Naidu's 'super six' poll promises come up against empty coffers

Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu who is set to take the reins of power in Andhra Pradesh shortly will have the daunting task of making bleak coffers ring to fulfill the "Super Six"......

Bharat bandh: Farmers block highways, roads in Punjab, Haryana

Road and rail traffic was disrupted in several parts of Punjab and Haryana during the Bharat bandh called by farmers on Friday as part of their nationwide protest against the three agri laws though......

COVID-19: Curbs put in 2 Maha districts, mutations found

Researchers have found two new mutations in coronavirus samples from Amravati and Yavatmal districts of eastern Maharashtra which can escape neutralising antibodies, a senior official......

COVID-19: 'Dummy vaccination' begins in 4 states

As the country eagerly awaits an expected coronavirus vaccination drive in January, at least 125 intended beneficiaries each in four states who had registered on the Co-WIN App were on Monday sent......

'The Modi government has given farmers freedom'

'The farm bills will not bring in corporate zamindari.'   IMAGE: Farmers in Bengaluru protest against the Farmers Bill 2020 passed by Parliament, September 21, 2020. Photograph: Shashidhar......

PM Modi inaugurates Hyderabad Metro Rail

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the first phase of the 72-km elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail project at the Miyapur station in Hyderabad. IMAGE: Prime Minister Modi and the other......

'Andhra Pradesh is Gujarat of the East coast'

The truncated state, despite claims of having started at a disadvantageous position, now comes third in ease of doing business and has a host of other achievements under its belt. On June 20,......

Visakhapatnam dreams to become India's San Francisco

In the third of a five-part series, B Dashrath Reddy/Business Standard reports how Visakhapatnam aims to be like San Francisco, with plenty of inputs from the US. Part 1: How Surat will get a......