Buddh Indira, the mother of slain software engineer B Kiran, had asked him not to go abroad as Indians were being attacked in many countries but he did not hear and went to South Africa.
The Andhra Pradesh government has scrapped its 10-month-old agreement with Maytas Infrastructure-led consortium for the implementation of the prestigious Rs 12,230-crore (Rs 122.390 billion) Hyderabad Metro Rail Project.
B Kiran, a software engineer from Andhra Pradesh, died in a Johannesburg hospital in the wee hours of Tuesday after he was shot at by unknown assailants last Thursday. According to the information available, Kiran, 28, died at the hospital while recuperating after his surgery. Kiran, a resident of Arepally village in Warangal district, was shot at and injured on last Thursday, while he was on his way back from his office.
The government primary school at Hydernagar in Serilingampally, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, is unlike any other government school in the state. With a fresh coat of paint, the school sports a tidy look and boasts of basic amenities including toilet, drinking water and newly laid flooring.Not surprisingly, the government had nothing to do with the school's revamped look. The school was granted a new lease of life by political party Lok Satta.
The ongoing tussle between the Andhra Pradesh government and a legislator of Opposition Telugu Desam TV Rama Rao over his alleged involvement in a case of sexual abuse took a curious turn on Saturday with five girls appearing before the state home minister and giving a statement against the MLA.
A Congress member of Lok Sabha has kicked up a big row by slapping a bank manager in his constituency in the full public view.
Launching the National Security Guard hub in Hyderabad, Home Minister P Chidambaram today said intelligence agencies have indicated a terror threat to the country's west coast, but it did not meant that there will be an imminent attack.
The architect of India's green revolution M S Swaminathan has urged more youngsters to join the agriculture sector.
Even as the offering of a diamond-gold crown worth Rs 45 crore to Tirumala temple by the Karnataka minister and industrialist G Janardhan Reddy was continuing to be the subject of discussion, an unknown devotee has made one more big donation to another important temple in Andhra Pradesh.
This will be the sixth consecutive year of cloud seeding over the state, but this time it has assumed large significance in view of the failure of monsoon thus far.
The rumblings of discontent in Telugu Desam Party have assumed serious proportions with another senior party leader revolting against party president N Chandrababu Naidu.
Still recovering from the rude shock he received in the elections, the film-star-turned politician Chiranjeevi has decided to change his Praja Rajyam Party's election symbol, dropping the heavyweight 'Rail Engine'.
The Andhra Pradesh state council for educational research and training has decided to include Pranita's story in to the text book on moral values for the sixth standard. The story, which speaks of Pranita's determination and perseverance, will be taught the next academic year, officials said.
The family of Mir Kazim Ali Khan, the latest victim of racist violence in Australia, is in a state of shock ever since they heard about the attack on him in a Melbourne suburb.
This strategic move paves the way for the emergence of a robust brand, which draws from the core values of the Mahindra Group and the inherent strength of the Satyam brand. The logo will be adopted from the Mahindra Group, an official press note of the company said.
In a strange case two judges -- father and son -- landed in jail in a dowry harassment case in Hyderabad. A court in the city remanded T Kiran Kumar, a magistrate, his father second additional district sessions judge of Mahbubnagar T Narasimha Rao and his wife Narayanamma to two weeks' judicial custody on the complaint of harassment for dowry.
Dr Mitra was one the key players in the formation of PRP last year but later he was sidelined as the entire show was taken over by Allu Arvind, film producer. It was believed that Mitra had decided to quit the party even before the elections amid the allegations that PRP tickets were being sold to the highest bidders.
33 people were killed in the crowded eatery in Kothi area of Hyderabad on the evening of August 25, 2007. This is the third charge sheet against seven accused in this case. The Octopus had earlier filed two separate charge sheets in another blast at Lumbini Park Laserium and an unexploded bomb recovered at a crowded place in Dilsukhnagar on the same day about two years ago.
Even as the allegations of sexual exploitation of woman cricketer by an office bearer of Andhra Cricket Association has created a storm, the coach of Andhra Pradesh women cricket team Purnima Rao announced quitting her position.
Even as the executive committee of Telangana Rashtra Samiti is scheduled to meet on Saturday afternoon to discuss the resignation of K Chandrasekhara Rao as party president, the TRS suffered another blow deepening the crisis. as actress-turned-politician and member of Parliament Vijayshanti has also resigned as the secretary general of TRS in an expression of solidarity with the TRS chief.
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