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L&T plans to cut debt by Rs 30,000 crore

L&T plans to cut debt by Rs 30,000 crore

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

To sell off L&T IDPL, Nabha Power; transfer Hyderabad Metro to an InvIT.

Telangana issue heats up: Leaders on hunger strike

Telangana issue heats up: Leaders on hunger strike

Rediff.com13 Jul 2011

As Telangana braces up for yet another round of battle demanding a separate state, all the Congress and Telugu Desam Party MPs and MLAs who resigned their posts embarked upon a mass hunger strike on Wednesday.

Did actor Chiranjeevi sell off his fans' blood?

Did actor Chiranjeevi sell off his fans' blood?

Rediff.com12 Aug 2010

The Praja Rajyam on Wednesday asked the Andhra Pradesh government to conduct a probe into the allegations of irregularities against a blood bank run by party chief Chiranjeevi.

Mission Maoists: Dantewada next on Mamata's list

Mission Maoists: Dantewada next on Mamata's list

Rediff.com9 Aug 2010

Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee called for peace in Lalgarh in West Bengal during her rally at the Maoist-infested region on Monday.

Tirupati temple's gold plating is illegal, says HC

Tirupati temple's gold plating is illegal, says HC

Rediff.com30 Nov 2010

A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the gold plating work of the sanctum sanctorum of famous Tirumala temple undertaken by the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam (TTD) was "illegal and unconstitutional".

India in His Camera!

India in His Camera!

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

'I reached Bhopal the day after the gas tragedy; the smell was still in the air. It was a professional hazard but I was not scared.'

Speaker K K Reddy frontrunner for AP CM post

Speaker K K Reddy frontrunner for AP CM post

Rediff.com24 Nov 2010

With K Rosaiah stepping down as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, insiders say that Kiran Kumar Reddy, speaker of the Andhra Pradesh assembly, is the frontrunner of the post.

The success story of micro-finance in Andhra

The success story of micro-finance in Andhra

Rediff.com23 Nov 2010

The Andhra ordinance and SKS IPO have abruptly changed the industry's prospects

Andhra says Adani asking for too much land

Andhra says Adani asking for too much land

Rediff.com8 Mar 2011

Adani Group had sought 10,000 acres in the first phase and 40,000 acres in the second phase.

PM responsive to probe into Azad's death: Agnivesh

PM responsive to probe into Azad's death: Agnivesh

Rediff.com21 Jul 2010

Social activist Swami Agnivesh who is trying to negotiate between the Maoists and Centre met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Tuesday and requested an impartial judicial probe into the murder of Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad who was killed on July 2.

AP HC asks Centre to reconsider awards to top cops

AP HC asks Centre to reconsider awards to top cops

Rediff.com20 Mar 2010

A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh high court has asked the state home ministry to reconsider its decision, taken in 2003, to honour three senior police officers with gallantry awards, as they were given sans the minimum verification of recommendations by the state government. The bench comprising Justice G Raghuram and Justice G V Seetapathy, disposing the public interest petition of lawyer K N Rao, criticised the manner in which state government recommended the names.

Satyam: Raju's brother, four others get bail

Satyam: Raju's brother, four others get bail

Rediff.com20 Jul 2010

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted bail to B Rama Raju, former managing director and brother of B Ramalinga Raju (the disgraced founder of Satyam Computer), and three others accused in the over Rs 7,600-crore (Rs 76 billion) Satyam scam.

CPI, CPI-M to merge?

CPI, CPI-M to merge?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

Communist Party of India-Marxist polit bureau member Sitaram Yechury on Monday hinted at a possible merger of the two Left parties -- CPI and CPI-M -- in the near future.

Locals win battle against state over thermal plant

Locals win battle against state over thermal plant

Rediff.com15 Jul 2010

The Andhra Pradesh government's attempt to ride roughshod over the Environment Protection Act 1986 to allow a massive private thermal power plant on the wetlands of Srikakulam district has failed.

