Rosaiah was administered the oath of office and secrecy at a simple ceremony by Governor Narayan Dutt Tiwari at the Raj Bhavan.
A membership drive by the Aam Admi Party in Andhra Pradesh ended with over 38,000 members enrolling themselves. No doubt, it is an impressive number in a state which fights elections on several issues barring corruption. But is it enough, wonders Vicky Nanjappa
A fire at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalli district on Sunday killed eight people, including two women, and injured seven others. Officials are currently focused on recovering the bodies and shifting the injured to hospitals. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock over the incident and ordered an inquiry. YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy also expressed shock and urged the government to support the victims.
ISRO is preparing for the PSLV-C62 mission launch on January 12 from Sriharikota, carrying the EOS-N1 satellite and multiple other payloads.
Over 13 lakh people were affected in five districts of Andhra Pradesh following unprecedented floods in Krishna river basin which has claimed 37 lives so far, official sources said in Hyderabad on Sunday. The flood claimed 15 lives in Kurnool, 16 in Mahabubnagar, three in Krishna, two in Nalgonda and one in Guntur district, they said, adding that the toll may go up.
Of the 1.32 trillion capex target for FY26, State-run oil firms have already spent 1.07 trillion in the first 10 months.
Odisha Police formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate an illegal hashish oil trade operating from an island in Koraput district, following a major drug seizure and multiple arrests.
The United Progressive Alliance chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi kicked off her election campaign seeking mandate for another term on the basis of the "good work" done by UPA at the Center and by YS Rajasekhara Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh.
Communist Party of India-Maoist central committee member G Saraiah alias Azad and his wife Padma were shot dead in an exchange of fire with Greyhound commandos in the forests between Kantanapalli-Rampuram villages in Eturunagaram mandal. Azad was suspected of organising the killing of 16 tribals in Nizamabad district in 2002.
This is the second death of a student due to ragging in Andhra Pradesh during last 24 hours. S Harish Kumar, a student of polytechnic college died at his home in Nandyal town of Kurnool district in the state on Friday night, nearly three months after he had attempted suicide by consuming acid over ragging and humiliation by the senior students.
Look at reaping the first-mover advantage by possessing lands in AP's newly-announced capital city.
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy visited the riot hit town of Bhainsa on Thursfday and near by Vatoli village in Adilabad district, six days after communal violence had flared up there leaving ten people dead and dozens of shops and houses looted and burnt.
"However, if the Lok Sabha elections are held early next year, assembly elections could be held simultaneously," Reddy told media persons, in the backdrop of intense speculations that the Lok Sabha elections could be advanced because of the possible break up of UPA-Left ties over Indo-US nuclear deal.
At present there are 12 major ports in India.
Incessant rains, due to the depression in the Bay of Bengal, have wrecked havoc in Nellore, Chittoor and Kadapa districts with several tanks being breached.
A senior Maoist commander, Papa Rao, surrendered with his team in Chhattisgarh, signalling a significant blow to Left-Wing Extremism in the region. This event underscores the impact of sustained security pressure and rehabilitation efforts on the Maoist movement.
YSR, who seemed to enjoy his new role, said, "I have been acting in the politics for last forty years and now I have got an opportunity to act in a film."
'Lakhs of transgender people's identities will get erased. Many of them will go into hiding and lead depressing lives.'
The Andhra Pradesh assembly took up the marathon debate on the no-confidence motion tabled by the main opposition TDP against the Congress government. This is the first time that the present government is facing a no-trust motion even as it completes four years in power. The TDP attacked the Congress government for alleged acts of omission and commission.
The organisation further clarified that it will be represented by Ankur Vora, President of Africa and India Offices, who 'will speak later today at the Summit'.
While Hinge's opening burst set the tone, Hussain ensured there was no recovery. The duo complemented each other well, building pressure and forcing mistakes.
In an interview with rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa, Keshav explains his stand on the issue and says that the best way to solve the problem is to educate the people of Telangana about the benefits they would have if they remained in Andhra Pradesh.
Favouring a Central Bureau of Investigation probe, the Supreme Court on Friday sought the agency's response on investigating the link between mining activities in Karnataka's Bellary district and Ananthpur in Andhra Pradesh allegedly involving the Reddy brothers.
A class nine student allegedly attacked fellow students at a private residential school in Ballari, Karnataka, resulting in one death and multiple injuries. Police are investigating the incident and searching for the accused student.
A class nine student allegedly attacked fellow students at a private residential school in Ballari, Karnataka, resulting in one death and multiple injuries. Police are investigating the incident and searching for the accused student.
Opening the gate at once led to those coming out pushing against us, she said adding she fell down and three people fell on her.
Rinku smashed a career-best 176 runs from 247 balls, his 100 coming off 157 balls against Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
India is well-stocked with inventories of crude oil and key petroleum products, including petrol, diesel, and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), to deal with short-term disruptions as the war intensifies in West Asia, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday.
Two Andhra Pradesh ministers charge sheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Jaganmohan Reddy's disproportionate assets case are out of the cabinet. After much delay Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy forwarded the resignation letters to the governor ESL Narasimhan, who immediately accepted it.
The region remained powerless for a second day, as employees of the state's power generation, transmission and distribution companies stayed away from work, in protest.
IT major Infosys Technologies is all set to expand its operations in Hyderabad with a second campus that would come up in 550 acres with an investment of Rs 1,250 crore (Rs 12.50 billion) over the next ten years.
Makers of spirits, beer, and wine are working to identify new markets of growth as two of the industry's biggest liquor markets, Maharashtra and Telangana, remain embroiled in taxation and payment issues.
.jpg)
The new capital of Andhra Pradesh is expected to be in the Vijayawada-Guntur region.
All eyes will be on Shubman Gill when Ranji Trophy resumes on Thursday after India's Test and ODI captain decided against taking a break and opting to turn up for Punjab against Saurashtra in a key Group B clash in Rajkot.
The Shivling is 33 feet in height and weighs 210 tonnes.
In a freewheeling interview to rediff.com's Mohammed Siddique, Owaisi explains what went wrong between the Congress and the MIM and lays out his future plans.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances