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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicN. Chandrababu Naidu

Topic: N. Chandrababu Naidu

Why Tirupati board has revived its bid to oust non-Hindus, in line with NDA’s ‘Sanatani Hindu’ stance

Employment of non-Hindus has been a contentious issue at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, which oversees the Tirumala temple, and across Andhra Pradesh.

ED officials say no proof on Naidu yet as agency freezes Rs 23.54-cr assets in AP skill development scam

Assets attached linked to Siemens Industry Software (India) & DesignTech Systems executives. CM Chandrababu Naidu was arrested by CID in connection with the scam & granted bail last yr.

Tirupati laddu row: Both Naidu & Jagan cry ‘Satyameva Jayate’ as SC orders probe by new SIT

Subramaniam Swamy's petition, heard by SC Friday, cited ThePrint's report quoting TTD executive officer, saying ghee found to be contaminated was never used to make laddus.

TTD backs Naidu’s ‘animal fat’ in Tirupati laddus claim. ‘Ghee tested after CM said to ensure quality’

Andhra CM Naidu alleges the ghee used for the laddus was adulterated with animal fat during ex-CM Jagan's regime. Jagan points out samples were taken after Naidu took over as CM.

Animal fat in prasad: Jagan govt desecrated Tirumala, clean-up has begun, says Andhra CM Naidu

Naidu said the YSRCP govt had served substandard food to undermine its holiness and hurt devotee sentiments.

Why Andhra govt suspended 3 IPS officers for actor Kadambari Jethwani’s arrest and who they are

Suspension orders say IPS officers Kanthi Rana Tata & Vishal Gunni arrested the actor in Mumbai on oral orders from ex-intelligence chief P Sitharama Anjaneyulu before complaint was lodged.

TDP expels MLA Koneti Adimulam after party functionary alleges sexual harassment, writes to Chandrababu

Koneti, 67, who represents Satyavedu, a constituency reserved for SCs, was previously a YSRCP legislator and joined TDP ahead of this year’s general elections.

‘CEO’ CM Naidu wades in knee-deep water in flood-hit Vijayawada, offers residents food & assurances

Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu has camped outside the district administrative building to closely monitor the crisis in a repeat of his caravan stay outside Vizag collectorate after Hudhud.

11 IAS & 23 IPS officers in Andhra Pradesh, ‘close’ to ex-CM Jagan Reddy, await postings in Naidu govt

Many of those kept waiting are seen as having enjoyed patronage of former YSRCP govt. Analysts, however, point out this is counter-productive to CM Naidu's own vision of 'rebuilding' state.

Modi ‘bear-hugs’ Putin, Russia ‘strategic spoiler’ for the West & ‘warning signs’ for India’s economy

Global media also puts the spotlight on families of Indians stuck on the Russia-Ukraine war front and fiscal pressures on the Modi-led coalition.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.