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The politics of shady business in Andhra Pradesh

The politics of shady business in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com3 Mar 2013

How a climate of crony capitalism was forged and fuelled in Andhra Pradesh.

Fire at Andhra Pradesh high court building

Fire at Andhra Pradesh high court building

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

A fire broke out in the Andhra Pradesh high court building in the wee hours of Monday. According to sources, the fire started around 4 am on the second floor of the building, which houses a library and lockers of the advocates.

Shashi Tharoor Moves Delhi HC Against AI-Generated Deepfake Videos

Shashi Tharoor Moves Delhi HC Against AI-Generated Deepfake Videos

Rediff.com8 May 2026

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has approached the Delhi High Court seeking a ban on AI-generated deepfake videos that purportedly show him praising Pakistan. The court has issued summons to social media platforms and the Centre, indicating it may pass an interim order in Tharoor's favour.

'INDIA Alliance Is Dead'

'INDIA Alliance Is Dead'

Rediff.com28 May 2026

'Congress needs a positive agenda rather than primarily picking up on two business houses.'

Sexual harassment case against Andhra Pradesh MLA

Sexual harassment case against Andhra Pradesh MLA

Rediff.com4 Jul 2009

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.

Congress shows its prowess in Andhra Pradesh

Congress shows its prowess in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com11 Sep 2008

Virtually launching Congress' election campaign for the next general election in the state Sonia Gandhi urged the people of Andhra Pradesh to stand by with the Congress and gave their blessings to it so it could complete the transformation of the state and the country in to a prosperous economic power.

Naidu vows to do an Obama in Andhra Pradesh

Naidu vows to do an Obama in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com5 Nov 2008

Congratulating Barack Obama on winning the United States presidential elections, Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu has promised to bring about a similar change in Andhra Pradesh in the next year's state elections.

Andhra Pradesh police worried about sleeper cells

Andhra Pradesh police worried about sleeper cells

Rediff.com28 Aug 2007

The police have information about four sleeper terrorist modules infiltrating Hyderabad in the last four months.

Modi trims convoy to save fuel, pushes EV use; guvs, BJP CMs follow suit

Modi trims convoy to save fuel, pushes EV use; guvs, BJP CMs follow suit

Rediff.com13 May 2026

A downsizing in the prime minister's convoy was implemented in his recent domestic visits, official sources said.

Grand alliance in Andhra Pradesh in tatters

Grand alliance in Andhra Pradesh in tatters

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

The grandiose plans of the opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh to form a 'grand alliance' to ensure the defeat of ruling Congress party were lying in tatters as the recently established relations between the main opposition Telugu Desam Party and powerful regional party Telangana Rashtra Samiti reaching a breaking point on the issue of seat sharing.

Top naxal leader arrested in Andhra Pradesh

Top naxal leader arrested in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com6 Apr 2008

A top leader of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist was arrested by the police in Karimnagar district in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. Hailing from Karimnagar district in the backward Telangana region, Amar headed the Janashakti group as its central committee secretary.

9 dead as Cyclone Titli hits Andhra Pradesh, Odisha

9 dead as Cyclone Titli hits Andhra Pradesh, Odisha

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

The South Central Railway as well as the East Coast Railway cancelled several trains while some were terminated midway, officials said, adding a few express trains were also diverted.

Peddi Review: Ram Charan's Aura-Show In A Messy Sports Drama

Peddi Review: Ram Charan's Aura-Show In A Messy Sports Drama

Rediff.com4 Jun 2026

Peddi buries its powerful story about caste identity and social inequality beneath hero worship, regressive romance and exhausting excesses bemoans Sreeju Sudhakaran.

Andhra Pradesh gears up for terror threats

Andhra Pradesh gears up for terror threats

Rediff.com2 Dec 2008

Even as the state government is planning to raise an elite commando force "State Security Guards" on the lines of National Security Guard, steps were being taken to turn the Hyderabad and neighboring Cyberbabad commissionerate in to a fortress.

Kerala Police Arrest Two Women After Decade-Long Manhunt in Kannur Murder Case

Kerala Police Arrest Two Women After Decade-Long Manhunt in Kannur Murder Case

Rediff.com14 Mar 2026

Two women, accused of the 2016 murder and robbery of an elderly woman in Kannur, Kerala, have been arrested after nearly a decade on the run. The suspects were apprehended in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, following an extensive investigation by the Crime Branch.

'I Don't Want To Be Like My Mother'

'I Don't Want To Be Like My Mother'

Rediff.com11 May 2026

Esha Sandhu, Dr D S S Srinivas Prasad, Ipninder Singh pay tribute to their mothers.

Nehru, Indira wanted Andhra Pradesh united for a reason: CM

Nehru, Indira wanted Andhra Pradesh united for a reason: CM

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

Addressing the media Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Kiran Kumar took on the Congress High Command in New Delhi for dividing the state while adding that he did not care about his seat.

Andhra Pradesh asks IPM to examine colas

Andhra Pradesh asks IPM to examine colas

Rediff.com9 Aug 2006

In the wake of reports of heavy pesticide residues in colas, the Andhra Pradesh government has asked the Institute of Preventive Medicine to analyse their contents with the assistance of Central Food Technology and Research Institute in Karnataka.

