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Zverev wins Paris Masters

Third seed Alexander Zverev eased past home favourite Ugo Humbert




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Ivanisevic's surprising coaching move

The Croatian helped Djokovic claim nine of his 24 Grand Slam titles before leaving his team in March and on Friday was hired to coach world number five Rybakina for the 2025 season.




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Krejcikova slams sexist remark

Czech Barbora Krejcikova on Sunday called for respect and professionalism in sports media as she hit out at "unprofessional" remarks made about her appearance during a broadcast on the Tennis Channel.




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WTA Finals: Gauff Stuns World No 1

Olympic gold medallist Zheng, making her WTA Finals debut, got off to a great start against the Czech eight seed, with an early break of serve to take a 3-0 lead.




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ATP Finals: Alcaraz given Ruud awakening

Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock 6-1, 7-5 defeat against Norway's Casper Ruud in his opening match at the ATP Finals




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ATP Finals: Bopanna-Ebden lose in opener

Rohan Bopanna and partner Matthew Ebden were defeated by the Italian duo of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in their opening match.




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What’s an ‘academic kerfuffle’ to you and me?




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It pays to be pretty




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Sporting figures




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Data | World’s largest producer of milk hits a dry patch

Milk prices are ruling high as supply is constrained by lumpy skin disease and high fodder costs




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Congress deputes Sushil Kumar Shinde, Jitendra Singh, Deepak Babaria as observers for election of CLP leader in Karnataka

Karnataka voters decimated the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party and gave Congress an unambiguous mandate, with 135 seats in the 224-member Legislative Assembly




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16 coach Vande Bharat to Tirupati fully booked

A total of 1,228 passengers made their train booking before the start of the train journey with the travel time reduced in each direction by 15 minutes from today




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Okram Ibobi calls for all-party meeting to achieve durable peace in Manipur

Former Manipur Chief Minister says memoranda will be submitted to Prime Minister and Home Minister after adequate security cover was denied to Sonia, Rahul Gandhi for planned visit




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Data | How significant were BJP’s deposit losses in 13.8% of Karnataka’s seats?

The BJP lost deposits in 38.4% of the seats it contested in Southern Karnataka




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Land-for-jobs case: CBI gets more time to file supplementary charge sheet

In return for appointments In lieu of getting the candidates appointed in the Railways, Yadav got lands owned by candidates transferred in the names of his wife Devi’s and daughter Bharti’s names for much less than the prevailing market rates




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ED action on T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji as per Supreme Court direction: BJP MLA Vanathi

BJP spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam also reiterated that the arrest was based on evidence and following the Supreme Court’s critical observation about the case involving the former AIADMK leader, now in the ruling DMK.




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Home Minister Amit Shah aware of deteriorating law and order situation in Andhra Pradesh: BJP MP

If A.P. CM was really concerned about what happened, he should step down by owning moral responsibility, the BJP MP said




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BRS is not a B-Team of either Congress or BJP, says KCR in Maharashtra

He says at Sarkoli public meet that farmers can change fortunes of parties, if united




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Explained | What is Karnataka vs. Centre row over free rice scheme?

Why did the FCI refuse to supply rice to Karnataka? What are the alternatives that the Karnataka government is exploring? How long will it take for the Congress government to implement the Anna Bhagya scheme?




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Palaniswami, Panneerselvam criticise DMK Government on Cauvery issue

Palaniswami urged the DMK Government to go to Delhi with 38 MPs of the DMK and its allies to stop attempts and prevent the proposal to construct a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu




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Data | Malappuram, Palakkad and Wayanad lag behind other Kerala districts 

While inter-district disparities exist, they were not as stark in Kerala compared to Tamil Nadu




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Data | Why Centre’s denial of rice through OMSS hits Karnataka the most

Karnataka bought over 50% of the rice sold through OMSS in five out of the eight years between FY16 and FY23




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“Not asking Punjab for anything, in fact they do not have anything to give,” says Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu 

As per the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, Himachal Pradesh is entitled to a 7.19% share in Chandigarh; being deprived of this right is a grave injustice to the people, says CM Sukhu




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Data | The risk of small States’ heavy reliance on the Union government

Small States must prioritise raising their own revenue to reduce their vulnerabilities in the future




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TDP, JSP and supporters filed 18 cases in High Court opposing housing for the poor in Amaravati: Jagan Mohan Reddy

Calling it a struggle between neo-capitalists and the poor, Mr. Reddy said the commencement of the construction of housing plots in the R-5 Zone was a historic win for the pro-poor government




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Competitive exam coaching centre at NIEPMD opens a new innings

