MoD to use Swiss jets for pilot training
At a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Monday, a reference was made to the Deccan Chronicle reports on the acute shortage of basic trainer aircraft and the consequent drast
Traffic police excesses on Twitter, FB
Can a police constable stop a vehicle in the middle of the road, abruptly turn off the engine and take away the ignition key? The Hyderabad Traffic Police admits it is a wrong practice, but supports i
Scholarships siphoned off
Professional college managements are being accused of siphoning-off scholarship funds meant for minority students. While the state government has been reimbursing the colleges an amount of Rs 35,500 p
More seats, more fees for B.Tech this year
There will be more seats as well as more fees for students eyeing admission to the state’s engineering colleges in the new academic year. Ignoring the state government’s request, All India Council for
CM refuses to comment on Reliance gas cut row
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday refused to be dragged into the ongoing controversy over the alleged deliberate cut in gas production by Reliance Industries in D6 block in the KG basin. R
Narasimhan likely to continue as governor
Given the present political situation of Andhra Pradesh, Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan is likely to stay on for now since he is well-versed with developments in the state, sources in the Union home minis
Do-or-die battle for TD chief
Faced with the prospect of mass desertions from the TD in case the party performs poorly in the forthcoming byelections, Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu is looking to pull out all the aces
Request to lift ban on sand mining rejected
The AP High Court on Monday directed the state government to submit the list of the people against whom recovery proceedings have been initiated for carrying out sand quarrying across the state by We
Luck favoured me, says ANR
“I am the luckiest man in the world,” said veteran actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, who was jointly felicitated by TSR Kala Parishat and Telugu filmdom at a star-studded function held at Shiplakavedikda
Sops to lure back voters
A major churning has started within the Congress party after it was realised that a major chunk of Dalits, Muslims and Reddys have distanced themselves from the party and are supporting the YSR Congre