AP CM's allegation of judge-TDP nexus creates flutter

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy's allegation against a senior Supreme Court judge that he has been influencing the sittings of Andhra Pradesh high court and acting in the......

Rahul is working untiringly for Modi

'Rahul is only making a pathetic public spectacle of his lack of judgment and good sense by hallucinating that somehow, the Congress, or whatever political combine is cobbled together, will......

Why TDP can't break away from BJP

The TDP has many formidable challenges in the state leading to the 2019 general elections, many of which it cannot surmount without help from the Modi government. Withdrawing its two members from......

Alliance with BJP still on, but will fight for AP rights: TDP

Telugu Desam Party, which pulled out of the Modi government this week, on Saturday said it’s alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party was still on, though it was ‘severely hurt’......

Can terms of reference of Finance Commissions be changed?

With the creation of the state of Telangana, additions were made to ToRs of the 14th Finance Commission to make recommendations for the newly created states after the reorganisation of Andhra......

Finance panel terms of references: 7 states, UTs seek change

A memorandum, signed by the chief ministers or finance ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Karnataka, Delhi, West Bengal, Kerala and Punjab, said the terms were disruptive and a cause for......

States find sugar cess bitter at GST council meet

As cess levied under GST isn’t shared by states, most states oppose it on the ground that it would set a wrong precedent and distort the GST structure. The idea of a cess on sugar of around......

World's richest temple may move stash to Modi's gold scheme

The gold monetisation scheme, aimed at persuading individuals, institutions and rich temples to deposit some of their gold stash with banks to recycle, has only attracted about one kg in a month......

AP govt amends Act to appoint Olympic medallist PV Sindhu as Group-1 officer

IMAGE: Following her success at the Rio Olympics last year, the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet had passed a resolution on August 22, 2016, offering Sindhu a Group-1 (gazetted officer) post of her choice.......