People as pawnsS. NAGESH KUMAR in HyderabadThe Congress is clearly eyeing a pre-poll alliance with the TRS in Telangana and a post-poll alliance with the YSR Congress in Seemandhra. In this cyn
Murder and mayhemS. NAGESH KUMAR in HyderabadThe murder of a TDP legislator in Andhra Pradesh confirms the explosive nature of the mix of criminality, caste and politics in the State.
Confronting naxalismS. NAGESH KUMAR in HyderabadAt a meet organised by the Union Home Ministry in Hyderabad consensus eludes States on a unified approach to tackle the growing problem of naxal extre
Separatist strainsS. NAGESH KUMAR in HyderabadThe political row over TRS leader Chandrasekar Rao's outburst against Congress president Sonia Gandhi blows over but the issue of statehood for Telang
A clean-up in Andhra PradeshS. NAGESH KUMAR in HyderabadThe Election Commission weeds out 93.42 lakh bogus voters in the State, which is preparing for early Assembly elections.
A blast and its shockS. NAGESH KUMAR in HyderabadChief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu escapes an attempt on his life by the People's War but the incident badly dents the already low credibility of the
Death and diseaseS. NAGESH KUMAR in HyderabadThe failure to identify, let alone control, the mysterious disease that has killed scores of children in Andhra Pradesh exposes the claims of the Chan
The blame gameS. NAGESH KUMAR in HyderabadA major train accident in Andhra Pradesh's naxalite country leads to claims of sabotage and counter-charges of shoddy track maintenance by the Railway
A shock for the TDPS. NAGESH KUMAR in HyderabadThe Telugu Desam Party loses ground to the Congress(I), the Left parties and the newly formed Telengana Rashtra Samithi in the elections to Mandal and
Terror and worseS. NAGESH KUMAR in HyderabadThe Andhra Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act, recently passed by the State Assembly, draws flak from Opposition parties and other concerned group
On the Janmabhoomi roller coasterS. NAGESH KUMAR in HyderabadAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu moves ahead with the ambitious Janmabhoomi scheme amid protests by students, naxalites and Oppositi
TDP's calculationsS. NAGESH KUMAR in HyderabadBY deciding to give a quick burial to his policy of equidistance from the BJP and the Congress(I), Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu might have won
Behemoth studios in the era of pan-Indian films Yash Raj Films used to set trends, not follow them. Can it turn the tide?
SlideshowStepping into a male bastionWith their entry, it’s curtains for a 90-year-old, male-only tradition at the Kalamandalam.
