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Urea shortage in Telangana due to Operation Sindoor: BJP MP

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Medak Raghunandan Rao on Saturday, August 23, claimed that the urea shortage in Telangana is linked to Operation Sindoor. “There is a shortage of urea…
Harish Rao slams Telangana govt over fertilizer shortage

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Saturday, August 23, slammed the Centre and the Telangana government over fertiliser shortage. The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, in its press…

ED arrests Karnataka Congress MLA in ‘illegal’ betting case

New Delhi: Karnataka Congress MLA K C Veerendra ‘Puppy’ was arrested on Saturday under the anti-money laundering law from Sikkim in an alleged illegal online and offline betting case, the Enforcement Directorate…
Watch: Munawar Faruqui spotted giving bayan at masjid in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Popular stand-up comedian and Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui made a surprise visit to the historic Badi Masjid in Musheerabad, Hyderabad, on Friday, leaving fans stunned. The comedian not only…
Four held, three absconding in gambling raid at Bandlaguda house

Hyderabad: Four persons were arrested by the Cyberabad Special Operations Team (SOT) during a raid on a house in Alinagar, Bandlaguda, under Mailardevpally police station limits on Friday night, August 22. Police…
Heavy rain closes 339 roads in Himachal, including NH-305

Shimla: Several roads, including one national highway, are closed in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to lash several parts of the state, officials said on Saturday. Of the 339 roads closed, 162…
UAE MoE denies social media claims on school hours

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Education (MoE) has denied social media rumours about changes to school hours, confirming that official timings remain the same for the 2025–2026 academic…

Power cuts to affect few areas in Hyderabad on Saturday

Hyderabad: Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) has declared a temporary power cut in several areas in its Balajinagar section on Saturday, August 23. Electricity supply will be cut off…
Doctors warn of health crisis: NCDs reach epidemic proportions

New Delhi: India is on the cusp of a health crisis, with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer reaching epidemic proportions, a group of Padma awardee doctors has said.…
Dharmasthala case: SIT arrests whistleblower over ‘fake evidence’

Mangaluru: In a major development on Saturday, August 23, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested the former sanitation worker turned whistleblower in connection with the Dharmasthala case. CS Chinnaiah alias Chinna…
CBI raids RCom premises in Rs 2,000 cr SBI fraud probe against Anil Ambani

New Delhi: The CBI has filed a case against Reliance Communications and searched its premises on Saturday in connection with an alleged bank fraud that caused a loss of over Rs 2,000…
Big Ticket dream comes true for three Indian expats in UAE, Rs 11L won each

Abu Dhabi: Adding to the growing list of Indian winners, three United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based expats have secured Dirham 50,000 (Rs 11,87,311) each in the Big Ticket draw. The winners — Kabeer…
Hyderabad cybercrime refunds rise 87 percent in 2025

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad cyber cell has recorded an 87 percent rise in refunds of money lost to cybercrime in the city so far in 2025. Hyderabad police commissioner, CV Anand, on Friday,…
Video: Warangal IIT aspirant loses legs in train attack, walks again with CM help

Hyderabad: Rahul, a bright student from Warangal’s Geesugonda, was travelling to Kota, Rajasthan, for coaching on the IIT entrance exam when disaster hit him. According to reports, he was attacked by some…
Iranian, Russian foreign ministers review nuclear negotiations with West

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have exchanged views on the latest developments regarding Iran’s nuclear issue. In a phone call on Friday, the two…