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Protest at L&T Hyderabad office over chairman’s 90-hour workweek remark

Hyderabad: The Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) held a protest at Larsen and Toubro’s (L&T) main office in Basheerbagh on Friday, January 17 demanding…
In touch with Washington: MEA on latest US sanctions on Russian oil industry

New Delhi: India on Friday said it is in touch with Washington to clarify issues pertaining to the possible impact that the latest US sanctions on Russia’s energy sector could have on…

2 Rajasthan natives held in Hyderabad with heroin

Hyderabad: Two Rajasthan natives were held by the Neredmet police for involving the illegal peddling of drugs in Hyderabad, and seized heroin and other incriminating materials from their possession on Thursday, January…
Watch: Banana for Rs 100, tourist calls out Hyderabad’s ‘Gora Service Tax’

Hyderabad: Foreigners have to look out for several things while visiting India, from confusing bathrooms to risky food, but most of all scamming vendors. One such amusing incident was shared by a…
Parliament’s budget session likely to begin on Jan 31: Report

New Delhi: The first part of Parliament’s budget session is likely to be held between January 31 and February 13, with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to table her eighth straight budget…
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…