- India
Centre to spend Rs 1.6 crore on 3D PM selfie booths: RTI
On August 14, a life-size cutout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was erected at the Secunderabad Railway station. Its sole purpose was for passengers to take selfies with the PM’s poster, labelled as ‘3D PM…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police arrest 2 with Karnataka-bound 80 kg ganja
Hyderabad: Two people were arrested for transporting 80 kg of ganja at Service Road Dargah Khalij Khan in Rajendranagar here on Wednesday. The arrest took place during a vehicle check conducted by…
- India
TN: 60 Dalits walk on street wearing chappals after decades of oppression
As many as 60 Dalits from Madathukulam taluk, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, entered a street with chappals for the first time, thus breaking the age-old oppressive caste system and challenging social discrimination.…
- India
Assam CM Hemant Biswa draws ire for praising caste system
The Communist Party of India (M) voiced strong criticism over the recent comments by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa in a social media post, praising the ‘regressive Varna’ (caste) system. Denouncing Biswa’s…
- Hyderabad
Report cybercrimes with losses below Rs 50K at local stations: Hyderabad police
Hyderabad: Given the escalating difficulties faced by locals in lodging FIRs related to cybercrime, Cyberabad Police commissioner Avinash Mohanty said citizens can file a police complaint if they lose an amount below…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: IPS officer arrested for forging papers to usurp house
Hyderabad: A 2008-batch IPS officer, Naveen Kumar, was arrested by economic offence wing (EOW) of Hyderabad police on Wednesday, December 27, for his alleged involvement in forging documents to usurp a house…
- Telangana
Income certificate not needed to get ration card: Telangana official
Hyderabad: Amidst the buzz around the issuance of new ration cards in Telangana from December 28, a state government official clarified that income certificate is not necessary to get a ration card.…
- India
‘Permanent Husbands’ remark: FIR lodged against RSS Karnataka leader
Following his statement on Muslim women, a case has been filed against RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat at the Srirangapatna police station. Bhat, in his speech at a ‘Sankeerthana Yatra’ held in…
- Telangana
Rachakonda police sees 7% rise in crime rate in 2023: Annual report
Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Commissionerate has witnessed a seven percent increase in the number of crimes registered within its jurisdiction in 2023 as compared to the previous year. The police registered as many…
- Hyderabad
Will TSPSC Group 2 exam be deferred again? CM Revanth addresses concerns
Hyderabad: Amid speculations over another deferment in holding the TSPSC Group 2 exam, Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy stated that for the government to carry out the due process, the Governor will…
- News
26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s son to run in Pakistan polls
In Pakistan’s next general elections, scheduled on February 8, 2024, the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), a party backed by terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, has revealed its slate of candidates…
- India
Noted fiction writer Mohammad Ashraf receives Ghalib Award
Aligarh: Syed Mohammad Ashraf, a noted fiction writer and a distinguished alumnus of the Aligarh Muslim University, has received the prestigious “Ghalib Award” by Aiwan-e-Ghalib, New Delhi. The award has been given…
- Telangana
Ex-BRS MLA, collector booked for harassing Ibrahimpatnam municipal chairperson
Hyderabad: Former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA from Ibrahimpatnam Manchireddy Kishan Reddy and former Ranga Reddy district collector Amoy Kumar have been booked by the Telangana police under the SC/ST act for…
- Hyderabad
Yellow alert issued for Hyderabad as temperature dips further
Hyderabad: As temperatures dip further, the Telangana State Planning and Development Society has issued a yellow alert for areas of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for December 28. Minimum temperatures in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Swayed by ex-MLA’s son, Punjagutta SHO suspended letting accused flee
Hyderabad: The commissioner of police, Kothakota Sreenivasa Reddy, has suspended Punjagutta SHO, B. Durga Rao, for allegedly changing name of the accused in FIR following a controversial mishap involving son of BRS…
