�Visakhapatnam: A woman from Tota Guru in Gandhinagar, identified as Mamata, is currently receiving treatment at Arilova VIMS Hospital after attempting suicide by consuming insecticide. The incident, reported to the Arilova Police Station, has brought to light allegations of domestic abuse by her husband, Bhandari Santhosh, and extended family members. According to reports, Santhosh, who is employed in catering, along with his sister Mahalakshmi, brother-in-law Ramana, daughter-in-law Pavani, and Pavani's husband Naveen, allegedly subjected Mamata to abuse. The details of the abuse have not b ..read more

�Vijayawada: Chief Secretary K.S. Jawahar Reddy has directed district collectors to undertake large-scale employment work in all villages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. He held a video meeting with the collectors from the CS camp office here on Tuesday to discuss electricity supply situation, drinking water, employment guarantee works and water supply. He said employment guarantee work should be undertaken on a large scale in all the villages. The CS directed the collectors to fill the summer storage tanks with water from Prakasam Barrage and through the ..read more

CHENNAI: Marcus Stoinis’ century canceled out Ruturaj Gaikwad’s hundred as Lucknow Super Giants beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. Stoinis scored 124 not out off 63 balls, including 13 fours and six sixes, as Lucknow put dewy conditions to good use to successfully chase down the highest IPL total at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. Rituraj Gaikwad was 108 not out as the hosts finished with 210-4 in 20 overs. Lucknow finished with 213-4 with three balls to spare. Stoinis’ maiden hundred spearheaded the chase for the Super Giants after their openers f ..read more

�Visakhapatnam: Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu has appealed to the people to vote out the YSRC and end the “draconian” rule in the state. Addressing the ‘Raa Kadali Raa' election meeting in Pathapatnam in Srikakulam district on Tuesday, Naidu said Jagan Mohan Reddy had asked for one chance to rule, and this should be his last chance too. “Politics is not new to me. The state went out of track and there is the need to bring back normalcy here,’’ Naidu told the crowd. He said power tariff has increased manifold and in the name of prohibition, the YSRC government began selling cheap a ..read more

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police reportedly suspended Suraram sub-inspector C. Narayan Singh for trying to close a case without proper investigation. The action was taken based on Special Branch reports and departmental inquiry, sources said. The suspension has not been officially notified ..read more

Mangaluru: Tamil Nadu BJP State President K Annamalai has expressed concerns over the influence of appeasement politics on law and order in Karnataka. Annamalai, who was in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday to support party candidate Capt Brijesh Chowta, expressed disappointment over the handling of the Neha murder case by the Congress government in the state. At a press conference, he contrasted the responses of Congress and BJP leaders, praising the latter for their compassionate approach and support for the victim's family. "Since the Congress assumed power, law and order seem to be directed by ..read more

�Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh, for all practical purposes, has had its way with respect to its demand for 9 tmc ft of water from Nagarjunasagar. It has so far drawn 8.5 tmc ft of water from Krishna river, despite the Krishna River Management Board allocating it only 5.5 tmc ft. AP has so far withdrawn 3 tmc ft without permission from the Nagarjunasagar tail pond starting on April 13, and 5.501 tmc ft as per the Krishna River Management Board’s allocation. Sources in the Telangana irrigation department said AP “acted in a high-handed manner” to have its way. The department wrote to the KRMB on Ap ..read more

Hyderabad: The Atal Incubation Centre at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (AIC-CCMB) has entered into a strategic partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific, to equip the newly established Centre for Innovation with advanced technological tools and instruments. Dr Madhusudhana Rao, CEO of AIC-CCMB, said that as a major hub for healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology startups, the goal is to cultivate an environment ripe for innovation. The equipment provided by Thermo Fisher includes the CellInsight CX7 LZR Pro High Content Screening Platform, the KingFisherTM Flex automated ..read more

New Delhi: The Strategic Forces Command on Tuesday conducted a successful launch of new variant of a medium-range ballistic missile. “A successful launch of the new variant of a medium-range ballistic missile was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command on April 23. The user launch has proven the operational capability of the Command and validated new technologies,” it said in a brief statement. It is learnt that the missile is not from the 'Agni' family of weapons systems ..read more

Hyderabad: The cybercrime police arrested Komineni Vamshi Chowdary of Chittoor’s Pakala mandal for cheating women of Rs.1.8 crore by promising them marriage. He operated the scam through matrimonial websites, police said. The arrest was based on a complaint received by a woman from Kondapur. She said the accused had posed as an NRI working with a tech MNC, while putting up his profile on a matrimonial site. He contacted her family and began marriage negotiations. He later claimed his bank accounts were blocked, and lured them into giving him Rs.1.8 crore, after which he fell silent ..read more