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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (DC Image)

Modi anguished over Opposition protests to all welfare schemes

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The PM asked party leaders and cadre to be more effective in countering Opposition propaganda against the party

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) along with party leaders waves towards his party supporters as he arrives to address a public meeting at parade grounds in Secunderabad. (AFP)

TS wants double engine govt: PM Modi

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The PM announced setting up a mega textile park in Telangana as part of the Centre’s decision to set up seven such parks across the country

Opposition's presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha speaks during a function organised for his felicitation, in Hyderabad, Saturday, July 2, 2022. Chief Minister of Telangana K. Chandrashekar Rao is also seen. (PTI Photo)

KCR appeals for Sinha as President

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'India needs a leader like K. Chandrashekar Rao to fight PM Modi’s dictatorial policies,' said Yashwant Sinha

Telangana state BJP chief Bandi Sanjay and Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan(R). (DC Image)

Modi is steering India towards growth: BJP

Alluri Seetharama Raju. (Photo: Wikipedia)

PM to launch Alluri Seetharama Raju’s birth anniversary celebrations today

Devotees standing in the queue, leading to Vaikuntam Queue Complex, near SV Shopping Complex at Tirumala. (DC file image)

Pilgrim rush at Tirumala swells at the end of summer

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana addresses the Indian diaspora at an event organised by the Association of Indo Americans, in San Francisco, USA, Saturday (PTI Photo)

CJI Ramana: No space for divisive politics

The continuing plenaries that ruling YSRC is holding at constituency and district levels is building up the tempo for the state plenary that the party is holding on July 8 and July 9 in Guntur district. (Representational Photo: DC)

YSRC constituency, district meets building tempo for state plenary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Begumpet Airport. (By Arrangement)

Tight security at PM’s public meeting today; details of traffic diversions here

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (DC Image)

Continue Sneha Yatras: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) along with party leaders waves towards his party supporters. (AFP)

PM calls for nation to adopt 'P2 to G2’ model

Union Home Minister Amit Shah. (DC Image)

Next 30-40 years to be era of BJP: Shah

Minister Piyush Goyal along with BJP Telangana State President Bandi Sanjay and Union Minister Kishan Reddy address media. (DC Image/Deepak Deshpande)

Undercover cop sneaks into BJP meet, leaks resolution

Rebel MLAs during first Joint Meeting of Shivsena BJP at a hotel in Mumbai, late Saturday night, July 2, 2022 ahead of special session of Maharashtra Assembly. (PTI Photo)

Maharashtra Assembly session from today; Shinde govt to face floor test on Monday

An accused in Kanhaiya Lal killing case being manhandled by the public as police take him away after he was produced at an NIA court, in Jaipur, Saturday, (PTI)

NIA team visits Amaravati to probe chemist's murder

Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur (DC)

Congress inaction led to Udaipur murder: Anurag Thakur

MLC K Kavitha in Washington (ANI)

K Kavitha inaugurates Telangana Pavilion at American Telugu Association's Convention

Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha being received by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Minister K T Rama Rao and congress leader Hanumantha Rao at Begumpet Airport. (By Arrangement)

Yashwant Sinha heaps praise on KCR

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Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha being received by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Minister K T Rama Rao and congress leader Hanumantha Rao at Begumpet Airport. (By Arrangement)

Yashwant Sinha heaps praise on KCR

The assistant professors working in Rayalaseema region were the worst hit as they used to get just Rs 18,000 per month. (Representational Photo: DC)

Andhra Pradesh fixes pay for assistant professors on contract

Etala Rajender. (file/ facebook)

Etala kin get HC relief in Jamuna Hatcheries case

Sanjay was addressing a press conference at HICC, the venue of BJP's national executive meeting which began on Saturday. (Photo: DC)

TRS govt will topple itself: Bandi

TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy interacting with Congress activists in the city. (Photo: Twitter)

