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The USA-based writer Kiran Prabha started his career as a software professional, but turned to writing in 2007, turned into a journalist to edit an e-journal later and finally completed a whopping 1,300 hours of talk shows. Addressing a meeting of literary luminaries at an event organised by Sri Venkateswara University's Telugu Department and Tirupati District Writers Association (TDWA), in association with literary organisations Viswasri Sahithi Samakhya and Eetharam Kavita Vedika, here on Wednesday, he recalled his journey to reach out to the literature-loving Telugu community in the USA. "I used to prepare for 20 hours for a 40-minute talk show. I can deliver a satisfactory talk only after reading close to 2,000 books", he said, in response to a query on his efforts behind delivering laudable talk shows. Pointing to those giving lame excuses like 'I am busy' and 'I don't have time', Mr. Kiran Prabha curtly said there were no shortcuts in life. Mr. Kiran Prabha has documented the biographies of 800 prominent personalities, without going into the controversial phases in their lives. "Such inspirational stories have helped many leading a depressed life or nurturing suicidal tendency to quit the thought", he observed. Mr. Kiran Prabha's online followers are spread across the age group of 8 to 100 years. SVU Telugu head R. Rajeswaramma presided over the session, while 'Sathavadhani' Amudala Murali welcomed the delegates. SVETA former Director Bhuman, TDWA Secretary Mannava Gangadhar Prasad, writers Enugu Ankama Naidu and retired professor G. Damodara Naidu joined SVU Registrar M. Bhupathi Naidu in felicitating Mr. Kiran Prabha and his spouse Kanthi Kiran. Published - November 27, 2024 09:14 pm IST Read Comments
GURGAON: The investigation into the murder of a 25-year-old former international tennis player, allegedly by her father, has revealed a sudden deterioration in their relationship. The apparent reason was a disagreement over the academy she ran near their house, but the roots clearly run deeper. The father, who claims to have spent Rs 2 crore on his daughter's tennis career, told interrogators he was troubled by questions about her "character" that some of his associates had raised.Deepak Yadav, who shot Radhika at their house Thursday morning, had allegedly been insisting for two weeks on her ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu has been booked for allegedly assaulting a journalist at his residence in Jalpalli, Rangareddy district, on the evening of December 10, 2024. The incident occurred around 7:50 pm, when the journalist, along with other media personnel, was covering the ongoing dispute between the actor and his son, actor Manchu Manoj. According to the police FIR, a formal complaint was lodged by the reporter, at 10:55 pm on the same day, following the alleged assault. The statement was recorded by B. Dayakar Reddy, Sub-Inspector of Police a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) lodged a complaint against MAHAA TV news channel and others for alleged character assassination, criminal intimidation and spreading highly defamatory, false and derogatory allegations against its chief and former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, party working president, K T Rama Rao (KTR). The complaint was lodged at the Cyber Crime Police Station in Hyderabad. In the complaint, BRS alleged that MAHAA news channel was running "baseless and defamatory content, tarnishing the image of KCR and his family members." "These fabricated and derogatory ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Swetcha Votarkar, a 40-year-old Telugu television anchor, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her residence in Hyderabad on Friday night. The incident came to light after her neighbours alerted the police around 9:30 PM. "When we entered her room, she was found hanging from the ceiling fan," said the Chikkadpally police inspector. An ambulance was called immediately, and paramedics confirmed her death at the scene. While initial reports suggest suicide, police stated that no suicide note was recovered. A case of suspicious death was registered based on a complaint filed by Swe ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Gellu Srinivas Yadav was arrested by Jubilee Hills police on Saturday, June 28, in connection with the vandalism at MAHAA TV office. At around 9:30 pm, Srinivas was picked up from Telangana Bhavan. Following the incident, five BRS workers were already detained by the police. Security has been tightened in the area following the development. MAHAA TV office in Jubilee Hills was attacked by the party workers, alleging that the news channel was spreading fake news against its chief and former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), party's workin ...Read More >
