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The ancient site where Hinayana Buddhism once flourished... the sleepy Chandavaram village in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh... is famous for its magnificent Buddhist stupa... and continues to be a major attraction for research scholars who explore the historic site on the banks of the Gundlakamma river...The stupa is the biggest in Andhra Pradesh rivalling the one at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh in its grandeur... The artefacts at the historic structure... includes various Buddhist relics which have weathered many a storm. Mahayana Buddhism also thrived at Chandavaram later.It has preserved for posterity the magnificent stupa, 120 ft in circumference and...

With the nation already dealing with a strong double mutant variant of the Covid-19 virus, reports now suggest that the southern states of the country could have been affected by a more lethal variant of the virus named N440K. Also known as AP variant referring to the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh where it was first detected, the strain is said to be at least 15 times more virulent than the previous strains. It has a shorter incubation period and the virus is said to spread much more rapidly within the human body. It is also said that a short...

You’ve probably seen this viral video circulating on Twitter. The camera pans up through a hole in the ceiling to reveal ... creatures of some kind. Are they aliens? Ghosts? No. They're owls. Really, really creepy owls. If you’re not entirely convinced that the hissing trio are indeed birds, you’re not alone. (I showed the video to one friend, who replied: “That cannot possibly be real.” Others have displayed similar skepticism online.) When the video first hit the internet in 2017, multiple sources reported that construction workers stumbled across the scraggly birds, known as eastern barn owls, at a site...

An Indian politician has dressed as Adolf Hitler in a bizarre protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Appearing outside the country's parliament, Naramalli Sivaprasad wore a khaki jacket with swastikas on the pocket and arm, and a moustache similar to that of the genocidal dictator. He claimed Mr Modi has gone back on a promise to provide more funds for his state, Andhra Pradesh, something Mr Modi's government has denied. Mr Sivaprasad alleged the PM "does not get the pulse of what people want and I want to urge him to not be like him (Hitler)".

Prominent Indian Christian Politician Dies in Chopper Crash Thu, Sep. 03, 2009 Posted: 11:20 AM EDT Dr. Y.S Rajashekhara Reddy, Chief Minister of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh died in a helicopter crash along with four others on Wednesday while traveling from the state capital Hyderabad to Chittoor district. Under his leadership, the state had appealed to the federal government to amend the Indian Constitution to provide for granting the Scheduled Caste status to millions of Untouchable ‘Dalit’ Christians that will give them many benefits. The 60-year-old chief minister, popularly known as YSR, was going to Chittor for a mass...

JALPAIGURI (Indo-Nepal-Bhutan-Bangladesh Border), July 24: Over 165 Maoist cadres are being trained in Bhutan at present, as Bhutan has been included in the future Maoist country, ‘Dandkaranya Desam’. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO) are imparting the training. A senior leader of the Standing Committee of a Maoist outfit confirmed this to the South Asia Tribune.