1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (190+ words) HYDERABAD: A 71-year-old retired bank employee from Kothapet lost Rs 15.25 lakh after fraudsters allegedly placed him under digital arrest for five days. According to the victim’s complaint, he received a call from an unknown number on August 17. The caller identified…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (295+ words) VIJAYAWADA: Environmental experts and technology providers at the IFAT India 2026 expo in Mumbai have commended Andhra Pradesh’s initiative to implement one of the country’s first AI-enabled, technology-driven smart LED street lighting projects. Executed in collaboration with Energy Efficiency Services Limited…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago   (372+ words) VIJAYAWADA: Every Ganesh Chavithi, Vijayawada’s markets turn into a small economy of mud, paint and craftsmanship, but the clay at the heart of it often travels farther than idols themselves. Venkata Sandhya, an idol-maker in Vijayawada, said she sources her…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (771+ words) Three Governor-nominated Council seats are falling vacant in November, while two Graduates MLC constituencies will go to the polls when their terms end in March 2027. On paper, these are separate contests. Within the Congress, however, the calculations are increasingly being…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (266+ words) VIJAYAWADA: Agriculture Minister K Atchannaidu has directed officials to take urgent measures on a war footing to protect crops facing moisture stress due to the prevailing drought conditions caused by the El Niño effect. He stressed the need to utilise…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (150+ words) VIJAYAWADA: The Sri Devi Sharan Navaratri Mahotsava Committee, Vijayawada, will organise Dasara celebrations from October 11 to 20 at the Siddhartha Hotel Management College grounds. The festivities, held under the auspices of the Vishwamata Foundation, will feature several spiritual programmes, including Shata…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (287+ words) The New Indian Express Following the sudden demise of minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu, the strength of the Hemant Soren Cabinet has fallen from 10 to nine The government had faced a similar vacancy in August 2025 after the death of Ghatshila MLA…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (221+ words) Education expert Niranjanaradhya VP said the issue was being reported from several parts of the state. He said students admitted additionally to schools were, in some cases, not receiving the required materials, creating difficulties in classroom learning. He said teachers…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (211+ words) The New Indian Express NEW DELHI: Hundreds of residents from various residential societies in Gurugram took to the streets on Sunday to protest against the quality of civic amenities in the city They alleged that Gurugram faces the problem of…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (195+ words) BENGALURU: Minor Irrigation and Science and Technology Minister Dr Ajay Dharma Singh said Karnataka has completed fieldwork for the seventh Minor Irrigation Census and the second Census of Water Bodies, covering 30,671 villages, 300 urban local bodies and 7,128 urban wards. The census…...