in Kerala turn fisherfolk’s lives into gamble

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The survivor is undergoing treatment in a Mysuru hospital. — US tourist allegedly drugged, raped and detained in Kodagu homestay

File photo of the under-construction Kaleshwaram project — Replug: Why PC Ghose Commission report on Kaleshwaram is legally redundant, infructuous

Mamata Banerjee continues to command a strong personal connect with voters that goes beyond local dissatisfaction. — Mamata’s stronghold vs BJP’s big bet: Will SIR tip the balance?

The PC Ghose Commission’s findings included negligence, hiding facts, and financial irregularities in the construction of the Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram project. — Telangana HC rules Justice PC Ghose Commission report on alleged Kaleshwaram scam ‘inoperative’

India-US trade deal farmers — Telangana Rising? Not until the farmer can sell

Congress leaders during a poll rally in Telangana. — The Revanth Reddy regime: A tale of partial delivery and mounting challenges

Representational image. Credit: iStock — Same taste, fewer heart attacks: Indian scientists endorse a salt that does two jobs at once

Speak Kannada or lose permit? Auto, cab drivers’ unions split over proposed language push