The Hindu (Vijayawada)
Govt. administrative probe will not come in the way of criminal proceedings in Tirumala laddu row, says SC
The Supreme Court on Monday said an administrative enquiry conducted into the lapses which led to the alleged adulteration of the sacred Tirumala ‘Srivari laddu prasadam’ cannot be said to either overlap or interfere with the criminal proceedings into...
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Human touch of Gramin Dak Sevaks irreplaceable, says Naidu
Even in an era of artificial intelligence and rapid technological advancement, no one can replace the services rendered by Gramin Dak Sevaks, who form the backbone of the nation’s logistics system, declared Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu...
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India ‘studying’ U.S. tariff moves: Commerce Ministry
While the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on various countries, including India, several other tariffs remain that continue to hurt various sectors, trade analysts and export data show. In a...
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A.P. signs seven MoUs at AI Summit to create infra in quantum computing
The Andhra Pradesh government signed seven MoUs for creating improved skills and infrastructure in quantum computing and AI sectors, at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Friday. Government officials and representatives of the organisations...
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Mutual trust key to tackling challenges at sea, says Rajnath
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday called upon the international community to effectively tackle the evolving complex challenges at sea, while acting in the spirit of mutual respect and cooperation. Addressing the Navy Chiefs and heads...
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Tieups key to achieving global security, says Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu, the supreme commander of the Armed Forces, has said that India’s approach to international relations, including the maritime domain, is guided by its ethos of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (The world is one family). This approach...
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Political leaders, officials must foster fraternity: SC
Political leaders must foster fraternity and high public officeholders should live up to the ideals of the Constitution, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. The court was hearing a petition highlighting instances of Chief Ministers, senior bureaucrats,...
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Bill Gates lauds State’s adoption of emerging tech
Gates Foundation chairperson Bill Gates on Monday praised the adoption of advanced technologies in governance and citizen service delivery in the State. He was visiting the RealTime Governance System (RTGS) Centre at the Secretariat in Guntur...
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Trade deals made from a ‘position of strength’, says Modi
India recently entered into a slew of trade agreements, including with the European Union and the United States, “from a position of strength”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, adding that these deals were designed to expand global market...
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State budget focuses on inclusive growth, long-term asset creation
The Government of Andhra Pradesh Saturday unveiled a comprehensive and forward-looking budget for 2026–27 with a total outlay of ₹3,32,205 crore, underscoring its focus on inclusive growth, welfare expansion, and long-term asset creation, while...
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BNP secures landslide victory in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by chairman Tarique Rahman, is set to return to power in Dhaka after two decades, following a landslide victory in the February 12 parliamentary election, winning an absolute majority of seats, according to the...
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Zero tariff textiles exports to U.S. possible for India: Goyal
India will receive the same benefits on textiles exports under its interim trade agreement with the U.S. as Bangladesh gained through its own deal, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. “Just as Bangladesh has a facility that if raw...
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A.P. aims to be ₹308 lakh crore economy by 2047: Governor
In a landmark address to the joint session of the State Legislature, Governor S. Abdul Nazeer on Wednesday outlined an ambitious roadmap for the 2026–27 financial year, declaring that the State was moving from a phase of “revival” to one of...
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Naidu presses Centre for statutory backing to Amaravati, fiscal support
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday held crucial meetings with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, strongly pressing the Union government to provide statutory backing to Amaravati as the State’s...
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‘Restrictive’ software tools being used for SIR, says SC
he Supreme Court on Monday said the Election Commission (EC) was using “very restrictive” software tools, at least in the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal, with scant tolerance for “natural” differences and inconsistencies...
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India, Malaysia ink pacts to expand strategic ties
India and Malaysia on Sunday vowed to expand their ties in the highpriority sectors of trade and investment, defence, energy, advanced manufacturing and semiconductors with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that both sides are committed to peace...
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India, U.S. unveil framework for deal
India will remove or reduce tariffs on all industrial goods and a “wide range” of agricultural goods imported from the United States, according to the joint statement issued by the two countries on Saturday morning. In return, the U.S. will reduce its...
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India’s oil imports from Russia hit 38-month low
The value of India’s crude oil imports from Russia fell to a 38month low of $2.7 billion in December 2025, with Russian oil making up less than a quarter of India’s imports, down from 34% just a month before, an analysis of the latest official data...
