TDP chief detained at Tirupati airport, stages sit-in protest

Leader of Opposition in Andhra Pradesh assembly N Chandrababu Naidu staged a sit-in protest inside the arrival lounge of the Tirupati airport at Renigunta on Monday as police sought to detain him......

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......

Rediff said it first: Andhra's new capital to be Vijaywada

The Chandrababu Naidu government on Thursday formally announced in the state assembly that Andhra Pradesh's new capital will be built “in and around Vijayawada”.  The chief......

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......

Race for GST committee chairman hots up

A number of names are doing the rounds for chairman of the Empowered Committee of state finance ministers. The Centre will deal with this key man to rope in all states to roll out the proposed......

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......

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......

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.......