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Telangana: Pilot Rohit Reddy granted bail farmhouse drug case

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday, April 28, granted conditional bail to former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy in connection with the Moinabad farmhouse drug seizure case. The…
Telangana seeks GI tag for ‘Sajjapur Chamagadda’ grown in Sangareddy

Hyderabad: The application for Geographical Registration (GI) of the renowned Sajjapur colacasi, known as Sajjapur Chamagadda (chamadumpa in Andhra Pradesh), was successfully accepted by the GI Registry in Chennai on Tuesday, April…

University of Hyderabad ranks among Times Higher Education’s top 300 in Asia

Hyderabad: University of Hyderabad secured a rank among the 251-300 tier universities in Times Higher Education’s Asia University Rankings for 2026, reaffirming its status as a premier global centre for learning and…
Bail to accused Sonam Raghuvanshi leaves victim’s family shocked

Indore: The family of slain Indore resident Raja Raghuvanshi on Tuesday sought to know how his wife Sonam was granted bail by a court in Meghalaya despite she being the “mastermind” of…
Romania: Socialists, hard right party come together to topple centrist PM

Romania’s leftist Social Democratic Party and the hard-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians jointly submitted a no-confidence motion on Tuesday as the two political parties seek to topple liberal Prime Minister…
Passenger held with ganja worth Rs 2.15 crore at Hyderabad airport

Hyderabad: A total of 6.15 kg hydroponic weed worth Rs 2.15 crore in the illicit market has been seized at the airport here, and a passenger was arrested in this connection, Customs…
Hyderabad passport offices to issue 4k appointments on May 9

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Regional Passport Office (RPO) will be holding a ‘Passport mela’ on May 9 during which 4,000 normal appointments will be released across all five Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs). Applicants…

DRI seizes 11.4 kg crystal meth worth over Rs 11 cr at Secunderabad station, two held

Hyderabad: The DRI on Tuesday said it has seized 11.4 kg of crystal meth worth Rs 11.4 crore at Secunderabad railway station here and arrested two women passengers. In a major crackdown…
Jamia students’ protest over RSS-linked event turns violent, SFI claims many injured

New Delhi: A protest against an RSS-linked event in the Jamia Millia Islamia turned violent on Tuesday, as a scuffle broke out between the SFI-affiliated students and the varsity’s security guards. Students…
Telangana increases petrol supply by 126 pc amid fuel crisis

Hyderabad: The Civil Supplies Department on Tuesday, April 28, said that since Sunday, it has aggressively increased statewide petroleum supplies by 126 per cent to stabilise local fuel stations that are currently…
Driver arrested for using fake number plate in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A 41-year-old man was arrested for allegedly using a fake number plate on his two-wheeler to evade challans. D Robert Samuel is a driver and resident of Anand Nagar Colony in…
UAE says it will leave OPEC effective May 1

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it will leave the oil cartel OPEC and its wider OPEC+ group effective May 1, a move rumoured for some time as the Emirates…
20 surrendered Maoists appinted as ‘Giri Darshaks’ to guide tourists

Hyderabad: Twenty former Maoists from Bhadradri Kothagudem and Mulugu districts were given appointment letters to work as ‘Giri Darshaks’ (tourist guides) at various tourism hotspots, which were formerly Maoist hotbeds. The twenty…
Andhra Jyothi journalist hacked to death while on morning walk

Hyderabad: A journalist working with Telugu with Andhra Jyothi News (ABN) in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh was hacked to death by two people on Tuesday morning, April 28. Jaganmohan Reddy was…
Hyderabad: Dry grass kept for Bakrid catches fire in Shaheen Nagar

Hyderabad: A heap of dry grass kept in preparation for Bakr Eid caught fire near Qureshi’s Medlife Maternity and General Hospital in Shaheen Nagar on Tuesday, April 28. No casualties or injuries…