- Telangana
Excise minister demands cancellation of IAS Rizvi’s VRS over allegations of misconduct
Hyderabad: The voluntary retirement of senior IAS officer Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi on Wednesday, October 22, with nearly a decade of service remaining, has sparked rumours that the action was prompted due…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police bust prostitution racket at hotel in Banjara Hills
Hyderabad: A prostitution racket was busted in Hyderabad on Thursday, October 23. Three individuals, seven customers, were arrested, and three women were rescued. Based on a tip-off, sleuths of the Commissioner’s Task…
- Hyderabad
Three childhood friends held for possessing 900 kg ganja in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad city police seized 908 kgs of ganja worth Rs 2.7 crore from three persons on Wednesday while it was being transported to Maharashtra to be handed over to a…
- Kashmir
Shortage of Kashmiri textbooks during exams draws backlash
Kashmiri language textbooks were reportedly unavailable in government schools across the Kashmir Valley up to the elementary level, even during the scheduled examinations for the subject, Kashmir News Trust reported. Rights activist…
- Technology
Meta to lay off 600 employees from its ‘bloated’ AI unit
Meta spokesperson on Wednesday, October 22, confirmed that the company will lay off 600 employees from its “bloated” AI unit, in an effort to “streamline” operations and “reduce organisational layers,” CNBC reported.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Ex TDP leader accused of molestation dies after jumping into lake; police calls ‘suicide’
In a shocking twist, former Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader, Tatik Narayana Rao, who was accused of attempting to molest a 13-year-old school girl, allegedly jumped into a lake near Tuni in…
- Telangana
Video: Telangana woman claims she was duped by fake babas
Hyderabad: Under the pretext of prosperity in business, a woman was allegedly duped of Rs 500 by a group of ‘fake’ babas in Telangana’s Jangaon district on Wednesday, October 22. The incident…
- India
Video: Man threatened for not speaking Marathi on Air India flight
As the debate over Marathi in Maharashtra rages on, a passenger travelling via Air India on Thursday, October 23 shared a video of him being threatened by a woman for not speaking…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Scamsters pose as cops, ‘digitally arrest’ septuagenarian for a month
Hyderabad: A 79-year-old retired teacher from Asifnagar was defrauded of Rs 20 lakh by cybercriminals who posed as police officers and kept her under a so-called “digital arrest” for nearly a month.…
- Hyderabad
Gau rakshak attack in Hyderabad: BJP workers, president Ramachander Rao detained
Hyderabad: Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, including state president N Ramachander Rao and Malkajgiri MP Etala Rajendar were taken into preventive custody on Thursday, October 23. The BJP workers have been…
- Hyderabad
HYDRAA confirms Musi river encroachment by builder at Manchirevula
Hyderabad: An investigation by the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has confirmed that a real estate developer encroached upon parts of the Musi river and a nearby stream at…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad surrogacy scam: ED grills Dr Namrata in hawala probe
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned doctor Namrata on Wednesday, October 22 in connection with the surrogacy scam in Hyderabad’s Srushti Fertility Center. The agency is probing alleged cash transactions linked to…
- Telangana
Telangana reports highest prevalence of impaired kidney function in country
New Delhi: A recent Indian Council for Medical Research study has flagged Telangana as the state with the highest rate of impaired kidney function in the country. The state has a prevalence…
- Hyderabad
Telangana IAS officer SAM Rizvi takes voluntary retirement
Hyderabad: Senior IAS officer Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi, on Wednesday October 22 opted for voluntary retirement from service. The IAS officer had eight years of service remaining. Though Rizvi has not disclosed…
- Hyderabad
Man sets friend on fire during drunken brawl in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A man set his friend ablaze in Hyderabad’s Balapur on Wednesday, October 22 following an argument between them. The two friends identified as Abdul and Jahangir, went to an isolated place…