Congress leaders arrested ahead of Modi’s visit

Union minister Smriti Irani addresses a press conference during BJP's national executive meet in Hyderabad on Saturday. (DC)

KCR broke constitutional rules: Smriti Irani

Islam, who is in the city for the ongoing BJP national executive meet, visited party representatives and workers from the Bahadurpura and Chandrayangutta constituencies as part of the party’s reach-out drive coinciding with the national executive meeting in the city. (DC File Photo)

BJP will crack MIM bastion in Old City: UP MP

The management of an international school in Shaikpet told Deccan Chronicle that they went online for the day. “We opted for online classes on Saturday for students’ safety, so that they don't get stuck in traffic,” a representative said. (Representational Image: AFP)

Schools go online, opt for offs due to curbs for political meets

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Teacher turns 100: A look back

Dressed in a silk saree accompanied by a pearl necklace, Shakuntala posed for a few photographs, surrounded by generations of family members as she celebrated an incredible milestone in her life. (DC Image)

Govt schools across TS in dire straits, poor infra hampering quality education

Just ahead of their reopening after the summer vacation, these schools seem to have been left out of the government's programme. (DC)

World's largest cricket jersey was made within nine days

The jersey got Guinness record recognition in the IPL final in Ahmedabad on Sunday. (By Arrangement)

Viral fever with gastro, dengue cases increase in Hyderabad

While monsoon is the peak season for dengue infections, even before the season, hospitals have been reportedly getting dengue cases. (Representational image: PTI)

AP man donates his retirement funds for SSY scheme, gets PM Modi's pat

Markapuram Rambhupal Reddy. (DC)

Low blow for alcohol lovers as liquor prices go higher in Telangana

The new price list is available on the website www.tsbcl.telangana.gov.in/ts/ — Representational image/DC

Nation's envy: TS legislators are highest paid in the country

Telangana MLAs shot to the top of the ladder in 2016 when the state government hiked their pay and allowances by an overwhelming 163 per cent in one go. (Representational Image/File)

Experts for study on bee population

Even if bees are affected at sub-lethal levels, their fall in health eventually contributes to the collapse of their colonies. (Representational Image/ Pexels)

Report: India might turn zoonotic disease hotspot

Map shows emerging ‘hotspots’ of zoonotic diseases spread from wildlife, from the ’State of the World's Forests 2022’ report. (By Arrangement)

Saileswaram Jatara turns a messy affair this year

This year’s entry fee collection turned into a mess with sudden orders from Hyderabad that the entry fee be scrapped, two days into the festival. (DC Image)

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Columns

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Many twists in Maha drama: Will Shinde be actual victor?

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr

The ongoing political drama in Maharashtra, with its interesting twists and turns, may not have really ended with the swearing-in of Shinde

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr

Kishwar Desai | Pubs, Wimbledon site of reunions; women’s footie is flavour of season

Sports are great for bonding and especially cricket where India is also in the fray

Kishwar Desai

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | The uninterrupted cigarette of love

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli

Nothing defines love, or for that matter allows you to experience love in its elemental sense, than bittersweet separation and anticipation

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli

Cartoon of the day

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South

A health worker collects swab samples of residents for Covid-19 testing. (PTI)

Covid-19 cases start spreading to districts in Telangana

The assistant professors working in Rayalaseema region were the worst hit as they used to get just Rs 18,000 per month. (Representational Photo: DC)

Andhra Pradesh fixes pay for assistant professors on contract

Southwest Monsoon did make a good beginning in Andhra Pradesh. The state received 12 per cent excess rain over the normal in June. (Photo: DC)

Andhra Pradesh gets 12 per cent excess rainfall in June

BJP MP Dr K. Laxman offers party president J.P. Nadda a shawl woven in Telangana state. (DC Image)

Nadda opens exhibition on TS history, culture, and BJP role

Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday restrained the state government from the sale of film tickets online, and posted the case for final hearing on July 27. (Representational Image/ PTI)

HC restrains AP from sale of film tickets online

Former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb had lunch at the house of Allamkonda Ushanna, who hosted him along with other leaders at his house at Maharajula Colony in the Jainad mandal headquarters on Friday. (DC Image)

BJP moves close to Dalits with the ‘Dalithathidhyam’ program in Telangana

While GST collections remained the major source of revenue for the state government at Rs 6,223 crore in two months, VAT on fuel contributed Rs 4,872 crore, VAT on liquor contributed Rs 2,599 crore, the state's share in central taxes Rs 1,195 crore, other taxes Rs 1,274 crore, non-tax revenue Rs 913 crore, centre's grants-in-aid Rs 291 crore and loans Rs 274 crore. (Representational Image/ DC File)

TS back on track in first quarter of financial year, debts remain

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. (file/ Twitter)

AP top achiever in India in ease of doing business, says central business report

Entertainment

Telugu film industry has largely welcomed AP government’s move to introduce online sale of film tickets through Your Screens portal of Andhra Pradesh Film Development Corporation (APFDC). (AFP)

Film exhibitors to move High Court on online ticket sales by government

Tilda Swinton and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. (Image by arrangement)

'Memoria' is sensational as it’s about the senses: Tilda Swinton

Police sources revealed the complainant also stated that the actress’ (in picture) comments had hurt the sentiments of animal lovers whom she compared with Kashmiri extremists. — DC file image

Bajrang Dal activist files complaint against Sai Pallavi

Salman Khan. (By Arrangement)

Salman Khan denies any threat to life

Actor Nani. (By Arrangement)

Ante Sundaraniki is a light-hearted drama

Adivi Sesh in Major. (By Arrangement)

Bitten by the writing bug

Jobs & Education

The management of an international school in Shaikpet told Deccan Chronicle that they went online for the day. “We opted for online classes on Saturday for students’ safety, so that they don't get stuck in traffic,” a representative said. (Representational Image: AFP)

Schools go online, opt for offs due to curbs for political meets

Tenth class students of Chaitanya School celebrate after the results were announced. (DC Image/S. Surender Reddy)

Telangana: SSC results boost students’ spirits with high GPAs

Telangana SSC examinations were conducted across the state from May 23 to June 1, 2022. (Representational image: DC)

Telangana SSC results out, over 90 per cent students passed

Many parents said that they have received no support from the board or the institutions, and that students must be given grace marks due to disruptions to the academic session due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (PTI)

TS Intermediate results: Unhappy parents, students call up counsellors for help

Sports

Age fraud in sports is commonly witnessed. (Representational Image/AFP)

Age fraud in sports selection comes down drastically, thanks to technology

Rahul Srivatshav Peddi of Telangana becomes India’s 74th Grandmaster

Hyderabad's Rahul is chess grandmaster

The Formula E cars are set to vroom on the streets of Hyderabad on February 11. (Photo: Mahindra)

Hyderabad set for Formula E debut on February 11 next year

Sports minister Srinivas Goud responded to a tweet from the retired employees on May 19, but the ministry is yet to take a call. The association members said they never felt the pinch all these years, particularly after the formation of Telangana. — Representational image/PTI

Dronas get raw deal in gifts

The jersey got Guinness record recognition in the IPL final in Ahmedabad on Sunday. (By Arrangement)

World's largest cricket jersey was made within nine days

Virat Kohli seemed to be happiest man in the RCB dug out when Rajat made his century. (By arrangement)

A dream come true

During his interaction with the champions, an elated PM relived the memory of the historic Thomas Cup campaign where India clinched gold medal (ANI_

This is not a small feat, keep it up: PM Modi to Thomas Cup winners

Nikhat defeated Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas to clinch the medal in the 52kg category. (By Arrangement)

Nikhat Zareen’s historic gold enthuses Indian boxing enthusiasts

Lifestyle

Coverpage of 'Avni'. (Image By Arrangement)

