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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said his government is working towards restoring the lost brand image of Andhra Pradesh. Addressing the state after hoisting the national flag here on the 78th Independence Day, the Chief Minister alleged that Andhra Pradesh regressed 30 years under the previous YSRCP regime. «The rulers (YSRCP govt) who came to power under the pretext of one chance had created devastation of unheard proportions. They destroyed the systems and projected victims as culprits to make a mockery of democracy,» said Naidu. Claiming that the southern state incurred a huge loss under the YSRCP government than the bifurcation of the united state, he said the TDP-led government is following the principle of simple and effective governance to undo those losses. According to Naidu, the TDP government is striving to bring back the companies which had cancelled their agreements and exited the state.

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Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis released Thursday shows its people also feel the best equipped to deal with them. It seems logical that the countries in and around the Pacific Ring of Fire, vulnerable to earthquakes, typhoons, storm surges and other dangers, are also the best prepared, but the survey by Gallup for the Lloyd's Register Foundation shows that's not always the case in other regions. «Frequent exposure to hazard isn't the only factor that determines how prepared people feel,» Benedict Vigers, a research consultant with Gallup, told The Associated Press.

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tropical storm Debby battered southern Quebec on Friday, leaving a mess in its wake. It dumped record rainfall on Montreal — with an exceptional 173 millimetres on the town of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, where Shattke lives.Schattke has his work cut out for him in the coming days. He tried to salvage what he could, but the flooding surrounded his books and his child’s toys.

British energy firm Drax Global, already facing scrutiny for violating environmental regulations, disclosed this year that its Louisiana wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air pollutants above permitted limits

Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 9.75%), Aries Agro Ltd.(up 0.20%) and Madhya Bharat Agro Products Ltd.(up 0.08%) stood among the top gainers.

elephant census, as the population estimation has been delayed in some northeastern states, sources said. Wild elephants are found in forested, hilly tracts across four regions of India: the foothills of the Himalayas in the north, the northeastern states, east-central India, and the Western and Eastern Ghats in the southern parts of the country. A source told PTI that data collection and analysis from the northeast have not yet been completed. The primary reasons for the delay in the region are «heavy monsoon rains, floods and the limited capacity» of the forest staff, the sources added.

Marcos Jr on Sunday condemned Chinese air force actions in waters of the South China Sea claimed by both countries, calling the actions «unjustified, illegal and reckless». Manila and Beijing accused each other on Saturday of disrupting their militaries' operations around the Scarborough Shoal in the first incident since Marcos took office in 2022 in which the Philippines has complained of dangerous actions by Chinese aircraft, as opposed to navy or coast guard vessels. The Philippine military on Saturday condemned «dangerous and provocative actions» when two Chinese aircraft dropped flares in the path of a Philippine aircraft during a routine patrol around the shoal on Thursday.

Agniveers of the Indian Navy was held at INS Chilka in Odisha. The passing-out parade took place on Friday, and a total of 1389 Indian Navy Agniveers, including 214 women, graduated from the portals of INS Chilka. «A significant milestone was achieved as 1389 Agniveers, including 214 women Agniveers, of the Indian Navy passed out from the portals of INS Chilka on 09 Aug 24,» as per a Ministry of Defence press release.

Mass Deportation Now!" declared the signs at the Republican National Convention, giving a full embrace to Donald Trump's pledge to expel millions of migrants in the largest deportation program in American history. Some Republicans aren't quite ready for that. Lauren B. Pena, a Republican activist from Texas, said that hearing Trump's calls for mass deportations, as well as terms like «illegals» and «invasion» thrown around at the convention, made her feel uncomfortable. Like some Republicans in Congress who have advanced balanced approaches to immigration, she hopes Trump is just blustering.

Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Ltd.(up 11.75%), Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.(up 4.93%), Coromandel International Ltd.(up 3.23%), The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd.(up 2.35%), Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd.(up 1.83%), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 1.73%), Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd.(up 1.66%), Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 1.57%), Sikko Industries Ltd.(up 1.48%) and Gujarat State Fertilizer & Chemicals Ltd.(up 1.40%) stood among the top gainers.

Sundaram Home Finance has inaugurated its second branch in Pune as it aims to make disbursements of Rs 450 crore in Maharashtra this year, the company said on Friday. The wholly owned subsidiary of non-banking finance company Sundaram Finance Ltd achieved disbursements of over Rs 250 crore in the Western state last year. Sundaram Home Finance currently has six branches in Maharashtra and would offer home loans targeting the mid-segment of the market with an average ticket size of Rs 40 lakh. The company achieved disbursements of over Rs 100 crore in Pune last financial year. «Pune is turning into a vibrant home finance market and its proximity to Mumbai has led to fast paced growth in terms of infra development and the increasing presence of IT companies. This expansion in Pune follows the success of our first branch in the city,» company Managing Director D Lakshminarayanan said.

Indian 2. Entertainment industry experts say Tamil film studios make no effort to promote their films in the north despite dubbing them in Hindi and top actors are mostly not available for marketing. Further, the cultural ethos of Tamil films remains strong unlike Telugu movies where actors dress and act much more like Hindi film actors.

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Greek authorities have flown additional forces to the southern island of Crete, where 250 firefighters are battling a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of eight mountain villages

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military drills near a territory in the South China Sea near Philippines. The Southern Theatre Command of China's Peoples Army said on Wednesday that it had carried out air and sea combat patrols near Scarborough Shoal to test «strike capabilities», Al Jazeera reported. The exercises came on the same day that the United States, Australia, Canada and the Philippines conducted military manoeuvres within Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which includes the West Philippine Sea.

Bolivia’s socialist President Luis Arce says national referenda will be held soon on the removal of politically combustible fuel subsidies and on the constitutionality of presidential reelections

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Tarang Shakti, the IAF organised multinational exercise that will see the participation of air force units including from Germany and France got underway here on Tuesday and will see a number of advanced fighters and other aircraft taking to the skies as part of the various simulated scenario. Simulated scenario, including electronic warfare, would be part of the exercise being held in this western city, about 500 km from Chennai, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said "...we have at least six different types of IAF aircraft flying alongside the Eurofighter Typhoons and Rafale from the visiting countries...we have also simulated electronic warfare environment, we simulate radars, we simulate air defences and operate in some sort of a network environment against multiple kinds of opposition in every mission." «The whole idea is to be able to operate- you are aware that we are without a common data link with the visiting Air Forces, so we need to operate without a datalink. That itself is a very complex exercise. The main focus will be on what we call the large force engagements where large numbers of formations will be operating together,» the Air chief told reporters.