Andhra Pradesh
State in southern India
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Andhra Pradesh is a state on the east coast of southern India. It is the seventh-largest state and the tenth-most populous in the country. Telugu, one of India's classical languages, is the primary official language and the most widely spoken language in state and as well as in South India. Amaravati is the state capital, while the largest city is Visakhapatnam. The state shares borders with Odisha to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the north, Karnataka to the southwest, Tamil Nadu to the south, Telangana to northwest and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second-longest coastline in India at about 974 km (605 mi).
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Cyclone Fengal: Coastal areas witness changes in weather with high tides, rain in Tamil NaduThe weather department has issued warnings for North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and the adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts.DNA - Published | |
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'No state has been denied anything': Nirmala Sitharaman defends Budget 2024 amid criticismFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the centre had been required by law to support Andhra Pradesh after its bifurcation in 2014.DNA - Published | 'Colombian drug lord': Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu compares Jagan Mohan Reddy to Pablo EscobarIn the assembly, Naidu released a white paper in which he asserted that Andhra Pradesh had turned into the "Ganja capital" during Reddy's tenure.DNA - Published |
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