Haridwar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj on Sunday demanded that hotel, dhaba and eatery owners on the Kanwar Yatra routes should display their names and identities on boards outside their business establishments. The owners, who hide their identities under fake names, on the Kanwar Yatra routes should not be spared, he told reporters here. "Tampering with faith of the Hindu devotees during the Kanwar Yatra will not be tolerated," said the Unnao MP. The food shops on the Kanwar Yatra routes should have a board outside with the names of their owners clearly written on them, h ...Read More >
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Ravindra Chavan is all set to become the next Maharashtra BJP chief as he filed his nomination for the post of party's state president on Monday. Mr. Chavan presented the nomination forms to Union Minister Kiran Rijiju, who has been appointed as a central observer for the elections by the BJP. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and outgoing party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule were present on this occasion. With no other nomination being filed for the post, Mr. Chavan is certain to become the next state president of Maharashtra BJP, said party leaders. The ...Read More >
Sambalpur, August 25, 2025: IIM Sambalpur, one of the premier management institutions, successfully hosted the national flagship talk show "Ideas Matter Most." The two-day event, with the theme ""Navigating the Intersection of Tech and Entrepreneurship Towards Viksit Bharat @ 2047," witnessed the participation of policymaker, education leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators to deliberate on India's growth trajectory. With a mission to create a platform that champions the transformative power of ...Read More >
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Bengaluru Crime: A woman's body, believed to be between 30 and 35 years old, was found stuffed inside a sack and dumped in a garbage truck in Bengaluru early Thursday. The identity of the woman is yet to be confirmed. Police said the sack was discovered by BBMP sanitation workers who immediately alerted the authorities. The body was found with her hands and neck tied, raising strong suspicion of murder. Officials stated that the body had been placed inside a gunny bag before being thrown into the garbage vehicle. Joint Commissioner of Police, C Vamsi Krishna, confirmed that the body has been ...Read More >
Swetcha Votarker, a well-known Telugu TV host, was tragically found dead early Friday at her Hyderabad home in Jawahar Nagar. Her body was discovered hanging from a ceiling fan in her bedroom, according to police, which initially raised suspicions that she had committed suicide. However, because there was no note, authorities are also looking into other possibilities, such as foul play. For a thorough post-mortem, her body has been moved to Gandhi Hospital. Preliminary investigations revealed ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from the Mumbai police and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's local ward machinery, an official from ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana), June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen opened her campaign in the 48-51kg category with a clinical 4:1 win over Uttar Pradesh's Rashi Sharma in the Elite Women's Boxing Tournament at the Saroornagar Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. In another bout, Haryana's Anjali got the better of World Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun in the 57-60 kg category. Organised by the Telangana Boxing Federation under the aegis of the Boxing Federation of India and the Sports Authority of Telangana, the tournament will feature boxers from 15 units, includi ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Purna Chandra Badhavat, accused in the suicide case of journalist Swetcha Votarkar has been charged under the POCSO Act by the Chikkadpally police on Sunday, June 29. The charges were levied after the victim's father's statement that the accused misbehaved with her minor daughter. Badhavat who surrendered to the police on June 28 was sent to judicial custody on charges of abetment to suicide. The accused was booked following a complaint from Votarkar's father V Shankar, who alleged that Badhavath had promised her marriage and broke it. According to a DC report, the Chikkadpally p ...Read More >
Bhopal, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's seven-day foreign visits to Dubai and Spain concluded on Saturday, and he is scheduled to return to New Delhi on Sunday, government officials said. Talking to media in Barcelona in Spain on Saturday, Chief Minister Yadav said that his visit has been successful as various memorandums of understanding were signed with investors to increase production, employment opportunity and farmers' income in the state. Speaking at the conclusion of his visit, the Chief Minister highlighted the state's focused efforts on developme ...Read More >
