Sumit Bhattacharjee

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Sumit Bhattacharjee

Just days before the mysterious sinking of Pakistan’s submarine PNS Ghazi off Visakhapatnam coast during the India-Pakistan War of 1971, an unusual sighting by local fishermen hinted at secrets lurking beneath the sea — secrets that would soon shape a dramatic chapter in naval history. In the early hours of December 5, 1971, fishermen heading out in their traditional boats spotted a massive black object, shaped like a pointed gourd, rising from the depths near the coast.

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Sumit Bhattacharjee |Ravi Reddy

In both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, two high-profile female politicians are fighting hard to cement their place in the political arena. While K. Kavitha, the daughter of former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, has grabbed headlines in Telangana thanks to a “leaked” letter, Y.S. Sharmila, the daughter of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has been publicly attacking her brother in A.P.Recently, a letter by Ms. Kavitha to her father was “leaked” to the public.

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Sumit Bhattacharjee

The recent killing Nambala Kesahava Rao (70) alias Basavaraju alias Ganganna in the Abujhmadh area of Chhattisgarh, has hit the banned CPI(Maoist) very hard. Getting Basavaraju, the general secretary of the party, at his headquarters, especially when he was guarded by his special protection force, which is referred to as Company no. 7, comes as a huge surprise for the left wing extremists.

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | T. Appala Naidu |Harish Gilai |B. Madhu Gopal |Sumit Bhattacharjee

As dawn breaks over Addangi, a hamlet nestled in the folds of the Eastern Ghats in Srikakulam district, 23-year-old Savara Kalavathi steps barefoot into a modest building with an asbestos roof. She cleans the floor and sprinkles cow dung water on the front yard before lighting a small brass lamp in a wall niche. She folds her hands and closes her eyes in reverence as the slender flame flickers to life.

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Sumit Bhattacharjee

The Vizianagaram police are yet to get the custody of Siraj-Ur-Rehaman and Syed Sameer, who have been arrested a few days ago on charges of possessing explosive material and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The police have filed a petition in the court seeking their custody to continue with the investigation. It is learnt that the court is likely to give its nod to police custody late on Thursday night or Friday morning.