Let this be said straight. Devi Sri Prasad’s “He is soo cute” is as artificial as it can get. The lyrics may connect with an urban, English-speaking Telugu filmgoer audience but the […]
DSP presents an eulogy to the “soo cute'' Mahesh Babu
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Delhi government evinces interest in Disha Act
Chief minister Jaganmohan Reddy’s praise of his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao for the Hyderabad encounter and blaming National Human Rights Commission for its decision to probe it, was rather controversial. But […]
Officer close to Chandrababu Naidu gets the Jagan axe
During Chandrababu Naidu’s regime, Jasti Krishna Kishore as the CEO of the AP Economic Development Board was the key man to contact if any industrialist wanted to invest in Andhra Pradesh. Six […]
Riding on Jagan's win, Prashant Kishor's political client list soars
A lot has changed since the summer of 2019 when general elections were held. At that time, two chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal came down to Andhra Pradesh to campaign […]
Jagan's novel and entertaining way to teach English
If there is one project most close to the heart of Jaganmohan Reddy and by extension, the Andhra Pradesh government, it is its objective to convert classes 1 to 6 in all […]
Amaravati stays as Capital of Andhra Pradesh
Botsa Satyanarayana, the minister for Municipal Administration, whose statements on the future of Amaravati created doubts over whether the yet-to-be-developed city will be the capital of Andhra Pradesh, has cleared the air. […]
BJP demand to set up CBI court in Vijayawada to target Jagan?
13 December was yet another Friday that YS Jaganmohan Reddy did not attend the CBI court in Hyderabad. The chief minister had reason to skip it as the Andhra Pradesh assembly was […]
As lawmakers defy party line, Naidu and Pawan helpless
It is a coincidence that two lawmakers – one an MP and the other an MLA – decided to follow their conscience and heart rather than the party line on contentious issues. […]
The battle of the onions in Andhra Pradesh
On the opening day of the winter session of the Andhra Pradesh assembly, Chandrababu Naidu took the floor outside the House first. The Telugu Desam protested wearing onion garlands and scales with […]
TDP big gun joins YSRCP even as ex-minister embarrasses Jagan
If there is an epicentre of political activity within Andhra Pradesh, it would lie in Nellore. Within hours of issuing a show-cause notice for senior YSRCP MLA and former Finance minister of […]
After criticism, Jagan partly prunes the work orders at his residence
YS Jaganmohan Reddy pays heed to public opinion and that is a positive. After the criticism by the public and the opposition Telugu Desam over the splurge of taxpayer’s money at his […]
PV Sindhu is now Officer on Special Duty in Andhra Pradesh govt
Less than a week after PV Sindhu met YS Jaganmohan Reddy in Tadepalli, the World Badminton champion was posted as Officer on Special Duty in the Directorate of Protocol in Hyderabad. In […]
Unable to get Ravindra as Andhra Intel chief, Jagan ends 6-month-long wait
One of the first decisions that Jaganmohan Reddy took even before taking the oath of chief minister was to choose his Intelligence chief. He wanted Stephen Ravindra (pic below), an IPS officer of […]
Pawan Kalyan's reaction to Disha gangrape-murder provokes political outrage
Given the extremely combative nature of Andhra Pradesh politics, everytime Pawan Kalyan speaks, it hits the headlines. The latest is the Jana Sena chief reacting on the Disha gangrape and murder in […]
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