4 AP districts to be evacuated ahead of cyclone

4 AP districts to be evacuated ahead of cyclone

Rediff.com6 Nov 2010

The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday directed collectors of four coastal districts to evacuate people in low-lying areas to safety ahead of severe cyclone Jal crossing the Bay of Bengal coast close to Nellore.

Telangana fury is costing AP Rs 800 cr a day

Telangana fury is costing AP Rs 800 cr a day

Rediff.com24 Feb 2011

Political Joint Action Committee chief Professor Kodanda Ram says that there is no way in which this agitation is going to stop.

Telangana backers set to protest AP foundation day

Telangana backers set to protest AP foundation day

Rediff.com30 Oct 2010

With just one day to go for the Andhra Pradesh Formation Day celebrations, regional tensions have heightened with some unidentified persons burning the statue of Potti Sriramulu, the architect of an integrated Andhra Pradesh.

Jagan Reddy to go for another fast in AP

Jagan Reddy to go for another fast in AP

Rediff.com18 Feb 2011

Former Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy would undertake a week-long fast from Friday in Hyderabad demanding that the Andhra Pradesh government release funds for the tuition fees reimbursement scheme.

AP: Congress faces tough time over Telangana issue

AP: Congress faces tough time over Telangana issue

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

The Andhra Pradesh Congress has managed to put off the Telangana issue for a while following the Srikrishna Commission report. For the first time, legislators from the Andhra assembly misbehaved with each other at the start of the budget session.

AP CM in Delhi to discuss Jagan, Chiru with Sonia

AP CM in Delhi to discuss Jagan, Chiru with Sonia

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

Andhra Chief Minister K Rosaiah on Friday arrived in Delhi to meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to discuss various issues including the controversial padayatra undertaken by party leader Jaganmohan Reddy, expansion of the state cabinet and the selection of candidates for the by-elections in the Telangana region. He is also expected to raise the issue of Praja Rajyam leader Chiranjeevi's increasing proximity to the Congress.

Revealed: Maoists have an expansion plan

Revealed: Maoists have an expansion plan

Rediff.com29 Jun 2010

In the footage, which was aired by a private news channel, Maoists' Karnataka state committee chief Chandrashekhar Gorebal said the Maoists were now attempting to spread around the Western Ghats in Karnataka.

9 questions on Telangana the Congress needs to answer NOW

9 questions on Telangana the Congress needs to answer NOW

Rediff.com19 Feb 2014

The Congress has not found the answers to many niggling questions on Telangana, but the party has already chalked out a political game-plan in the new state, says a correspondent in Delhi

Flood alert sounded in Guntur district too

Flood alert sounded in Guntur district too

Rediff.com2 Oct 2009

The Andhra Pradesh government has sounded an alert and ordered evacuation of people from several places in Guntur district in view of the increasing outflow of water from Nagarjuna Sagar to Prakasham barrage.

TDP members BURN Telangana Bill in AP assembly

TDP members BURN Telangana Bill in AP assembly

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

There was absolute chaos at the Andhra Pradesh assembly with members of the Telegu Desam Party burning the Telangana Bill in the assembly.

AP: 129 MLAs submit resignations, speaker rejects

AP: 129 MLAs submit resignations, speaker rejects

Rediff.com30 Jan 2010

The Andhra Pradesh assembly Speaker Kirankumar Reddy today rejected the resignation letters of 129 Members of Legislative Assembly, out of 130, submitted to him over the demand of formation of Telangana state.

AP to withdraw cases against Telangana agitators

AP to withdraw cases against Telangana agitators

Rediff.com24 Sep 2010

In a major success for Telangana supporters, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to withdraw the cases booked against the agitators during the protests before the formation of the Srikrishna committee by the Centre.

We can't allow the Republic killing its own children: SC

We can't allow the Republic killing its own children: SC

Rediff.com14 Jan 2011

Upset over 'the Republic killing its own children', the Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government on a plea for judicial probe into the killings of top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar and journalist Hemchandra Pandey in an alleged fake encounter six months ago.

Panel against Bt Brinjal in Andhra Pradesh

Panel against Bt Brinjal in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com18 Jan 2010

A three-member committee on Bt brinjal, appointed by the Andhra Pradesh government, has recommended not to allow commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal in the state.

