YSR Telangana Party chief Sharmila arrested for assaulting cops

YSR Telangana Party president YS Sharmila was on Monday arrested by the police for allegedly assaulting the police personnel following an altercation with them outside her residence in Hyderabad,......

EC ropes in retired IAS/IPS officers to ensure level playing field

The Election Commission on Tuesday appointed special observers for administrative, security and expenditure monitoring purposes in several states to ensure a level playing field during the upcoming......

Schools, colleges in Andhra region call for strike

While students from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions have called for a strike on Monday to protest against the attack on their teachers by pro Telangana students, Telangana activists......

Why a police officer saluted his daughter

'I have saluted thousands of senior officers during my 26 years of service, but saluting my daughter made me very happy,' Circle Inspector Dr Y Shyam Sundar tells A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com. IMAGE:......

Noted economist BPR Vithal passes away

Noted economist B P R Vithal, who served as a member of the Tenth Finance Commission, died in Hyderabad on Friday.  IMAGE: Economist BPR Vithal. Photograph: Courtesy, Vice President of......

Modi's e-auction plan is good but experts warn of caution ahead

In May this year, the newly-appointed Narendra Modi government unveiled its priorities among which “promoting e-auction” for the procurement of goods and services ranked pretty high.......

Why this Businessman Quit Kerala

Is there more than meets the eye to Kitex Garments, the world's second-largest children's garment producer, abandoning Kerala for Telangana?Shine Jacob finds out. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Kitex......

PM launches Aadhar-enabled service delivery system

Millions across the country may soon get benefits of various government schemes, like cooking gas subsidies and old age pension, targeted at them with the launch of the much-awaited Aadhaar-enabled......

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.......