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Hyderabad, June 7: Between April and June, 236 people have died in Andhra Pradesh, according to local officials. The heat wave in the state this year has seen the maximum temperature hit 49 degrees in areas like Rentachintala in Guntur district. 50 people have died in the Vishakhapatnam district, which has been the worst-affected. Areas like Adilabad and the East Godavari district have also been

Madurai, June 7: The Madras High Court today declined to dismiss a petition challenging the election of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to the Lok Sabha in 2009 but struck down two charges of malpractices against him. Disposing of a plea by Chidambaram seeking dismissal of the petition filed by AIADMK's Raja Kannappan, who lost to him from Sivaganga constituency by a narrow margin of 3,354 votes

New Delhi, June 7: Observing that the states have not yet fully implemented one of the key recommendations of the Sachar Committee report, the Centre has recently written to all the states reminding them to post at least one Muslim inspector or sub-inspector (S-I) in police stations that fall under areas having high concentration of Muslim population. In a note written to chief secretaries of all

Hyderabad, June 7: Jagan Mohan Reddy's sister, Sharmila has now taken political centre stage in Andhra Pradesh after the YSR Congress chief put behind bars by the CBI. Sharmila, whose speech and style are already drawing comparisons with her late father, is sweating it out on the campaign trail alongside her mother Vijayamma, playing the sympathy card and accusing Congress of witch hunting her

June 6:The smaller cousin to the Q5 and Q7, the Q3 comes in two variants—both 2.0 TDI engines—at an entry price Rs 26.71 lakh. The higher version will set you back by Rs 32.10 lakh. The Q3’s primary competition will be the BMW X1, and it will also look to give the Toyota Fortuner, the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Chevrolet Captiva a run for their money. "The launch of the Audi Q3 is in line with our

New Delhi, June 6: The Planning Commission has issued a statement in an attempt to explain why it spent 35 lakh rupees on renovating two toilets in its office. "It is unfortunate that what is routine maintenance and upgradation is being projected as wasteful expenditure... The impression is being created that this has been spent on two toilets. That is totally false because these can be used by 10

New Delhi, Jun 6: Virtually shutting the doors on the striking Air India pilots, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today said the sacked cockpit crew could return only if they applied afresh when the ailing national carrier advertised for inducting more of them. "As far as we are concerned, the pilot's strike is over. If the (striking) pilots don't accept Dharmadhikari report which is part of the

New Delhi, June 6: Faced with acute financial crunch, railways has hiked the parcel and luggage tariff rates by about 20%-25% on all goods and baggage to generate resources. After hike in freight tariff rates just before the rail budget two months ago, the move is seen as railway management's effort to generate funds to wriggle the state-run transporter out of fiscal mess without annoying its

Mumbai, June 6: Even as first-time buyers are exhausting their savings to buy a home, realty rates in India are going through the roof. Property prices increased by 12%, propelling India to third position among 53 countries where prices have appreciated in the past year. The global house price index survey by property consultants Knight Frank shows that Brazil recorded the strongest annual growth

New Delhi, June 6: Barely 24 hours after the Congress Working Committee expressed its concern over the dismal economy hurting the UPA's electoral prospects, the Centre swung into action on Tuesday. The Union cabinet will take up the pension Bill and recapitalization of regional rural banks on Thursday, while civil aviation minister Ajit Singh has been deputed to bring Trinamool Congress chief and