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Thursday, January 15, 2026
TopicAndhra pradesh

Topic: andhra pradesh

Chandrababu’s chosen babus: Meet 3 IAS officers set to play key role in Andhra Pradesh CM’s office

Last week, 1997 batch IAS officer Peeyush Kumar, with stint in Delhi, was appointed principal secretary in CMO. Officers who served ex-CM Jagan were removed within 3 days of election results.

Calling Jagan a ‘curse’, Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu releases white paper on stalled Polavaram project

In white paper, TDP govt alleged Jagan ‘diverted Rs 3,385 crore meant for project’ & ‘delay in commissioning of hydel power project resulted in loss of over Rs 3000 cr to exchequer’.

Months after quitting Andhra Ranji team over ‘YSRCP pressure’, Hanuma Vihari says ‘good to be back’

With TDP back in power in Andhra Pradesh, Hanuma Vihari breaks his vow to never play for Andhra again. Nara Lokesh and Pawan Kalyan promise to support cricketer 'bullied' by YSRCP.

Jagan’s Rs 450-cr ‘palace’: Touted as resort, then CM’s residence, Rushikonda project in eye of storm

Grand project allegedly built in violation of CRZ clearances and other environmental norms while excavating almost half of scenic Rushi-konda, location of a beach-front tourist spot.

As Amaravati stirs with Naidu’s return, villagers celebrate & infra firms calculate

All the work on AP capital, with a plan spread over 217 sq km area, was halted as Jagan scrapped project altogether. Now, bulldozers have reappeared to pick up construction.

Chandrababu Naidu is important in both Centre and state. He is his own double-engine now

A kingmaker in the 1990s, N Chandrababu Naidu is playing that role yet again. His TDP is not only the BJP’s biggest alliance partner in NDA but also holds the fate of Narendra Modi 3.0. He is expected to bring Andhra Pradesh back from the brink of going bankrupt. 

TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu elected NDA’s chief ministerial candidate for Andhra Pradesh

MLAs from Telugu Desam Party, Janasena and BJP legislators in a meeting Tuesday, which was held in Vijayawada, elected Naidu unanimously.

Chandrababu Naidu to be sworn in as Andhra Pradesh CM for the 3rd time on 12 June

Naidu first became chief minister nearly 30 years ago in 1995 and went on to rule till 2004. He was replaced by late Y S Rajasekhar Reddy.

BJP gambit pays off, but Naidu holds trump card. Focus shifts to TDP chief’s demands & dependability

BJP leaders say 2019 acrimony is a thing of the past, while TDP asserts Naidu will strive for what's best for Andhra Pradesh, 'be it Special Category Status or something better'.

On Camera

Trump tariffs, import dependence are holding back America’s manufacturing renaissance

Better tax, regulatory, and monetary policy should indeed provide a tailwind for manufacturing, but the sector will probably continue to struggle.

Designed to oversee corn & crude futures, Wall Street regulator grapples with crypto, sports gambling

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on the precipice of gaining new crypto oversight as lawmakers continue to negotiate major legislation.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.