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Public questions minister over remark on giving money to officials

Hassan: A comment by Minister K.M. Shivalinge Gowda during a Praja Seva programme at Sakleshpur sparked a confrontation with a member of the audience after the latter questioned the need for citizens…
HC directs UP Police to ensure safety of same-sex live-in couple

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to ensure the protection of an inter-faith same-sex couple in a live-in relationship, saying the lack of marital recognition does not…
In Hyderabad, TGSRTC buses are strained and women pay the price

Hyderabad: A group of college students had been waiting an hour-and-a-half at the Nampally stop for the bus number 49 to show up. While they waited, they said, drunk boys sometimes come around…

Heavy monsoon rains ahead in Hyderabad, IMD issues 7-day alert

Hyderabad: Heavy monsoon rains are expected in Hyderabad over the next seven days as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in view of the forecast. The weather department has…
Iran says UNGA participation is its ‘legal right’

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that participation in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York is Iran’s “legal right.” “Being present in New…
UGC Rollback Mahapanchayat in Delhi postponed after govt talks

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) Rollback Savarna Mahapanchayat scheduled to be held at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Sunday, September 20, was postponed after Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh…
Rana Daggubati launches Hyderabad’s first LEGO store

Hyderabad: The City of Pearls has added another exciting destination to its growing list of attractions. Actor Rana Daggubati inaugurated Hyderabad’s first LEGO Certified Store on Saturday, September 19, drawing a large…

Hyderabad schools to get 13-day holidays for Dasara vacation 2026

Hyderabad: Schools in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana will get 13-day holidays for Dasara vacation in 2026, according to the academic calendar issued by the School Education Department. The Dasara vacation…
Telangana forms new policy anticipating 65 LMT paddy in Kharif

Hyderabad: Gearing up for the Kharif season 2026-2027, the Telangana Civil Supplies Department has activated state-wide paddy procurement protocols, anticipating arrivals of 65 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), officials said on Saturday, September…
Israel president pardons soldier who killed wounded Palestinian

Jerusalem: Israel’s president Saturday, September 19, pardoned the combat medic who shot dead at close range a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank a…
Mumbai: 8-yr-old, woman die of electrocution near Ganesh pandal

Mumbai: An eight-year-old girl and a woman were killed, while four others were injured after suffering electric shocks at a temporary drinking water stall near a Ganesh pandal in Mumbai’s Lalbaug area…
Iran repression leaves ‘no room to breathe’, says Nobel laureate

Tehran: Iranians are suffering as economic misery and internal repression leave “no room for people to breathe” after 1½ years of wars, Iran’s most prominent human rights activist has told The Associated…
Danam Nagender backtracks, moves SC over his disqualification

Hyderabad: After publicly stating that he is ready to face by-elections, former Khairtabad MLA Danam Nagender has reportedly moved the Supreme Court challenging the Telangana High Court’s order on his disqualification. According…
Three-year-old boy killed in road accident in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: In an accident in Hyderabad, a three-year-old boy lost his life after a speeding vehicle allegedly hit him. After the incident that took place at I.S. Sadan X Road, the vehicle…
Video: Transformer bursts into flames after rain in Rajendranagar

Hyderabad: A transformer near Rambagh Grounds in Rajendranagar burst into flames on Saturday, September 19, due to an electrical short circuit caused by the rain, fire officials said. The incident occurred at…