Andhra temple stampede: 'People rushed, what could I do'

Claiming he was not responsible for the tragic stampede at Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Kasibugga that left nine devotees dead, the 94-year-old founder of the temple has said devotees rushed......

9 killed in stampede at Andhra Pradesh temple on Ekadashi

At least nine people -- eight women and a boy -- were killed and many others injured at a stampede which occurred at Venkateswara Swamy temple in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district on Saturday.......

Single narrow gate: What led to Andhra temple stampede

Survivors of the Venkateswara Swamy temple tragedy in Srikakulam district blamed the use of a singe narrow gate for both entry and exit and the lack of crowd management, which resulted in a......

Long hunt ends: Maoist chief Basavaraju gunned down

Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju, the powerful general secretary of Communist Party of India-Maoist killed in an encounter along with 26 others on Wednesday, had masterminded several major......

Srikakulam may get titanium plant

An Austrian company, Stork Handelsges mbH, is in talks with the Andhra Pradesh government to set up a titanium (beach sand mineral) based project in the coastal district of Srikakulam.The firm has......

UTI, SBI MFs lead small town footprint due to strong branch presence

Backed by their strong physical presence across the country, UTI Mutual Fund and SBI Mutual Fund (MF) have managed to mobilise a higher proportion of their total assets under management (AUM) from......

Why Dr Reddy's expects FY19 to be stronger and richer

The US drug regulator raised the issue of significant deviations from the current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) in three of DRRD's plants in a letter issued in November 2015   Investors......

How Dr Reddy's plans to win the US market

The company has launched only 3 new products during 2015 when compared to 14 launches in 2014 Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) is likely to leverage its relationship with existing and new......

'I Know What They Went Through In Pakistan'

'These people got caught in Pakistan, and jailed for a year-and-a-half, their release was delayed due to various political factors that were happening during 2017, 2018 and 2019.' IMAGE: Naga......

Your March OTT Watchlist, Right Here

March is turning out to be an interesting month for OTT as several movies and Web series across different languages will make their digital premieres. A few actors will also be making their screen......

Manjari in K Vishwanath's Shubhapradam

The pretty Manjari Fadnis charmed us in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. Subsequently, she made her Telugu debut with Siddu from Srikakulam (with Allari Naresh), which performed decently at the box office.......

'Shankarabharanam' star Somayajulu is dead

Veteran film artiste Jonnalagadda Venkata Somayajulu of Shankarabharanam fame died of cardiac arrest at a corporate hospital in Hyderabad last night, family sources said. The actor, who was 76,......

Ex-Ranji cricketer held for trying to dupe Hyd businessman

A former Ranji Cricketer was arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly trying to dupe a businessman by impersonating as personal assistant of Telangana IT Minister K T Rama Rao, police said on Monday. A......