Hyderabad | June 28, 2025: Telugu television journalist and anchor Swetcha Votarkar was found dead at her residence in Hyderabad on Friday night. The 40-year-old media professional allegedly died by suicide, according to the local police. Also Read: While J.Lo Refuses to Support Diddy in His Court Cases, She Fears Retaliation From Him Swetcha was reportedly discovered hanging from a ceiling fan in her home. The police have registered a case based on a complaint filed by her father, who has named an individual he believes is responsible for his daughter's tragic death. The identity of the per ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: State BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday slammed the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to address farmers' issues despite completing 19 months in office. Speaking at the Kisan Morcha state office-bearers' meeting at the BJP headquarters in Hyderabad, he accused the state government of neglecting farmers due to its skewed policies. He urged party workers to collaborate with the Kisan Morcha to highlight farmers' grievances and counter the Congress' "anti-farmer" stance. He directed the Morcha members to launch agitations, gather grassroots- ...Read More >
Gangtok, Jul 19 (PTI) Vehicular movement on a stretch of National Highway-10 connecting Sevoke in West Bengal and Sikkim's Rangpo has been temporarily halted due to landslides and rockfall, officials said on Saturday. Clearance activities are underway on the stretch following landslides at Birik Dara in Kalimpong district of West Bengal, they said. The road is closed for all vehicular movement along the stretch since 11 am on Friday, the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) said. A statement from the Siliguri office of NHIDCL said that adequate machinery ...Read More >
Hyderabad, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A city court sent Purna Chandra Badavath, an accused in the suicide of TV news presenter Swetcha Votarkar, to judicial custody for 14 days. Purna Chandra, who surrendered before police on Saturday night, was produced before a magistrate, who remanded him to judicial custody. He was later shifted to Chanchalguda Central Prison. The police earlier recorded the statement of Purna Chandra, who is being allegedly blamed for the death of the news presenter. Swetcha Votarkar (35) was found dead at her house at Jawaharnagar under the limits of Chikkadpally Police ...Read More >
Amritsar, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leader of Opposition in Punjab and Congress lawmaker Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday demanded that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann immediately convene an all-party meeting in Amritsar to discuss continuing threats to the Golden Temple through threatening emails. Speaking after paying obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib, where he was accompanied by Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala and other Congress leaders, Bajwa said that he met with officials of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The SGPC officials told him that eve ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, are likely over north and south coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema. Stro ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 28 (ANI): A woman journalist who was working as a news presenter in Hyderabad allegedly committed suicide in her residence here on June 27, as per the police officials. The incident has come to light from the Chikkadpally area under the Chikkadpally police station limits in Hyderabad. As soon as the police officials received the information related to the matter, they initiated an investigation. Also Read | MSME Day Conclave 2025: Government Building E-Commerce Exports Hubs To Empower Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. "We have received information that ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Purna Chandra Badhavat , suspect in the suicide case of journalist Swetcha Votarkar surrender before the Chikkadpally police on Saturday, June 28. Badhavat was accompanied to the police station by his layers. The police took him into custody and the interrogation is underway. Votarkar's parents alleged that Badavath had created circumstances that forced their daughter to commit suicide. The news presenter had died by suicide at her house by hanging on June 27. Swetcha Votarkar, who was working as a special correspondent and news presenter for T News Telugu channel, breathed her la ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta celebrated her 51st birthday in her ancestral village, Nandgarh, in neighbouring Haryana on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top Union ministers and BJP leaders greeted Gupta, born on July 19, 1974, on her first birthday after becoming the chief minister in February. "Best wishes to Delhi Chief Minister, Smt. Rekha Gupta ji, on her birthday. Rising through the ranks, she has always remained active in serving Delhi. As Chief Minister, she has undertaken numerous initiatives for the city's welfare. May she be blessed with ...Read More >
Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I'm truly overwhelmed and deeply grateful to receive the 71st National Film Award for Best Music Direc ...Read More >