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Varalakshmi Vrat 2026: Puja Vidhi, Significance and Muhurat

Varalakshmi Vrat is a very important Hindu festival and celebrated in the honor of Goddess Varalakshmi, an auspicious form of Goddess Mahalakshmi and wife of Lord Vishnu. This vrat is observed by the devotees with prayers of prosperity, well being of the family, happiness and abundance. It is particularly popular…

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India Has Its Own Native Chameleon Species, and Most Indians Have Never Seen One

A reptile that belongs hereThe Indian chameleon (Chamaeleo zeylanicus) is not an exotic import or an escaped pet. It is a fully native species, found across peninsular India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Nepal. Its range covers dry deciduous forests, thorny scrublands, and agricultural edges from Maharashtra and…

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Reliance explores aluminium entry as Adani lines up $11.5 billion bet: Report

Reliance Industries is reportedly considering a foray into aluminium production. This potential venture could harmoniously align its upcoming coal gasification initiatives with metal manufacturing processes. The company has already acquired tender documents for a substantial bauxite block in Odisha. Meanwhile, it is progressing on a coal gasification project in Andhra…

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Why Did Kannappa Offer Meat to Lord Shiva? The Truth

What would you offer your God if you knew nothing about rituals, mantras or temple traditions? A flower? Milk? Fruits? The story of Kannappa takes devotion in a completely unexpected direction. According to a beloved Shaiva tradition, Kannappa was a hunter who worshipped Lord Shiva with whatever he had, even…

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Suzlon Group plans to invest Rs 10,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh

Suzlon Group plans a significant Rs 10,000 crore investment in Andhra Pradesh. This expansion includes developing 1,325 MW of new wind projects in Anantapur. The initiative is expected to create approximately 4,000 new employment opportunities. Suzlon aims for 5 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. The company also collaborates…

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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana weather today (August 24): IMD warns heavy rain, thunderstorms likely in Hyderabad, Amaravati and other cities due to low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana may see heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds on August 24 as a low-pressure area develops over the northwest Bay of Bengal. IMD forecasts showers across several districts, while authorities have advised residents in vulnerable areas to remain alert. Fishermen have also been asked to avoid…

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Father of Six-Year-Old Boy Who Died After Teacher's Slap Reveals He 'Insisted on Going to School'

A six-year-old boy in Andhra Pradesh died after allegedly being struck by a teacher. The incident has prompted a police investigation and calls for action against corporal punishment in schools.

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What Indian Women Actually Wore in the 1970s and Why That Fashion Still Speaks Today

The decade that dressed itself in contradictionThe 1970s Indian woman did not dress for a mood board. She dressed for a power cut, a bus commute, a college corridor where being noticed too much was its own kind of problem. The silhouettes that came out of that decade were not…

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The Fergana Valley Reveals a Central Asia That Silk Road Tourism in Uzbekistan Cannot Show You

What Samarkand doesn't tell youYou arrive in Samarkand and the architecture does its work on you. The Registan is genuinely overwhelming. The tilework at Shah-i-Zinda is the most concentrated beauty you may ever stand inside. But after two days, you begin to notice that Uzbekistan's monument cities have been curated…

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Weather Today August 23: Heavy rain alert for Uttarakhand, Odisha, Delhi, Northeast; check state-wise forecast

Weather Today: India braces for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms this Sunday, affecting regions from Uttarakhand to southern states. Major downpours are anticipated, especially in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, where thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are expected. Odisha faces a dire warning for extremely heavy rainfall in the coming days.…

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What Ikat Fabric Actually Is and Why Every Indian Woman Should Own One Honest Piece

The Fabric That Is Dyed Before It Becomes ClothMost printed fabrics are woven first, then coloured. Ikat reverses that sequence entirely. The threads, warp, weft, or both, are tied, resist-dyed, and dried before a single pass through the loom. By the time the weaver sits down, the pattern already lives…

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Nara Lokesh vows justice after six-year-old allegedly dies following teacher assault

Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Nara Lokesh expressed deep grief over a six-year-old student's death. The minister promised full administrative support to ensure justice for the grieving family. A UKG student allegedly died after being beaten by a teacher at a private school. Officials confirmed the boy collapsed at school and…

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Ambani's Rs 2.7 lakh cr underground bet can save India from shocks

Reliance Industries has proposed a Rs 2.73 lakh crore, 30-year investment to develop an underground coal gasification complex in Andhra Pradesh. The project could convert deep coal into syngas for hydrogen, methanol, ammonia and synthetic natural gas, helping India reduce dependence on imported LNG and chemical feedstocks. However, commercial viability,…

