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Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: The hum of anticipation and unease around the mammoth exercise of delimitation set the tone in the Lok Sabha during Parliament’s special session, as the debate over India’s representational future took centre stage. Leading the charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union home minister brought the issue…
The injured were rushed to Emmiganur government hospital for treatment. KURNOOL: At least eight people were killed and 13 others injured after a lorry collided with a tanker near Chilakaladona in Mantralayam mandal of Kurnool district on Thursday, police said. According to Kurnool police officials, the victims have been identified as pilgrims from Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru…
Mumbai: Gold loans have expanded fourfold since March 2022, and their share in the retail credit portfolio is now second only to housing loans at Rs 16.8 lakh crore. However, despite the growth the business is disproportionately concentrated in South India with three states accounting for over 50% of all gold loans.According to the Gold…
VISAKHAPATNAM: A software professional from Andhra Pradesh drowned in the Meramec river in Missouri, US, while celebrating his birthday with friends at Meramec State Park near Sullivan on Saturday.Singireddy Sai Sree Hari Krishna (26), from Piridi in Bobbili mandal of Vizianagaram district, and his friends checked into a resort on Saturday. He entered the river…
TIRUPATI: Police opened fire when the 19-year-old accused in the murder of a minor girl at Khazipet allegedly tried to flee while he was being shifted on Saturday morning.Khazipet police, who arrested A Venkatesh – who entered the girl’s house on Friday when she was alone and slit her throat – kept him in the…
TIRUPATI: A 19-year-old youth allegedly slit the throat of a minor girl after she reportedly refused to marry him, at Agraharam under Khazipet mandal in Kadapa district on Friday. The girl died of excessive bleeding, while the accused has been arrested, police said.According to Khazipet police, accused Venkatesh, a resident of Anjaneya Kottala village, had…
NEW DELHI: A suspected terror module with alleged links to foreign handlers and extremist organisations, including ISIS, has been uncovered, with investigators claiming the network was involved in radicalising young people in India.The development comes after Andhra Pradesh Police sent teams to multiple states, Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Telangana and Rajasthan, to arrest…
VIJAYAWADA: The suspected honour killing of a 23-year-old woman in Macherla has taken a dramatic turn with the victim’s father, the main accused, confessing to police that a couple of officers had helped him trace his daughter in lieu of money.According to investigators, Chowdeswari was murdered allegedly by her father Chandra Srinu on March 18…
Triple murder in Andhra Pradesh: Man accused of killing pregnant wife, 2 daughters WARANGAL: A woman and her two children were found dead in a swimming pool at a private layout on the outskirts of Punnole village in Hanamkonda district on Thursday morning.The deceased woman’s father, Sk Ali, alleged that his son-in-law, Md Azharuddin, murdered…
VIJAYAWADA: Senior Maoist leader Chelluru Narayana Rao has surrendered to Andhra Pradesh Police in Vijayawada. Narayana Rao, a key member of the AOB State Committee, also served on the State Military Commission. He was the Commander of the 3rd Company of the Central Regional Committee (CRC) and, known by the alias Somanna, held several important…
