- World
Malaysia’s top court strikes out a dozen Islamic laws; conservatives aghast
Malaysia’s top court on Friday, February 9, declared over a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the state of Kelantan as unconstitutional, in a landmark case, Reuters reported. The decision by the nine-member…
- India
‘Institution of marriage must be preserved’: SC rejects unmarried woman’s plea for surrogacy
India cannot go on the lines of western countries where children being born outside of marriage is not uncommon, the Supreme Court said on Monday, February 5, while hearing the petition of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Truck runs over 9-yr-old boy in Alwal; CCTV captures accident
Hyderabad: A 9-year-old boy lost his life in a freak accident in Alwal after a truck ran him over on Thursday, February 8. According to the media report, the boy and his…
- Andhra Pradesh
Telangana: Man, wife, son killed in road accident in Mancherial
A tragic road accident in Bellampally town of Mancherial district claimed the lives of three family members, leaving the community reeling from shock. The victims, identified as Kota Tirupati (40), Tirumala (35),…
- Telangana
Telangana govt implements 33% horizontal quota for women in jobs
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Thursday, February 8, issued an order to implement a 33% horizontal reservation for women in direct recruitment to various posts. This applies to all categories where men…
- Telangana
Telangana: BRS’ Mahender Reddy, Sunitha meet Revanth, likely to join Congress
Hyderabad: Former minister and senior Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Patnam Mahender Reddy and Vikarabad Zilla Parishad chairperson Sunitha Mahender Reddy (also, wife of the former minister) met Telangana chief minister and…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Six bikers perform risky stunts on roads, held
Hyderabad: The city police arrested six people on Thursday, February 8, for allegedly performing dangerous stunts on two-wheelers on a highway near T-Hub in Rai Durg. Two bikes have also been seized.…
- India
Clashes break out after Haldwani madrassa demolition; admin orders shoot-at-sight
Violent clashes broke out between police and local residents in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Thursday, February 8, after the municipal authorities demolished a madrassa, calling it an encroachment on government land. According to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad-Vijaywada highway witnesses 6% rise in daily traffic
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad-Vijaywada highway witnessed a significant rise in average daily traffic during the third quarter of the financial year 2023-2024, according to a report released by GMR Power and Urban Infrastructure…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: KTR’s close aide Baba Fasiuddin joins Congress
Hyderabad: In a jolt for BRS, former deputy mayor of GHMC and the party’s sitting corporator of Borabanda, Baba Fasiuddin, joined the Congress on Thursday, February 8. He joined the party in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Fire station set up at Bazaar Guard, MLA felicitates staff
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services established a fire station at the Bazaar Guard area of the city. AIMIM Nampally MLA, Majid Hussain, who visited the fire station and…
- News
Madhapur police arrest 2 drug peddlers; ganja, MDMA seized
Hyderabad: Madhapur police, along with the Madhapur special operations team, apprehended two people on Wednesday, February 7, who were allegedly dealing narcotics near Kondapur. The police also recovered MDMA, ganja, a four-wheeler,…
- Telangana
Telangana: Mahalakshmi scheme incomplete without Rs 2500 to women, says Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Reacting to the inaugural address by Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on the first day of the Budget Session of Telangana on Thursday, 8 February, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Harish Rao alleged…
- Telangana
Telangana: Nirmal woman hacked to death by boyfriend
Nirmal: A 20-year-old woman was hacked to death allegedly by her boyfriend on the Khanapur Shivajinagar main road of Nirmal district on Thursday, 8 February, afternoon. A 20-year-old woman was hacked to…
- Hyderabad
Deputy CM Bhatti to present Telangana Budget on Feb 10
Hyderabad: The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting of the Telangana Assembly that took place on Thursday, February 8, concluded that the state budget would be presented by deputy chief minister and finance…
