Film producer and Pawan Kalyan’s close aide Sharrath Marar has flown to Tirupati on Wednesday morning (Mar 22, 2017) where he has gone to visit the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala and offer special prayers to him two days ahead of the film’s release on Mar 24. It’s his third film with Pawan Kalyan while the first two being Gopala Gopala and Sardaar Gabbar Singh, and Sharrath is quite confident that this film would be bigger hit than the previous films.

With the film already got good advance bookings, Sharrath is said to be relieved and expecting great openings for the film. After visiting the sanctum sanctorum of the Tirumala shrine and offering puja, Sharrath will flew-back to Hyderabad on same day to monitor the works as the film will hit the screens in less than 48 hours.

Meanwhile, fans have been making inquiries over the benefit shows of Katamarayudu on 23rd night in Hyderabad. Apparently, fans are ready to shell out fancy price for Katamarayudu ticket. Since huge monies are at stake with great pre-release business, all eyes are on Katamarayudu.

Giving a shock to CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, BJP MLA from Goshmahal Assembly constituency Raja Singh Lodha decided to quit his post for KCR’s failure in addressing the plights of people who stopped the Illicitly Distilled liquor sale in the purview of his constituency.

The BJP MLA Raja singh is meeting Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to submit resignation today. He will also hand over a memorandum highlighting the government failure in providing livelihood to unemployed youth in his constituency.

The MLA said youth have been left unemployed after they quit brewing and sale of illicit liquor in Dhoolpet area in the city. Dhoolpet has been the centre of illicit liquor mafia in Hyderabad since decades. Government has taken several measures to eradicate illegal trade but not yielding good results.

The Donald Trump government has reportedly banned passengers from eight Middle Eastern and North African countries from bringing any type of electronic gadget except phones into their country. This temporary ban came into effect from this Tuesday.

The electronic devices are not allowed in carry-on luggage and are permitted into check in with special permission. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not given any specific reason for this ban. US media reported the ban was sparked by intelligence gathered overseas.

Speaking to the Associated Press, a US security official reportedly said that the ban is applicable to countries such as Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The total number of nations banned from carrying electronic goods can go up in following days.

It is indeed very sad and shocking to see India featuring at 122nd place in the latest Happiness Index report issued by an arm of the United Nations. Much agonizing fact is that Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Sri Lanka and many other lesser developed and terror-ridden countries are ranked higher than India.

In the World Happiness Report 2017, India ranked 122 among the surveyed 155 countries. India dropped from 118 in the last year’s report to 122 this year. In comparison, countries such as China (79), Pakistan (80), Nepal (99), Bangladesh (110) and Iraq (117) fared better than India in the report.

The report is prepared based on parameters such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, corruption, happiness at workplace etc. Norway was ranked the happiest country in the world. The US ranked 14th.

Bill Gates at it again! He topped the list of the richest person on the world with an estimated whopping worth of USD86 billion, which convert to Rs. 5,61,430 crores in Indian denomination.

In the Forbes magazine list of the world’s richest billionaires, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates named as the richest person on the planet for the fourth straight year.

Gates was followed by Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, who’s wealth estimated at USD75.6 billion. The Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos found at number three on the list. Also, Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison were placed on the list at number five and number seven respectively.

Startlingly, the US president Donald Trump’s name went down on the list, slipping 220 spots to number 544 with an estimated at USD3.5 billion. Due to slump in US real estate market, the magazine cites this as reason for his low income.

United States, with 565, has the most number of billionaires in the world. With 319 billionaires, China is second on the list. The list also reveals that 2,042 number of billionaires are on the earth.

AP CM Chandrababu Naidu has thrown a lavish party to the family members and closed ones on Tuesday (Mar 21, 2017) celebrating his grandson Nara Devansh’s second birthday. The whole Nara family and prominent persons in Nandamuri clan were present at the do.

It was held at New York Academy’s kids’ centre in Jubilee Hills Road No. 39 which is now becoming a hotspot for all the celeb parties ranging from film stars to politicians to bureaucrats.
Apparently, Chandrababu Naidu has spent over four hours besides wife Bhuvaneswari, brother-in-law Balakrishna, son Nara Lokesh, daughter-in-law Brahmini and the whole family was in total jubilation. It’s said that it was limited party and a strict private affair confining the total guests around 100 to 200. Due to security reasons, cops have blocked the entire road during the party.

It’s learnt that Vishnu Manchu’s wife Viranica, who runs the academy, saw to it that the whole event went smoothly. The guests were said to be quite happy with the arrangements and especially the ambiance. Interestingly, specially-made brownies, cupcakes were gifted to guests and staff by Naidu & family. Naidu’s staff and gunmen were said to have quite happy with the sweet gesture from Naidu.

