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Swastika Das

Swastika Das, Correspondent, with CNN-News18, covers Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Before joining the reporting team in Hyderabad, she had worked as Associate Editor for CNN-News18, producing prime-time shows for four years. She hails from Kolkata but has lived in Hyderabad most of her life. Her life beyond the news involves food blogging, and travelling to offbeat places. Follow her @swastikadas95

- India
- May 24, 2023, 23:45 IST
Hyd Man Stabs 55-yr-old Partner, Chops Her into 6 Pieces & Stores Body Parts in Fridge Over Rs 7L Loan
To avoid the emanation of foul smell, Chandramohan used agarbatti (incense), phenyl and perfumes and regularly applied them over the body parts of deceased he kept with him in a fridge
- Politics
- May 22, 2023, 12:22 IST
Congress Woos YS Sharmila for Alliance Ahead of Telangana Polls; No Question of Merger, Say Party Sources
Sources say the talks between Congress and YSRTP took place on the sidelines of the Karnataka elections. There is a buzz that YS Sharmila has been approached by the Congress with an option of being given a Rajya Sabha seat, along with leading the party from the front in Andhra Pradesh
- Politics
- May 05, 2023, 11:08 IST
Karnataka 360: Can Kharges Hold On to Their Citadel Kalaburagi or Will BJP's Political Gamble Pay Off?
The region is known as the Tur Dal belt of India, with a GI tag, and consists of seven districts --- Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bidar, Koppal, Raichur, Vijayanagar, and Ballari
- Politics
- April 28, 2023, 09:16 IST
Political Greenhorn, History-Sheeter: Why BJP Picked Manikanth Rathod to Take On Priyank Kharge
With Rathod's candidature, the BJP is trying to strike a balance between the caste and the youth factor to swing votes in its favour. The party is also hoping to derive political brownie points through its recently reconfigured internal reservation matrix
- Politics
- April 24, 2023, 10:21 IST
KCR’s Telangana Model, Centre's Step-Motherly Treatment Towards State: KTR's Agenda for Poll Meets
During BRS’ internal party meeting, working president KTR presented a series of agendas that will be taken up by the party as the core themes of its election campaign, which include agriculture, welfare schemes, education, job creation and failures of the Modi government
- Politics
- April 23, 2023, 23:30 IST
'Unconstitutional': Amit Shah Vows To Scrap Muslim Quota in Telangana; What is The Issue, How Does it Play in Polls?
Speaking at the event, Shah reiterated that the saffron party will double its efforts to ensure rights of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and OBCs, along with doing away with religion-based reservations for Muslims.
- Politics
- April 21, 2023, 16:17 IST
Want to Ask Revanth 'Ab Tera Kya Hoga, Kalia?' as Congress Now KCR's B-team: BJP Telangana Incharge to News18
In the exclusive conversation, Tarun Chugh also said that in Telangana, 'KCR's car is being driven by Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM'
- Politics
- April 19, 2023, 17:08 IST
Armed With Farmer-Friendly Schemes, BRS Gears Up for Third Outing in Maharashtra on April 24
Sources close to KCR said this is a strategic move and an attempt by the BRS chief to pitch the Telangana model of development to a wider demographic including the non-Telugu-speaking population
- Politics
- April 19, 2023, 16:28 IST
Mission Telangana: BJP Targets KCR Over Jobs, to Go Full Throttle With 'Unemployed Youth' Marches
Sources tell CNN-News18 that in each of these districts, the party ‘karyakartas’ have been asked to mobilise at least 10,000 unemployed youth affected by the delay in government job recruitment
- Politics
- April 12, 2023, 17:40 IST
Jagan Reddy Richest CM in India, Mamata Banerjee Poorest: From Top to Bottom, Check List Here
Bharat Rashtra Samithi President and Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao claimed the top spot in the list of CMs with the highest declared liabilities
- Politics
- March 28, 2023, 20:39 IST
‘Appeasement Politics’: Andhra CM Jagan Reddy’s Move to Give SC Status to Dalit Christians Irks BJP
Reacting sharply to this decision, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) filed a complaint with Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer, decrying that “this arbitrary decision was aimed at encouraging large-scale religious conversions in the state”
- Politics
- March 02, 2023, 18:45 IST
Battle Between Telangana CM KCR, Guv Soundararajan Over Pending Bills Reaches SC
The Telangana government has claimed that the bills have been pending for approval since September 14 last year
- Politics
- March 02, 2023, 12:52 IST
KCR Sets BRS’ Plan in Motion, Appoints First Himanshu Tiwari General Secretary
A techie by profession, Himanshu Tiwari, 31, joined KCR when the latter rebranded TRS to BRS on October 5, 2022. Before joining the BRS, Tiwari was part of Samyukta Kisan Morcha and organised countrywide protests against the now-repealed three central farm laws
- Politics
- February 28, 2023, 23:44 IST
BJP to Intensify Poll Campaign in Telangana, Bring 'Liquor Scam' Heat on Kavitha And BRS
Union home minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda, defence minister Rajnath Singh, union minister for women and child development and minority affairs Smriti Irani along with other ministers will visit the state. The party is also planning to hold a mega rally of PM Modi in Telangana
- India
- February 25, 2023, 20:44 IST
Hyderabad Man Kills His Girlfriend's Ex-lover for Texting Her, Chops Off Pvt Part Before Dumping Body
The accused was upset over the victim, Naveen, sending texts to his girlfriend. Police said the accused was under the impression that Naveen was once again making advances on her

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