Rediff said it first: Andhra's new capital to be Vijaywada

The Chandrababu Naidu government on Thursday formally announced in the state assembly that Andhra Pradesh's new capital will be built “in and around Vijayawada”.  The chief......

AP CM's allegation of judge-TDP nexus creates flutter

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy's allegation against a senior Supreme Court judge that he has been influencing the sittings of Andhra Pradesh high court and acting in the......

TDP chief detained at Tirupati airport, stages sit-in protest

Leader of Opposition in Andhra Pradesh assembly N Chandrababu Naidu staged a sit-in protest inside the arrival lounge of the Tirupati airport at Renigunta on Monday as police sought to detain him......

TDP requests governor to invite Chandrababu to form govt

A delegation of Telugu Desam Party legislators met Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan at the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad on Thursday and handed over a letter informing him about the election of N......

Race for GST committee chairman hots up

A number of names are doing the rounds for chairman of the Empowered Committee of state finance ministers. The Centre will deal with this key man to rope in all states to roll out the proposed......

Tax-free Budget presented in AP assembly

A soft, tax-free Budget for 2003-04 with a net deficit of Rs 13.74 crore (Rs 137 million) and a total outlay of Rs 43,480 crore (Rs 434.8 billion) was presented by Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Y......

Can terms of reference of Finance Commissions be changed?

With the creation of the state of Telangana, additions were made to ToRs of the 14th Finance Commission to make recommendations for the newly created states after the reorganisation of Andhra......

Finance panel terms of references: 7 states, UTs seek change

A memorandum, signed by the chief ministers or finance ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Karnataka, Delhi, West Bengal, Kerala and Punjab, said the terms were disruptive and a cause for......

AP govt amends Act to appoint Olympic medallist PV Sindhu as Group-1 officer

IMAGE: Following her success at the Rio Olympics last year, the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet had passed a resolution on August 22, 2016, offering Sindhu a Group-1 (gazetted officer) post of her choice.......