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S.M. Vijayanand, Chief Secretary

Kerala Chief Secretary SM Vijayanand caught in a fix

There is a palpable sense of despondency across the civil service steel frame.

11 Jan 2017 1:56 AM IST

Clockwise: An image of the stolen iron cannon taken from a Raigad fort. The stolen Nandi idol from Samalkot in East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh and the recovered Nandi idol at Veerabhadra Temple, AP.

Hyderabad: Thieves looting antiques without any fear of law

Nine rare antiques, including two in Andhra Pradesh, were stolen in 2016.

11 Jan 2017 1:55 AM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: Representational Image)

Supreme Court orders Central government to audit 32 lakh NGOs

SC said that funds allotted to the NGOs by CAPART and other departments is public money and all of it must be accounted...

11 Jan 2017 1:51 AM IST

Pakistan had on Monday claimed it had successfully test fired Submarine Launched Cruise Missile Babur-3. (Photo: via web)

Pakistan's Babur-3 test fake, says report

There were also reports that cast doubts on whether any missile test actually took place off the Pakistan coast on...

11 Jan 2017 1:44 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. (Photo: PTI)

India is sixth largest industrial hub, says Modi at Vibrant Gujarat...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also told the delegates that India today was among the top 10 nations in FDI inflows.

11 Jan 2017 1:28 AM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: Representational Image)

Supreme Court pulls up Centre for seeking adjournments in every case

Centre's law officer including the Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi wanted short adjournments citing one reason or the...

11 Jan 2017 1:25 AM IST

Ishrat Jahan's mother told to pay for security cover

Shaikh's family's sole breadwinner is her son, who is employed in a private firm.

11 Jan 2017 1:17 AM IST

The Cabinet Secretariat on Tuesday wrote to the Election Commission which had asked it to respond to a representation by opposition parties urging the poll panel to make the government postpone the Budget till Assembly polls are over.

Centre defends its decision on Budget

The Budget session has been convened from January 31.

11 Jan 2017 1:14 AM IST

The Election Commission has asked the poll machinery in the five poll-bound states to either cover or remove photographs of political leaders on all hoardings and advertisements. (Photo: Representational Image)

No political hoardings, rules Election Commission

Hoardings which project the achievements of any leader or party have to be removed.

11 Jan 2017 1:00 AM IST

Another Telugu student Shashank Reddy, who is studying B.Tech (Electrical) fourth year in IIT-Bombay got a whopping 99.97 percent. (Representational image)

Telugus excel in CAT-2016

Ch.Surya Teja, a CSE student from IIT Hyderabad got 99.5 percentile.

11 Jan 2017 12:54 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu

State financial situation is alarming: AP Finance Minister

He said the revenue deficit has mounted to Rs 14,000 crore, and the finance deficit has reached Rs 24,000 crore.

11 Jan 2017 12:28 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi, along with Election Commissioners Achal Kumar Jyoti and Om Prakash Rawat, announcing poll schedule for five states. (Photo: PTI)

Will take stern action if model code violated during polls: EC to...

EC said peace and tranquility during poll process is absolutely essential for free and peaceful conduct of elections in...

10 Jan 2017 9:25 PM IST