Violence in Andhra town over renaming of district, minister's house torched

Arson broke out in Amalapuram town in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday when police resorted to lathi-charge at people who staged a protest against the proposed renaming of the newly-created Konaseema......

6 workers killed in fire in chemical factory in AP

At least six workers were charred to death and 12 others grievously injured when a reactor in a chemical factory at Akkireddigudem village in the new Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh, blew up and......

Elections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats on Friday

Elections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats spread across eight states will be held on Friday with the contest in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan promising to be a close affair between the BJP and the......

Ex-AP assembly speaker dies in suspected case of suicide

In a suspected case of suicide, senior Telugu Desam Party leader and former Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasada Rao, slapped with a criminal case for 'illegal' possession of......