Book Review | A hunter’s compelling defence, with tips for a more equal world

Coverpage of 'The Wait and Other Stories'. (Image By Arrangement)

Book Review | Vivid, madcap stories with open endings

People collecting drinking water packets packed in single-use plastic which was arranged by HMWSSB at Golkonda. (DC Image)

Plastic use may trouble TS amid Bonalu

Malayalam novelist C. Radhakrishnan. (By Arrangement)

Malayalam novelist C. Radhakrishnan bags AIMA Akshara Mudra Award

Almost 80 per cent of meals consumed by youngsters are processed food or junk ordered online. They find it comfortable as food delivery apps are very quick. — Representational image/Pixabay

Eating junk foods leads to mental disorders: Experts

Group photos from the three-day event show leaders from Italy, Canada, France, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan looking relaxed against the backdrop of the Bavarian Alps.

The fall of the tie

The ministry had notified the Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging as Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2022 on February 16, 2022.— Representational image/DC

No single-use plastic from July 1: Centre

Some are of the opinion that the officials downplay the spread of dengue and downplay the numbers just like they did in case of Covid-19. — Representational image/Pixabay

Onset of monsoon triggers fear of vector-borne diseases in Hyderabad

Technology

Elon Musk. (AP)

Musk sells $4B in Tesla shares, presumably for Twitter deal

Elon Musk. (AFP)

Twitter, under shareholder pressure, begins deal talks with Musk

Such frauds are commonly noticed on online dating platforms and video call services, all of which saw a surge in user responses during the lazy Covid times. (Representational image)

Beware of video calls from stranger, warn police

Hyderabad police considering analyzers to catch drug users Musk reveals 9.2% stake in Twitter, shares surge 26% Firms produce RF systems and Electromechanical Actuators at ISRO’s in-house facility

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South Entertainment

The government took this stand before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice D.V.S.S. Somayajulu— DC file image

Online film tickets to ensure transparency, Andhra Pradesh tells High Court

Varun Mitra. (By Arrangement)

I want to work with good makers: Varun Mitra

Vijayendra Prasad. (Vijayendra Prasad)

‘Glad Brahmastra team liked my suggestions’

Adivi Sesh in Major

Major movie review

In the changed scenario, now the regulars are awaiting a film’s first-day review before deciding to watch the screening in a theatre or on OTT platform. (Representational Photo: AFP)

People skip theatres, watch movies on OTTs

The comprehensive report has suggested measures to tackle the menace. (Representational Image/ DC File)

Curb women harassment: Chief secretary tells Tollywood stakeholders

World

Workers clear debris at a shopping center that was damaged in a Russian rocket attack in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russians fight to encircle Ukraine’s last eastern stronghold

News reporters stand near the scene where a tractor-trailer was discovered with migrants inside outside San Antonio, Texas on June 27, 2022. (Photo by Sergio FLORES / AFP)

46 migrants found dead in truck in Texas

Servicemen work at the scene of a residential building following explosions, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Russia strikes Kyiv as Western leaders meet in Europe

President Joe Biden waves as he leaves Air Force One after arriving at Franz-Josef-Strauss Airport near Munich, Germany, ahead of the G7 summit. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Biden: G-7 to ban Russian gold in response to Ukraine war

Demonstrators gather outside the United States embassy in Vauxhall to protest against the decision to scrap constitutional right to abortion, in London. (Ashlee Ruggels/PA via AP)

US abortion ruling sparks global debate, polarizes activists

Afghan boys sit near their damaged house that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of the southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

At least 1,000 killed in Afghanistan quake, with fear toll will rise

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Biden’s chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci tests COVID positive, has mild symptoms

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a plenary session at the 19th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Saturday, June 11, 2022. (AP /Danial Hakim)

China is hardening its position along LAC; US Secretary of Defense

Science

ISRO's PSLV-C53/DS-EO and 2 other co-passenger satellites being launched from the second launch pad, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. This was the second dedicated commercial mission of the space agency's commercial arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). (PTI Photo)

