Mahaboob Ali Khan

With weathermen predicting a break in monsoon during the first week of August, all hopes are pinned on the rains expected from July 18, to cover the rain deficit seen in various districts. Presently, even as Telangana is one month into the monsoon season, 21 districts are facing a deficit.

Indian royalty indulged in extravagant spending, from diamonds used as paperweights to thousands of dogs and gem-encrusted shoes. One Maharaja even used Rolls-Royces as garbage trucks after a showroom snub, prompting an apology and free cars from the company.

The last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, may be integral to the region's history.But Intermediate students of humanities in Telangana will not be tested on his contribution in this year's final exam.