Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

Telangana: KCR to perform another Yagam, to ‘banish developmental hurdles’

Last year-end, KCR caught the attention of the entire country by performing a five-day Ayutha Maha Chandi Yagam.

Two Hyderabad men arrested for alleged Islamic State links

The National Investigation Agency probing an alleged terror plot by Islamic State operatives in Hyderabad arrested on Tuesday two more people suspected of having links with the West Asian terrorist group.

Andhra Pradesh Vs Telangana: A sibling rivalry that seems welcome

The rivalry between Andhra Pradesh and Telangna took a new turn earlier this week, in what some called a new low in the simmering tension between the two southern states. In a letter written to Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman, Telangana Minister for Industries and Information Technology K T Rama Rao accused his neighour of stealing data. The plagiarism charges is only the tip of the fight between the two states over who gets to lead in the Ease of Doing Business dashboard

Legal loopholes allowed Hyderabad horror

Hyderabad businessman hacks wife to pieces, burns body for seeking divorce

A businessman in Hyderabad murdered his wife, hacked her to pieces and set the dismembered body afire when she sought to leave him for another man.

BJP-TDP tussle over temple demolitions

The BJP, with the support of other saffron groups, is protesting the demolition of nearly 30 temples in Vijayawada in the name of development by their political ally, the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

CJI intervenes in judges’ issue, agitation likely to be called off

Lawyers, judge up in arms in Hyderabad: What is the battle all about

Following a protest march by Telangana lawyers, the Hyderabad high court has suspended 11 judges for misconduct. A look at what started the trouble in the first place.

Andhra, Telangana lawyers’ stir intensifies, thousands boycott courts

Thousands of lawyers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Friday boycotted the courts amid protests against the alleged irregularities in the provisional allocation of judicial officers in the two states.

‘Hyderbad’s Old city Muslims a target whenever terror hits’

The Muslim community in Hyderabad’s old city had just woken up for the Sahar prayers during the holy month of Ramzan on Wednesday when news broke of the arrest of five local young men on terror charges.

NIA busts IS module in Hyderabad, 11 sympathisers detained in raids

Judges’ protest: No love lost as AP, Telangana divide men and machinery

Squatting in a corner of the state secretariat in Hyderabad, Giri Goverdhan has been protesting and also brooding over the irony of his situation.

9 more judges suspended, 335 to go on mass leave in Telangana

Nine more lower court judges were on Tuesday suspended by the high court on disciplinary grounds as the agitation against provisional allocation of judges between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana intensified with 200 judicial officers in Telangana going on mass leave for 15 days.

Bengaluru’s first woman cab driver found dead in her house

A 39-year-old woman cab driver was found dead in her rented house in Bengaluru’s Nagashetty Halli area on Monday evening.

Protesting Telangana judges suspended for violating code

Inspired by Amma, Naidu launches Anna NTR canteens in Andhra

Close on the heels of Amma Unavagam (mother restaurant) scheme of Tamil Nadu which has become a roaring success, the Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday launched the Anna NTR Canteen, a populist scheme aimed at providing subsidised meal to daily wage workers, small-time employees and poor people in the state.

Andhra parents seek mercy killing for 8-month-old with liver ailment

A poor couple in Andhra Pradesh approached a court seeking permission to kill their eight-month-old daughter because they can’t afford a liver transplant that is needed for the child suffering from a congenital liver disease.

Chiranjeevi returns to silver screen after eight years with Kathilantodu

Chiranjeevi, who ruled the Telugu film industry before 2008 when he entered politics with the creation of his own regional party Praja Rajyam, is all set to return to the silver screen after a long gap of eight years.

IAF inducts India’s first three pilots in fighter squadron

It was a dream come true for Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh, as they were inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) as the first women fighter pilots on Saturday

All salute: India’s first three women fighter pilots commissioned

The first women to be commissioned into fighter stream in IAF, they were the centre of attention at the Combined Graduation Parade.

Time to end controversy: Govt report says Rohith Vemula was a Dalit

The Guntur district administration has certified that Rohith Vemula, the 26-year-old University of Hyderabad research scholar whose suicide in January triggered a nation-wide uproar.

Parents abandon conjoined teens after doctor says surgery is too risky

Veena and Vani, 13-year-old Siamese twins with conjoined heads, have been abandoned by their parents after doctors said an attempt to separate the Hyderabad girls would kill them.

Polio virus resurfaces in Hyderabad drain, health ministry says not to worry

The Telangana government launched a special vaccination drive on Wednesday after an active strain of poliovirus was detected in a water sample in Hyderabad last month.

Rohith Vemula suicide: Hyd univ suspends 2 profs held for vandalism on campus

Tathagat Sengupta of the department of English and KY Ratnam of the department of political science were arrested by police along with 25 students on the charges of vandalising the office of vice-chancellor Podile Appa Rao, when he returned to the university to resume his duties on March 22.

Srikakulam residents resent land acquisition for Indo-US N-reactors

Fire breaks out at Andhra’s Tirupathi temple, no casualties reported

A fire broke out in the kitchens of the Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh, early on Friday morning.

Srikakulam residents resent land acquisition for Indo-US nuclear reactors

The announcement by India and the US to begin preparatory work on building six nuclear reactors in India has been hailed as a milestone in strengthening ties between the two nations.

Revolt against Telangana CM Rao by protégé Kodandaram

For the last couple of days, Kodandaram, chairman of Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC), which spearheaded the massive movement for separate state between 2009 and 2014, has been attacking the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government in general and KCR in particular for ignoring the plight of the people, particularly the farmers.

Diminishing clout takes sheen off Andhra CM’s latest tenure

Glory days are gone, CM Naidu now has the tough task to develop Andhra

The man, who played the role of a kingmaker in Delhi during the United Front regime and put Hyderabad on the global map as an IT destination, has now fallen off the national radar thanks to the bifurcation of erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh.