Ex-minister told to give proof
The AP High Court on Monday directed former minister P. Shankar Rao to file an affidavit to substantiate his allegation of there being a criminal conspiracy behind the government's sale of red sanders
Reel protest against death penalty
A little over a year ago Tamil Nadu had been swept by a wave of protests as thousands had taken to the streets, campaigning against the death penalty. They were demanding the commutation of the death
City student wins $1,00,000 U.S. scholarship
Exploring options outside the routine, a city student has won a $1,00,000 global scholarship from the University of Cincinnati. According to information, Anurag Gogineni will receive a full tuition sc
KCR jibe: Andhra dodges tax
Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K. Chandrasekhar Rao has rather controversially accused the people of the Seemandhra region of evading taxes. Paying handsome tributes to the late Prof. Jayashanker
Garbage lies uncleared in municipalities for 40 years
RTI queries have revealed that from 1970 to 2012, we have not cleared our domestic waste and continue to dump municipal waste in available lands. Similar to the “garbage mountains” of Kodungaiyur and
US tightens law on student visas
The United States is bringing in new laws to check loopholes in the student visa system in the wake of the Herguan University visa fraud case. Many students from Andhra Pradesh studying at the univers
Fee sop cap put at Rs 31,000 p.a.
The state government on Monday decided to fix a cap on the fees it will reimburse to engineering, MBA and MCA colleges from this academic year. Beneficiaries of the fee reimbursement scheme will, thus
Biriyani fetish man creates panic in Chennai by climbing on top of railway station
A 24-year-old man from Nepal on Monday caused tension at Chennai Central Railway Station when he climbed on top of the clock tower of the building. Deepak alias Roopan sneaked in and climbed the tower
Captive power generation policy needs an overhaul
The State government has a prohibitive policy on captive power generation, with 26 to 28 per cent of what is generated having to be sold to state discoms. While the policy was initiated to discourage
Mangalore: It’s payback time
With four universities, 17 engineering colleges, five medical colleges and 16 paramedical colleges, Mangalore is an educational hub , drawing youth from all over the country, coming in search of an ap