VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh, which once amended its laws to bar people with more than two kids from contesting panchayat and municipal elections, now plans to incentivise having larger families as part of a strategy to combat dropping fertility rates and shift focus to what chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu terms “investment in human capital”. “I…
HAL, anticipating orders worth Rs 2.5 trillion by 2026-27, is increasing production of LCA and Light Combat Helicopters. (File photo of Tejas) HAL defence aircraft to be made in Andhra Pradesh? N Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and a significant NDA ally, has proposed relocating the production facilities of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s…
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu NEW DELHI: Chandrababu Naidu‘s Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a key ally of the NDA government at the Centre, has announced support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill ending days of speculation on the legislation which several opposition parties and Muslim organisations are opposing calling it unconstitutional and against the interests of the…
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, whose party Janata Dal (Secular) is a part of the BJP-led NDA coalition at the Centre, on Thursday claimed in the Rajya Sabha that Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh who has pledged TDP’s support to the Modi regime, wanted to be vice-chairman of the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, marking his first visit to the state after assuming office for a third consecutive term in 2024.He was welcomed by governor S Abdul, chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan. Upon his arrival, PM Modi held a roadshow with…
NEW DELHI: After the release of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report on the wealthiest politicians, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s family firm Heritage Foods Ltd issued a clarification, stating that approximately 82% of CM’s wealth worth Rs 931 crore is on account of his kin’s shareholding in a dairy product retailing…
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is the wealthiest CM in India, with assets exceeding Rs 931 crore. In contrast, West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee is the least wealthy, with assets totaling Rs 15 lakh, according to a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Monday.Furter, India’s per capita net…