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Stalin urges PM Modi to expedite rail projects in Tamil Nadu

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday, February 8, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his urgent intervention to direct the Ministry of Railways to expedite sanctioned projects…
Hyderabad records lowest progress in SIR family mapping

Hyderabad: Hyderabad has recorded the lowest progress in ongoing family mapping, which is officially known as progeny mapping, ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana. According to…
Karnataka’s Basavakalyan Empire is a gift for Hyderabad’s meat lovers

In recent years, the Mumbai highway (NH65) witnessed a curious phenomenon- a steady stream of Hyderabadis willing to drive upto 200 kms just for their love for good food. It could be…

Hyderabad’s Devnar sets record with 132 blind students taking Inter exams

Hyderabad: As many as 132 students with visual disabilities from Hyderabad’s Devnar Foundation for the Blind will appear for the Intermediate examinations this year, an achievement the institution says is a world record…
Rajiv Swagruha plot auction in Hyderabad fetches Rs 56 cr

Hyderabad: The Rajiv Swagruha Corporation auctioned 70 plots at Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road on Saturday, February 7, earning Rs 56 crore. The highest bid stood at Rs 45,000 per square yard, and…
Talaq without reconciliation invalid, court refuses to dissolve marriage

A family court has refused to dissolve the marriage of a couple, citing that talaq notices were issued without a reconciliation attempt. Dismissing the husband’s suit seeking divorce through Talaq-e-Hasan, the court…
Mohammed Siraj’s dream T20 World Cup return after surprise call up

Mumbai: Mohammed Siraj was all set to fly halfway across the globe to watch his favourite football team, Real Madrid, play against Real Sociedad when skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s number beeped on his…

‘Aadhaar Card vs Green Card’ India-US T20 World Cup match sparks memes

India’s opening match against the United States of America at the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 on Saturday, February 7, sparked a meme fest on social media as netizens drew similarities between…
Hyderabad doctor duped of Rs 36 lakh in loan app fraud

Hyderabad: A 46-year-old ayurvedic doctor from Hyderabad’s Sanathnagar was recently duped of Rs 36.16 lakh in an illegal loan app fraud as the fraudsters threatened to circulate morphed pictures of him. The…
Hyderabad: CCMB study reveals how sugar metabolism makes fungi dangerous

Hyderabad: Scientists at the CSIR–Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad have uncovered how fungi turn harmful inside the human body, highlighting a growing but often underestimated global health threat.…
US lawmaker’s ‘feels like Pakistan’ remark on Dallas triggers row

New York: An American lawmaker has voiced concern over the “Islamisation” of areas in certain constituencies in the US state of Texas, saying visiting local malls there “feels like you’re in Pakistan,…
Over 98 pc MPs, MLAs in Telangana register as ex-officio members in ULBs

Hyderabad: More than 98 per cent of Members of Parliament and Members of the State Legislature in Telangana have registered their names as ex officio members in municipal corporations and municipalities, district…
Building collapse in Kota leaves 2 dead, many feared trapped

Jaipur: At least two people were killed, and several others feared trapped when a three-storey building collapsed in Rajasthan’s Kota on Saturday night, February 7, officials said. The incident occurred in the…
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis steps down after mass layoffs

Washington: Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said Saturday that he’s stepping down, three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff. Lewis sent an email…
Gaza’s Rafah Crossing reopens, but movement remains minimal

Khan Younis: When the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt finally reopened this week, Palestinian officials heralded it as a “window of hope” after two years of war as a fragile…