Telangana

K Chandrashekar Rao: The King of Telangana

Amita Shah

As Chief Minister, KCR’s outreach programme addressed farmers, senior citizens, women, youth and the poor with a series of welfare and social schemes

Telangana: A Hero’s Trial

V Shoba

The state’s southern districts are among the top beneficiaries of K Chandrasekhar Rao’s welfare projects but they have also bred formidable opposition leaders

KT Rama Rao: Chief Executive of a Startup State

V Shoba

KT Rama Rao, the heir apparent in Telangana, wants to set a national example on welfare

Struggle for the Soil

V Shoba

The Adivasis of northern Telangana raise a rallying cry for land and livelihood rights

What Does Naidu Want, Really?

Amita Shah

He played many parts in the Indian political theatre, from kingmaker to outright opportunist. His new role puts the TDP leader at a crossroads again

Farming Death in Telangana

V Shoba

Where women farmer suicides are the highest

Poorna: Courage Has No Limit

Ajit Duara

The movie has a striking resemblance to last year’s Budhia Singh: Born To Run

The truth about heat wave deaths

Omkar Khandekar

Scorched earth, death by sun and more horror stories about the heat wave. Our correspondent travels through the worst hit areas in Andhra Pradesh and finds out that the reported death toll is an exaggeration

India’s Ongoing Heat Wave

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Researchers argue that governments need to include heat hazards in their disaster management manuals. In India, heat relief gets insufficient attention

2014 REVIEW: POLITICS

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Nitish Kumar’s Anti-BJP Gamble • The Fall of Jayalalithaa • AAP’s Hitwicket • The Birth of Telangana • The Not so Grand Alliance • The Congress Eclipse