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Books over screen time: A 7 pm siren is changing habits in Maharashtra’s Beed

Beed: Nagapur village in Parli tehsil of Beed district in Maharashtra has launched a unique initiative to inculcate the habit of study among students hooked to gadgets and television. Under the ‘Siren…
Telangana Congress govt has pushed Palamuru back into distress: KTR

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Sunday, December 28, accused the the ruling Congress of reversing the development achieved in the Palamuru district and pushing it…

ISRO plans third launch pad at Sriharikota in 4 years: Scientist

Chennai: ISRO is in the process of developing a third launch pad at the Shriharikota spaceport and is currently identifying the right vendors for it, a top scientist said. Shriharikota complex, which…
Jammu and Kashmir is best example for communal harmony: Ex CM

Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said incidents of violence against minorities are going on unabated in the country and claimed that the best…
Aviation ministry sets up 24×7 control room to assist passengers

New Delhi: To address air travellers’ grievances more promptly, the civil aviation ministry has set up the Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR) that functions round-the-clock to resolve the issues. Officials from the…
HYDRAA clears 104 truckloads of garbage from Ambar Cheruvu

Hyderabad: Amber Cheruvu, located in Kukatpally, is set to get a new lease on life as Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has started clearing out garbage from the lake. By…
Madhya Pradesh man killed in explosion while carrying detonators

Sehore: A 20-year-old rider was killed when his motorcycle exploded in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district on Sunday, police said. The deceased, identified as Sukhram Barela, was engaged in blasting work at wells…

Telangana chemical plant blast: Sigachi Industries CEO arrested

Hyderabad: The Managing Director & CEO of Sigachi Industries, Amit Raj Sinha, was arrested in connection with the explosion at its pharma plant in Sangareddy district of Telangana in June this year…
Student-led NCP sees internal rift ahead of Bangladesh polls

Dhaka: An internal rift overnight gripped the student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) over its proposed alliance with the Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of the Bangladesh election in February, with 30 of its leaders issuing…
JUP chief Humayun Kabir’s son detained for attacking policeman

Kolkata: Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) chief Humayun Kabir’s son Golam Nabi Azad was on Sunday detained for allegedly attacking a policeman posted at their residence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, an officer…
Congress representative of 140 crore Indians: Telangana CM

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday, December 28, said that the Congress is the “representative of 140 crore Indians” and “the wealth that fed the hunger of the poor.”…
Fire at plastic godown in Hyderabad, Rs 4 lakh goods gutted

Hyderabad: A fire broke out at a plastic godown in Hyderabad’s Tata Nagar area on Sunday, December 28. Goods worth Rs 4 lakh were gutted in the fire. Upon noticing smoke, police…
Response to European attack will be devastating, warns Russia

Moscow: Russia does not intend to attack anyone in Europe, but its response to any strike will be devastating, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday, noting the EU’s “war party” has…
Right-wing workers storm birthday party claiming ‘love jihad’ in Bareilly

Chaos erupted during a birthday celebration after right-wing workers gatecrashed the party and allegedly assaulted two Muslim attendants, making claims of ‘love jihad’ in Uttar Pradesh‘s Bareilly district on December 27. The…
Making sense of the Hyderabad crime data 2025

Hyderabad: The year 2025 saw a rise in digital fraud cases in Hyderabad, with several citizens losing crores of rupees to the cyber scammers operating from far-off countries, according to the Hyderabad Commissionerate’s…