The capital-region farmers received a shot in the arm with the High Court giving nod to their Mahapadyatra planned on September 12 to mark the 1,000th day of their stir demanding that Amaravati be recognized as the lone capital of Andhra Pradesh. The walkathon ‘Amaravati to Arasavalli’ would begin at …

The opposition parties in Telangana had been criticising Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao for spending heavily on Pragati Bhavan, his official residence at Begumpet, but there had been no response from the TRS leaders. However, the latest figures relating to the expenditure and maintenance of Pragati Bhavan affirmed that KCR …

Andhra Pradesh state BJP vice president chief Vishnu Kumar Raju made some sensational comments against Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. He said that Jagan would not remain the CM after next Vinayaka Chaturthi and that there is no doubt about it. The BJP leader took exception to YCP state …

YCP rebel and Narasapuram MP K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju hit out at Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy yet again and alleged that the entire liquor business in Andhra Pradesh was being run by him with the help of his close confidants. He also alleged that their party MP V. …

Political parties rely on electronic media for giving publicity to their programmes and ideologies. Of late, social media also is being used extensively to campaign and criticize the rival parties. Recognising the ability of the media in moulding the opinion of the public, political parties had gone to the extent …

Chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s strategy to check the belt shops and increase the price of liquor to wean people away from consumption of alcohol has given the desired result. According to the officials, consumption of liquor had dropped from 384.31 lakh cases in 2018-19 to 278.5 lakh cases …

Andhra Pradesh’s debts have increased exponentially under the YCP government’s rule and reached a staggering Rs 8.51 lakh crore. Apparently, the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act which is considered to act as a deterrent on the borrowing powers of the states had ceased to check the YCP government …

Over six drug peddlers having links with ganja smugglers have been taken into custody for involvement in transactions using dark web and cyrptocurrency. Hyderabad police commissioner CV Anand said that the arrested include Utkarsh Umang alias Aashu, Abdullah Khan, Sahil Sharma — all BBA students and classmates. Five-star hotels and …

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s visit to Patna yesterday drew the attention of both the media and the political circles across the country. KCR met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashvi Yadav, who also is the RJD chief. KCR and Nitish addressed a joint press conference …

Nine years after the residents moved the court, the Supertech twin towers in Noida, which were taller than the iconic Qutub Minar which is 73 mts, were razed to the ground this afternoon. The twin towers were 50 km away from New Delhi. Around 100 people were involved in the …

Veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad, after quitting the Congress, is ready to launch his own party in Jammu and Kashmir in the next fortnight. His close confidant GM Saroori said that Azad’s party first unit would be floated in Jammu and Kashmir as elections are likely in that place. Saroori, …

BJP president JP Nadda met ace cricketer Mithali Raj at Novotel Hotel in Hyderabad this morning. Later in the day, he is scheduled to meet actor Nithin in the same hotel and also address a public meeting in Warangal. Significantly, Union Home Minister Amit Shah met actor Jr NTR at …