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18 killed in blast at illegal coal mine in Meghalaya
An explosion in an illegally operated rathole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district killed 18 miners on Thursday, officials said. This is one of the biggest miningrelated tragedies since July 2012, when 15 miners died in a flooded...
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Manipur President’s Rule ends; Khemchand new CM
The installation of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)led National Democratic Alliance government, with a Meitei leader at the helm, brought an end to nearly a year of President’s Rule in Manipur on Wednesday. Around 6 p.m., Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar...
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U.S. tariff on India reduced to 18%, say Modi and Trump
Indicating a positive turn in a bilateral relationship that had been under strain because of multiple issues, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that “Made in India” products would “now” attract a “reduced tariff of 18%” in the U.S., after a...
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Simpler process Budget 2026:
While acknowledging the strains created by the external global environment, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament, with the aim of increasing productivity across sectors and ensuring...
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Sunetra Pawar sworn in as Deputy CM of Maharashtra
Aday after the conclusion of the threeday State mourning for late Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, who died in an air crash in Baramati on January 28, his wife Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra...
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Menstrual health in schools is integral to right to life: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday declared that the right to menstrual health and access to menstrual hygiene management (MHM) measures in educational institutions is part of the fundamental right to life and dignity under Article 21 of the...
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Economic Survey predicts bright India, increasingly darker world
The Economic Survey 202526 on Thursday painted a relatively rosy picture of India’s domestic growth outlook, raising the country’s mediumterm forecast to 7% from the earlier estimate of 6.5%. However, it simultaneously outlined a relatively grim...
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Ajit Pawar, 4 others dead in plane crash; State govt. denies foul play
Chartered jet carrying NCP leader crashes while landing in Baramati, his home constituency; forensic teams deployed at crash site, investigation to be launched; last rites will be held today; State government declares a threeday mourning
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‘Mother of all deals’: India and EU finalise FTA
After almost two decades of negotiation, India and the European Union (EU) finalised a free trade agreement (FTA) on Tuesday billed as the “mother of all deals”, that will see the EU drop tariffs on 99.5% of Indian exports to the 27nation bloc. India...
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NDA govt. restored stability, rebuilt investors’ trust: Governor
Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer on Monday said the State remained without clear direction for several years, the capital project stalled, and its economic confidence shaken. The absence of continuity eroded investors’ trust and weakened...
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Padma Shri for 11 from Telugu States
Actors M. Murali Mohan and G. Rajendra Prasad, Vempaty Kutumba Sastry, and G. Balakrishna Prasad (posthumously) are among the eleven personalities from the Telugu States selected for this year’s Padma Shri award in recognition of their stellar...
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3.5 lakh Bengal voters yet to appear for SIR hearing
About 3.5 lakh voters marked as “unmapped” under the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal have not turned up for hearings, raising concern among election officials. During the first phase of the SIR in the State, about...
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NDA double-engine govt. will be formed in T.N.: PM
In his first major message in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the State needs an “NDA double-engine government”, which would march “shoulder-to-shoulder” with the Union government to achieve overall...
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Tension rises in Manipur after Meitei man’s killing
A29yearold man was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Churachandpur district of Manipur on Wednesday night, security officials said. The killing was recorded on camera. Mayanglambam Rishikant Singh, a resident of Kakching, belonged to the...
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Foundation stone for AM/NS plant to be laid after Feb. 15
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met ArcelorMittal Executive Chairman Lakshmi N. Mittal and CEO Aditya Mittal at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Wednesday. It was decided to lay the foundation stone for the ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel...
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Governor altered policy address, says Kerala CM
The Kerala Legislative Assembly saw extraordinary scenes on Tuesday after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar had made changes to the policy speech prepared by the State government while delivering the customary...
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SC flags ‘stress and strain’ by SIR to Bengal’s people
The Supreme Court on Monday urged the Election Commission to avert causing “stress and strain” through its ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise to the ordinary people of West Bengal, where approximately 1.36 crore people, almost 20% of the...
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PM launches ₹6,957crore Kaziranga corridor work
rime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cited the outcome of the Bihar Assembly election and the Mumbai civic polls to claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become the first choice of the people in the country. After laying the foundation...
