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Commemorating the centenary of late Dr. Y. V. S. Murthy (1927–2010), Andhra University and community leaders reflect on the enduring legacy of the chemical engineering visionary and founder of Alkali Metals Limited. Through his namesake campus auditorium and the dedicated work of the Dr. Y. V. S. Murty Charitable Trust, his commitment to human dignity and social welfare remains as vibrant as ever.
Surinder Koli, the prime accused in the infamous 2006 Nithari serial killings who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2025, was found dead in Haridwar on September 18. The incident followed a national seminar in Visakhapatnam where senior jurists and media professionals scrutinized investigative lapses by the CBI and questioned the lack of media follow-up for the victims’ families.
In a startling turn of events, Surinder Koli, the prime accused in the 2006 Nithari serial killings who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2025, was found dead inside his Haridwar tea stall on September 18. The incident closely follows a national seminar in Visakhapatnam where senior jurists and experts scrutinized the press and the CBI over systemic investigative failures that denied justice to victim families.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged large-scale irregularities in the electoral roll revision process, claiming that a significant number of voters had been struck off the list in parts of Malda district.
The “Energy War” of 2026 has reached its most dangerous moment yet. With a literal 48-hour clock ticking, President Trump has promised a rain of fire on Iranian power plants if the world’s most vital oil lane is not reopened. As military assets move into position and global markets tremble, the next two days will determine if the Middle East finds a path to peace or sinks into a total infrastructure collapse
The internal war within the Aam Aadmi Party has reached a boiling point as Raghav Chadha breaks his silence with a cinematic warning. After being stripped of his leadership role and accused of being “soft” on the government, Chadha has challenged the party’s claims with a demand for CCTV proof. As the “blue-eyed boy” of the party finds himself on the sidelines, his defiant “wounded but fatal” stance suggests that the political drama in Delhi and Punjab is only just beginning.
A significant environmental setback has hit the Central Vista redevelopment project, with nearly half of its transplanted trees failing to survive. In a Lok Sabha briefing on April 2, 2026, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs revealed that 1,545 out of ,3609 relocated trees—approximately 43%—have died. Despite a ₹5.29 crore investment in transplantation efforts across key sites like the New Parliament and Kartavya Bhawans, critics argue that the high mortality rate and reliance on young saplings fail to compensate for the ecological loss of mature, decades-old urban canopy.
Jose Charles Martin, the 37-year-old son of “Lottery King” Santiago Martin, has shattered financial records in the 2026 Puducherry Assembly elections. Contesting from the Kamaraj Nagar constituency under his newly formed Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK), Martin declared assets exceeding ₹600 crore, making him the wealthiest candidate in the region’s history. Running as part of the NDA, the corporate-philanthropist-turned-politician aims to leverage his immense personal wealth and vision for urban transformation to turn the Union Territory into a world-class “developed enclave.”
In a significant step toward reforming India’s legal and regulatory framework, Parliament has passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, which seeks to amend as many as 784 provisions across 79 Central Acts.
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