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Hyderabad weekend guide: Visit this food festival in Secunderabad

Looking for something different to do this weekend? Hyderabad’s growing community of food lovers, eco-conscious shoppers and sustainability enthusiasts has an exciting event to explore. Plantarium’s Vegan Bazar 7 will be held…
Aamir Khan’s ‘3 Idiots’ claim on Wangchuk sparks backlash

New Delhi: Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders on Friday, July 17, questioned actor Aamir Khan’s statement that his character Phunsukh Wangdu in the film ‘3 Idiots’ was…

AIMPLB asks UP govt to halt action against Azam Khan’s varsity

New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday, July 17, asked the Uttar Pradesh government and the Rampur Development Authority (RDA) to withdraw demolition notices issued against 38…
SC extends deadline for Greater Bengaluru polls To December 31

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, July 17, extended the deadline for conducting elections to the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) until December 31, granting relief to…
Bars, clubs in Hyderabad to be open till 3 am for World Cup final

Hyderabad: It’s going to be a late one for football fans in Telangana, as the state government has allowed bars, clubs and microbreweries to remain open well past midnight on the two biggest…
Kalma homework row: Teacher booked under Juvenile Justice Act

Hyderabad: A first information report (FIR) was registered against a teacher and others of Success The School in Saidabad for allegedly assigning “Islamic religious practices” as homework to a Hindu student, police…
HC allows BRS Sabha in Saroornagar, questions 17-day police delay

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday, July 17, granted permission to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to hold its proposed Yuva Sangrama Sabha at Saroornagar Stadium on Saturday, July 18, after…

Rupee rises 14 paise to close at 96.28 against US dollar

Mumbai: The rupee rose 14 paise to settle at 96.28 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday on possible intervention from the Reserve Bank of India after four consecutive sessions of decline.…
Hyderabad: Two killed in bike accident at Kukatpally

Hyderabad: Two people were killed after the bike they were travelling on hit a median in Hyderabad’s Kukatpally on Friday, July 17. According to the police, the accident occurred at 3 am…
Telangana Food Safety Department busts adulterated ghee racket

Hyderabad: The Telangana Food Safety Department conducted a two-phase special drive on ghee across the state, carrying out an intensive operation in the Hyderabad CURE region alongside Hyderabad Police on Tuesday, July…
Telangana govt launches new health scheme for govt employees

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Friday, July 17, launched the New Employees Health Scheme (NEHS), offering cashless and transparent healthcare services to 17.88 lakh government employees, pensioners and their dependent family members.…
Diss Vande Mataram, risk jail: Bill headed to Parliament

Hyderabad: A Bill to give the national song Vande Mataram the same statutory protection as the national anthem Jana Gana Mana, making any insult or obstruction to its singing a punishable offence, has…
Telangana DCA raids fake doctor’s clinic in Khammam

Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, raided the clinic of an unqualified medical practitioner in Khammam district and seized medicines that were allegedly being stocked and sold illegally. Acting on credible…
Telangana: Bakery gutted in fire in Nizamabad, no casualties

Hyderabad: A bakery in Nizamabad’s Armoor was completely gutted in a fire accident early on Friday, July 17. Fortunately, no one was present inside at the time. “The fire occurred at around…
BRS MLC’s son tests positive for ganja in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Member of Legislative Council Venkatram Reddy’s son has tested positive for ganja consumption in Hyderabad on Thursday, July 16. The accused, identified as Bharat Raj Reddy, was…