Andhra Pradesh

The search was on for missing student C.H. Hardeep, 20, of Markapuram of Prakasam district by a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

The BJP leader requested the court to direct the Andhra Pradesh government to file a detailed report on the source and sampling of the ghee used for making the laddus.

Says there is no room for negligence and delay in this matter as such a scenario could result in nation-wide agitations by Hindu community

Shanti Homam Panchagavya Prokshana performed to ward off ill effects, restore sanctity of laddu prasadams

Andhra Pradesh government form SIT to probe the irregularities; CM says crores of Hindus' sentiments were hurt

The incident occurred on Saturday night when some local youth complained to the MLA that they were not being allowed to play volleyball in RMC Ground.

Begins penance at Sri Dasavatara Venkateswara Swamy temple in Guntur district after performs puja and rituals conducted by priests

In his complaint, K Karuna Sagar, a practising High Court advocate stated that the laddu prasadam offering has been an integral part of the faith of Hindus for 300 years and symbolizes divine blessing.

Efforts should be made to maintain the faith of lakhs of devotees who regularly visit Lord Venkateswara Swamy, he said.

Says the YSRCP chief doesn't have the knowledge about systems in governance and society other than looting public exchequer

As news of student's death spread, a large number of students of the institute gathered outside campus and raised slogans against administration

Temple body says it has come across sub-standard ghee and presence of lard in samples tested for quality, echoing claims first made by Naidu

K Vidyasagar was produced in a local court at Dehradun and is being brought to Vijayawada to be produced in the relevant court

This is a diversion politics. The allegations are atrocious. Is it fair to play with devotees sentiments, expressed YSRCP chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy

After receiving feedback from pilgrims over the poor quality of laddus in the last few years, besides interacting with the Potu workers (laddu makers), for the first time, the TTD had sent ghee supplies to an outside lab for adulteration testing.

Taking a serious note of the issue amid outrage among devotees, CM Naidu directed the TTD Executive Officer to submit a comprehensive report by the evening.

Amid the controversy over ghee adulteration in Tirupati laddu prasadam, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan responded on X to a post by an organization’s Hindu IT Cell calling for action against the culprits, assuring that stringent measures will be taken.

Whatever the Andhra Chief Minister said is a matter of serious concern, a detailed enquiry is required, says the Food Minister

Says this type of tempering with the sentiments of Hindus has been done deliberately for a long time

R&B Minister Janardhan Reddy says the Central government sanctioned the amount to develop 384-km long seven NH projects in State

Says the previous govt served substandard food to devotees to not only undermine its holiness but also hurt their sentiments

Chief Minister says Andhra Pradesh can never move on a progressive path if there is no Central assistance

Asserts that pure ghee was now being used and everything has been sanitised at the temple, leading to improved quality

The 55-year-old patient A. Ananthalakshmi underwent surgery for a brain tumour at Kakinada's Government General Hospital (GGH).