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The weaving sector once sustained by handloom cooperative societies across Andhra Pradesh is currently reeling under mounting dues, dwindling orders and disappearing livelihoods, Nellore Sravani reports, as many societies are becoming dormant due to non-payment of dues on the part of the State government

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U.S. tech titans attended the banquet, including Tesla's Elon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Sam Altman of OpenAI, underscoring that trade and AI were high on the agenda for Xi Jinping's visit

The allegation that Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan, and other politicians too had received money from CMRL surfaced on Thursday as the State government was all set to issue a notification on the formation of a special investigation team to probe the findings of the ED against former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter T. Veena, and her husband P.A. Mohamed Riyas in the money laundering case

Keralam is once again witnessing a heated debate over the inclusion of some of its villages in the Western Ghats region in the Ecologically Sensitive Areas. Hiran Unnikrishnan and Sandeep Vellaram meet the stakeholders, including the settlers of the region and conservationists, to understand their concerns

From iconic single screens to multiplexes, streaming platforms and movies watched at home, Hyderabads cinema culture has changed dramatically over the years. Theatres that once anchored neighbourhoods have shut, others have reinvented themselves, and the meaning of going to the movies has shifted. Yet the appetite for films and the pull of a shared big-screen experience remains, writes Naveen Kumar

Last year, the Congress set in motion theSangathan Srijan Abhiyan, aprocess of rewiring its district leadership across India. This year, Rahul Gandhi is undertaking a renewed push towards public engagement bordering on activism, even as district leadership is being freed of past hierarchies. Sandeep Phukan examines thesocial re-engineering of the grand old party and how it intends to build up to the 2029 Parliamentary election

While recent incentive schemes by the government have seen some success, those gains are limited to a handful of sectors

Panchayat secretaries told to take the required steps if it becomes necessary to relocate people from disaster-prone areas

Heartburn is a symptom, rather than a diagnosis, say gastroenterologists. Some people living with reflux have visible inflammation of the oesophagus, while others have symptoms without any visible injury

About 110 Accredited Social Health Activists in Barak Valley collaborated with doctors, programmers, and researchers to help design the digital tools

The forty-year-old is competing at the Asian Games for a remarkable seventh time; the veteran, still chasing gold, is keen to add to her tally of five medals at the quadrennial showpiece

Some stray incidents of violence and vehicle damage were reported in Itanagar and adjoining areas

The Indian women's kabaddi team will face off against Nepal, while the men's team will take on Thailand

BEST Officials said that this is a response to consumers query about the unexpected sudden increase in electricity bills following the smart meter modernisation initiative

UPITS 2026 will bring businesses, manufacturers, exporters and buyers together on a common platform, expand market access for local enterprises and create new avenues for investment, business growth and employment generation, said Bhupendra Chaudhary

The Adani Group's proposes to invest in power distribution in Kolkata, which has so far remained the monopoly of R.P. Sanjiv Goenka Group, through its flagship company CESC

Most of the crowd belonged to the Scheduled Caste (SC), particularly from the Paswan community

The accused had sought permission to leave India to meet their families, stating that they had not seen them for nearly 10 months

The Election Commission of India should scrutinise political parties and political finance rather than legitimate voters

Before releasing the photograph of a person accused, arrested, but not yet tried, police must ask whether the investigation requires it

Vande Matarams rendition must be in the spirit of unity in diversity

The Greenland agreement allows U.S. President Donald Trump to scale down his threats

Mr. Mamdani, since you were elected mayor of this city, many Jews no longer feel safe in New York; they talk to me, they tell me this isnt the city we remember, it changed so quickly, said Benjamin Netanyahu

Recent amendments made by Parliament have curbed the power of State governments to impose taxes, cess, and other levies on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands

Warning boards have been put up as a precautionary measure to avoid action under the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, says Diamond Philus, general secretary of the Dhamtari District Christian Forum

Madras on Stage, the fourth edition of The Hindus Made of Chennai archives exhibition showcased the rich cultural heritage of the city

Students allege men followed them in an SUV and tried to pull them into the vehicle; police trace car

Owners of high-rises, high-footfall structures to finish audit in 3 months;Sept. 6 accused fled after collapse instead of helping victims: police toHC

Universities are supposed to be places that question power and hold corporations to account, not give them academic legitimacy, said Lyla Mehta, a researcher at the Institute of Development Studies

Bitumen price rises from 10,093 to 14,915 per 156-kg barrel between March 5 and September 16; Kochi Corporation explores allowing additional estimates to bridge the gap caused by the price variation; contractors seek a Finance department directive to cover excess costs in local-body projects

It is reprehensible on the part of a group to spread false allegations against the DMK in connection with the handling of the child sexual assault case, says DMK leader