The Hindu (Visakhapatnam)
Bank loans became accessible to all eligible after 2014: Nirmala
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has observed that ‘phone banking’ used to be the order of the day between 2004 and 2014, during which period inuential sections would prevail on the bankers to lend to the chosen ones, by making phone calls,...
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Wangchuk weak, Delhi HC orders regular monitoring
ith activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health condition worsening on the 19th day of his indenite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, the Delhi High Court ordered the Union and Delhi governments to ensure regular monitoring of his health. Doctors warned on...
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Iran threatens regional oil blockade over U.S. actions
eturning to war nearly a month after signing a memorandum of understanding towards peace in West Asia, the U.S. and Iran on Wednesday launched strikes on targets across the region. While the U.S. Central Command said it launched “a wave of strikes......
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SC weighs SOP for urgent cases a ecting life, liberty
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider framing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to allow citizens to knock on the doors of the courts any time, day or night, in cases aecting life and liberty, including illegal detentions, imminent...
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Polavaram works will be completed before Pushkarams, says CM
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said the commissioning of the Polavaram irrigation project and the renovation of Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage (SACB) would be completed before the Godavari Pushkarams-2027. The Godavari water is diverted into...
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Iran attacks West Asian nations after U.S. strikes
he U.S. attacked Iran early on Sunday over an Iranian strike on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that left one Indian sailor missing. Iran responded with attacks on several countries in West Asia, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, and...
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15 Indian tourists killed in Vietnam boat accident
Fifteen Indian tourists were killed in Vietnam on Saturday when a sightseeing boat capsized o£ the coast of Phu Quoc, a major attraction known for its coral reefs and island-hopping excursions. The speedboat was leaving the Hon May Rut Ngoai, an...
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HC halts bypolls in 5 T.N. Assembly constituencies
The Madras High Court on Friday restrained the Election Commission (EC) from notifying byelections to the Tiruchi East, Perundurai, Ambasamudram, Viralimalai, and Karur Assembly constituencies until July 31. The elected representatives have resigned,...
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India, Australia move to deepen cooperation in the Indo-Paci c
India and Australia on Thursday adopted a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation, committing to signi cantly deepen military engagement, strengthen defence industrial collaboration, and expand maritime security cooperation amid growing...
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Trump declares end to truce but says he will let talks go on
The ceasere between the United States and Iran is “over”, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, while leaving the door open for more talks, after the two sides exchanged re amid a dispute over the status of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said...
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Three killed in debris slip at tunnel site in Wayanad
At least three people were killed and ve reported missing when a massive heap of excavated mud swamped the portal of an under-construction tunnel road in Wayanad district of Kerala on Tuesday. Emergency responders have rescued 10 people from the...
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No trace of shermen yet, survivor recounts struggle
A coordinated search is under way in the Bay of Bengal after a shing boat, IND-AP-MM-VS-83, capsized in severe weather o the Visakhapatnam coast on July 4. Six shermen are still missing, and the search is going on in turbulent seas and strong...
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Govt. issues notice to Meta on ‘child sexual abuse’ ads
IT & HRD Minister Nara Lokesh urged the Telugu diaspora in South Korea to partner in Andhra Pradesh's growth by investing in the State. he Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has directed Meta, the parent body of several social media...
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India navigated West Asia crisis e ciently, says Modi
India successfully weathered the challenges triggered by the West Asia con¢ict through e£ective assessment and strategic, timely decision-making while eciently using its domestic resources and strong diplomatic ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said...
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JSW Steel Plant will bring Rayalaseema out of backwardness, poverty: Naidu
Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has stated that the JSW Rayalaseema Steel Plant will become the lifeline of Rayalaseema region and bring it out of backwardness and poverty. Mr. Naidu launched the plant’s heavy section mill concrete ¨ooring work...
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Free Indo-Paci c a priority for India and Japan: Modi
A“free and rulesbased Indo-Pacic” is a common priority for India and Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday while welcoming his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi. Mr. Modi said India and Japan would jointly develop technologies that...
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Commercial LPG prices reduced by ₹183 per re ll
In an indication of an improvement in the supply of liqueed petroleum gas (LPG) with the four-month West Asia conict at a probable end, public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Wednesday cut the prices of commercial LPG cylinders by ₹183.5 and...
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Below normal rain in July, current de cit 40%: IMD
Rainfall in July – the most important of the monsoon months — will be “below normal” or less than 94% of what is usual for the month, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director-General, India Meteorological Department (IMD), said on Tuesday. India’s current...
