PG 16&17
MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2013
WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY; 27°C
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FLOATING FORTRESSES
With the launch of indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on August 12 and the expected delivery of INS Vikramaditya later this year, Indian Navy is all set to become a truly blue water force capable of global power projections. We take a look at this class of vessels which brought about a paradigm shift in the concept of warfare.
HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER
Please, why don’t you stay for T
Telangana leaders have resolved to accept any conditions set by the Centre in order to safeguard the interests of people from other regions settled and working in Hyderabad and allay their fears. PG 5
GITMO GETS AN ‘EROTIC’ TWIST Somehow, the soft-core Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy — which some have called ‘mommy porn’ — has managed to make it into the hands of those considered to be the most religiously conservative at Guantanamo.
PG 12
12 PILGRIMS RUN OVER BY TRAIN
P8&9
ROAD RAGE While political shenanigans take centre-stage, the City’s commuters continue to battle roads that have disintegrated in the recent rain. Maybe Hyderabad’s municipal authorities should get their priorities in order.
At least 12 people crossing the tracks, most of them pilgrims, were crushed to death under the wheels of Rajya Rani Express at Bhamara railway station in Bihar on Monday morning. After the incident, a violent mob attacked the train driver and set two trains on fire. The death toll is likely to rise.
PG 6