The Hindu (Visakhapatnam)
March economic data shows slowing growth
Economic indicators are beginning to show signs of slowing growth in response to the constraints created by the war in West Asia, the Ministry of Finance has said in a new report. The Monthly Economic Review for March, released on Saturday by the...
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Petrol, diesel excise duty cut; prices won’t change
The Union government on Thursday reduced the special additional excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹10 a litre each, effectively bringing down the duty on diesel to zero and on petrol to ₹3 a litre. However, the move will not translate into lower fuel...
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Iran grants Hormuz passage to India and 4 other nations
India and four other “friendly nations” were allowed to move their ships through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said, adding that Tehran has established its “sovereignty” over the waterway connecting the Persian Gulf...
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Iran dismisses U.S. bid to end conflict, sets its own terms
Iran on Wednesday dismissed a U.S. proposal to end the war and set out its own terms for peace, even as it continued trading fire with Israel. The U.S. proposal offered a ceasefire and sanctions relief in return for the Islamic Republic abandoning its...
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SC status only for Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs: top court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday held in a judgment that a person professing any religion other than Hinduism, Buddhism, or Sikhism should not be considered a member of a Schedule Caste community. The court concluded that conversion to any other religion...
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Trump pauses strikes on Iran, says deal is possible
U.S. President Donald Trump, who issued a 48hour ultimatum to Iran on Saturday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its power infrastructure, said on Monday that he would postpone the attacks for five days after “very good and productive”...
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Will completely close Hormuz Strait: Iran after Trump’s threat
The Iranian military on Sunday threatened to completely shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz and attack U.S. infrastructure, including energy facilities in the Gulf, if U.S. President Donald Trump acts on threats to target the country’s power...
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Trump mulls ending war; U.S. eases curbs on Iran oil
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he is considering “winding down” the war on Iran, adding that securing the Strait of Hormuz — now under Iran’s control — is the responsibility of other nations, even as Washington temporarily eased...
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Iran steps up attacks on Israel, Gulf energy sites
Iran defiantly insisted on Friday that it would deny its enemies their security and that it was still building missiles nearly three weeks into U.S.Israeli strikes that have killed a slew of Tehran’s top leaders and hammered its weapons and energy...
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Israel won’t hit key Iran gas facility again: Trump
Distancing himself from an Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said Tel Aviv would not target the “extremely important and valuable” site again and warned Tehran against attacking Qatar’s energy...
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22 India-bound ships on Hormuz evacuation list
Twentytwo Indiabound vessels in the Persian Gulf region have been identified for evacuation for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz by the Indian government. Of these, 20 vessels have been assessed as critical to India’s energy security,...
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Afghanistan says Pakistani attack in Kabul killed 400
Rescuers recovered more bodies from the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Tuesday after officials said an overnight airstrike killed more than 400 people, in a dramatic escalation of a conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan that...
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India to sign U.S. deal only after clarity on tariff rates
India will sign a trade deal with the U.S. only after the country settles its “tariff architecture” and clarifies country-wise tariff rate, sources in the government have said. “Any deal that we finalise and sign has to be seen against the tariff...
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Assembly polls begin on April 9; West Bengal to vote in two phases
Polling will be held in Assam, Puducherry, and Kerala on April 9 and in Tamil Nadu on April 23, while West Bengal will vote on April 23 and 29; poll panel announces byelections to eight Assembly seats in various States; counting of votes on May 4 The...
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U.S. bombs Iran’s Kharg Island; Tehran hits back
missile struck a helipad inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad of Iraq and debris from an intercepted Iranian drone hit an oil facility in the UAE on Saturday while U.S. President Donald Trump claimed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s...
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Centre sets aside ₹57,381 cr. to offset ‘global headwinds’
Amid the $100perbarrel oil shock and fears of energy shortage and supply chain disruptions arising out of the West Asia conflict, the Centre has allocated ₹57,381 crore for an Economic Stabilisation Fund that would provide it fiscal space to address...
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Crude supply secure, no shortage of fuel: Minister
There is no shortage of petrol, diesel, kerosene, and aviation turbine fuel in the country, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday, adding that India’s crude oil supply has been secured amid the conflict in West...
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Iran targets commercial ships; global energy concerns mount
Iran attacked commercial ships across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport in the UAE on Wednesday, escalating a campaign of squeezing the oilrich region as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli airstrikes pounded...
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Gas from new sources will end shortage, say officials
The current crunch in India’s natural gas supply is likely to be short-lived as the prevailing higher prices make imports from distant sources economically viable, according to government sources. However, such shipments typically take longer to...
