Leaders express shock over tragic bus fire in Kurnool district
The Bengaluru-bound private travel bus that went up in flames at Chinnatekur on the outskirts of Kurnool in the early hours of Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The tragic bus fire near Chinna Tekur village in Kurnool district has triggered deep sorrow and widespread condolences across Andhra Pradesh. Follow the Live updates on Andhra... Read More
A spin on colonisation | Review of 30th State by Alan Gemmell
When India became independent in 1947, few would have imagined it would surpass Britain 75 years later, to become the fifth largest economy in the world in 2022. Is it possible then that five years later, Britain becomes a colony of India? The coloniser now colonised? British Member of Parliament and former head of the... Read More
Intel posts profit even as it struggles to regain market share
Recently installed CEO Lip-Bu Tan has been slashing thousands of jobs and mothballing projects [File] | Photo Credit: AP Intel has posted a profit in its first quarterly report since the U.S. government became a major shareholder in the struggling chipmaker. The one-time American tech icon reported a net income of $4.1 billion, or 90... Read More
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25 reportedly killed as Bengaluru-bound bus catches fire after bike collision near Kurnool
A view of the charred Bengaluru-bound bus which caught fire after bike collision near Kurnool on October 24, 2025. Photo: Special Arrangement In a tragic incident, over 25 passengers were reportedly charred to death and several others were injured when a luxury private bus travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire near Chinnatekuru village in... Read More
Does India’s 1.9 fertility rate reflect reality?
The recent United Nations Population Fund’s State of World Population 2025 report shows that India’s current Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has fallen to 1.9. This sub-replacement fertility has shifted the focus of discourse from the belief that rapid population growth is the root of economic backwardness to new concerns about ageing populations. The report brings... Read More
Mental health awareness no longer only an urban phenomenon
“I think my neighbours are plotting against me,” said a 45-year-old farmer from Raichur district, who reached out to a government-run mental health helpline after weeks of unease and fear. The counsellor who spoke to him noticed signs of a possible psychiatric disorder and referred him to a mental health professional. It was later found... Read More
Bengaluru-bound bus catches fire: Andhra and Telangana CMs express condolences
The Bengaluru-bound private bus that went up in flames at Chinnatekur on the outskirts of Kurnool on the early hours of October 24, 2025 Photo: Special Arrangement In a tragic incident, over 25 passengers were reportedly charred to death and several others were injured when a luxury private travel bus travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru... Read More
Adyar river restoration project to begin soon, says Health Minister
The project includes strengthening of river banks and riverfront development. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ The stretch of Adyar river between Thiru. Vi. Ka bridge and Saidapet would be restored soon as tender has been floated for the ₹1,500-crore project, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said here on Thursday. He was reviewing the ongoing works... Read More





