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For a decade, citizens in Telangana had no direct line to power, their pleas often lost in bureaucratic silence. But with Prajavani, the Congress government has created a window for the people to speak and be heard. This structured grievance redressal platform has not only reopened the gates of governance, but also ensured accountability, with over 66% of petitions addressed so far. As common people line up with old documents and new hope, a long-overdue conversation between the State and its citizens has finally begun, reports M. Rajeev

With social structures changing and families shrinking, many senior citizens are nagged by questions on how to productively use the silver years without feeling isolated or burdening others. Shilpa Elizabeth looks at age-tech, a new and emerging sector that harnesses technology to seek some answers

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He alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is misleading the people over Waqf Act and called her ‘Jinnah of modern India’

Study by National Law School of India University and IIT-Madras researchers finds farmers’ move affects farm operations positively

Union Minister inaugurates projects worth ₹5,800 crore in the State, the 10 projects will add 328 kilometres to the State’s national highway network.

Perhaps, BRS preserved it for luxurious apartments for their near and dear

The officials asserted before the panel that there was need for development by following all the laid down guidelines and rules

Party leaders say 7 laws were violated in felling trees, killing wild animals; 11-page representation submitted with 200 pages of support/evidence documents

NIA judge Chander Jit Singh sent Rana to custody on an application of NIA seeking his 20-day custody

Minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has agreed to introduce a resolution opposing The Waqf (Amendment) Act

Srinagar’s horizontal skyline is changing to vertical, with new land laws and fresh aspirations. With many in the city alarmed that this will change the nature of the city from historic and craft-driven to chaotic, several residents are enjoying the benefits of condominium-living, finds Peerzada Ashiq

It is learnt that the YSRCP corporators have now been shifted to Sri Lanka while the TDP has started shifting its corporators to Malaysia