Andhra Pradesh, India News

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Government today held talks with TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao for ending his fast-unto-death, demanding a separate Telangana state.

The 62nd World Newspaper Congress opened on Tuesday, 1 December 2009 in India, with a moment of silence for more than 30 journalists who were murdered in an attack in the Philippines last week.

New Delhi, Dec 2 : Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma will meet a visiting Chinese defence delegation Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two navies.

New Delhi/Congress leader Renuka Chowdhry Wednesday said she wasn't intimidated by Telangana Rashta Samiti activists who attacked her office-cum-residence in Khammam in Andhra Pradesh.

President of the World Editors Forum within the World Association of Newspapers , Xavier Vidal-Folch presents the Golden Pen Award to editor-in-chief of the Friday Times and Daily Times in Pakistan, Najam Sethi, during WAN's annual conference in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad yesterday Pakistani editor Najam Sethi, repeatedly jailed under ...

Pakistan editor-in-chief Najam Sehti accepts Golden Pen of Freedom Award Spencer Jenkins on December 1, 2009 at 7:56 AM The editor-in-chief of two Pakistani newspapers received the Golden Pen of Freedom Award today at the WAN-IFRA 2009 World Newspaper Congress - World Editor's Forum .

Tension prevailed in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam town Tuesday as key Telangana Rashtra Samiti leaders were arrested when they tried to meet party chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao, who is on a 'fast unto death' in a hospital to press for a separate state of Telangana.

At least 88 journalists have been killed so far this year and hundreds of media employees have been arrested and jailed, most often following sham trials or without formal charges being brought against them.

I am sorry to say but on this anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks I can't help but being at my cynical best.

Press Trust of India Posted: Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 at 2126 hrs IST Updated: Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 at 2126 hrs IST Hyderabad: The Congress Legislature Party in Andhra Pradesh today adopted a unanimous resolution, requesting the All India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi to select its new leader in place of late chief minister YS ...

Security agencies from many countries have got in touch with the National Security Guard to know how they succeeded in killing terrorists who attacked Mumbai, a senior officer said Thursday.

HYDERABAD: Normal life came to a grinding halt in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh as Monday's day-long shutdown called by Telangana Rashtra Samiti to protest the arrest of its chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao evoked total response.

Sreenivas Janyala Posted: Monday, Nov 30, 2009 at 2232 hrs IST Updated: Monday, Nov 30, 2009 at 2232 hrs IST Chintur, Khammam district: The rickety Dantewada bus normally arrives almost empty at Bhadrachalam, the temple town in Khammam district close to the Chhattisgarh-Orissa border.

Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K Chandrasekhar Rao was taken into custody by police near Karimnagar in Andhra Pradesh today while he was on his way to Siddipet to start a fast unto death for separate Telangana.

HYDERABAD:The Congress Wednesday decided to field late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's widow Vijayalakshmi for the by-election to Pulivendula assembly that was necessiated by his death.

India Gazette Sunday 29th November, 2009 Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K. Chandrasekhara Rao was arrested Sunday in Andhra Pradesh's Karimnagar district as he was heading to Medak district to launch a 'fast unto death', demanding separate statehood for Telangana region, officials said.

Chevy Chase, Maryland , Nov 25 : Private equity firm Global Environment Fund announced the completion of an investment of 46.3 million dollars in Greenko PLC, which is based in Hyderabad, India.

Cromoz Inc., located in Research Triangle Park, will initiate water-soluble carbon nanotube-based cancer drug delivery system in Hyderabad, India.

The $59-billion debt woes of state-run Dubai World, one of the largest global conglomerates, has left thousands of Indian families worried, as the region accounts for half of the country's $25-billion remittances.

NEW DELHI: In a shocking disclosure, it has come to light that the hoax caller who tried to spark off a war between India and Pakistan by threatening Pakistani President Asif Zardari pretending to be foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee was British jihadi and Daniel Pearl's killer Omar Sheikh.