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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicChandrababu Naidu

Topic: Chandrababu Naidu

Why CM Naidu wants Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act amended to insert the word Amaravati

Endorsement comes days after PM Modi re-inaugurated capital project, launching works worth Rs 49,000 cr, including those of Assembly, Secretariat & High Court buildings.

Naidu govt backs bigger families to maintain demographic dividend, lifts 2-child cap on maternity leave

Naidu has been vocal advocate for population growth. Last yr, his govt scrapped a 3-decade-old rule that barred individuals with over 2 children from contesting panchayat & municipal polls.

‘Christian CM’ taunt not forgotten, YSRCP goes full tilt to attack Naidu after temple wall collapse

Five years ago, the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led administration was under massive pressure over spate of incidents at Hindu temples. The tables have now turned on Chandrababu, his deputy.

Techie couple from Vizag among 7 killed in wall collapse at Andhra Pradesh’s Simhachalam temple

Hyderabad: At least seven devotees in queue at the Simhachalam temple near Visakhapatnam were killed and about half-a-dozen injured after a wall on the...

Jagan’s intelligence chief & DGP-rank officer Anjaneyulu arrested in Kadambari Jethwani case

Accused of devising plot to arrest Jethwani, the 1992-batch IPS was suspended in September last year along with two other IPS officers for 'misconduct' & 'dereliction of duty'.

A house for Mr Naidu, finally in Amaravati. Tale of two CMs & their accommodations in AP capital

After living in a temporary accommodation in Amaravati & facing flak from YSRC, Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu has bought land in the capital area where he performed bhoomi-pooja Wednesday.

Hit by Trump tariffs, AP’s aqua farmers warn of crop holiday. Naidu govt scrambles to find solutions

Andhra Pradesh CM has also written to commerce minister Piyush Goyal, urging the Centre to help aqua farmers by exempting shrimp products from duties.

With ‘Hindu staff-only’ declaration, Naidu revives 7-yr-old pitch to move non-Hindus out of Tirumala

CM’s statement is an endorsement of TTD's action in February, when it barred 18 non-Hindus from employment at the temple. TDP-led NDA govt had pursued the matter in previous term, too.

Naidu cancels resort project at Tirupati temple foothills. What’s the ‘Mumtaz’ Hotels controversy

The announcement came amid protests from seers, Hindu groups in the temple town. Naidu, however, indicated lands could be given to the hotel firms at a different location in Tirupati.

Behind Naidu-Daggubati hug, a 3-decade political saga shaped by power struggles, NTR family history

Married to TDP founder NT Rama Rao's daughters, N. Chandrababu Naidu & Daggubati Venkateswara Rao remained political rivals through the 1980s and ’90s.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.