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Trip to nowhere: IndiGo’s U.K. flight returns to Delhi after 14 hours in the sky, as Eritrea flags permit issue
An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Manchester was forced to turn back from Eritrea after being airborne for nearly eight hours. Though the aircraft had skirted the conflictaffected Persian Gulf, the flight effectively took 14 hours and ended where it...
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India routs New Zealand, defends T20 World Cup
India kept its date with cricketing history as Suryakumar Yadav’s men claimed the ICC T20 World Cup with a stirring display at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday. In a onesided summit clash against New Zealand, India’s batting might allied with...
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Iran vows not to attack neighbours
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that Tehran would no longer target its neighbouring countries in West Asia unless attacks originated from their territory. However, he vowed that Iran would not surrender in its war against the...
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U.S. ‘allows’ India to buy Russian oil for 30 days
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued an order that would “allow” India to import Russian oil for 30 days, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said while sharing the order on X. Analysts say this will X: help mitigate the spike in the price...
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Nitish files his RS papers ahead of exit as Bihar CM
Marking the end of an era, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He was accompanied by the other four candidates of the ruling National Democratic Alliance,...
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U.S. sinks Iranian vessel near Sri Lanka
AU.S. submarine attacked an Iranian warship on Wednesday, which sank in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka, bringing the West Asian conflict closer to the Indian subcontinent. At least 83 people were killed in the torpedo attack. U.S. Defense...
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‘Hanuman’ project launched to end human–wildlife conflict
In a major initiative to reduce human wildlife conflict and strengthen conservation, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Forest and Environment Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday launched the Hanuman Project in Mangalagiri near Vijayawada. The project,...
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West Asia war escalates, spikes oil, strands flyers
Iran and allied armed groups fired missiles at Israel, Arab states, and U.S. military targets around the region on Monday, while Israel and the U.S. pounded the West Asian country as the war expanded to several fronts and death toll grew on all...
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Iran hits Israel, U.S. bases after killing of Khamenei
Iran vowed revenge on Sunday after the killing of its Supreme Leader, and traded strikes with Israel as part of a widening war prompted by a U.S. and Israeli bombardment a day earlier. U.S. President Donald Trump warned that any retaliation would only...
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20 killed in cracker unit blast in Kakinada
Twenty workers, including nine women, were burnt alive, and nine others are battling for their lives with severe burn injuries in a blast at the Sri Surya Firecrackers complex at Vetlapalem village in Samarlakota mandal in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada...
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Kejriwal, 22 others walk free in excise policy case
In a major victory for the Aam Aadmi Party, a special court on Friday discharged party chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the politically charged liquor policy case. Mr. Kejriwal hailed...
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State seeks to turn underground coal deposits in Eluru mines into gaseous form
The State government is looking to promote companies that can convert the underground coal deposits in the ChintalapudiRacherla area of Eluru district into gaseous form, facilitating its use in multiple sectors. Efforts are being made to rope in some...
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India ‘stands firmly’ with Israel, Modi tells Knesset
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the Knesset on Wednesday, extended a firm hand of friendship to Israel and condemned the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 as a “barbaric terrorist attack”. Speaking at the Israeli parliament, the Prime...
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SC expands judicial team to aid Bengal SIR process
The Supreme Court on Tuesday moved in quickly to swell the ranks of judicial officers deployed to aid the Election Commission (EC) in the completion of the special intensive revision (SIR) in West Bengal, even alerting neighbouring Odisha and Jharkhand...
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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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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
The 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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Logjam over Rahul’s speech leads to LS face-off; eight MPs suspended
The face-off between the Union government and the Opposition in the Lok Sabha escalated on Tuesday with the suspension of eight Opposition MPs — seven from the Congress and one from the CPI(M) — for the rest of the Budget Session over unruly conduct...
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U.S. tariff on India reduced to 18%, say Modi and Trump
ndicating 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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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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India a messenger of peace amid conflicts in the world: Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said India was spreading the message of peace in a world marked by conflict, asserting that global harmony was essential for securing the future of humanity. Addressing the nation on the eve of the 77th Republic Day,...
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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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AP FIRSTTirupati to help boost futuristic technology
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has approved the project of setting up Andhra Pradesh Futuristic Innovation and Research in Science and Technology (AP FIRST) in Tirupati. The project aims to prepare the future generations to meet the evolving...
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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, ED lock horns over search at consultancy firm
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Thursday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of removing evidence from two locations during a raid against the political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (IPAC) in Kolkata. The...
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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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