Haran Nataraj is the first from the batch to get a government job




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Data | In Andhra Pradesh, rich districts such as West Godavari and Visakhapatnam, performed poorly on social indicators

Rich districts featured at the bottom half when categorised on health and education related parameters




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RLD chief to attend Opposition bloc INDIA’s third meeting in Mumbai

Party dismisses speculation about joining ruling NDA; says it is preparing to contest 12 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh




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Opposition MLAs allege attacks amid formation of gram panchayat boards in West Bengal

The State has been hit by violence since the notification for the three-tier panchayat polls was issued on June 8




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Alliance between parties key for ousting Jaganmohan Reddy, says JSP chief Pawan Kalyan

It all depends on the top leaders of BJP and TDP; if they decide not to come together, it might aid YSR Congress for another five-year term, which would take the State backwards by another five years, said the Jana Sena Party chief




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Krishna Basin irrigation projects in Telugu States may be hit hard by rainfall deficit

The Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir, which serves a cultivation area of around 22.12 lakh acres across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, is less than half-full even in the third week of August




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A peep into the history of the Naval Coast Battery-Visakhapatnam

Used as a supply route during the Second World War, the Vizag coast became home to army camps and eventually, to safeguard India’s maritime interests following Chinese aggression, became the site for the Naval Coast Battery




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Defiant BRS MLA Mynampalli Hanumantha Rao to decide future course of action after talks with supporters

“I had not made any personal accusation against the Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao or the party. My grouse is against Mr. Harish Rao only,” he said.




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KCR’s announcement of candidates for Assembly polls comes as shocker to Left parties

The CPI, CPI (M) had adopted a wait-and-watch approach in the hope of securing some seats as part of the unconditional tie-up with the ruling party in Telangana




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Real development of Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram districts all thanks to YSRCP regime: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister

The Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh will soon become a reality, as Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy is scheduled to lay its foundation stone on August 25, said Peedika Rajanna Dora




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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister lays foundation for three renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 5,314MW

A JV pact was also signed by the State power corporation and the National Hydropower Corporation for two pumped storage hydropower projects




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Soon, consumers will have to pay first and then use power in Andhra Pradesh

The smart and prepaid metering system, for which the APCPDCL has commenced a survey, is proposed to be rolled out as part of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, a Central government-sponsored initiative




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Focus Tamil Nadu | Is Rajinikanth inseparable from controversies?

In the backdrop of Rajinikanth falling at the feet of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minster Yogi Adityanath during a film promotion recently, the actor was strongly criticised for bowing before a man who is 21 years younger to him.




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Why ‘one nation, one election’ would strike a blow against federalism | Data

The idea of simultaneous elections is untenable if its impact on existing Assemblies and the three-tier system is considered.




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Women Reservation Bill: In 20 States & UTs less than 10% MLAs are female | Data

Share of women parliamentarians has never exceeded 15% in the past general elections




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200-member CISF team to guard Nuclear Fuel Complex at Rawatbhata

Located around 50 km from Kota, the facility is key for meeting fuel needs of upcoming nuclear reactors




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Madhya Pradesh in the bottom half of all State-level rankings | Data

Madhya Pradesh lags behind most States in all economic and social indicators




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Rajasthan lags behind in women empowerment and economic measures | Data

The poll-bound State shows significant progress in some other social measures




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Watch | Maratha reservation stir | What are its implications of the OBC backlash?

In this episode of Talking Politics, we discuss the implications of the OBC backlash over the Maratha reservation stir and its impact on the domestic politics of the state.




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Jammu and Kashmir UT faces 30 days worth of power cuts in a year | Data

In both the duration and number of power outages, the Union Territory’s numbers are relatively far higher




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Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: All Muslim candidates of BRS and Congress trailing | Data

Among Muslim candidates fielded by the AIMIM, except two, others were leading




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Defying all the impossibilities in politics, Revanth Reddy makes it as Telangana CM

Always willing to take the risk, he started his political career in the Legislature as an independent candidate in the Legislative Council




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Severe cyclone Michaung makes landfall in Andhra Pradesh, wreaks havoc

Heavy rain and high-velocity winds with a maximum sustained speed of 90-100 kmph lash coastal town of Bapatla, villages; three killed in rain-related accidents; power supply affected in many areas; cyclone moving towards north, say officials




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Cyclone Michaung | Death toll rises to seven in Chennai and neighbouring districts; over 61,600 moved to relief camps

Additional workforce is being sourced from neighbouring districts to undertake relief operations in Chennai and three neighbouring districts on war footing




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Congress announces Revanth Reddy as CM of Telangana

The State party chief was named as Congress central leadership’s choice for the CLP chief on the basis of a report submitted by party observers; he will take oath as CM on December 7