Amaravati: Severe cyclonic storm Murasu began its landfall process close to Ongole in Prakasam district in the early hours of Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. According to the Met department, the cyclone started making landfall around 1 am on Wednesday, bringing heavy rainfall, accompanied by gale winds reaching speeds of up to 110…
Our Correspondent Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, declaring that his ambition of becoming Prime Minister could materialise only in a mock Parliament and never in the real one. Taking a sarcastic swipe at the Congress leadership, Shah said such an exercise might at…
Amaravati: Elections to 100 urban local bodies across Andhra Pradesh were held on Sunday, with the opposition YSRCP raising allegations of irregularities such as booth capturing and bogus voting. Polling was largely peaceful, officials said. In Kadapa district, clashes erupted between workers of the ruling TDP and YSRCP in Pulivendula. The TDP rejected the YSRCP…
Amaravati: Elections to 100 ULBs across Andhra Pradesh began on Sunday, with voters turning up at polling stations to exercise their franchise. Polling began at 7 am and will continue until 5 pm, according to the revised schedule issued by the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission for the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections. The elections…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Thursday strongly criticised the Congress-led Opposition for staging a dharna near Rail Nilayam, the South Central Railway headquarters in Secunderabad, on Wednesday, demanding special trains to ferry its workers to New Delhi for the November 1 rally. BJP State Chief Spokesperson and Media In-charge N. V. Subash questioned the Opposition’s…
Amaravati: Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab is likely to make landfall early on Wednesday, the Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. It will cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam between 2 am and 4 am, a Met department update said. The very severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said the government aims to avoid the loss of even a single life in the face of very severe cyclonic storm Arnab threatening major damage to the state. The weather system is likely to cross the coast between 2 am-4 am on Wednesday, the Met…
Amaravati: Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab is likely to make landfall early on Wednesday, the Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. It will cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam between 2 am and 4 am, a Met department update said. The very severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to create two types of citizens: those who have the right to vote and others who do not have it. He also accused PM Modi of “conspiring” to win elections by deleting votes through SIR. Addressing a meeting…
Hyderabad: A new genetic study led by scientists from the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, and Mangalore University has uncovered the complex maternal ancestry of Konkani-speaking communities along India’s western coast, revealing a genetic history shaped by ancient migrations, geography and centuries of social and cultural interactions. Published in the journal Heredity,…
