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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala CM says no decision taken to change name of any village in...

The chief minister wrote to former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah in response to the latter-'s letter

13 July 2021 1:04 PM IST

A BMC health worker collects swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 test, at a station in Mumbai, Sunday, July 11, 2021. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

COVID-19: India records 31,443 new cases, 2,020 deaths

The active cases have declined to 4,31,315 and comprise 1.40 per cent of the total infections

13 July 2021 12:18 PM IST

Chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and water resources minister P. Anil Kumar Yadav at a review meeting on projects in Vijayawada. (DC)

Krishna river water row: Andhra minister says Telangana violating...

Water resources minister P. Anil Kumar Yadav accused TDP leaders of echoing what Telangana leaders are saying

13 July 2021 10:55 AM IST

People sit in the observation area after being inoculated with a dose of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in Manipal Hospital in Bangalore on June 18, 2021. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

Will receive EUL for Covaxin from WHO at earliest, says Bharat Biotech

The indigenous vaccine showed 63.6 per cent efficacy against the Delta variant of Covid-19

13 July 2021 8:36 AM IST

A medic administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a woman. (Photo: PTI)

India-'s COVID -'R-value-' increased in July first week over June,...

-'R-' suggests the mean number of other people who will catch the infection from a single infected person

13 July 2021 8:16 AM IST

People queue up to register for Covid vaccine during a vaccination drive at Urban Primary Health Centre at Chinnawaltair in Visakhapatnam. (DC)

Andhra Pradesh steps up vigil for COVID-19 third wave

A fine of Rs.100 will be imposed if the mask is not worn in public places

13 July 2021 7:02 AM IST

KCR expressed displeasure over non-serious enforcement of lockdown in a few districts. (Twitter/@TelanganaCMO)

TS to approve filling up of 50,000 jobs

Most jobs likely in police and education departments

13 July 2021 6:41 AM IST

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

Supreme Court okays Sec. 420 on Jayabheri Group

Jayabheri had started the Silicon County, Jayabheri Silicon Towers and Club Jayabheri, a mixed development project in...

13 July 2021 3:07 AM IST

The court observed that the state government encroached into the administration and functions of gram panchayats vested under article 243-G of the Constitution of India and the provisions of AP Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. (Twitter)

HC suspends AP order on gram panchayat secretaries, village revenue...

A single judge bench headed by Justice Battu Devanand held the hearing on Monday

13 July 2021 2:42 AM IST

The taking-over of reservoirs and associated power plants by the Union Government would end disputes between states. (PTI)

AP to file petition in SC against Telangana â€˜Violationâ€™ of water...

AP is urging the Supreme Court to give orders to the central government to take over reservoirs and associated power...

13 July 2021 2:04 AM IST

Additional land being allotted to the greenfield airport

Additional land being allotted to the greenfield airport

The proposed airport site is located about 30km north of Nellore

13 July 2021 2:04 AM IST

The hub network would be expanded at the rate of one per constituency. Representational Image (AFP)

AP to increase fish consumption- Aqua hub for every constituency

Applications are invited for setting up of Fish Marketing Units within each Secretariat

13 July 2021 1:30 AM IST