Ayesha Minhaz-Frontline

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At one of Tundurru’s several shrimp farms.

Shrimp meets Trump

Trump’s trade war had left Andhra Pradesh’s shrimp exporters gasping, showing how its aquaculture boom relied too long on one hungry market.

Oct 07, 2025

Production in progress at Vizag Steel Plant, in Visakhapatnam. Despite record production and a revival package, Vizag Steel’s financial crisis deepens as tenders for core operations spark fears of creeping privatisation.

Is piecemeal privatisation of Vizag Steel under way?

RINL’s recent tender for outsourcing operations of critical departments triggers fresh protests.

Aug 26, 2025

The story orbits around Veera Mallu, who is depicted as an outlaw, a Robin Hood figure, then a warrior with mastery in the Vedas, a saviour of Hindu Dharma, and finally a divine incarnation.

Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Period drama where propaganda outweighs plot

Pawan Kalyan’s Rs.300-crore pageant reworks history to align with right-wing narratives in Andhra Pradesh.

Aug 11, 2025

Hyderabad Disaster Relief and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) officials allegedly demolishing allegations of illegal construction on the Full Tank Level area and buffer zone of Thammidi Kunta Lake near Hitech City in Madhapur, Hyderabad, on August 24, 2024.

HYDRAA and the battle over Hyderabad’s lakes

Telangana’s new flood and asset protection agency has removed illegal structures and restored lakes, but questions remain about fairness and legality.

Jul 29, 2025

Personnel of NDRF, police and the fire department search for human remains at the blast site in Sigachi on July 8, 2025.

Sigachi blast in Telangana shows what ease of doing business means for migrant workers

The factory collapse killed 44 workers. There were no fire exits, no safety checks, and no real urgency about compensation.

Jul 10, 2025

Sentini Bioproducts Pvt. Ltd, coastal Andhra’s first grain-based ethanol plant, at Gandepalli in Krishna district, operational from 2008. Local residents are worried about the environmental pollution it causes.

The hidden costs of ethanol blending

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh face the fallout as blending goals override concerns about water scarcity, pollution, and rural livelihoods.

Jul 09, 2025

BJP unit president of Andhra Pradesh P.V.N. Madhav, receiving the certificate of appointment from BJP National Council member and election officer P.C. Mohan, in Vijayawada on June 1, 2025.

BJP taps RSS-linked leaders as State presidents in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

P.V.N. Madhav and N. Ramachander Rao have close ties to the RSS and long organisational experience but limited success in elections.

Jul 03, 2025

Hoardings promoting real estate projects are now cropping up in and around Future City.

Whose future?

On Telangana’s fertile edge, “Future City” promises growth—but for local communities, it begins with loss of livelihood and habitat destruction.

Jun 25, 2025

The Congress government’s decision to honour Razakar at the newly launched Telangana Gaddar Film Awards has reignited debates over historical distortion and communal messaging in cinema.

The strange politics of honouring Razakar at the Gaddar awards

Ironically, a film that flattens Telangana’s past won validation under the banner of a revolutionary who spent his life resisting such simplifications

Jun 20, 2025