Andhra Crisis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday assured Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of all possible help from the Centre to deal with the crisis following heavy rains in the state.

The southern region, encompassing states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, has significantly reduced water storage compared to historical averages at just 17 per cent of reservoir capacity.

With BJP on its side, the TDP hopes to give a tough fight to the formidable Jagan Reddy. However, a not-so-good performance can lead to an existential crisis for Naidu's party.

After 4 states' ruling parties question the motive, Foreign Minister says no political intent, only that Lanka crisis holds "strong lessons"

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday sought PM Modi's "urgent personal attention" to monitor the power generation scenario and take appropriate remedial measures to tide over the crisis due to non-availability of coal stocks.

Eleven Covid patients who were in the ICU died at hospital in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati on Monday evening after the supply of medical oxygen was disrupted. The deaths have been reported at a time when India is fighting a deadly second Covid wave and

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, requested for immediate cancellation of oxygen supply from its plants to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in view of the rising number of active cases in the stat

Two newborn babies in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district have been named 'Corona' after the novel coronavirus by their parents.

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu staged a 12-hour-long "Sand Deeksha'' fast over sand crisis in Andhra Pradesh.

A woman died in a clash over filling up water from a public tap in Sompeta town of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would meet "officially" for the first time in almost three years on June 28 here to sort out differences related to water issues, sources close to the development said today.

Cyclone Fani, which is forming over the Bay of Bengal with wind speeds up to 200 kmph, has turned into an "extremely severe cyclonic" storm, the Navy said late on Tuesday night. Coastal Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are on high alert. Cyclone Fani is expected to hit the Odisha coast by May 3. "The speed of Cyclone Fani at the time of rainfa...

At a key meeting of government think-tank Niti Aayog today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked "Team India" and said "the Governing Council has approached complex issues of governance... in the spirit of cooperative, competitive federalism". The comment comes in the backdrop of four Chief Ministers extending support to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind...

Facebook on Tuesday said nearly 10,000 people have marked themselves safe till now, using the social network's "Safety Check" feature that was activated on Monday.

Calling the bluff of the centre that the cash crunch was "sudden and temporary", the state governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana say they had flagged their concerns to the union government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) well in advance.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday assured Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of all possible help from the Centre to deal with the crisis following heavy rains in the state.

The southern region, encompassing states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, has significantly reduced water storage compared to historical averages at just 17 per cent of reservoir capacity.

With BJP on its side, the TDP hopes to give a tough fight to the formidable Jagan Reddy. However, a not-so-good performance can lead to an existential crisis for Naidu's party.

After 4 states' ruling parties question the motive, Foreign Minister says no political intent, only that Lanka crisis holds "strong lessons"

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday sought PM Modi's "urgent personal attention" to monitor the power generation scenario and take appropriate remedial measures to tide over the crisis due to non-availability of coal stocks.

Eleven Covid patients who were in the ICU died at hospital in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati on Monday evening after the supply of medical oxygen was disrupted. The deaths have been reported at a time when India is fighting a deadly second Covid wave and

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, requested for immediate cancellation of oxygen supply from its plants to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in view of the rising number of active cases in the stat

Two newborn babies in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district have been named 'Corona' after the novel coronavirus by their parents.

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu staged a 12-hour-long "Sand Deeksha'' fast over sand crisis in Andhra Pradesh.

A woman died in a clash over filling up water from a public tap in Sompeta town of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would meet "officially" for the first time in almost three years on June 28 here to sort out differences related to water issues, sources close to the development said today.

Cyclone Fani, which is forming over the Bay of Bengal with wind speeds up to 200 kmph, has turned into an "extremely severe cyclonic" storm, the Navy said late on Tuesday night. Coastal Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are on high alert. Cyclone Fani is expected to hit the Odisha coast by May 3. "The speed of Cyclone Fani at the time of rainfa...

At a key meeting of government think-tank Niti Aayog today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked "Team India" and said "the Governing Council has approached complex issues of governance... in the spirit of cooperative, competitive federalism". The comment comes in the backdrop of four Chief Ministers extending support to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind...

Facebook on Tuesday said nearly 10,000 people have marked themselves safe till now, using the social network's "Safety Check" feature that was activated on Monday.

Calling the bluff of the centre that the cash crunch was "sudden and temporary", the state governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana say they had flagged their concerns to the union government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) well in advance.