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No power tariff hike in Telangana this year despite revenue gap

Hyderabad: Despite facing a revenue gap of Rs.9,758 crore, the Telangana government has decided not to increase power tariffs this year. TGSPDCL chairman and managing director Musharraf Faruqui made this announcement during…
Telangana’s aerospace, defence sectors surpass pharma in exports: KTR

Hyderabad: BRS Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) announced on X that Telangana’s Aerospace and Defence sector has overtaken the Pharma industry in merchandise exports, marking a major milestone in the state’s…

Telangana CM seeks NABARD support for women SHG managed solar projects

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy has proposes NABARD a special scheme for women’s self-help groups (SHGs) and suggested linking the management of solar plants provided to SHG to ensure better…
Rs 1K cr sanctioned for new court buildings in Telangana: Sridhar Babu

Hyderabad: Telangana Industries minister D Sridhar Babu revealed that Rs 1,000 crores have been sanctioned for the construction of new court buildings in the 13 newly formed districts of the state. The…
SC Judges to visit relief camps in Manipur today

New Delhi: Supreme Court Justice B.R. Gavai, along with five other senior judges, will visit relief camps in Manipur on Saturday to assess the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by ethnic violence in…
IMD issues orange alert for Telangana as thunderstorms lash Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, gusty winds and hailstorms in six districts of Telangana for the next three days. The met office issued an…
Nagpur riots: 14 more held, arrest tally reaches 105; 3 new FIRs filed

Nagpur: Authorities on Friday apprehended 14 individuals in connection with the recent outbreak of violence in Nagpur, Maharashtra, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to 105. Among those detained…

Israeli army says intercepted two rockets from Gaza

Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its air force has intercepted two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip towards the city of Ashkelon in southern Israel. Before…
Power outage shutters Heathrow Airport, first flight lands after 18 hrs

London: The first plane landed at Heathrow Airport late Friday, about 18 hours after an inferno at an electrical substation caused a power outage that forced the closure of Europe’s busiest air…
Netanyahu, attorney general clash over dismissal of Shin Bet chief

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara disputed over the government’s attempt to replace Shin Bet security chief Ronen Bar. Baharav-Miara issued a directive prohibiting Netanyahu from taking…
Hamas denies halting talks on prisoner-hostage exchange deal

Gaza: Hamas refuted a media report that it had halted communication or talks on a prisoner exchange deal with Israel. “We deny what the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported about us cutting…
Prophet’s Mosque welcomes 4,000 worshippers from 120 countries for Itikaf

Madinah: The Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, welcomed 4,000 worshippers, both male and female, from 120 countries for Itikaf during the last 10 nights of Ramzan. Upon arrival, worshippers were directed…
Sudanese army controls presidential palace in central Khartoum

Khartoum: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday regained control of the presidential palace in central Khartoum, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, according…
SSC exams: Telangana Class 10 students given wrong question papers; 2 suspended

Hyderabad: In a major blunder, officials at Zilla Parishad Government (Boys) High School in Mancherial town (examination centre code 3015) delivered the wrong question papers to Class 10 students during their exam…
Thunderstorms hit parts of North Hyderabad amid intensifying summer

Hyderabad is likely to experience heavy thunderstorms in the next 1-2 hours, especially in its northern part, as changing weather patterns kick in. In real-time, heavy rain has already started at Patancheru, Miyapur, and Lingampally and is likely to spread to other neighbouring areas. According to weather enthusiast T Balaji, South…