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APSFL revamp begins with sacking of 410 staff

IN its efforts to revamp the Andhra Pradesh State Fiber-Net Limited (APSFL) and bring it out of the red, as many as 410 employees, employed during the previous YSRCP regime without following due procedures, and who exhibited gross dereliction of duties, were terminated with immediate effect.

Excise sleuths seize 200 litres of ID liquor

OFFICIALS from the Excise and Police departments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana jointly conducted raids in Gunduvari Gudem and Pichhukulapadu villages in Yetapaka mandal, Andhra Pradesh.

HRD Min takes up major overhaul of higher education

Al varsity and five CoEs to come up in State

TTD to use AI facial recognition in three months to expedite darshan

Decides to build Srivari temples in major cities across country

Identify govt lands, Collector directs officials

DISTRICT Collector A Shyam Prasad on Tuesday directed revenue officials to identify government lands across all mandals to facilitate the establishment of government infrastructure.

Central schemes key to comprehensive growth: Min

CIVIL Aviation Minister and District Development, Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) Chairman Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Tuesday urged district officials to prioritise comprehensive development by leveraging welfare schemes and developmental initiatives provided by the Union Government.

RINL invites EOI to enhance fire safety & prevention measures

VISAKHAPATNAM Steel Plant (VSP), under the corporate entity of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), has invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) from agencies for providing firefighting, prevention, and rescue services within its premises.

Ganta promises solution to beach erosion

He underlines need to focus on developing tourism in State with minimal investment and maximum returns

Road safety awareness prog held at GITAM

A road safety awareness programme was conducted at GITAM Deemed to be University on Tuesday, focusing on the importance of preventive measures to reduce road accidents.

Three killed as car rams into electric pole in S'kulam

THREE members of a family were killed, and three others sustained injuries in a road accident on National Highway-16 near China Kojjiria Junction under Kanchili mandal on Tuesday.

Arif transferred to Bihar, Bhalla goes to Manipur

Kerala governor shifted to NDA-ruled Bihar; former home secy gets to manage Manipur

Lokpal calls Sebi chief for oral hearing

TAKING cognizance of complaints of impropriety and conflict of interest filed by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and two others, anti-corruption body Lokpal on Tuesday called Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and the complainants for 'oral hearing' on January 28.

BJP X'mas outreach hits Kerala wall

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Christmas celebration hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) in Delhi, a senior Orthodox Church Bishop in Kerala on Tuesday openly questioned the saffron party's outreach to the Christian community.

Allu Arjun grilled for three hours, seeks bail

ACTOR Allu Arjun, accused in the Sandhya Theatre stampede case, was on Tuesday grilled for more than three hours by the police.

BPCL TO LAUNCH WORKS FOR PETCHEM COMPLEX

IN a communication sent to SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) and BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) informed that its board, during a meeting held on Tuesday (December 24), has approved the initiation of pre-project activities with an investment of ₹6,100 crore for the establishment of a greenfield refinery-cum-petrochemical complex on the East Coast of Andhra Pradesh.

Do early screening to prevent vision loss due to diabetes

India, which is seeing a surge in diabetes cases, is also witnessing a rise in diabetic retinopathy, a condition that damages the retina due to high sugar levels.

Beau is not afraid of Test challenges

IMAGINE being Beau Webster. You had just helped Tasmania beat New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the Sheffield Shield game around late November. A 61 and 49 with the bat while taking five wickets across two innings. You get called up as cover for Mitchell Marsh ahead of the pink ball Test against India.

GREEN CORNER IN BOXING DAY BOUT

MCG curator says grass on the surface should excite pacers

Scrap dealer's son Sairaj claims gold

SAIRAJ Pardeshi was pretty clear what he had to become when he was only eight.

Naveen & Lokesh one hit away from national glory

IT was a mixed outing for shuttlers from Tamil Nadu in the ongoing Senior National Badminton Championships in Bengaluru on Monday.

Hyderabad FC squander 2-goal lead to suffer loss

HYDERABAD FC have endured a difficult run in the ongoing Indian Super League so far. And things turned from bad to worse on Monday.

Airtel adds users for 1st time since tariff hike in Jul

FOR the first time since the tariff hike announced by private telecom service providers in July 2024, Bharti Airtel added 1.9 million subscribers in October 2024.

Razorpay grants employees ₹1L ESOPs to mark 10-yr of operation

FINTECH major Razorpay is awarding employee stock option plans (ESOPs) worth ₹1 lakh to all its current employees as part of its 10 years celebration.

Honda-Nissan to be 3rd-largest carmaker

JAPANESE auto giants Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge operations, creating the world's third-largest automaker by sales, trailing only Toyota and Volkswagen.

Women represent 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's high networth customers

WITH the increasing adoption of cryptocurrency, women are now representing 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's HNI (high net-worth individual) customers.

GST rate hike: Used car market faces challenges

Experts say rate hike from 12-18% to impact second-hand vehicle biz

Tata Capital to raise up to $2 billion from overseas mkt

TATA CAPITAL, which after the merger with the group company Tata Motor's NBFC subsidiary has become the 12th largest non-bank player in terms of AUM, is tapping the global debt market to raise up to $2 billion as part of its medium-term notes (MTN) programme.

Adani Defence acquires 85.8% stake in Air Works at an enterprise value of ₹400 crore

ADANI Defence Systems & Technologies Ltd. (ADSTL) is acquiring 85.8% shareholding in Air Works (AWIEPL), India's largest private sector MRO company with the largest pan-India footprint, said the Adani Group company on Monday.

Market snaps 5-day losing streak, retail participants advised to take cautious stance

DOMESTIC equity market snapped a five-day losing streak on Monday with the benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty - gaining 0.70 per cent each.

Don threatens to take back Panama Canal, gets it from Panama's prez

Incoming president says US ships are charged unfair fees; also points to Chinese footprint