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Industrial output growth hits 5-month high of 5.1%
Singapore Consul General in Chennai Edgar Pang Tze Chiang called on IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh on Monday and they discussed ways to strengthen the partnership between A.P. and Singapore. rowth in industrial activity quickened to a ve-month high...
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See children as wealth, not as burden: Naidu
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has stressed the need for the joint family system to return, and says that the government is giving incentives to families to have two or more children, treating them as wealth at a time when the fertility rate is...
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Ram Temple row: Trust general secretary quits
Amid the uproar over the Ram Temple donation embezzlement case, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Saturday announced that its general secretary Champat Rai and member Anil Mishra had submitted their resignations. “At its next meeting,...
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Ayodhya fund case: all eight accused in judicial custody
The eight people named as the accused in a rst information report (FIR) regarding the alleged embezzlement of donations received at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya have been arrested and sent to judicial custody until Monday. “The eight accused will be...
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188 dead, 1,500 injured as earthquakes hit Venezuela
Apair of powerful earthquakes that rocked Venezuela have killed at least 188 people and left more than 1,500 hurt, officials said on Thursday as residents searched for loved ones trapped under rubble after many buildings were flattened within...
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Warehouse collapse kills five workers in Kolkata
Five workers were killed and several injured as an underconstruction warehouse in the Taratala area of Kolkata collapsed on Wednesday. At least 18 workers are feared to be trapped under the collapsed structure. The accident occurred shortly after noon...
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Centre tightens norms for foreign contributions
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) wanting to access foreign funds must now stick to a list of activities specified by the Centre, according to the latest amendment to the Rules of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010, notified on...
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15 die in U.P. building fire, victims mostly students
At least 15 people, mostly students, were killed and five injured in a fire that engulfed a threestorey commercial building housing a graphics animation coaching centre, a library, and a pet shop, in the Aliganj area of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on...
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Two die in ammonia gas leak at T.N. seafood unit
Two migrant workers from Odisha were killed and more than 60 hospitalised after an ammonia gas leak at a shrimp processing unit in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Of those in hospital, 23 have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. The...
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Iran ‘closes’ Hormuz amid Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Iran’s military on Saturday said it had once again closed the Strait of Hormuz, citing “violations” of the first clause of a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the U.S., as Israeli strikes on Lebanon continued. “In light of the...
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Delhi HC upholds curbs on Telegram amid NEET row
The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Centre’s temporary ban on messaging platform Telegram, noting that the government’s action was proportionate and justified in view of the alleged use of the platform by organised cheating networks linked to the...
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Telegram evolved into ‘new dark web’, govt. tells Delhi HC
The Union government on Thursday submitted before the Delhi High Court that the messaging platform Telegram had evolved into the “new dark web”, arguing that its architecture and privacy features had made it a preferred tool for cybercriminals, fraud...
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Modi meets Trump, raises safety of Indian seafarers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised the issue, in broad terms, of the safety of seafarers with U.S. President Trump during their bilateral meeting in Evian, France, on the fringes of the G7 Summit. “Mr. President, you are aware across the...
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India’s rainfall deficit at 35% as monsoon progress stalls
Over a week past the monsoon’s normal arrival date, the rain clouds have yet to reach Mumbai, driving India’s nationwide monsoon deficit to 35% as of Tuesday. The shortfall in rainfall is concentrated in the regions the monsoon has failed to cover —...
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U.S. and Iran reach agreement to end war, re-open Hormuz Strait
The U.S. and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to end the war, lift blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, and launch substantive negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and the Western sanctions, the two countries announced...
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Modi, Macron bilateral talk stresses economic security
India and France adopted an ‘Innovation Roadmap 2030’ and established a Dialogue on Economic Security during bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held in Nice on Sunday. A press release from the...
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An-32 cargo plane crash kills 5 IAF men in Assam
Five Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel were killed after an An32 cargo aircraft met with an accident while landing at the Jorhat airbase in eastern Assam on Saturday. The deceased were Squadron Leader Prashant Singh, Flight Lieutenant Shubham Kumar,...
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Attacks on ships ‘unacceptable’, says India; Trump blames Iran
While condemning the U.S. attacks on three ships with Indian crew that killed three Indian seafarers, Esmaeil Baqaei, a spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Friday, described them as “attacks on Indian commercial vessels”. Publicly...
