https://apoorvajayachandran.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Apoorva JayachandranenFri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-tirupati-terror-alert-bomb-isi-ex-ltte-bomb-threat-email-2797320-2025-10-03The Tirupati police in Andhra Pradesh have heightened security following terrorist bomb threats targeting the city. Authorities have put bomb disposal teams on alert and conducted inspections across several locations after receiving two suspicious mails.The threatening mails alleged a conspiracy involving Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants based in Tamil Nadu, claiming that RDX explosives could be detonated in four areas of T...Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-tirupati-terror-alert-bomb-isi-ex-ltte-bomb-threat-email-2797320-2025-10-03https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-forms-group-of-ministers-to-regulate-social-media-ensure-platform-accountability-curb-misinformation-2796687-2025-10-02The Andhra Pradesh government has constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to oversee social media regulations in the state.The committee includes IT and Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Nara Lokesh, Health Minister Y Satya Kumar Yadav, Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar, Housing and I&PR Minister Kolusu Parthasarathy, and Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha.The GoM will review existing laws, rules, and guidelines applicable to social media platforms in India and identify gaps in accou...Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-forms-group-of-ministers-to-regulate-social-media-ensure-platform-accountability-curb-misinformation-2796687-2025-10-02https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-kakinada-suspected-murder-suicide-case-police-investigation-man-railway-tracks-woman-throat-slit-2796383-2025-10-01A suspected case of murder and suicide has caused tension in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district after two bodies were found in Samarlakota on September 30.On Tuesday morning, locals discovered the body of an unidentified young woman near the Subrahmanyeswara Swamy temple on the canal bund at Panasapadu village in Samarlakota mandal. Police said the woman appeared to have been brutally murdered, with her throat slit. Later the same day, a young man was found dead after throwing himself under a tr...Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-kakinada-suspected-murder-suicide-case-police-investigation-man-railway-tracks-woman-throat-slit-2796383-2025-10-01https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-asr-police-seize-220-kg-ganja-properties-purchased-with-drug-money-three-arrests-2796390-2025-10-01Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) district police have seized 220 kilograms of ganja (marijuana) and frozen properties purchased with drug money, officials said on Wednesday. The operation, carried out under the supervision of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mohammad Sheikh Shabaz Ahmed of Paderu and acting on instructions from District Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Bardar, IPS, also led to the arrest of three accused based on credible intelligence.DSP Shabaz Ahmed urged sho...Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-asr-police-seize-220-kg-ganja-properties-purchased-with-drug-money-three-arrests-2796390-2025-10-01https://www.indiatoday.in/india/tamil-nadu/story/karur-stampede-vijay-rally-tvk-nda-panel-hema-malini-anurag-thakur-tn-sc-monitored-probe-2795694-2025-09-30A BJP delegation of eight MPs, led by Hema Malini and including Anurag Thakur and Tejasvi Surya, visited Tamil Nadu on Tuesday to review the circumstances surrounding the Karur stampede, which left 41 people dead during a rally addressed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay.Speaking to reporters, Hema Malini said, “We have come here after the incident happened. On September 27, a sad accident happened. We came here to see what happened. We went to the spot. It was in a very bad shape. E...Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/tamil-nadu/story/karur-stampede-vijay-rally-tvk-nda-panel-hema-malini-anurag-thakur-tn-sc-monitored-probe-2795694-2025-09-30https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-chittoor-pocso-minor-girl-raped-sc-st-atrocities-act-2795824-2025-09-30Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor Taluk Police have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso) Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against three persons for the rape of a minor girl in the Murakambattu area of Chittoor town.Police said the incident occurred on September 25 at Nagaravanam Park, where a group of men attacked a young couple, assaulted them, and robbed their valuables. The youth lodged a complaint on September 29 at Chittoor Taluk Police...Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-chittoor-pocso-minor-girl-raped-sc-st-atrocities-act-2795824-2025-09-30https://www.indiatoday.in/india/tamil-nadu/story/tamil-nadu-karur-stampede-tvk-vijay-nirmala-sitharaman-rally-bjp-pm-modi-2795226-2025-09-29Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday visited Karur, Tamil Nadu, to meet families affected by the stampede during TVK chief Vijay’s rally on Saturday that claimed 41 lives. She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally called her and Union Minister of State L Murugan, asking them to visit the site, meet the bereaved families, and inquire about those injured.“Several people, men and women, were injured across their bodies from the stampede. We also met a few families of the decea...Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/tamil-nadu/story/tamil-nadu-karur-stampede-tvk-vijay-nirmala-sitharaman-rally-bjp-pm-modi-2795226-2025-09-29https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-tdp-nandamuri-balakrishna-balaya-chiranjeevi-jagan-mohanr-reddy-yrscp-2793650-2025-09-26The Andhra Pradesh Assembly witnessed a heated exchange on Thursday, September 25 when Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA and actor Nandamuri Balakrishna referred to former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy as a “psycho” during a debate on law and order.The remark came while recalling an incident highlighted by BJP MLA Kamineni Srinivas, who said Jagan had initially refused to meet a film industry delegation led by actor Chiranjeevi, asking them to speak only to the state’s cinematography minister.S...Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-tdp-nandamuri-balakrishna-balaya-chiranjeevi-jagan-mohanr-reddy-yrscp-2793650-2025-09-26https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-woman-chittoor-rape-police-constable-home-guard-accused-sedative-laced-soft-drink-harassment-2793305-2025-09-25In Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, a police constable and a home guard have been accused of sexually harassing and raping a woman who had approached the police seeking justice.The complaint, registered at Bangarupalyam Police Station, was filed by 28-year-old S Shabrin from Gantavur village. She alleged that Constable Umashankar of Punganur Police Station and Home Guard Kiran Kumar exploited her. According to Shabrin, Kiran repeatedly harassed her through phone calls, while Umashankar offere...Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-woman-chittoor-rape-police-constable-home-guard-accused-sedative-laced-soft-drink-harassment-2793305-2025-09-25https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-police-on-high-alert-after-prisoner-battula-prabhakar-escapes-custody-in-east-godavari-2791826-2025-09-23A notorious criminal, Battula Prabhakar, escaped from police custody on Monday evening, triggering a major alert in East Godavari district.Prabhakar, around 35 years old, had been lodged at Rajamahendravaram Central Jail and was being brought back from Vijayawada after a court hearing. He reportedly managed to flee near Duddukuru village in Devarapalli mandal at around 7.30 p.m. while still wearing handcuffs on one hand. At the time of the escape, he was dressed in a white T-shirt and black trac...Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-police-on-high-alert-after-prisoner-battula-prabhakar-escapes-custody-in-east-godavari-2791826-2025-09-23https://www.indiatoday.in/india/telangana/story/caught-on-cctv-eight-masked-armed-robbers-gang-targets-empty-homes-khammam-telangana-during-dasara-holidays-police-advise-caution-2792221-2025-09-23A gang of eight masked and armed individuals forcibly entered two houses in YSR Colony, in Telangana’s Khammam district around midnight on Monday and fled with a haul of valuables.According to CCTV footage, the group targeted the houses while the residents were away on a holiday trip following the closure of educational institutions for the Dasara festival.The masked robbers left the premises after neighbours raised an alarm. With Dasara holidays in progress and many families travelling, Khammam...Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/telangana/story/caught-on-cctv-eight-masked-armed-robbers-gang-targets-empty-homes-khammam-telangana-during-dasara-holidays-police-advise-caution-2792221-2025-09-23https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-ysrcp-jagan-mohan-reddy-tdp-bjp-for-politicising-tirupati-temple-theft-claims-recovered-handed-to-ttd-2791206-2025-09-22Amid allegations by BJP leader and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) member Bhanu Prakash Reddy that over Rs 100 crore was looted from Tirupati temple donation boxes during the YSR Congress Party regime, the YSRCP has hit back.YSRCP spokesperson Margani Bharath said the party “strongly condemns the reckless attempts of Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Lokesh to misuse the sacred Tirumala temple for their dirty politics.”He accused TDP leaders of dragging Lord Venkateshwara’s name into political pro...Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-ysrcp-jagan-mohan-reddy-tdp-bjp-for-politicising-tirupati-temple-theft-claims-recovered-handed-to-ttd-2791206-2025-09-22https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/bjp-alleges-crore-tirumala-theft-under-ysrcp-government-jagan-reddy-ttd-2790837-2025-09-21A BJP leader has alleged that over Rs 100 crore was stolen from the parakamani (donation box) of the Tirupati temple during the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress regime. Bhanu Prakash Reddy, who is also a Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) member, claimed that temple staffer Ravikumar stole cash from the donation box and released CCTV footage to back his claim. The TTD manages the Tirupati temple.Reddy alleged that crores of rupees were invested in real estate using the looted money, and t...Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/bjp-alleges-crore-tirumala-theft-under-ysrcp-government-jagan-reddy-ttd-2790837-2025-09-21https://www.indiatoday.in/india/telangana/story/12-kg-cannabis-seized-at-hyderabad-airport-woman-passenger-from-dubai-arrested-2790662-2025-09-20Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad witnessed a major drug bust as officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 12 kg of hydroponic cannabis (weed) from a passenger who had arrived from Dubai. Officials said the narcotics are valued at nearly Rs 12 crore in the international market.The passenger, an Indian woman, was stopped at the airport and her luggage was thoroughly examined. Inside one of her bags, officials found packets of a greenish, lumpy substance that t...Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/telangana/story/12-kg-cannabis-seized-at-hyderabad-airport-woman-passenger-from-dubai-arrested-2790662-2025-09-20https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-chintapalli-excise-police-arrest-two-seize-rs-12-crore-hashish-oil-and-marijuana-hunt-continues-for-absconding-suspects-2790115-2025-09-19The Andhra Pradesh excise police arrested two people and seized a large quantity of narcotics worth about Rs 1.2 crore. Officials said the team confiscated 30 kg of hashish oil and 11.5 kg of marijuana during the operation. Three motorcycles and two mobile phones were also taken into custody.The arrested suspects have been identified as Korra Somara (35) and Chandra Khillo (18). Police added that two others, Khillo Prasad and Korra Lokesh, are absconding and a search is underway to track them.Th...Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-chintapalli-excise-police-arrest-two-seize-rs-12-crore-hashish-oil-and-marijuana-hunt-continues-for-absconding-suspects-2790115-2025-09-19https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-liquor-scam-ysrcp-jagan-mohan-reddy-ed-delhi-ncr-kickbacks-midhun-reddy-2789460-2025-09-18The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches across five states in connection with the alleged Rs 3,500 crore liquor scam in Andhra Pradesh said to have taken place during the previous YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) regime.Officials said around 20 locations in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the Delhi-NCR region were searched under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The probe focuses on entities and individuals accused of routing kickbacks throug...Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-liquor-scam-ysrcp-jagan-mohan-reddy-ed-delhi-ncr-kickbacks-midhun-reddy-2789460-2025-09-18https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-prakasam-man-beats-wife-assaults-harass-neighbors-intervene-video-2788639-2025-09-17A disturbing video from Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district shows a man brutally assaulting his wife, even as neighbours try to intervene.The footage captures Gurunatham tying his wife’s hands, thrashing her with a belt, and kicking her repeatedly as she screams in pain. Despite the neighbours’ attempts to stop him, the assault continued.The woman, a mother of four, works at a bakery to support her children. Gurunatham, who reportedly lives with another woman in Hyderabad, allegedly returns to th...Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-prakasam-man-beats-wife-assaults-harass-neighbors-intervene-video-2788639-2025-09-17https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-class-6-girl-skull-fracture-chittoor-teacher-assault-steel-tiffin-box-lunch-bag-complaint-filed-2788764-2025-09-17A Class 6 student in Punganur, Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh, suffered a skull fracture in an alleged case of corporal punishment. The girl, identified as Sathvika Nagasri, was reportedly struck on the head by her Hindi teacher, Saleema Basha, with a school bag containing a steel lunch box.According to police, the teacher is said to have hit the student in anger after she committed some mischief in class. At first, the child’s mother, who works as a Science teacher in the same school, did...Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-class-6-girl-skull-fracture-chittoor-teacher-assault-steel-tiffin-box-lunch-bag-complaint-filed-2788764-2025-09-17https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-kurnool-school-wall-collapse-kills-one-5-year-old-child-injures-ten-students-2787655-2025-09-15In Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district, a five-year-old student died and ten others were seriously injured after a portion of a school wall collapsed, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred at Kirti English Medium High School on Kavadi Street.According to authorities, the school management had made the students stand outside for being late, when the wall suddenly gave way. Five-year-old Rakib was killed on the spot, while the other students sustained serious injuries and were rushed to ne...Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-kurnool-school-wall-collapse-kills-one-5-year-old-child-injures-ten-students-2787655-2025-09-15https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-to-hold-weekly-industry-day-approves-rs-1006-lakh-crore-investments-and-five-major-defence-hubs-to-accelerate-industrial-growth-2787653-2025-09-15The Andhra Pradesh government has announced that every Tuesday will be observed as ‘Industry Day’, a dedicated forum for investors and entrepreneurs to raise concerns directly with district administrations.Industries Department Secretary Dr N Yuvraj said the initiative, modelled on the state’s Monday grievance redressal programme, will ensure quick resolution of ground-level issues faced by industries.He directed District Collectors to personally meet every entrepreneur investing in their distri...Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-to-hold-weekly-industry-day-approves-rs-1006-lakh-crore-investments-and-five-major-defence-hubs-to-accelerate-industrial-growth-2787653-2025-09-15https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ap-govt-nara-lokesh-nepal-evacuation-mission-clear-boarding-154-kathmandu-airport-12-safely-cross-into-india-2785718-2025-09-11The Andhra Pradesh government’s mission to evacuate stranded Telugus from neighbouring unrest-hit Nepal, led by Minister Nara Lokesh, made notable progress with key developments reported on Thursday afternoon.Officials confirmed that 154 passengers, including ten who had joined from Pokhara city in Nepal, were cleared for boarding at Kathmandu airport. At the same time, a group of twelve people from Simikot crossed into India safely through Nepalganj after being flown in by a chartered plane. Ve...Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ap-govt-nara-lokesh-nepal-evacuation-mission-clear-boarding-154-kathmandu-airport-12-safely-cross-into-india-2785718-2025-09-11https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-chodavaram-jailbreak-two-undertrial-prisoners-arrested-24-hours-escape-attacked-warden-iron-hammer-2783525-2025-09-08Two remand prisoners who staged a violent escape from the Chodavaram Sub-Jail in Andhra Pradesh have been captured within 24 hours, police said on Saturday.The fugitives, Nakk Ravi Kumar and Bezawada Ramu, were arrested by the Visakhapatnam City Task Force police on September 6, 2025 and handed over to Chodavaram police. Their escape on Friday afternoon had triggered a massive manhunt and heightened security around the jail.The incident took place around 4 pm on Friday when Ravi Kumar, a former...Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-chodavaram-jailbreak-two-undertrial-prisoners-arrested-24-hours-escape-attacked-warden-iron-hammer-2783525-2025-09-08https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/two-undertrial-prisoners-attack-warden-escape-from-andhra-pradesh-chodavaram-jail-2782876-2025-09-06Two undertrial prisoners staged a daring escape from the Chodavaram Sub-Jail in Andhra Pradesh on Friday afternoon after attacking a head warder with a hammer, police said.The incident occurred around 4 pm when Nakka Ravikumar, a former panchayat secretary jailed for allegedly misappropriating pension funds, suddenly assaulted Head Warder Vasa Veeraraju in the jail kitchen. Police said Ravikumar struck the warder with a hammer, snatched his keys and fled the premises.Taking advantage of the ensu...Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/two-undertrial-prisoners-attack-warden-escape-from-andhra-pradesh-chodavaram-jail-2782876-2025-09-06https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-cabinet-approves-universal-health-policy-medical-colleges-amaravati-cbn-tdp-housing-regularisation-land-pooling-welfare-infrastructure-2782240-2025-09-05The Andhra Pradesh cabinet led by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has approved the implementation of a universal health policy aimed at providing free and quality treatment to nearly five crore people across the state.Under the scheme, insurance companies will provide health coverage ranging from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, while the NTR Vaidya Seva Trust will extend additional coverage of Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 25 lakh for families living below the poverty line (BPL). A total of 3,257 health servic...Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-cabinet-approves-universal-health-policy-medical-colleges-amaravati-cbn-tdp-housing-regularisation-land-pooling-welfare-infrastructure-2782240-2025-09-05https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/jagan-mohan-reddy-ysrcp-leaders-face-case-chicken-biryani-served-near-ganesh-pandal-ap-ntr-district-nandigama-2781826-2025-09-04A case has been registered against YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leaders in Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district after they allegedly served chicken biryani meals near a Ganesh pandal in Nandigama while observing the death anniversary of former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy. Tension gripped the town on Tuesday as devotees objected to the event.According to the police, YSRCP MLC Mondithoka Arun Kumar, former MLA Mondithoka Jaganmohan Rao, and about 20 others organised the programme at Gandhi Centre....Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/jagan-mohan-reddy-ysrcp-leaders-face-case-chicken-biryani-served-near-ganesh-pandal-ap-ntr-district-nandigama-2781826-2025-09-04https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bengaluru-bound-air-india-express-flight-cancelled-after-bird-hit-at-vijayawada-airport-before-takeoff-2781821-2025-09-04An Air India Express flight bound for Bengaluru was cancelled on Thursday after it suffered a bird hit at Vijayawada airport, an airline official said.The incident occurred when an eagle struck the nose of the aircraft while it was taxiing on the runway for takeoff. The official clarified that the bird hit happened before takeoff.Following the incident, the airline cancelled the flight and arranged alternate travel options for the affected passengers, the official added.In a statement, an Air In...Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bengaluru-bound-air-india-express-flight-cancelled-after-bird-hit-at-vijayawada-airport-before-takeoff-2781821-2025-09-04https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sending-resignation-as-brs-member-says-k-kavitha-day-after-being-suspended-over-alleged-anti-party-activities-2781244-2025-09-03Telangana Jagruthi President K Kavitha on Wednesday handed over her resignation as MLC to the Speaker, a day after she was suspended from the party by her father and BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao, for her explosive remarks against senior leaders, including her cousin T Harish Rao.Addressing her brother and former Minister KT Rama Rao, she said, “I urge Ram Anna to take care of KCR’s health and the party karyakartas,” she said.In a press conference, Kavitha described KCR as her “inspiration,” cre...Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sending-resignation-as-brs-member-says-k-kavitha-day-after-being-suspended-over-alleged-anti-party-activities-2781244-2025-09-03https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/bengaluru/story/karnataka-bengaluru-greater-bengaluru-governance-act-bbmp-five-corporations-new-authority-2780838-2025-09-02Bengaluru’s civic administration has undergone an overhaul with the State Government issuing the final notification of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024. The law, which came into effect on May 15, 2025, is aimed at streamlining governance and addressing long-pending urban challenges in the metropolitan region.The Act dissolves the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and brings 15 town bodies, five city municipal councils, and several adjoining gram panchayats under a unified Great...Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/bengaluru/story/karnataka-bengaluru-greater-bengaluru-governance-act-bbmp-five-corporations-new-authority-2780838-2025-09-02https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tractor-carrying-devotees-during-ganesh-immersion-yatra-overturns-in-andhra-pradesh-2779743-2025-08-31Four people were killed and one was injured when the tractor in which they were travelling overturned in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. The deceased and the injured were part of a Ganesh immersion procession when the incident happened.The deceased have been identified as Tirumala Narasimha Murthy (35), Kadiyam Dinesh (9), Eevana Satyanarayana (58), and Guruju Murali (38).Another victim, Kancharla Prasad (26), suffered grievous injuries and was rushed to a hospital, where he is current...Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tractor-carrying-devotees-during-ganesh-immersion-yatra-overturns-in-andhra-pradesh-2779743-2025-08-31https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-dy-cm-pawan-kalyan-alleges-misuse-of-public-funds-rushikonda-palace-ysrcp-calls-it-diversion-stunt-2778783-2025-08-29Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister chief Pawan Kalyan launched a sharp attack on the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) over the construction of the Rushikonda palace, alleging that the project was neither for tourism nor public interest but a misuse of funds for personal benefit.Pawan Kalyan said the government’s claim that the structure was part of a modified tourism building project was misleading.“They claim this to have been a modified construction of a tourism building. If that is the case, in e...Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/ap-dy-cm-pawan-kalyan-alleges-misuse-of-public-funds-rushikonda-palace-ysrcp-calls-it-diversion-stunt-2778783-2025-08-29