The highhanded behaviour of the ruling Telugu Desam Party in the state assembly seems to have gone to new heights, so much so that the ministers have been questioning the opposition MLAs for leaving the house even to attend nature’s calls.

On Tuesday, when finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu was speaking, Leader of Opposition and YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy suddenly left the House for some time. Some of his party MLAs, too, accompanied him.

When he returned after some time, Yanamala found fault with Jagan for leaving the house when the discussion was on. An irritated Jagan told him that he had to go to toilet and hence left the House for some time.

“Why? Don’t we have the right to go even to toilet? Should we show one finger and take your permission?” he asked.

Yanamala said he had no objection if Jagan showed one finger or two fingers, but should have informed the chair.

“If you are going for toilet, why should you take four or five MLAs along with you? You did the same even in Hyderabad,” he pointed out.

This is ridiculous, Mr Yanamala. Whenever the leader gets up and goes out, it is nothing but natural that some MLAs accompany him as there would be many issues which they should discuss with him. And there is no need for the MLAs to take permission every time when they go out. This is not the school, sir!

After being discussed and debated by many, the new visa regulations for United States has now fetched a reaction from union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. According to him, Indians are not impacting the employment of Americans. ‘Rather, we are creating a new jobs in US’ – says the central minister, who’s also holding Law and Justice Ministry.

To back his point that Indian companies are a big boon to US, Ravi Shankar Prasad put forward the following stats while speaking at a media programme in Mumbai– “the Indian IT companies exist in more than 200 cities across 80 countries, including the US. Alone in America, our firms paid out a massive USD 20 billion in the form of taxes last year. Also, they have provided close to 4 lakh jobs there and certainly, added more value to the foreign country.’

The recent developments in US warned of the risks around growing Donald Trump factor and the new visa-policy bill introduced in US Congress. Recently, the higher authorities of India have raised a serious concern with America about their renewed policy.

The BJP-minister also highlighted the growing opportunities in our country and how well India is being able to attract global investments. Besides emphasizing that Congress-led UPA could only manage 11,000 cr during their term, Mr. Prasad asserted that ‘India is on the edge of becoming biggest electronic hub in world and have already gained 1.27 trillion worth investments under NDA regime’. On other hand, Trump’s executive order block immigrants from six Muslim-populated countries was banned by Hawaii district judge.

The leading mobile-retailers in India have put forward a mega deal for Apple’s iPhone SE -16GB and 64GB. Apple, being one of the leading brands globally was not-so-handy due to its expensive price. But, the raising standards of people and also, the attractive offers by online and retail stores have brought the brand more nearer to everyone.

With a cashback offer of Rs 5000, the 16GB model of SE is made available at 19,999 while the 64 GB is priced at Rs 25,999. Although Apple hasn’t officially announced any deduction on prices, the retails have come up with this deal to make some good money before the end of financial year.

As per Apple India, the actual cost of 16 GB variant is at 39,000 Rs and for 64 GB, it’s 44,000 Rs but it’s sold at 24,999 and 30,999 with an additional cashback of 5,000 INR on a chosen credited cards. The slashed prices are part of ‘iPhone SE cash back offer’ and is eligible on almost all credit cards including, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, HSBC, Indusind Bank, Kotak, RBL Bank, SBI, Standard Chartered, UBI, and Yes Bank.

And a few debit cards will also qualify for the iPhone cash-back offer: particularly Axis Bank, Citibank, HDFC Bank, HSBC, ICICI Bank, Indusind Bank, Kotak, RBL Bank, Standard Chartered, and Yes Bank.

And those in the know also predict that iPhone SE could be earned at even more less prices before end of this month. So, iPhone users hurry up!

In what could be a major embarrassment to the Congress, its vice president Rahul Gandhi’s name has been proposed for the Guinness Book of World Records for losing as many as 27 elections in a row including the latest debacle in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. A student said to have approached the Guinness Book team and proposed to enlist Rahul’s name under the record of losing elections continuously.

Unfortunately, Congress has been losing in the areas where Rahul has been campaigning . The student is apparently claiming it as a record and want this to be recorded in the Guinness Book.

With this, Rahul has once again become the butt of all the jokes and he’s being trolled for the latest reports of being proposed to enlist in the Guinness Book records.

The Opposition YSR Congress party on Tuesday served notice seeking to move a Privilege Motion against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for his “derogatory” comments against the YSRC legislators.

The YSRC took strong exception to the term “Alagaa Janam” used by Naidu to attack the opposition party members during his reply to to the thanksgiving motion to Governor ESL Narasimhan’s speech in the Assembly on Monday.