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BJP’s RS candidates in M.P. elected unopposed; EC yet to decide on Congress plea
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates Tarun Chug, Rajneesh Agrawal, and Mahesh Kewat were on Thursday declared elected unopposed to the three Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh, even as the Congress challenged in the Supreme Court the rejection of...
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Will continue ‘very hard attacks’, says Trump as U.S., Iran trade fire
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the U.S. would continue to “attack Iran very hard”, after a titfortat exchange in which Washington launched air strikes following the downing of an American military helicopter over the Strait of...
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20 Trinamool MPs plan to form a separate bloc, support NDA
The rebellion in the Trinamool Congress reached the national capital on Monday as several of its MPs held a meeting at the residence of Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal observer Bhupender Yadav. There are 29 MPs of the...
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Not seeking mediation on border dispute: Nepal FM
Kathmandu is focused on establishing Nepal’s claim on the KalapaniLipulekhLimpiyadhura trijunction and is not “asking for mediation” by third parties, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said here on Sunday. At a press conference at the Embassy...
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Russian oil imports, prices jump; U.S. share goes down
Russia’s share in the value of India’s oil imports jumped back up to an 11month high of nearly 38% in April 2026 as India continued to increase its dependence on it against the backdrop of the ongoing West Asia crisis. This increasing dependence was...
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GDP growth estimated at 7.7% in 202526: govt.
The growth in India’s gross domestic product (GDP) has been estimated at 7.7% in 202526, according to data released by the government on Friday, compared with 7.1% in the previous financial year of 202425. GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 202526...
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5 killed, several injured in Bihar hospital blaze
At least five patients died in a fire which broke out at the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private hospital in Muzaffarpur, north Bihar, in the early hours of Thursday. Several injured have been admitted in nearby hospitals and are said to be in a...
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21 dead in Delhi hotel fire, foreigners among victims
Twentyone people, foreign nationals among them, died in a blaze that ripped through a hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar on Wednesday morning, officials said. At least 47 persons were pulled out from the fire and taken to nearby hospitals for...
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CBSE officials transferred, panel to probe OSM tender
With the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) facing flak for its controversial new onscreen marking (OSM) system, the Centre on Tuesday replaced the Board’s Chairman and Secretary. It also set up a onemember committee to inquire into the...
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Industrial output slows to 4.9% in new data series
India’s industrial output, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 4.9% in April 2026 under the revised series with 202223 as the base year released on Monday. The growth rate was slower than 5.8% recorded in April last year with...
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Vulnerabilities in marking platform ‘contained’: CBSE
After public posts by ethical hackers exposed vulnerabilities in the OnScreen Marking platform OnMark for Class 12 answer sheets, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday said the identified vulnerabilities “have been contained and...
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Shivakumar will take oath as Karnataka CM on June 3
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar will take oath as the Chief Minister at the Lok Bhavan on Wednesday after being unanimously elected the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) on Saturday. Governor Thaawarchand...
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NEET leak left students, families traumatised: SC
Students and entire families have been traumatised by the National EligibilitycumEntrance TestUndergraduate (NEETUG) paper leak case, the Supreme Court said on Friday. The court observed that years of hard work and emotional investment had gone...
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Power shift in Karnataka as Siddaramaiah resigns
Twotime Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah tendered his resignation on Thursday, paving the way for transition of power to his deputy D.K. Shivakumar. The formation of the next government is likely to be discussed in Delhi on Friday. After...
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SC upholds SIR, says it is EC’s constitutional duty
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as an exercise done by the Election Commission (EC) in furtherance of its constitutional obligation to conduct free and fair elections. “SIR bears a direct...
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India, U.S. draw up deal on rare earth elements
On the sidelines of the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM), India and the United States on Tuesday firmed up an important framework for cooperation in ensuring steady supplies of critical minerals, in a move that follows growing concerns over...
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Naidu unveils blueprint to transform A.P. into MSME hub
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday unveiled a development blueprint aimed at transforming the State into a global hub for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), advanced manufacturing and grassroots entrepreneurship. Addressing the...
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Rubio, Jaishankar stress need for ‘unimpeded’ maritime trade
The United States works with many countries at a “tactical” level, but those relations will not disturb the strategic partnership with India, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said here on Sunday. Addressing a joint press conference at the Hyderabad...
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Petrol and diesel prices hiked third time in 8 days
Prices of petrol and diesel were raised for the third time in eight days on Saturday, this time by an average of 90 paise per litre across all variants. The price of compressed natural gas (CNG) in several parts of North India also rose for the third...
