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Rama Mandava

Senior journalist with expertise in Andhra Pradesh politics

Are Jagan Mohan Reddy and his MP cousin Avinash Reddy on a collision course?
YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s trusted trio on the verge of political extinction

Ex-YSRCP MLA Dwarampudi Chandrasekhar Reddy’s political retreat as controversies catch up
Allu Arjun vs Pawan Kalyan: Andhra Assembly elections creates a schism in actors’ fan base
YS Bharathi to take charge as YSRCP president as Jagan Mohan Reddy plans mass contact programme?

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The report’s conclusions place responsibility directly on the leadership that oversaw the procurement and quality control processes. — TTD ghee adulteration report blames Board, ex-EO for lapses

Commercial LPG cylinders. (iStock) — Kerala’s recovering hotel sector hit by sharp commercial LPG price hike; shutdown on 6 May

File photo of Opposition bloc INDIA meeting in Mumbai — INDIA bloc at the crossroads: Why a Janata-style consolidation remains elusive

EVMs. (Supplied) — Kerala gears up for 4 May vote count: 15,000+ officials, 140 centres ready for smooth tallying

Voters at a polling booth in Tamil Nadu. — What district-wise polling data says about Tamil Nadu’s ‘historic’ turnout

2017 actor assault case: ‘Avalkoppam’ trust divides opinion, some see solidarity, others question need

TN treats most of its sick in public hospitals – private care is among India’s most expensive

In a city under stress, young innovators map a smarter future for Bengaluru at K-GIS exhibition

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Weather forecast — Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 2 May

Siddaramaiah visits wall collapse site — Bengaluru wall collapse: Karnataka government constitutes two inquiry committees

Aja AstroTech’s new app, Dosha Nivarana (DNA) was launched in Hyderabad — When a 5,000-year-old text meets the smartphone: Hyderabad startup digitises Sage Parashara’s vedic canon

Despite contesting the polls together, a section of Congress leaders believes that they were given a raw deal by the DMK. — When a Tamil Nadu Congress leader voted for TVK in Assembly polls

Donate for Desh crowdfunding KC Venugopal announced the Congress' new initiative. (Screengrab) — Laddus, halted documentary and posters — Kerala politics in peak pre-result mayhem

Mamata Banerjee offers to cook for PM Modi — Under Siege, Still Supreme: Mamata transformed into a protagonist of many women leaders in India

KGMOA has sounded an urgent alarm, calling on the state government to confront the deep cracks in manpower and infrastructure. — Life, death and doubt! Kerala’s doctors in a high-stakes snakebite gamble

Commercial LPG cylinders. (iStock) — Right after polls, union government increases commercial LPG cylinder price by Rs 993