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The Hindu Lit for Life 2026 begins with call for freedom of expression
The latest edition of one of the most widely attended literature festivals in India, The Hindu Lit For Life 2026, began in Chennai on Saturday. Speaking at the inauguration of the festival, Nirmala Lakshman, Chairperson, The Hindu Group, and founder...
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Iran signals at executions, trials amid Trump’s threat
The head of Iran’s judiciary defied a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump and signalled on Wednesday that there would be swift trials and executions ahead for those detained in nationwide protests. The comments from Iran’s judiciary chief...
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SC questions EC on voter roll deletions, citizenship
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission (EC) whether an Electoral Registration Officer (ERO)’s decision to strike a person off the electoral rolls after an “inquisitorial” enquiry into his citizenship under the special intensive...
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PM urges investors to seize India opportunities
India is the world’s fastestgrowing economy and is rapidly on course to become the third largest globally, amid rising international expectations for the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday after inaugurating the Vibrant Gujarat...
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Mamata hits the streets, defends disrupting raids
Hitting the streets to protest against the Enforcement Directorate’s raids on the IPAC office and its founder’s home, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday justified her decision to intervene during the raids by saying that attempts were...
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EC says it has constitutional duty to bar foreigners from voter rolls
The Election Commission of India (EC) began its defence of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls before the Supreme Court on Tuesday by dismissing claims that it is conducting a “parallel” National Register of Citizens (NRC)...
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Maduro pleads not guilty, says he is still President
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to charges of narcoterrorism in a New York court on Monday, two days after being snatched along with his wife, Cilia Flores, by U.S. forces from Caracas. “I'm the President of the Republic of...
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Venezuela V-P to take over as Maduro held in U.S. jail
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was held in a New York prison on Sunday to face criminal charges after being captured in a nighttime military operation done without approval from the U.S. Congress, even as the South American country’s top court...
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U.S. forces capture Maduro after strikes on Venezuela
The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and took him out of the country on Saturday after an extraordinary nighttime operation that was accompanied by a flurry of strikes following months of escalating pressure on the oilrich...
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U.S. ‘locked and loaded’ as Iran protests turn deadly
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to intervene if Iran used lethal force against protesters, drawing swift and angry responses from Iranian officials who warned that American troops and bases in West Asia would become legitimate targets...
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Centre’s tobacco tax rejig to take effect from Feb. 1
The Union Finance Ministry on Thursday issued a series of notifications that will give effect to the new taxation regime for tobacco products from February 1. The Central Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025, passed in the recently concluded Winter Session of...
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EC gives one more week for U.P. SIR in another extension
The Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday revised the schedule for the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh yet again, extending it by a week. Now the draft list will be published on January 6, instead of...
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Cabinet nod for ₹7,387 cr. loan for Amaravati
The State Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, approved a series of major policy decisions on Monday, covering infrastructure development, social welfare, administrative restructuring and public service improvements across...
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Education only path to growth: Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said education alone was the true pathway to development, and urged youth to focus on education and sports, which bring prestige to India. Ms. Sitharaman was speaking after inaugurating the computer and...
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10.56 lakh names cut on draft rolls in Assam
The names of 10.56 lakh voters have been deleted on the draft electoral rolls of Assam which were published on Saturday after a housetohouse verification of the voter lists during the special revision exercise conducted by the Election Commission in...
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Bangladesh killings a grave concern: India
India on Friday said that more than 2,900 violent incidents targeting the minority communities of Bangladesh had taken place under the interim government of Bangladesh led by Muhammad Yunus, and that these incidents could not be dismissed as “political...
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BNP leader calls for ‘secure’ Bangladesh at homecoming
Bangladesh should be a “secure” home for all communities cutting across religious and regional differences, said the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Tarique Rahman, on Thursday following his return home after nearly 18 years...
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Vizag will become data centre hub and Amaravati quantum hub, says Naidu
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday outlined an longterm technology and infrastructure roadmap for Andhra Pradesh, announcing that Visakhapatnam is fast emerging as a global hub for data centres, while Amaravati will anchor the State’s...
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India, New Zealand wind up FTA talks, set to boost trade
India and New Zealand on Monday concluded discussions on a free trade agreement (FTA) that will give India tarifffree access to the island nation’s markets, bring in $20 billion in investments over 15 years, and help double bilateral trade to $5...
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Keeping a close watch on Bangladesh events: India
ndia on Sunday described the killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh as a “horrendous act”, and expressed “strong concern” about the safety of minority communities in the neighbouring country. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal...
