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No online sale of Paraquat, Telangana commission tells Amazon

Hyderabad: The Telangana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Commission has directed Amazon to stop the online sale of banned pesticides, including paraquat, citing serious risks to human health amid growing concern over poisoning…
No chargesheet despite 350 questioned in phone tapping case: RS Praveen Kumar

Hyderabad: RS Praveen Kumar, state general secretary of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, on Thursday, April 30, alleged that no chargesheet has been filed in the phone tapping case despite around 350 individuals…
CV Anand takes charge as Telangana Director General of Police

Hyderabad: Indian Police Service (IPS) officer CV Anand on Friday, May 1, took charge as Telangana’s new Director General of Police. However, Anand asked police officials not to pay the customary courtesy…

Two autorickshaws catch fire at petrol pump in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: At least two auto rickshaws caught fire at a petrol pump in Hyderabad’s Narayanguda on Thursday, April 30. The incident occurred near the YMCA. However, no casualties were reported. Speaking to…
Telangana HC dismisses Harish Rao’s writ petition on farmers’ loan waiver

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, April 30, declined to entertain a writ petition filed by senior BRS leader T Harish Rao over the alleged non-implementation of the farm loan waiver…
HC questions HYDRAA’s inaction on Fatima Owaisi campus encroachments

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, April 30, strongly questioned government authorities for failing to act against alleged illegal constructions in Salkam Cheruvu within Hyderabad limits, including those linked to the…
Singapore: Indian-origin oppn leader reprimanded for lying to Parliament

Singapore: Singapore’s opposition-led Workers’ Party (WP) has reprimanded its Secretary-General Pritam Singh for lying to a parliamentary committee, setting the stage for his conviction in the court of law. WP, which has…

Hyderabad techie duped of Rs 77 lakh in online trading scam

Hyderabad: A 48-year-old software engineer from Hyderabad’s Pragatinagar was duped of Rs 77 lakh in an online trading fraud from February 15 to April 13. The scam began when the victim came…
Commercial LPG cylinder price hiked

New Delhi: The price of commercial LPG was hiked by the steepest ever Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder on Friday, May 1, marking the third straight monthly increase due to rising global…
USCIS flags 100 H-1B cases linked to DEI roles

Washington: The US immigration authorities have identified about 100 H-1B visa cases linked to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) roles, according to an official response to a senator, as the administration steps…
Telangana CM orders timely supply of study material in govt schools

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed officials to ensure the timely supply of all essential educational materials to students in government schools. Reddy held a review meeting on the…
Govt notifies changes to Citizenship Rules; focus on OCI registration

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Thursday, April 30, notified changes to the Citizenship Rules, 2009, introducing a digital shift across various processes for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders and…
Karnataka: Six get death penalty in BJP Yuva Morcha leader murder case

Koppal: A local court in Gangavathi town in Koppal district of North Karnataka on Thursday, April 30, awarded the death penalty to six persons in connection with the murder of Bharatiya…
TMC–BJP clash at Kolkata counting centre; Mamata monitors strong room

Kolkata: A scuffle broke out between workers of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outside the counting centre at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Thursday, April 30 following…
BJP-NDA, Opposition clash in UP Assembly over women’s quota

Lucknow: The BJP-led NDA and the opposition parties engaged in a sharp exchange in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Thursday, April 30, during a special one-day session on women’s empowerment, with each…