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TopicAndhra pradesh

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Naidu gets ball rolling for $15 bn Google AI hub in Vizag, set to put AP on map as data centre behemoth

At the groundbreaking ceremony, Naidu hailed 'historic day', while Ashwini Vaishnaw called the investment a fruition of India’s work in the IT sector over the last 30 years.

Rajya Sabha MPs’ exit from AAP shows Kejriwal losing his grip on the party

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Andhra to be 1st state to give discom license to pvt firms outside power sector amid data centre boom

A new policy will allow private companies to directly procure electricity from power-generating firms through purchase agreements, reducing their dependence on state utilities.

Andhra police arrests Hyderabad comic in UP for Pawan Kalyan joke. Witch hunt, says family

Anudeep Katikala founded the Telugu Standup Comedy scene in Hyderabad and the group Silly South Comedy, India’s first Telugu stand-up comedy collective.

Beyond Krishna and Godavari, Andhra Pradesh plans river-linking project to plug water gaps

While the Godavari and the Krishna rivers were already linked in 2015, the current plan will also connect their tributaries as well as some major rivers in northern Andhra Pradesh.

In Andhra, 39 ad hoc workers win 11-yr fight for regularisation. What HC said on ‘idea of welfare state’

Pulling up Andhra govt for employing workers on contractual basis for decades, the court ruled that such practices amount to 'nothing but exploitation' & are 'opposed to good conscience'.

Converting to any religion except Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, results in loss of SC status—Supreme Court

Christianity, by its very theological foundation, does not recognize or incorporate the institution of caste, says a division bench of top court.

‘Devil’s army’: Sharmila attacks Jagan’s YSCRP as property dispute gets messier after mother’s letter

In a notarised document Friday, Vijayamma stated that her late husband YSR’s wealth was never fairly apportioned to daughter Sharmila and her four grandchildren.

A seat at the table—and beyond? Nara Lokesh’s dinner diplomacy earns praise, but also unsettles allies

CM Naidu’s son is said to be crafting an independent political identity, an effort that seems to have discomfited some alliance members. But he’s largely earning praise for ‘PR game’.

Ban first, figure it out later? Why Andhra, Karnataka ban on social media for kids may run into firewall

With IT under the Union list, questions remain about whether states can legally or technically enforce such bans. Also a debate on enforcement and if  age verification would even work.

On Camera

Indians turned Cannes into Cartoon Network. It’s not a fancy-dress show

The current ‘cash and carry’ environment in Cannes is encouraging people who have nothing to contribute to cinema to show up in clownish “couture” to parade their insecurity.

Waiver or no waiver, Russian crude remains centrepiece of India’s oil imports strategy

With Washington issuing a third 30-day waiver for Russian crude cargoes at sea, India signals continuity in import strategy while ramping up purchases from Venezuela and other suppliers.

Army veteran, CM & driving force behind Golden Quadrilateral, BC Khanduri’s era comes to a close

The BJP veteran's passing Tuesday brings to an end a long and storied career that spanned military, politics and governance.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.