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It’s the final week of assembly elections for the year. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh already cast their votes, with Telangana’s turn coming up on November 30. Results for all five states will be declared on December 3.

Musician Safder Ali uses his rap to spotlight Hyderabad Old City’s underdevelopment. By sharing videos on his Facebook page, “Old City ka Awaz,” which translates to “reality of Old City”, he hopes to bring attention to the real problems of the area that are overshadowed by the discussions about its…

Since 2015, all three units of Telangana’s Nizam Sugar Factory, once the largest in Asia, have remained shut. But whenever sugarcane farmers raise questions about the revival of the factory, they are told not to ask anything. Incensed by these responses, three members of farmers’ organisation Rythu Aikya Vedi —…

Teams Newslaundry and The News Minute were in Hyderabad, with elections in the state scheduled to take place on November 30. 

It was meant to be a night of celebrations for the students of the School of Engineering at the Cochin University of Science and Technology. 

हिंदी के प्रमुख अख़बारों ने आज एक नहीं बल्कि अलग-अलग ख़बरों को पहले पन्ने पर जगह दी है. कई अख़बारों ने उत्तरकांशी की सुरंग में फंसे 41 मजदूरों की ख़बर को पहली सुर्खी बनाया है तो वहीं कई अख़बारों ने पीएम मोदी के मासिक कार्यक्रम मन की बात को प्रमुखता…

In a veiled reference to leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned on Sunday, November 26, that leaders from Telangana who are involved in the Delhi liquor scam will not be able to escape, guaranteeing that “such leaders will go to jail”. 

मणिपुर में आदिवासियों को सम्मान न मिलने से व्यथित आदिवासी लेखिका जसिंता केरकेट्टा ने अपने काम के लिए इंडिया टुडे समूह से पुरस्कार लेने से इनकार कर दिया. 

In the heavyweight poll-bound state of Rajasthan, capital Jaipur offered a spectrum of colours on November 21 – chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s pink, Congress’s blue, and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s saffron. The city was hosting two big political events: the Rajasthan Congress’s manifesto launch and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow. 

Rajasthan voted across 199 constituencies today for its 200-seat legislative assembly. The election for the Karanpur assembly seat was deferred due to the demise of the Congress candidate.

राजस्थान में शनिवार को विधानसभा चुनाव में 199 सीटों के लिए मतदान हुआ. यूं तो राजस्थान में 200 सीटें हैं लेकिन मालूम हो कि कांग्रेस उम्मीदवार की मौत के बाद करणपुर विधानसभा सीट पर चुनाव टाल दिया गया था.