Higgs boson can be fluke: scientist
After last week’s euphoria over the discovery of a particle consistent with the Higgs boson, city astro-physicist and director of GM Birla Science Centre Dr B.G. Sidharth, said caution should be exerc
HC judge says country needs more lawyers
There is an urgent need for more lawyers in the country to facilitate access to justice, Justice V.V.S. Rao of the AP High Court said on Tuesday. Addressing a farewell programme hosted by the Bench a
State sees dip in revenue in first quarter
The state revenue has fallen Rs 3,500 crore below the expected target in the first quarter of the financial year 2012-2013, leaving the state finance managers worried. Both the commercial taxes and ex
Oracle foresees ample rains
Along with adequate rainfall, the oracle predicted further increase in the prices of essential commodities this year during Rangam at the Ujjain Mahankali temple here on Monday. The two-day festival,
TD wicket falls to Jagan, Jr NTR pal defects
In the first casualty following the bypoll debacle for N. Chandrababu Naidu, the Telugu Desam’s two-term MLA Kodali Sri Venkateshwara Rao, alias Kodali Nani, a close friend of actor Jr NTR and his fat
Will ask Nani to rethink: Jr NTR
Denying any role in state legislator Kodali Nani's exit from the Telugu Desam, actor Junior NTR on Monday said he was busy with his career in films and has no desire to take up the party's reins. “I w
Over 100 AP colleges set to hike fees
Parents and students are braced for a fresh round of fee hike in engineering, MBA and MCA colleges in the new academic year 2012-13. The hike is expected to be in the range of 5-20 per cent depending
Faecal germ in water to 90% rural homes
A study by international institutes, led by the Sanford School of Public Policy and the Duke Global Health Institute, has found that the drinking water of nearly 90 per cent of households in rural An
Girl fights with sisters for remote, ends life
A 17-year-old girl committed suicide after a quarrel with her younger sisters over changing a TV channel at Dundigal. Police said the deceased, P. Amulya, a resident of Suraram Colony, hanged herself
Naidu sets his vision on 2014 to rebuild TD
Drawing a blank in the recent byelections, Telugu Desam chief N. Chandrababu Naidu has spelt out ‘Vision 2014’, to reinvigorate the party by taking the popular route. On Monday, Mr Naidu promised res