Analysis
BJP finds ‘lakhs of crores’ before finding the land
The Section 22-A dispute is real. The BJP’s spectacular valuation is still waiting for a land list, an acreage figure and some arithmetic.
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7,340 flats, one lottery, several start dates
The Telangana Housing Board’s CURE-area draw is under way, but the public record is less tidy than the housing plan.
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AIMIM expels MLC, but keeps the reason secret
Mirza Rahmath Baig has been told to resign from the Telangana Legislative Council. The party has not said why, and the seat is not vacant yet.
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SIT demand meets Telangana’s very selective paperwork
BRS general secretary RS Praveen Kumar sought an inquiry into alleged gang wars and police postings, citing a Jubilee Hills assault case and pressure on the force. The documented record is narrower than the political charge.
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Congress promised ₹6,000, delivered ₹4,016
Harish Rao calculates a ₹66,000 gap over 33 months. The arithmetic is real; the arrears are not yet documented.
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Irumudi reaches ₹124.85 crore, give or take ₹0.15 crore
Ravi Teja’s film reportedly closes its first week strongly, though the box-office spreadsheets have already developed a small plot of their own.
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Nani reaches Dallas; *The Paradise* brings one song
The film’s second single was announced for launch at Anirudh Ravichander’s Dallas concert, followed by a planned worldwide digital release on August 29.
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GO 97: students protest, paperwork stays home
Harish Rao was detained while trying to meet protesting polytechnic students. The police have not publicly disclosed the legal basis, while the order at the centre of the dispute remains unavailable.
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BJP’s lakhs-of-crores claim needs actual lakhs
The Telangana BJP has announced protests over Section 22-A land entries. Its biggest numbers, however, arrive without the documents that might make them numbers rather than slogans.
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Irumudi loses shows, keeps ₹92 crore week
Ravi Teja’s film collected an estimated ₹6.90 crore India net on Day 7, while the worldwide total comes with two different trade estimates.
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Chopra’s season ends after 88.05m high
An ankle ligament tear sustained in training rules India’s two-time Olympic medallist out of the Asian Games and Diamond League Final.
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BRS 3.0 promises tribunals, not mercy
BRS general secretary RS Praveen Kumar says a future KCR government will pursue legal action over alleged harassment and illegal cases. The evidence, for now, is his warning.
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FSSAI’s red warning labels are still only proposed
The food regulator has placed a red-hexagon plan before the Supreme Court after the court criticised its progress on front-of-pack warnings. The packets, for now, remain unchanged.
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Irumudi survives Toxic’s theatre shuffle
Ravi Teja’s film posted a strong first week, with Hyderabad leading the reported trade estimates despite losing screens after Toxic arrived.
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HYDRAA invites bids to fence public assets
A procurement listing records a one-year unit-rate contract for chain-link fencing around government lands, parks, lakes and other public assets. It is an invitation, not a completed fence.
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Six DAs pending, protest detained
Harish Rao was taken into custody at a Hanamkonda employees’ protest; police have not publicly explained the legal basis in the material reviewed.
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BRS brings out the Baaki Cards
KTR announces a statewide campaign as Telangana’s Congress government approaches 1,000 days in office.
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BJP finds a land scam, brings no land list
Telangana BJP leaders will protest over Section 22-A properties on September 5 and 6, while the government’s own records offer a correction route—not proof of the figures being shouted from the podium.
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Daayra arrives with two studios and one grey area
Meghna Gulzar’s crime thriller, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran, will lead a new Junglee Pictures–Pen Studios slate partnership.
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Irumudi’s $1.29 million North America question
Venky Box Office reported the figure through trade coverage, but Box Office Mojo displays a sharply different international total. The numbers have not met each other yet.