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Government hospital worker held over Rs 20,000 bribe in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A senior assistant at the government ENT Hospital in Koti, Hyderabad was apprehended by Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 20,000 and accepting Rs 3,000 (with Rs…
Hyderabad’s ORR-Kondapur flyover likely to be ready by April

Hyderabad: The 1.2 km long, bidirectional six-lane flyover from the Outer Ring Road (ORR) to Hyderabad’s Kondapur is likely to be completed by April this year. Once functional, the flyover will reduce the traffic congestion at the…

12 Indians in Russian Army killed amid war, MEA urges repatriation

New Delhi: Russia has communicated to India that 16 Indians, who were serving in the Russian military, are missing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. The MEA said 12…
Saudi Arabia reduces activist Salma Al-Shehab’s sentence

In a significant turn of events, a Saudi Arabian court has reduced the sentence of women’s rights activist and academic Salma Al-Shehab from 27 to four years, with an additional four years…
KTR slams Revanth over unfulfilled promises to farmers at Chevella Maha Dharna

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samiti working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) attacked the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government on Friday, January 17, raising various farmer issues including unfulfilled promises of loan waivers. Speaking at…
ED attaches Rs 3.44 cr properties in Andhra Pradesh’s GATES fund diversion case

Hyderabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Visakhapatnam has provisionally attached 13 immovable properties worth Rs 3.44 crore (approximately) Thursday under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in…
AP: Balakrishna fans booked for beheading goat for success of film

Hyderabad: People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India in Andhra Pradesh (AP), on Friday, January 17 filed a complaint against a group of people for brutally beheading a goat in Tirupati.…

Kalyani Biryani: Meet Hyderabadi biryani’s underrated cousin

It is a common misconception that Hyderabadi dum biryani is the only biryani that defines the city’s culinary identity. The fact is that Hyderabad’s long role as a melting pot of cultures…
Telangana revenue official held for accepting Rs 5000 bribe

Hyderabad: An additional revenue inspector (ARI) at the Dindi Tahasildar’s office in Gundlapally mandal of Nalgonda district was allegedly caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe. The accused…
BJP SC Morcha leader accuses UP police officials of assault, 4 suspended

Four police personnel have been suspended following allegations of assaulting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Scheduled Caste Morcha leader Manoj Pasi at Jhunsi police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. Pasi who is the…
Hyderabad police launch manhunt for robbers after Afzalgunj firing

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police conducted vehicle checking and searches at lodges in Hyderabad and Secunderabad to apprehend the two criminals who fired at the manager of a travel agency at Afzalgunj when…
Renew trade licenses by January 31: GHMC

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has rolled out a cess for the Telangana Green Fund requiring traders in Hyderabad who seek to obtain a new license or renew an old…
Cricketer Rinku Singh reportedly gets engaged, who is the girl?

Mumbai: Indian cricketer Rinku Singh is engaged to Priya Saroj, a Member of Parliament from the Samajwadi Party. The engagement was reportedly a private event, and fans are now eagerly waiting for…
Manu, Gukesh among 4 to receive Khel Ratna from President Murmu

New Delhi: Double Olympic-medallist shooter Manu Bhaker and teenage chess world champion D Gukesh received a euphoric round of applause as they walked up to receive the prestigious major Dhyan Chand Khel…
Israel PM Netanyahu chairs cabinet meet to approve Gaza hostage deal

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently chairing the political-security cabinet discussion that began in Jerusalem Friday afternoon, hours after his office confirmed that a deal has been reached to release…