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Muralitharan is the best; has taken 800 wickets in Test cricket

Sri Lankan spin wizard, Muttiah Muralitharan, the only bowler in cricket history to take 800 Test wickets, completed half a century in his life on April 17th. With an average of just…
AP: 2 men arrested for stealing documents from Nellore court

Hyderabad: Two men were arrested for allegedly stealing documents and electronic items from Nellore Court on Sunday. The arrested persons were identified as Sayed Hayath (40), a resident of Khudus Nagar, and…

Road accident triggers communal violence in Gujarat’s Vadodara; 22 held

Vadodara: A minor road accident led to a communal clash in Gujarat’s Vadodara city, with rioters throwing stones, vandalising a shrine, and damaging some vehicles, police said on Monday adding that three…
Peace prevails in Hubbali, 89 arrested in connection with Sunday’s violence

Bengaluru/Hubballi: Peace prevailed in Karnataka’s Hubbali town on Monday, a day after a mob went on the rampage over a social media post that saw a police station and a Hanuman temple…
Fertilisers and diesel price hike affecting farming: Harish Rao

Hyderabad: Telangana finance minister T Harish Rao on Monday urged officials from the agriculture department to encourage farmers to take up cotton farming. Assessing the increasing demand for crops such as cotton…
Telangana: JAC and transporters to stage protest on April 19

Hyderabad: The associates of Telangana auto, cab, and lorry unions’ Joint Action Committee (JAC) announced that they will organize a protest on April 19, at Indira Park against the new Central Motor…
India reports 2,183 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

New Delhi: After a steady decline in new COVID cases for the past several weeks following the third surge in January-February this year mainly due to the Omicron variant, India’s daily COVID…

UAE: 3 Indian bizmen donate Rs 2 cr to 1 Billion Meals initiative

Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) based-Indian businessmen Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath, Dr Azad Moopen, and M A Yusuff Ali have announced a donation of 1 million Dirham (Rs 2,07,52,851) to the 1…
Sri Lanka to take steps to stabilise economy

Colombo: Sri Lankan Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana said on Monday that the country will take steps to stabilise the economy, including strengthening public finance. Siriwardana made the remarks as the Sri Lankan…
Hyderabad: Indian Bank fined 50K for breaking open locker

Hyderabad: The Indian Bank was fined Rs 50,000 by the district consumer dispute redressal commission for not following due protocol before breaking open a locker belonging to a couple who failed to…
Hyderabad: Musical fountain to be inaugurated at Mir Alam Tank

Hyderabad: A musical fountain embellished with multi-media musical and dancing lights set up at a cost of around Rs 3 crore in the Mir Alam Tank will be inaugurated by Minister, MA…
Karnataka: After bail, goons who destroyed Muslim vendor’s stall garlanded

Members of the Sri Ram Sene who were arrested for vandalising the cart of a Muslim watermelon fruit vendor in Karnataka’s Dharawad were granted bail on April 16. Further, they were felicitated…
AP: College student drinks acid instead of water, critical

By Umm e Mariya Vijayawada: A shocking incident has come into light, where a third year degree student drank acid instead of water. Kosuru Chaitanya, a third year degree student of Andhra…
Telangana: 17-year-old drowns in Rangareddy district

Hyderabad: A 17-year-old, U Vignesh, resident of Thimmapur village in Kandukur Mandal of Rangareddy was found dead in a pond. According to the police, the victim had gone to a local pond…
Looking for online halal meat in Hyderabad? Here is list of vendors

Hyderabad: Following the halal row in Karnataka, where Muslim meat sellers were beaten up for selling halal meat instead of jhatka, Siasat.com has contacted a bunch of meat outlets to earmark which…