- Telangana
Sankranti rush: Telangana seeks toll free travel on Hyderabad–Vijayawada route
Hyderabad: Telangana Roads and Buildings (R&B) minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has written to Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, urging temporary toll exemption on the Hyderabad–Vijayawada National Highway to ease traffic during…
- Hyderabad
HYDRAA cracks down on Durgam Cheruvu encroachments in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has launched a major drive against illegal encroachments on Durgam Cheruvu lake in the city’s IT corridor. On Tuesday, December 30, HYDRAA…
- Middle East
Israeli soldiers assault Palestinian amputee pleading for mercy
A group of Israeli soldiers assaulted a Palestinian man with disabilities in the West Bank on Monday, December 29, in yet another incident of violence against Palestinians in the occupied territory that…
- Middle East
Israel bans Doctors Without Borders from working in Gaza
Israel on Tuesday, December 30, said it has suspended Doctors Without Borders, one of the biggest and best-known groups in Gaza, and over two dozen humanitarian organisations from operating in the Strip…
- Telangana
Nirmal mandal surveyor in Telangana ACB’s net over Rs 15K bribe
Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday, December 30, arrested a Mandal Surveyor from Nirmal district for allegedly demanding a Rs 15,000 bribe. According to the ACB officials, the accused officer,…
- Hyderabad
New Year’s Eve: Free rides for drunk people in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU), in collaboration with scooter rental service Bijliride, has announced free rides on New Year’s Eve for people who are too intoxicated to drive…
- Hyderabad
GHMC approves draft budget of Rs 11,460 Cr for FY 2026-27
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Monday, December 29, approved a draft budget of Rs 11,460 crore for the financial year 2026-2027 in the 10th general meeting of the Standing…
- Hyderabad
Know all the traffic diversions in place for New Year’s Eve in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police issued traffic restrictions on December 31 in view of New Year’s Eve celebrations across the city. The restrictions will also be enforced on a need basis from 11…
- Hyderabad
229 illegal liquor bottles seized at Pahadishareef
Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise Department officials on Monday, December 29, seized 229 bottles of illegal liquor during vehicle checks at Pahadishareef in Hyderabad. According to officials, the checks were conducted on…
- Hyderabad
HYDRAA violations in Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake restoration: Activist
Hyderabad: Ahead of the historical Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake’s inauguration in Hyderabad in January, local activist Lubna Sarwat has once again raised concern over the Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency’s (HYDRAA) involvement…
- Telangana
Hostel warden assaults girl student in Telangana, suspended
Hyderabad: A warden working at the SC College Girls Hostel in Telangana‘s Bhupalpally was suspended after she allegedly thrashed a third-year degree student who entered the hostel later than the deadline. District…
- Hyderabad
Deer meat racket busted in Hyderabad, one held
Hyderabad: The police on Tuesday, December 30, arrested a man for allegedly selling deer meat after they raided a chicken shop in in Suleman Nagar in Hyderabad’s Attapur. The Rajendranagar Special Operations…
- Hate Crime
Hindutva group threatens minorities, distributes swords in UP
Ghaziabad: An organisation named Hindu Raksha Dal (HRD) in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, distributed swords and other sharp weapons to Hindus in the city for “protection from targeted violent acts by Muslims” on…
- India
Sunny Leone’s New Year event cancelled in Mathura after protest
A New Year’s event featuring actor Sunny Leone in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura was cancelled after some priests raised serious objections to it, calling the event “inappropriate” in a religious city. The Bollywood…
- India
President returns Tamil Nadu University Amendment Bill without assent
Chennai: President Droupadi Murmu has returned the Tamil Nadu University of Madras Amendment Bill, seeking to empower the state government to appoint its vice chancellor, an official source said on Tuesday. The…
