Ajay Tomar

Ajay is a Correspondent with South First's Telangana bureau based out of Hyderabad.

As G20 Delhi Summit draws to a close, dignitaries to take home a slice of Karimnagar’s filigree pride
Hope in a Cup: First-of-a-kind café managed by LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs opens in Hyderabad

Hyderabad inundated again: Manikonda residents cry municipality inaction, chemical foam plagues Kukatpally
55-year-old Hyderabad woman’s body found in Musi river 3 days after she went missing
Hyderabad tragedy: 4-year-old drowns in open drain, which locals say was ignored despite many complaints

IMD issues orange alert for 8 Telangana districts on 5, 6 September; citizens urged to avoid trees
In Conversation: Chess champion Pragg’s coach RB Ramesh on what sets the 18-YO apart from other prodigies
Cyberabad police catch sub-inspector with ₹50-lakh stolen valuables, including 1.75 kg methaqualone
Telangana camaraderie: CM KCR and Governor Tamilisai inaugurate places of worship at Secretariat
Will Pragg’s stellar World Cup show end 17-year wait of chess coaches for Dronacharya Award?
From Chennai lanes to Candidates: Teen chess wizard Praggnanandhaa falters at Magnus Carlsen hurdle
After Moon meme, actor Prakash Raj in a fresh row over sharing Rajinikanth-Yogi cartoon
Seven arrested a day after Hyderabad minor girl was gang-raped at home
With over 29 lakh ‘drug users’, Telangana tops in South — followed by Andhra: Parliamentary panel
Telangana tribal woman custodial assault: BJP, Congress demand aid for family; BSP wants HM replaced
Telugu students deported from the US for visa irregularities, violations — AP sets up dedicated helpline
Hyderabad’s Indira Park-VST steel flyover is open — motorists complain of a bone-rattling ride
Swaero, Telangana’s new identity-cum-caste resisting movement, makes its way into Oxford English-Telugu dictionary
2 Hyderabad cops suspended, booked for assaulting tribal woman; daughter alleges ₹3 lakh cash, gold earrings missing
Interview: Revenue up 50% in 2 years. With government chipping in, better days ahead; says TSRTC MD Sajjanar
Lost your phone in Telangana? Fret not. State police best in India, recovering 7 of 10 lost, stolen mobiles
Not-so-ordinary men: Meet the flood heroes who will be honoured by Telangana on Independence Day
Telangana sports school doctor suspended over sexual harassment charges; police yet to receive complaint
How 3 fake call centres in Hyderabad duped over 15,000 US citizens for 2.5 years
Leopard kills 6-year-old Andhra girl on Tirupati temple pedestrian route; 2nd incident since June
KTR asks GMR to allocate 48 acres for Hyderabad airport metro and HMRL to hasten land acquisition in Old City
NCW gives Telangana DGP 7 days to file report on man stripping woman on Hyderabad road
Pedalling to glory: Meet JP Dhanyadha, the first Indian cyclist to secure a Junior Asian Silver
Telangana: IAS officer lodges complaint against wife, in-laws over theft, cheating, harassment
Gaddar laid to rest: Hyderabad streets filled with songs, tributes, and nostalgia

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Karnataka SIR: Half of nearly 44 lakh notices yet to be delivered; only 7 lakh hearings completed

Enforcement Directorate. ED — ED alleges overseas investments, bribe trail in FEMA case against Karnataka Minister Satish Jarkiholi

A picture displaying — Retired Havildar arrested ten days after Madras Regiment arms theft; crime lays bare severe security lapses

Minister Sunny Joseph. — Kerala power crisis takes ironic turn as Electricity Minister’s speech at KSEB event is disrupted by power outage

Paneer — After Karnataka, Telangana bans manufacture, sale of analogue ‘paneer’ for one year

A stranger on a winter’s night: MISA prisoner recalls Emergency-time jail, raps TN CM Vijay

InJest in a satirical column by South First. Names, places, situations are all fictitious. Caricature by Satish Acharya/South First. — TV News: Government, Shorswami launch ‘Goons are Good’ campaign

Illegal mobile supply racket: Scrutiny intensifies over security inside Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Prison

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TN CM Vijay in Assembly — Days after airport project cancellation, TN government notifies land acquisition near Parandur for industrial park

D Sridhar Babu — Won’t let data centres jump the queue on power, IT minister Sridhar Babu tells Telangana Assembly

Renowned Tamil scholar and Pattimandram moderator Solomon Pappaiah. — Solomon Pappaiah, renowned Pattimandram moderator and Tamil scholar, passes away at 90

BJP IT Cells posts AI generated disrespect photos of Congress leader — No place for decency

Casino Capitalism: Inside the financial architecture powering the AI boom

US Malayali women killed: Anila Baby charged with two murders; could face 50 years in jail

Senior journalist Jijo’s death: CM VD Satheesan puts cyber abusers on notice

Dalit family’s home allegedly demolished over inter-caste marriage in Telangana