Nikhila Henry

3 days ago | indianexpress.com | Nikhila Henry

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday (June 24) challenged former state CM and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Chandrashekar Rao to a debate in the state Assembly over the contentious Banakacherla reservoir project. The BRS has been criticising the Congress government in the state for “allowing” the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to go ahead with the project. Revanth Reddy said the debate would be about who actually compromised Telangana’s water interests.

4 days ago | indianexpress.com | Nikhila Henry

“It shook all over,” a 36-year-old resident from Bin Mahmud of Qatar’s Doha told The Indian Express late Monday night, as he described the barrage of Iranian missiles that targeted the Al Udeid Air Base, southwest of the capital. “First, we heard explosions – four to five. Then the windows shook,” the Indian resident who hails from Kerala said. “This is the first time that Doha has felt unsafe,” he said, adding he has been in the Qatari capital for more than 10 years.

5 days ago | indianexpress.com | Nikhila Henry

The Hyderabad police have booked Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for an alleged derogatory statement he made on tribals at a public event. The actor allegedly made the comments during a promotional event for a film in April this year. In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, he likened Pakistan to a tribal community at the event.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Nikhila Henry

Telangana will soon have a cow protection policy, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced on Tuesday during a meeting with officials of the animal husbandry department.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Nikhila Henry

Months before security forces moved in to flush out Maoists from their forest strongholds, the politburo of the banned CPI (Maoist), its highest decision-making body, informed the cadres “we are retreating forces from Dandakaranya”, the vast swathe of land they once controlled across states in the heart of the country. The politburo decision, which stemmed from the realisation of their waning appeal among people, was conveyed through a secret circular issued in August 2024.