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes organ donation Bill; Rs 1 lakh aid proposed for donor families

Andhra Pradesh passed the Human Organ Transplantation Amendment Bill-2026, proposing stricter penalties for illegal organ trade. The bill expands the definition of close relatives eligible for organ donation. Financial assistance for brain-dead organ donor families will increase significantly. Special personnel will coordinate organ donation processes in recognized hospitals. The government…

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El Nino causing rainfall deficit in Andhra: CM N Chandrababu Naidu

The severe El Nino phenomenon has triggered a notable shortfall in rainfall across Andhra Pradesh, raising concerns. Chief Minister Naidu has staunchly defended the transparency of the Mega DSC-2025 teacher recruitment process. With reservoir water levels plummeting, the agricultural sector and drinking water supply face serious threats. To address potential…

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Alluri Sitarama Raju Airport welcomes first flight with water cannon salute; passengers praise infrastructure

Flight operations began at Bhogapuram airport today after its inauguration. Passengers arriving from Hyderabad shared positive experiences with the new facilities. The airport offers modern technology and traditional cultural elements for travelers.

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Fish Intelligence and Pain Research Is Quietly Rewriting the Ethics of What We Eat

Fish Are Not What We AssumedThe tusk fish picks up a clam, swims to a rock, and smashes it open, repeatedly, deliberately, with the same stone it has used before. This is tool use. It was filmed in the wild, published in the journal Coral Reefs in 2011, and it…

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BSNL steps up rural 4G push, expands connectivity across remote areas in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh

The Indian telecom giant BSNL is on a mission to enhance connectivity in rural areas. Recently, Odisha unveiled 1,741 new 4G towers, connecting 2,487 villages, with more than 865 villages expected to be live on 4G by March 2027. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh has made strides with 1,350 towers, reaching nearly…

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Adani Energy Solution shares end 2% higher after acquiring Vizag Power Transmission

Adani Energy Solutions shares gained 2% after the company acquired Vizag Power Transmission from REC Power Development and Consultancy. The acquisition is aimed at facilitating power integration for proposed green hydrogen and green ammonia projects in Vizag. The development follows AESL’s win of an approximately Rs 8,500 crore transmission project…

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Adani Energy acquires 100% stake in Vizag Power Transmission for Andhra Pradesh project

Adani Energy Solutions has acquired Vizag Power Transmission from RECPDCL. This acquisition supports Adani's strategy for shareholder value enhancement. The deal follows a recent transmission project win in Andhra Pradesh. Vizag Power Transmission will facilitate green hydrogen and ammonia projects.

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Andhra Group-I exam SIT report flags unauthorised evaluators, OMR changes

An SIT is probing alleged irregularities in the 2018 Andhra Pradesh Group-I recruitment examination. Unauthorised evaluators and OMR sheet alterations marked the evaluation stages. Manual evaluation occurred at a private resort, not a government office. Forensic examination revealed inconsistencies in confidential material custody and surveillance. A criminal case was registered,…

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US visa fraud: Andhra man admits to faking Rs 1.2 crore net worth, degree, and job for US Embassy

Delhi Police registered an FIR against a 25-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh. He allegedly submitted forged education and employment documents for a US visa. The man admitted to embassy officials that his submitted documents were fake. He also claimed a visa agent from Vijayawada provided him with these fraudulent papers.…

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These Five Sacred Temples Prove That Shiva's Divine Presence Has Never Left India

Kedarnath: The Mountain Does Not Care If You BelieveYou arrive at Kedarnath after sixteen kilometres of altitude that strips everything from you, your comfort, your breath, your sense of what your body can do. The stone shrine sits at 3,583 metres, surrounded by peaks that have no interest in human…

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Inside Koraput and Rayagada: The Tribal Villages of Southern Odisha That Time Has Not Erased

The road does not prepare youThe last stretch into Koraput comes through hills that fold into each other like something breathing. There are no billboards. The trees are sal and teak, and the light through them is the particular green that exists only in places where the canopy has not…

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Indian student dies in road crash in Ohio, North America Telugu Society raises funds to help farming family in Andhra Pradesh

Dileep Kumar Bhungaravula, an Indian student, died in Ohio on August 7 after he met a severe collision on I-480 in Macedonia. He was driving the vehicle that was hit by a pickup truck traveling in the opposite direction. According to Cleveland19, when police arrived at the scene, they discovered…

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