Kushare, Ramraj Dominate Indian Athletics Series in Ranchi

Kushare, Ramraj Dominate Indian Athletics Series in Ranchi

Rediff.com12 Apr 2026

Maharashtra's Sarvesh Anil Kushare and Tamil Nadu's Vithya Ramraj secured victories in high jump and 400m hurdles respectively at the Indian Athletics Series in Ranchi. Sarun Payasingh also won the men's long jump event.

Rains claim 28 lives in Andhra Pradesh

Rains claim 28 lives in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

As many as 15 persons lost their lives in Kurnool district.

Man held for posing as CISF officer to trick woman into marriage

Man held for posing as CISF officer to trick woman into marriage

Rediff.com14 Apr 2026

A 30-year-old man was arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly impersonating a CISF officer to deceive a woman and her family into marriage. He used photographs in uniform on social media and matrimonial platforms to falsely project himself as a central government employee.

Maharashtra Council Approves Law to Protect Acid Attack Victims, Penalise Online Sexual Harassment

Maharashtra Council Approves Law to Protect Acid Attack Victims, Penalise Online Sexual Harassment

Rediff.com25 Mar 2026

The Maharashtra legislative council has unanimously passed the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill 2026, incorporating provisions from the Shakti Bill to protect acid attack victims' identities and penalise digital sexual harassment.

Andhra IAS officer's daughter dies by suicide over 'dowry harassment'

Andhra IAS officer's daughter dies by suicide over 'dowry harassment'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2025

According to the police, Sahitibai had fallen in love with Rajesh Naidu from her village in Bugganapalli in Betancharala Mandal of Nandyal district and had discontinued her B Tech course earlier due to backlogs.

$114-mn Oracle grant for Andhra Pradesh

$114-mn Oracle grant for Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com19 Jan 2006

Oracle will provide software grants worth more than $114 million to 60 Jawahar Knowledge Centres (JKC) in Andhra Pradesh.

Govt nod for IIT in Andhra Pradesh

Govt nod for IIT in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com19 Dec 2006

The union human resource development ministry has sanctioned an Indian Institute of Technology to Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy said in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

Punjab leads Andhra Pradesh by 38 runs

Punjab leads Andhra Pradesh by 38 runs

Rediff.com5 Nov 2007

Uday Kaul (144) and skipper Pankaj Dharmani (94) forged a 181-runs fourth wicket stand to help hosts Punjab take crucial 38-run lead against Andhra Pradesh at stumps on the third day of their Ranji Trophy match.

Death toll in Andhra Pradesh floods mounts

Death toll in Andhra Pradesh floods mounts

Rediff.com10 Aug 2008

About 40 people went missing on Sunday after a lorry carrying about 50 people was washed away in flash floods in a rivulet in Guntur district as it was drying negotiate the flood waters over a bridge. The tragedy occurred when the toll in the continuing heavy rains and flood over the last two days has mounted to 59 -- 14 of them in the state capital Hyderabad and 13 in Krishna district.

Vijay Delivers Political Blockbuster With Whistle Revolution

Vijay Delivers Political Blockbuster With Whistle Revolution

Rediff.com5 May 2026

Launched in 2024, the TVK has Vijay's shift into politics was not sudden as he had been doing groundwork since 2009, when he launched his fan club, the Vijay Makkal Iyakkam.

22 killed in Andhra Pradesh road accident

22 killed in Andhra Pradesh road accident

Rediff.com14 May 2007

The victims belonged to a marriage party.

World Bank flags how India failed to rein in debt in several states

World Bank flags how India failed to rein in debt in several states

Rediff.com5 Feb 2026

India's state-level fiscal rules have improved headline deficits, but the gains are fragile and uneven with major states still grappling with high debt levels, a World Bank report submitted to the 16th Finance Commission (FC) said. According to the report, despite nearly two decades of adoption of fiscal responsibility laws (FRLs), debt levels have not converged.

15 killed, 30 injured in Andhra Pradesh bus accident

15 killed, 30 injured in Andhra Pradesh bus accident

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Fifteen people, mostly college students, were on Wednesday killed and 30 others injured when a state-run bus in which they were travelling fell down a dug up area adjoining a hilly road in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district.

Dubey to lead Vidarbha in Ranji tie against Andhra

Dubey to lead Vidarbha in Ranji tie against Andhra

Rediff.com16 Jan 2026

Dubey to lead Vidarbha in Ranji tie against Andhra, Faiz added to Vijay Hazare final squad

TDP bandh hits normal life across Andhra Pradesh

TDP bandh hits normal life across Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com19 Jul 2010

Normal life was hit in most parts of Andhra Pradesh as the day-long strike called by the key Opposition Telugu Desam -- in protest against the arrest of its president N Chandrababu Naidu and other party leaders by the Maharashtra police -- evoked a mixed response.

Andhra gas well blaze to be doused in a week: Official

Andhra gas well blaze to be doused in a week: Official

Rediff.com7 Jan 2026

The gas well blaze near the Irusumanda village in Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district in Andhra Pradesh will be doused in a week's time, an official said on Tuesday, citing information from ONGC officials.

'Education Minister Must Resign'

'Education Minister Must Resign'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2026

'The software vendor had a black mark against him and yet they went ahead with him. Why was this company shortlisted? Who is responsible for signing off this software?'

Another baby swapping case in Andhra Pradesh

Another baby swapping case in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com11 May 2003

A complaint has been lodged in Godavarikhani in Karimnagar district.