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On Wednesday, a large contingent of police, tied the main gate of Naidu’s home with ropes and had also shut other gates to prevent him from coming out. (Photo: File)

Chandrababu Naidu, son to stay under house arrest to 'maintain law and order'

Wed morning began with police laying siege to Naidu’s home and later Naidu and his son were placed under house arrest.

12 Sep 2019 10:23 AM

Andhra Pradesh government will introduce English medium from Class 1 to Class 8 from the next academic year and the necessary training will be imparted to teachers. (Photo: File)

Andhra govt to introduce English medium from next academic year

The Chief Minister said that every phase should cover Panchayatraj, Municipal, Tribal, Social, BC Welfare and other schools.

12 Sep 2019 8:50 AM

DGP DG Sawangsaid that former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was taken into preventive custody as he was creating tensions and disturbing law and order. (Photo: ANI)

'He was creating law and order situation': AP DGP on Naidu's house arrest

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu was on Wednesday morning put under preventive detention.

11 Sep 2019 4:07 PM

The US retail giant launched its first site in the South Asian nation of 1.3 billion people in 2013 and is locked in a fierce battle with Walmart, which bought a 77-percent share in local e-commerce behemoth Flipkart for USD 16 billion last year. (Photo: Amazon | Twitter)

49 elevators, zumba and more: Amazon bets big on India with Hyderabad office

India is also a major source of employment for Amazon’s global operations with some 62,000 full-time staff and 155,000 contract employees.

11 Sep 2019 12:20 PM

Police has locked the main gate of TDP Chief and former Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu's residence. (Photo: ANI)

'You can't control us with arrests,' says Chandrababu Naidu

The house arrest comes ahead of TDP's call for protest march over increasing attacks on its workers allegedly by YSR Congress Party.

11 Sep 2019 11:14 AM

Stating that the TDP would go ahead with the protest, Naidu's son and party general secretary Nara Lokesh had tweeted that the struggle would continue till justice is done to the victims of violence perpetrated by the YSRCP. (Photo: FIle)

Ahead of TDP rally, Naidu, his son Nara Lokesh placed under house arrest

Section 144 has been imposed in Narasaraopeta, Sattenapalle, Palnadu and Gurajala.

11 Sep 2019 9:04 AM

Naidu is also expected to address a public meeting in Atmakur to highlight the highhandedness of the ruling YSRC. (Photo: File)

Jagan is terrorising my cadres, says Chandrababu Naidu

According to party workers, the TDP chief gave a 'Chalo Palnadu' call to the leaders and cadres, and asked to take out rally on Wednesday.

10 Sep 2019 1:22 PM

State administration, NDRF on high alert as flood alert sounded in Andhra

The APSDMA said that the State Disaster Response Force had deployed 167 personnel in East Godavari.

09 Sep 2019 3:09 PM

Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Botsa Satyanarayana. (Photo: ANI)

Andhra Pradesh minister blames TDP for not notifying Amaravati

YSRCP leaders have been accusing the previous N Chandrababu Naidu government of corruption in choosing Amaravati as the state capital.

08 Sep 2019 11:25 AM

The two ships had left from Trincomalee in Sri Lanka for Visakhapatnam Port on Thursday. (Photo: Twitter)

2 Sri Lankan naval ships arrive in Visakhapatnam to participate in SLINEX 2019

The joint drills will see wide-ranging naval exercises between the navies of India and Sri Lanka, including helicopter operations.

08 Sep 2019 9:07 AM

BJP leader Lanka Dinakar expressed concern over the reports of hike in the rate of VIP darshan tickets.

TTD denies reports of hike in price of VIP darshan tickets

While TTD denied any hike in VIP darshan tickets' cost, BJP continues to lambast the government and TTD for increasing VIP ticket prices.

07 Sep 2019 2:35 PM

A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 16-year-old boy in Vepagunta here on Friday, said police. (Representational Image)

17-year-old boy rapes 7-year-old in Visakhapatnam

The accused have been apprehended. However, further investigation is underway.

07 Sep 2019 11:36 AM

A delegation of New Development Bank (NDB) met Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at his Tadepalli residence. (Photo: File)

NDB to provide Rs 6,000 crore loan to Andhra Pradesh for social infrastructure projects

The Shanghai-based Bank has lent over Rs 75,000 crore to various project till date all over the world and Rs 25,000 crores in India alone.

06 Sep 2019 10:00 AM

A 24-year old M Tech student was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly sending an email threatening to blow up the Hyderabad international airport, police said. (Representational Image)

‘Jealous’ of friend travelling abroad, Hyd man sends bomb threat, arrested

Shashikanth had earlier tried to get his friend's visa cancelled by sending fake mails to Canadian authorities, the police said.

05 Sep 2019 12:26 PM

After her daughter was denied treatment, a woman wrote to Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan seeking his permission to give euthanasia to her mentally challenged girl. (Photo: ANI)

Andhra woman writes to Guv, seeks mercy killing for mentally challenged daughter

Jahnavi, daughter of Swarnalata, was born in 2000 and has been suffering from psychological disorder since the age of 4 years.

31 Aug 2019 10:36 AM

'There is no such facilities for the Hindus those who want to go for Kailash Manasarovar, Bali etc. to honour their customs and traditions. Isn't it Christian appeasement and neglecting the Hindus. Hindus and their temples are treated as revenue-generating engines to the government and those revenues are being used against the Hindu customs and traditions to woo conversions. We object to this partiality,' Dinakaran said. (Photo: ANI)

'Temples are revenue generating machines, Jagan govt appeasing minority': BJP

BJP spokesperson Lanka Dinakar on Thursday accused the Andhra Pradesh government of misusing public money.

30 Aug 2019 11:07 AM

Police officials with the surrendered naxalites. (Photo: ANI)

3 naxalites surrender before police in Vishakhapatnam

This comes after an exchange of fire between security personnel and Naxals near Mandapalli village in G K Veedhi Mandal in Visakhapatnam.

29 Aug 2019 1:34 PM

'The trust did not file a criminal case but simply recovered the money from the salary of the trust's Assistant Executive Officer. Are they trying to save someone? We demand a probe,' state BJP leader Bhanu Prakash Reddy had said, alleging discrepancies in the investigation conducted by the authorities. (Photo: File)

Andhra: BJP demands probe for ornaments which went missing 3 years ago from TTD

A sum of Rs 25,000 was recovered for eight months between 2018 and 2019 from assistant executive officer.

29 Aug 2019 11:33 AM

Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy and his party YSR Congress have alleged that Y S Chowdary was in fact a major beneficiary in the land deals. (Photo: File)

Y S Chowdary scoffs at Andhra govt claims he benefited from Amaravati land deals

YSRCP has alleged that then chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and those close to him resorted to 'insider trading'.

29 Aug 2019 11:18 AM

Reiterating the government's stand that Kashmir is India's internal issue, he accused Pakistan of funding and training terrorists. (Photo: File)

VP Venkaiah Naidu warns Pakistan of 'befitting reply' in event of attack

His remarks come amid tension between India and Pakistan after the government ended special status for Jammu and Kashmir.

28 Aug 2019 5:01 PM

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