Tensions rose in Kadapa after TDP cadres dumped garbage bags in front of YSRCP Mayor Suresh Babu’s residence, protesting delays in garbage collection. This followed a heated exchange between TDP MLA Madhavi Reddy and the mayor over the issue. YSRCP responded by staging protests demanding the arrest of TDP members involved in the incident.

District Jail Superintendent B T Oblesappa was worried about teaching inmates to plant and grow saplings with a non-farming background.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and shared insights from his recent visit to Ukraine. He also reiterated India’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine war.