In another setback for the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson Zakia Khanam on Wednesday resigned from the Council and the party.
YSR Congress party on Tuesday accused Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu of neglecting Vijayawada, a city of historical and cultural importance, in his eagerness to develop Amaravati capital city.
After being in jail for over 90 days, YSR Congress party leader and former MLA from Gannavaram assembly constituency Vallabhaneni Vamsi finally got the bail from the court on Tuesday, in connection with alleged kidnapping of a Telugu Desam Party worker M Satyavardhan in February this year.
The inclusion of former IAS officer K Dhanunjay Reddy in the list of accused by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Andhra Pradesh police, which is probing the alleged liquor scam during the YSRCP regime, has added a new twist to the case.
Former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday visited the family of Murali Nayak, a soldier who laid down his life for the nation during Operation Sindoor.
Continuing the war of words with his elder brother and former Vijayawada MP Kesineni Nani, present Lok Sabha member Kesineni Shivanath alias Chinni, said he was open to any kind of inquiry and that he had guts to face the media, unlike his brother.
In yet another development in the alleged liquor scam of the previous YSR Congress party government in Andhra Pradesh, the special investigation team (SIT) on Tuesday arrested Govindappa Balaji, full-time director of Bharati Cements, owned by former chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Former Vijayawada MP Kesineni Srinivas, popularly known as Nani, who has recently become active on social media targeting his brother and current MP Kesineni Shivanath alias Chinni, is reportedly considering a return to active politics.
Jana Sena Party president and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, who played a key role in forging the alliance between the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of last year’s elections in Andhra Pradesh, is now considering a similar political experiment in Tamil Nadu, where elections are due next year.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) official spokesperson and Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board Chairman, Neelayapalem Vijaya Kumar, on Monday claimed that more shocking revelations are likely to emerge in the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) scam involving the evaluation of Group-I examination papers.
The Andhra Pradesh police on Monday questioned former YSR Congress Party MLA from Rapthadu assembly constituency Thopudurthi Prakash Reddy in connection with a case related to the commotion at helipad at Papireddypalle village of Ramagiri mandal in Sri Satya Sai district last month.
The Andhra Pradesh government has granted property tax exemption to houses owned by Indian Defence personnel within the gram panchayat limits in the state.
Soon after coming to power in June 2024, Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced that his government would not allow any registration of lands prohibited under 22-A of the revenue act and that he had ordered a probe into the registration of such freehold lands during the YSR Congress party government.
The ongoing war of words on social media between Kesineni brothers – former MP Kesineni Nani and present Vijayawada MP Kesineni Shivanath alias Chinni has taken yet another interesting turn with the former lodging a complaint with the Enforcement Directorate.
Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday filled up some more nominated posts, accommodating senior TDP leaders and a couple of Jana Sena Party leaders as well;