The notice was served according to the Assembly rule of 168 to Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao.

They alleged that Naidu, who always preaches about maintenance of dignity and decorum of the house, himself had forgotten about it and referred to opposition MLAs as “Alagaa Janam.”

Now, the question is whether Naidu used the word deliberately or unknowingly. In the general parlance, the word means “cheap people” but etymologically, it is used to refer to “untouchable people.”

Naturally, the YSR Congress party has got a weapon saying it is a derogatory word and has hurt the sentiments of SC and ST MLAs.

Though Naidu sought to give clarification on the word, he did not get the opportunity to the ruckus created in the house over the atrocities on wome

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today said it was a “slip of tongue” when he made a remark on corruption in the Assembly yesterday. He clarified in the House today that the state was number one in “eliminating” corruption. He even challenged the opposition YSR Congress for a debate on corruption.

“I actually wanted to tell the state is top in the country in eliminating corruption and in development. But, due to a slip of tongue, I said AP ranked first in the country in corruption as well as development,” the Chief Minister said in the Assembly today.

He requested Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao to correct his statement in the House records. “I have not seen such a bankrupt party like YSR Congress in my 40-year-long political career. I am a human and I too get irritated and frustrated, and even angered, though I am controlling myself to the maximum,” he said.

“Yesterday, in one such moment, I had mistakenly made a statement on the corruption issue. I actually wanted to say we are ranked number one in eliminating corruption in the country,” Mr Chandrababu said.

Accordingly, the Speaker said he would get the record corrected.

Meanwhile, the YSRC MLAs, who surrounded the Speaker’s podium, raised slogans saying “Chandrababu is number one in corruption.”

The Chief Minister warned that their “rowdyism will not be tolerated.”

Mr Chandrababu said the government is ready for a debate on corruption. “We are ready. You please ask the opposition if it is ready for a debate,” the Chief Minister told the Speaker.

However, the YSRC legislators kept on raising slogans in the House. It later subsided after the Speaker assured them that their legislator Buggana Rajendranath Reddy would be allowed to conclude his speech on the Budget.

Amaravati: Women legislators of the ruling TDP and the lone opposition YSR Congress in Andhra Pradesh nearly came to blows in the premises of the legislative assembly here on Tuesday.

There was heavy pushing and jostling between the two groups as they tried to snatch mikes from each other.

Trouble broke out when TDP’s V. Anitha tried to stop YSR Congress member G. Eshwari, who was addressing media persons over the increasing atrocities on women in the state. There was a heated argument between the two.

Minutes later, Minister for Women Welfare P. Sujata and other TDP members reached there.

As Eshwari continued to speak and criticise the government, Sujata pulled the podium with several TV channel mikes on it towards her. YSR Congress members resisted this.

There was high tension as the two groups pushed each other and almost came to blows. The assembly security personnel intervened to control the situation.

Eashwari alleged that the ruling party was resorting to high-handedness and not allowing them to speak both in the assembly and outside.

TDP member Anitha alleged that it had become a habit for the opposition members to indulge in rude behaviour.

The women legislators of both parties had been involved in bitter spats.

There was sharp exchange of words between YSR Congress member R.K. Roja and TDP’s Sunitha during the assembly session last year. Sunitha had alleged that the actress-turned-politician abused her.

The Privileges Committee of the assembly, which probed the incident, last week recommended that Roja be suspended from House for one year.

The other day, firebrand YSR Congress party MLA from Nagari R K Roja has alleged that the ruling Telugu Desam Party leaders, particularly chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, is hell bent on ruining her political career by conspiring to get her suspended for one more year.

Roja is of the view that she has become a nightmare for the TDP leadership as she has been raising very crucial issues in the assembly cornering the Naidu government. That was why the chief minister was going all out to see that she did not enter the assembly.

She asserted that she would move to the Supreme Court again if she was suspended for one more year.

However, TDP legislator from Payakaraopet V Anitha, on whose complaint the privileges committee took the decision of suspending Roja for one more year, said neither she nor her party had anything personal against Roja.

“There is no need for the TDP to ruin Roja’s career. What she is not realising is that it was her own boss Y S Jaganmohan Reddy who was ruining her political career,” she said.

Anitha pointed out that the issue would subside if Roja tendered an apology in the House, as mentioned by her in her letter to the privileges committee.

“If she says just one sentence, here will be no action against her, However, Jagan is preventing Roja from apologising for his own prestige as he thinks he can get the political mileage if she is suspended.

He wants to cash in on the sympathy arising out of Roja’s suspension. In the process, he is sacrificing Roja’s political life by not allowing her to raise the issues of her constituency in the House,” Anitha argued.