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U.S. wants India’s nuclear norms globally aligned
Two days after Parliament cleared the SHANTI Bill, which allows private participation in India’s nuclear sector and eases liability norms by capping operator liability for a nuclear incident to ₹3,000 crore, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed...
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97 lakh electors deleted in T.N., 74 lakh in Gujarat
Over 15% of Tamil Nadu electors and 14.5% of those from Gujarat have been deleted from the voter lists as part of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. In Chennai alone, more than 35% of voters’ names have been...
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LS passes nuclear energy Bill allowing privatisation
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, despite demands by several Opposition parliamentarians for referring the legislation to a parliamentary...
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Sydney beach shooter was Indian citizen, say officials
Sajid Akram, one of the two Bondi Beach attackers who killed at least 16 people at a Jewish event in Australia on Sunday, was an Indian citizen from Hyderabad, government officials who ran a background check on the deceased told The Hindu. He last came...
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Govt. to send higher education Bill to JPC
The Union government on Monday proposed that the new Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, which seeks to overhaul the higher education regulatory framework by replacing the University Grants Commission (UGC), be sent to a Joint...
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Winter chills likely to continue till December 25
As A.P. enters the second week of December, many places in the State have begun reporting a drop in daily minimum temperatures. The winter chills are likely to continue in the State till December 25, according to the India Meteorological Department...
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Fans run riot in stadium as VIPs block Messi view
Violence erupted at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday after football legend Lionel Messi made a 20minute public appearance, disappointing fans who had paid large sums and travelled long distances but failed to catch a glimpse of the Argentine star due to...
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Nine killed as tourist bus falls into gorge in Chintoor
Nine tourists died on the spot while ten survived with severe injuries, when a private travel bus with 37 people on board fell into a gorge in the forest of Papikonda National Park near Tulasipaka village of Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) district in the...
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Illegal immigrants will be detected, deported: Shah
The National Democratic Alliance government will “detect, delete and deport” illegal immigrants from the country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday, as the Lok Sabha witnessed a faceoff during a discussion on electoral reforms, leading...
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Citizenship under CAA only if claims verified: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said conferment of rights associated with Indian citizenship to people claiming to be religious minorities who fled persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and protected under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act,...
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Govt., Opposition spar in LS over Vande Mataram
The Centre and the Opposition on Monday sparred in the Lok Sabha over Vande Mataram, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming it the voice of the freedom movement that had been “fragmented” by the Congress in its “surrender before the Muslim...
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25 dead in fire in Goa nightclub; probe finds fireworks use; 4 held
Amassive fire erupted at a nightclub in north Goa just before midnight on Saturday, leaving 25 people dead and six injured. The initial police investigation found that the blaze was caused by a fire show with “electric firecrackers”, organised without...
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As crisis continues, govt. imposes cap on airfares
The Union government imposed caps on airfares, set a timeline for refunds, and announced special trains to help stranded passengers on Saturday, as IndiGo, the country’s largest domestic airline, began a slow return to normalcy. The airline has...
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India-Russia friendship remains steady like the pole star, says PM
Appreciating Russian President Vladimir Putin for taking the IndiaRussia relationship to “new heights” over the past quarter of a century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid out an expansive canvas of energy and trade collaborations between the two...
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SC tells States to replace distressed BLOs for SIR
The Supreme Court on Thursday put the onus entirely on State governments to substitute employees unable to bear the work pressure of a boothlevel officer (BLO), while refusing to let the reported distress of the workforce “hamper” a tightly wound...
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Govt. withdraws order to install Sanchar Saathi app
The Department of Telecommunications on Wednesday walked back its directions to phone manufacturers ordering them to install a government app starting next year. The reversal caps a turbulent episode, in which the government first downplayed the nature...
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DoT order to ‘pre-install’ govt. app triggers storm
The Union government’s mandate on Monday for smartphone makers to preinstall the Sanchar Saathi app sparked backlash from the Opposition and from digital rights activists. Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge wrote on X that...
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SC gives CBI free hand to stop ‘digital arrest’ scams
The Supreme Court on Monday tasked the Central Bureau of Investigation with cracking down on ‘digital arrest’ scammers and their associates, giving the agency a “free hand” to launch an anticorruption probe into bankers involved in the opening of mule...
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