• Srikalahasti villages receive EV trucks for waste disposal

    MLA Bojjala Venkata Sudheer Reddy formally launching the EV trucks meant for waste collection in villages under Srikalahasti constituency in Tirupati district on Thursday. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT Several local gram panchayats in Srikalahasti constituency are set to become cleaner with the introduction of battery-operated waste collection trucks. Srikalahasti MLA Bojjala Venkata Sudheer Reddy on…

  • U.S., Iran exchange fire threatening peace talks

    A man raises an Iranian national flag as he stands on a podium before a political billboard featuring U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz along Valiasr Square in Tehran on May 26, 2026. File | Photo Credit: AFP The U.S. said on Thursday (May 28, 2026) that it had shot down five…

  • U.S. reimposes sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians

    Francesca Albanese. File picture | Photo Credit: AP The United States on Wednesday (May 28, 2026) reimposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, a UN expert on the Palestinian territories who has harshly criticized Israel, after an appeals court overruled an earlier order prohibiting the action. A notice on the Treasury Department’s website showed that it had…

  • Search continues for missing fishermen in Nellore

    Two bodies were recovered while search continued for another two missing fishermen after two boats capsized due to storm while fishing near Tatichetlapalem beach in Kavali constituency of SPSR Nellore district on Wednesday. The deceased fishermen were identified as Tuppili Balamurali (55) and Kumari Govindu (44), while Ganesh (27) and Raja (31) are still missing.…

  • The global impact of Indonesia’s export policy shift

    Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (right) at the Parliament building in Jakarta on May 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP In a major overhaul of trade policy, resource-rich Indonesia announced that key commodities can soon only be exported via a state-run agency. Speaking to Parliament on May 20, President Prabowo Subianto said the Government Regulation on…

  • Amberpet police bust fake job consultancy racket, four arrested

    Four persons were arrested by the Amberpet police in connection with a fake job consultancy racket that cheated multiple unemployed youths by promising software jobs through fabricated appointment letters. The accused were identified as Tembelwar Kishore alias Gopi Krishna alias Manjunath (30), Kirthik B.Y. alias Royal Mosis (34), Vemula Sankar (35), and Alavala Sai Ashok…