- Hyderabad
Interview: Mamata should be Congress president, says ex-Manmohan advisor Sanjaya Baru
Hyderabad: As the media advisor to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Sanjaya Baru has been critical about the centralisation of power in the Congress, especially as the party is up against the relentless…
- Featured News
India tracks exits, not returns amid brain drain: Sanjaya Baru at History Lit Fest
Hyderabad: India has no credible data on how many of its nationals are actually returning to the country to serve it, even as there is data on how many have left, former…
- India
New UGC regulations explained: Why some students cry ‘reverse discrimination’
On January 13, the Union government notified new University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations mandating all higher education institutions to form equity committees, centres and squads to look into discrimination complaints and promote…
- India
Uttarakhand’s 100-year-old shrine vandalised by right-wing mob
Dehradun: The over 100-year-old Syed Baba Bulleshah’s shrine (mazar) was allegedly vandalised by a Hindutva mob having links with the Hindu Raksha Dal in Uttarakhand’s Mussoorie on Saturday night, January 24. At…
- India
Nitin Nabin: From BJP party worker to national president
New Delhi: With Nitin Nabin taking the office of the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, January 20, many have been left to wonder about his journey from…
- Hyderabad
Prajavani complaints must be resolved quickly: GHMC Commissioner
Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner RV Karnan, on Monday, January 19, directed officials to swiftly resolve complaints and requests submitted during the public hearing programme Prajavani. Addressing a public meeting,…
- Hyderabad
CNG crisis hits Hyderabad, affects auto, cab driver operations
Hyderabad: Long queues of cars and autorickshaws began lining up in Hyderabad on Monday, January 19, with compressed natural gas (CNG) being in short supply in the city, severely affecting auto and…
- World
Epstein played key role in UAE, Israel becoming close: Report
Israel and the United Arab Emirates were reportedly in cahoots since the early 2000s to build commercial ties, long before the Abraham Accords were signed between the two nations in 2020 that…
- Telangana
Telangana records spike in cybercrime, drunk driving prisoners in 2025
Hyderabad: The Telangana Prisons Department witnessed a total of 42,566 admissions, both male and female, in 2025, reflecting an 11.8 per cent increase compared to 38,079 in 2024, according to the department’s…
- Offbeat
Modi, Netanyahu, Kashmir Files: Grok’s ‘remove’ trend turns into meme fest
The often undiplomatic Grok, the AI assistant developed by Elon Musk’s X, appears to have a mind of its own, with certain prompts leading it to take quite a few controversial stands.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police seize over 6,000 kg drugs in 2025: Annual Report
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Police seized over 6,000 kg of drugs in 2025, according to data released by Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar on Saturday, December 27, with the city seeing an increase in…
- Crime
Cybercrime cases decrease in Hyderabad in 2025
Hyderabad: Cybercrimes in Hyderabad have decreased by 8 per cent this year, with fewer cases registered than in 2024, according to the Hyderabad Commissionerate’s annual crime report released by Police Commissioner VC…
- Hyderabad
Cyberabad records a 36 pc increase in drugs cases in 2025
Hyderabad: Under the Cyberabad commissionerate, the number of cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) saw a notable rise of 36.6 percent in 2025, over the previous year,…
- Hyderabad
1 in 5 crimes in Cyberabad is now a cybercrime: 2025 crime report
Hyderabad: Cybercrime cases dropped sharply in 2025, with 7,636 cases registered under the Cyberabad jurisdiction, nearly four times fewer than in 2024, marking a significant decline, according to the official crime report…
- Hyderabad
Rachakonda records a marginal decline in traffic violations in 2025
Hyderabad: A total of 3,488 cases were recorded in the Rachakonda commissionerate this year, signifying only a slight dip in cases from last year, with 3,207 cases recorded in 2024, according to the…
