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There was also a massive shortfall in rice production. (Representational image)

Suicides by Telangana farmers rise; 1,358 cases recorded in 2015

Deficit rainfall of minus 21 per cent in the monsoon season till August 2015 caused a major crop failure in the state.

4 Jan 2017 2:30 AM IST

KPCC president VM Sudheeran, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala at the election committee meet in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. (Photo: PEETHAMBARAN PAYYERI)

VM Sudheeran calls PAC meet on January 14

Mr Chandy had vaguely told reporters that he would attend the meet if he were in the capital.

4 Jan 2017 2:30 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav with father and SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav. (Photo: PTI)

Mulayam Singh, Uttar Pradesh CM firm, SP truce fails

The chief minister reportedly agreed to step down from the national president's post if his conditions were accepted.

4 Jan 2017 2:24 AM IST

Wrap-up: Promises to keep and miles to go before we sleep

Wrap-up: Promises to keep and miles to go before we sleep

If anybody had to pick one event that defined 2016, then it has to be demonetisation for sure.

4 Jan 2017 2:22 AM IST

KPCC vice-president M.M. Hassan, former chief minister Oommen Chandy, KPCC president V.M. Sudheeran and Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala at Cantonment House to attend the UDF meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. (Photo: A.V. MUZAFAR)

UDF allies ask Congress leaders to stop infighting

UDF allies IUML, KC (J) and JDU ask Congress leaders to speak in one voice.

4 Jan 2017 2:21 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being blessed by pundits after he offered prayers at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Narendra Modi moots 'Scientific Social Responsibility'

One important area that needed to be addressed, he said, was the rapid global rise of Cyber-Physical Systems.

4 Jan 2017 2:16 AM IST

Hyderabad High Court

Telangana gets a dam relief from Hyderabad High Court

TS govt moved a plea before the HC contending that the order of the Tribunal was arbitrary, unjust, illegal and without...

4 Jan 2017 2:10 AM IST