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Telugu student drama reaches Australia, apparently as Hindi
Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya’s EPIC – First Semester is listed for September 11, but its overseas rollout remains only partly mapped.
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Annapurna wants old distribution back
The Hyderabad studio has announced a Telangana-Andhra slate and a plan to revive commission-based distribution. The numbers, naturally, are still off-screen.
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Promises lost 12–3 at producers’ council
The Progressive Panel offered medical cover, an emergency fund and a more transparent Telugu film producers’ council. Post-election reports say C. Kalyan’s Mana Panel won 12 of 15 executive seats; the delivery ledger remains blank.
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The Paradise escapes the October rumour mill
The makers have reconfirmed September 24, while reports of an October shift remain just that: reports.
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Congress MLA’s alleged ‘Chavu dappu’ remark sparks protest
A video reported by multiple publications is yet to be independently authenticated, but BRS workers have protested in Shadnagar and demanded an apology from Congress MLA K. Shankaraiah.
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Girls allege beatings over water at Mulugu hostel
Students at TSTWRS Venkatapur(G) reportedly complained of drinking water and sanitation problems. The school and Tribal Welfare Department have not publicly answered the allegations found in the reports reviewed.
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GHMC found ₹6.92 crore; accountability remains pending
The corporation says it recovered ₹6.83 crore linked to 74 invoices. The public record still does not show who approved the payments or whether the last ₹8.36 lakh reached the General Fund.
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High Court deletes Telangana’s RTO degree barrier
The court quashed the technical-degree requirement and altered vacancy cycle introduced in 2021, directing reconsideration under the earlier rules.
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Two arrests, one missing transcript
BRS MLCs Tata Madhu and Naveen Kumar Reddy were arrested after a complaint alleging caste-linked and abusive remarks against Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar. The exact words remain unpublished.
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Section 22-A row: BJP finds a landmine
BJP MLAs disrupted Telangana Assembly proceedings demanding a judicial probe, while the Congress government admitted record errors but has not accepted the wider scam claim.
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Mani Ratnam names the rain-soaked one Inji Vellam
The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Sai Pallavi, with A.R. Rahman composing. The plot remains under wraps, as films still occasionally manage to keep one secret.
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Telugu cinema crosses the ocean, receipts stay home
US exhibitor listings show Romanchakam and Sahaa: Life of Sanju on American screens. The listings confirm showtimes, not a box-office fairy tale.
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420 promises, one missing audit
The Congress government can show schemes and allocations. The BRS can show a chargesheet. Telangana still cannot see the promise-by-promise ledger.
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Two BRS MLCs arrested after Assembly gate clash
Thatha Madhu and Naveen Kumar Reddy were arrested over alleged remarks against Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar. The remarks remain allegations; the police assault claims remain contested.
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Black T-shirts, big promises, Assembly-sized panic
BRS legislators were stopped at the Telangana Assembly gate over slogan-bearing protest clothing. Inside, Congress had a second quarrel waiting.
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KTR threatens Speaker no-trust motion after gate showdown
The BRS says police stopped its black-clad legislators at the Assembly gates; police deny indecent conduct and say they acted over protest slogans.
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BJP’s ‘garbage’ defence meets a Zero FIR
A Bengaluru complaint alleges a caste-based message behind the Haldwani ritual. Uttarakhand BJP chief Mahendra Bhatt says it was about garbage and slogans. The police have registered a Zero FIR; the motive remains disputed.
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#LUB launches with three debuts
The Telugu film’s September 7 puja ceremony introduced director Manikanta Pedamallu and lead pair Pavaan Kesari and Pramukhya.
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High Court sends Telangana’s RTO rule back to 1994
The Telangana High Court has quashed the engineering qualification and altered vacancy cycle for a specific RTO promotion route, directing the department to use the pre-2021 rules.
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Black T-shirts stopped; Congress’s answers still missing
BRS legislators, including K.T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao, were detained outside the Telangana Assembly as protests over the Congress government’s 1,000-day record spread across the state.