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HC quashes DGFT circular in relief to Adani Gangavaram port

Hyderabad: Adani Gangavaram Port Limited (AGPL) has secured relief from the High Court, which set aside a 2018 circular issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) restricting benefits under the…
Bengal SIR hearings end; 4.98 lakh more voters identified for deletion

Kolkata: The hearing phase on claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal concluded on Saturday evening, with 4.98 lakh additional names identified as eligible for deletion from the…
Health insurance denial: Telangana consumer panel orders Rs 2.26 L payout

Hyderabad: The Telangana Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ruled that if an insurance policy is issued to a senior citizen without conducting medical tests, the insurer must bear the associated risk and…

Hyderabad: Surprise checks at rowdy sheeters’ houses in Charminar zone

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police carried out surprise inspections at the residences of rowdy sheeters in the Charminar zone as part of efforts to maintain law and order and curb anti-social activities. 300 police…
Bangladesh’s new cabinet to take oath on Feb 17

Dhaka: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin will administer the oath of office to the new cabinet of BNP chairman Tarique Rahman on February 17 at the National Parliament complex’s South Plaza, a deviation…
Hyderabad’s Numaish to end today: Here’s your last day guide

A tradition that is as big as the Numaish is the rumour of its extension. Every year, as the All India Industrial Exhibition nears its end, visitors hope and speculate about an…
South Africa edge closer to Super 8 with 7-wicket win over New Zealand

Ahmedabad: South Africa rode on skipper Aiden Markram and Marco Jansen’s batting and bowling exploits to beat New Zealand by seven wickets and all but qualify for the Super 8 stage of…

Union Cabinet clears Rs 3,175 crore plan to widen NH-167 in Telangana

Hyderabad: The Union Cabinet has approved the widening of National Highway 167 from Gudebellur to Mahabubnagar to a 4-lane standard at an estimated cost of Rs 3,175.08 crore, a release from the…
AIMIM celebrates 68th Darussalam Day in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Celebrations began in Hyderabad’s Darussalam as Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) observes its foundation day on Saturday, February 14. The “Darussalaam Day” is generally observed on March 2; however, it was…
Centre allows ACB to prosecute IAS officer Arvind Kumar in Formula E case

Hyderabad: The central government has reportedly granted sanction to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to prosecute IAS officer Arvind Kumar in connection with the Formula E case. Telangana Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao…
BJP’s youth wing vandalises Bangladeshi-themed food stall at Pune college

Pune: Members of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) youth wing on February 10 reportedly vandalised a Bangladeshi-themed food stall, setting it on fire at a private university in Maharashtra’s Pune district. The incident…
CMC to take up road widening in Hitech City to reduce traffic woes

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner, G Srijana, on Saturday, February 14, inspected the road widening works taken up on a one-kilometre-long stretch in Hitech City with the aim of tackling traffic…
London’s West End lights up for Ramzan 2026 as mayor calls for unity

London: London’s West End is lit up with decorations to celebrate the month of Ramzan 1447 AH–2026, a holy month for Muslims, for the fourth consecutive year. On Friday, February 13, Mayor…
Telangana municipal polls: Single-digit margins seal fate of 89 candidates

Hyderabad: The recently concluded Telangana municipal polls saw high-stakes battle between the ruling Congress and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), with the former securing a dominant victory with 1,537 seats (51.3 per…
BRS, BJP, Congress expose each other’s ‘affairs’ on Valentines Day

Hyderabad: Love is in the air, and Telangana’s political parties are not missing out on their chance. While the rest of the world is expressing their feelings through flowers and scented envelopes,…