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Maharashtra is India’s growth engine: Shinde
Maharashtra is the country’s growth engine, and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region is on track to be a $1.5trillion economy, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said, speaking at The Hindu Maharashtra Infrastructure Conclave on Friday. He said the...
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Sedition trials can go on if accused is willing: SC
Four years after putting on hold trials in sedition cases in courts across the country, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that they could proceed with trials and appeals involving the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code...
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SC says nothing wrong in caste count, rejects plea against move
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said there was nothing wrong in the government of the day ascertaining caste as part of the ongoing nationwide Census exercise. “Any government of the day must know how many people are backward and how many need welfare....
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Delhi Police suggest larger SC Bench to review UAPA bail curbs
he Delhi Police on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the question of whether prolonged incarceration and delay of trial could override the statutory restrictions on bail under antiterror laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967,...
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Naidu directs officials to follow Irrigation Calendar
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed the officials to follow the Irrigation Calendar for timely completion of projects and to add 11 more priority projects to it, which takes the total number to 36. The Finance Department should ensure adequate...
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Thunderstorms, gusty winds forecast in State
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) centre in Amaravati has forecast a complex weather pattern for Andhra Pradesh over the next five days, marked by widespread thunderstorm activity and increasing wind speeds, even as coastal districts are likely...
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Manipur protest on; Kukis want President’s Rule back
Thousands of KukiZo people took to the streets in Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts of Manipur on Saturday, demanding the unconditional release of Kuki hostages and justice for three church leaders killed in an ambush by extremists on May 13. In a...
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Foundation stone laid for ₹15,000crore AMCA defence hub at Puttaparthi
Union Minister for Defence Rajnath Singh on Friday laid foundation stone for Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project at Puttaparthi, describing Andhra Pradesh as an ‘Advanced Pradesh’, positioning the State at the centre of India’s...
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Uneasy truce in Beijing as Trump and Xi discuss trade, Taiwan
The United States and China appeared to come to an uneasy truce — at least for now — on trade, Taiwan, and the future of an increasingly contested relationship, as their leaders met for talks in Beijing on Thursday. Chinese President Xi Jinping told...
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Vijay wins floor test with 144 votes; AIADMK divided
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay comfortably won the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Wednesday with the support of the Congress, CPI, CPI(M), VCK, and IUML, as well as that of 25 rebel AIADMK MLAs and the lone AMMK MLA. The...
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NEET-UG 2026 cancelled after question paper leak
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the National EntrancecumEligibility TestUndergraduate (NEETUG) conducted on May 3 after evidence emerged that the paper was leaked. The NTA is expected to announce the schedule for the retest...
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India has sufficient stocks of fuel, commodities: govt.
India faces no shortage of petroleum products and commodities despite the escalating conflict in West Asia, the fifth meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Kartavya Bhavan in New Delhi, was...
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Vijay sworn in as CM, promises transparent, clean governance
Ushering in a change in Tamil Nadu’s bipolar Dravidian political landscape that has been in existence since 1967, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president and actor C. Joseph Vijay, 52, was sworn in as Chief Minister at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in...
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Vijay to take reins today; T.N. set for coalition govt.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of a coalition government in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, putting an end to almost six decades of alternating rule by the State’s two dominant Dravidian parties —...
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Uncertainty continues in T.N. over govt. formation
Uncertainty prevailed over government formation in Tamil Nadu on Friday night as the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) remained undecided on backing actor C. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), though the Communist Party of India and the...
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DMK explores backing rival AIADMK in hung T.N. House
he postelection political climate in Tamil Nadu turned upside down on Thursday after the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leadership began toying with the idea of extending outside support to its archrival, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...
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T.N. Governor asks Vijay to give proof of majority
Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar is learnt to have asked Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay, who on Wednesday evening staked claim to form the next government, to produce letters demonstrating support of 118 MLAs,...
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Won’t resign as we did not lose, it is a forcible attempt to defeat us, says Mamata
A day after her party suffered a massive setback in the Assembly election in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday she would not resign as Chief Minister as “we did not lose the election”. “The question does not...
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Change and churn in T.N., Kerala, Bengal
Tamil cinema’s top actor C. Joseph Vijay’s fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Monday made a stunning electoral debut, emerging as the single largest party with 107 seats in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly election. In doing so, it disrupted a...
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Parties brace for verdict; EC promises transparency
The Election Commission on Sunday said it would uphold the “highest standards of transparency, security and efficiency” when votes polled in the elections to the Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry and the bypolls in...
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