Lawyers' stir in AP: Judge quits

Lawyers' stir in AP: Judge quits

Rediff.com17 Sep 2010

The Andhra Pradesh High Court judge Justice C V Nagarjuna Reddy put in his papers in the wake of the prevailing situation in the court following the agitation by Telangana lawyers but there was suspense whether he has withdrawn his resignation.

Telangana agitation: HC advocate attempts suicide

Telangana agitation: HC advocate attempts suicide

Rediff.com16 Sep 2010

G V Gupta from Karimangar district climbed the main gate of the high court and tried to douse himself with petrol, but was prevented by other protesting advocates. In the melee, the petrol sprinkled on at least four other advocates.

AP govt likely to withdraw cases against Muslims

AP govt likely to withdraw cases against Muslims

Rediff.com31 Dec 2010

After the lifting of all the 1,667 cases booked against the participants of agitations in support and against the formation of a separate Telangana state, the Andhra Pradesh government was now seriously considering the demand for withdrawing the cases booked against the Muslim youth in Hyderabad and other places in the state.

Andhra Pradesh floods:  88,000 people evacuated

Andhra Pradesh floods: 88,000 people evacuated

Rediff.com9 Sep 2010

The Andhra Pradesh Government has taken up evacuation work on a large scale in the rain-affected districts and over 88,000 people have been evacuated so far, officials said on Wednesday.

Telangana bandh called on September 5

Telangana bandh called on September 5

Rediff.com2 Sep 2010

Breaking the lull in their agitation, the pro-Telangana activists have called for a strike on September 5 to stall the Group I preliminary examinations of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. The bandh call has been given by the Osmania University Students Joint Action Committee to press its demand for a quota for the Telangana region in Group I jobs of the state government. Their stand is being supported by the Telangana Joint Action Committee.

Azad death: AP police rules out judicial enquiry

Azad death: AP police rules out judicial enquiry

Rediff.com29 Aug 2010

The Andhra Pradesh police ruled out the possibility of a judicial inquiry into the alleged fake encounter of Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad on Sunday, but assured of an probe by the department into the incident.

Satyam scam: Raju appears before local court

Satyam scam: Raju appears before local court

Rediff.com26 Aug 2010

B Ramalinga Raju, the founder of Satyam computers and main accused in the Satyam accounting fraud case, appeared before a local court for the second time on Thursday after being granted bail by the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

MIM fields senior journalist in AP council polls

MIM fields senior journalist in AP council polls

Rediff.com19 Apr 2010

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen has nominated senior journalist and former correspondent of rediff.com Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri as a candidate for the Andhra Pradesh legislative council from Hyderabad local authority constituency.

Maoists ready to talk if Azad's death is probed

Maoists ready to talk if Azad's death is probed

Rediff.com12 Aug 2010

"The Maoists have communicated to me through a channel that they are ready to consider the government's offer of talks provided the Centre or the Andhra Pradesh government orders a judicial enquiry into the encounter," Agnivesh told PTI over phone.

TRS' bandh cripples coastal Andhra Pradesh

TRS' bandh cripples coastal Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com7 Dec 2009

Telangana Rashtra Samithi's (TRS) 48-hour bandh has incurred a huge loss to the coastal areas of East Godavari, West Godvari and Viskhapatnam.

Will Kiran Reddy's govt survive the Jagan shocker?

Will Kiran Reddy's govt survive the Jagan shocker?

Rediff.com29 Nov 2010

The spectre of political instability has raised its head in Andhra Pradesh with the Kadapa Member of Parliament YS Jaganmohan Reddy quitting the Congress party. Now all the eyes are riveted on him to see how many Congress MLAs in the state will follow in his footstep, reports Mohammed Siddique.

New law to regulate money lending proposed

New law to regulate money lending proposed

Rediff.com9 Apr 2010

The objective of the new legislation is to have a uniform law regulating money lending, removing the existing abuses and malpractices in the business and to protect the debtor, particularly farmers, from payment of abnormal interest rates.