Highlights of India Today Telugu issue dated May 28th, 2013. The issue carried a detailed story on recent Spot fixing and arrest of Indian cricketer Sreesanth and others, as Cover Story. The story broadly discusses how IPL became Indian Gambling League; and the unwanted trends in the cricket and the life style for Srisanth and his ambitions. It also included with box items on Srisanth in controversies and cricket corruption cases. English edition's Cover story 'Trust Deficit' carried as Big story. The story focused on the spiraling tension between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi and how this situation became a crisis in Government and Congress. Special report on China ‘Beijing means business’ discusses the China's strategy towards its neighbor countries and its trade expansion plans in India. The story includes a economic analysis of China and India and a lead story on the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiange to India. Another Big story about Nawaz Shariff victory 'Return of the Lion King’ also carried. Main story from Andhra Pradesh is ‘Turmoil in TDP'. The story reveals that the main opposition party in the state, Telugudesham party is passing through tough time. Party president's long walk some extent may have helped him to gaze the pulse of the people. But not the minds of many leaders. Prominent leaders in the party who are as senior as NCB himself are leaving the TDP to join other parties. In stead of finding the reasons for their exit and take correction steps TDP is unlashing wild allegations, abuses on them. Another story from Andhra Pradesh ‘Crippling Problems of Small Films' projects that Telugu small producers face a lot of problems in finding markets and theatres to release their films as both the systems of distribution and exhibition are almost controlled by big producers. 250 films produced with an investment of around Rs.700 crore are yet to be screened. More than a dozen films that were due for release April end are still in the cans. Reasons behind this situation discussed in the story. In Telugu Nadi section- What are the new sevas in Mee Seva and how do they work? ; Will the entry of ghazal Srinivas make a difference for the Congress? ; What happened to promises made by CM and minister for cultural affairs made during Mahakavi Gurjada's 150th birth anniversary last September? And other stories carried. Regulars like Snippets on Telugu film industry have been carried. A news about actress Meera Jasmine's re-entry in the Tollywood with a horror movie 'Moksha; Hero Gopichand's wedding with Reshma, Niece of another hero Sreekanth- also carried in eye catchers section.
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