ISRO launches 3 Singapore satellites in dedicated commercial mission

The stage is set for launch of the PSLV-C53/DS-EO mission at 6.02 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on Thursday. (Photo: ISRO)

Stage set for PSLV-C53 launch with 3 satellites of Singapore on board

ISRO is all set to launch a DS-EO satellite on board the Polar Satellite Launch vehicle (PSLV-C53) at 6pm on June 30. (Photo: ISRO)

ISRO to launch PSLV-C53/DS-EO Mission on June 30

ISRO, ASA meet for Gaganyaan’s ground station ISRO test fires booster rocket for Gaganyaan Scientists grow plants in soil from Moon for first time

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Business

Vizag tops the list in the state as also in the country in the export of processed shrimps in the 2021-22 financial year. (Photo:DC)

Vizag tops in shrimp exports

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the GST Council meeting, in Chandigarh, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (PTI Photo)

GST Council puts off compensation decision till August

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the GST Council meeting, in Chandigarh, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (PTI Photo)

GST Council removes tax exemptions on some items

Pallonji Mistry (Image credit: Facebook)

Business tycoon Pallonji Mistry dies at 93

Through this partnership, Flipkart aims to empower local farming communities and SHGs of Telangana by providing pan-India market access to more than 40 crore customers on its platform.— PTI

Flipkart to help Telangana farmers and SHGs to gain market access

GEF India likely to invest Rs 500 crore to ramp up edible oil business

A minimum 10-15 per cent increase in air fares is required to ensure that cost of operations are better sustained, Singh said in a statement. (Representational image: PTI)

Minimum 10-15% increase in airfares must: SpiceJet CMD

India’s retail inflation has moderated in May. (PTI Photo)

Food prices help inflation cool down to 7.04% in May

Opinion

Netherlands' forward Vivianne Miedema celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 football tournament final match between Netherlands and Denmark at Fc Twente Stadium in Enschede. (AFP FIle Image)

Kishwar Desai | Pubs, Wimbledon site of reunions; women’s footie is flavour of season

The coup d’état in the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra leading to the ouster of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government once again underscores the complete redundancy of the anti-defection legislative mechanism. (PTI Image)

Manish Tewari | Scrap defection law, find a new way to ensure probity

Nupur Sharma. (ANI file)

DC EDIT | Nupur: SC harsh line justified

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Editors' Picks

Just ahead of their reopening after the summer vacation, these schools seem to have been left out of the government's programme. (DC)

Govt schools across TS in dire straits, poor infra hampering quality education

The petrified victim fled from the room where her parents were making arrangements for the first night. — Representational image/DC

12-yr-old girl flees after forcible marriage to 35-year-old uncle in TS

Even if bees are affected at sub-lethal levels, their fall in health eventually contributes to the collapse of their colonies. (Representational Image/ Pexels)

Experts for study on bee population

Map shows emerging ‘hotspots’ of zoonotic diseases spread from wildlife, from the ’State of the World's Forests 2022’ report. (By Arrangement)

Report: India might turn zoonotic disease hotspot

A woman harvests wheat on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, April 28, 2022. An unusually early, record-shattering heat wave in India has reduced wheat yields, raising questions about how the country will balance its domestic needs with ambitions to increase exports and make up for shortfalls due to Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Heat wave scorches India's wheat crop, snags export plans

With India betting on young workers to drive growth in one of the world’s fastest-expanding economies, the latest numbers are an ominous harbinger. (Bloomberg)

Majority of India’s workforce, particularly women, stop looking for jobs

K.T. Rama Rao, party working president and minister of IT, industry and MA&UD. (Twitter/@oratorgreat)

Interview | KCR will score historic hat-trick in 2023: KTR

Political strategist Prashant Kishor. (PTI)

Disconcerted over PK’s Cong moves, TRS wears mask of nonchalance

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