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- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Kerala restaurant near EFLU targetted by Bajrang Dal for selling beef
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident and perhaps a first in Hyderabad, a restaurant serving Kerala food was targetted by Bajrang Dal vigilantes who tried to forcefully shut it down for serving beef.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Private bus catches fire in Kurnool, death toll at 20
In a horrific accident, a private bus from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire after hitting a bike in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Friday, October 24. Kaveri…
- Telangana
Excise minister demands cancellation of IAS Rizvi’s VRS over allegations of misconduct
Hyderabad: The voluntary retirement of senior IAS officer Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi on Wednesday, October 22, with nearly a decade of service remaining, has sparked rumours that the action was prompted due…
- Telangana
Speaker to resume hearings on disqualification of BRS-defected MLAs
Hyderabad: Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar is set to resume hearings on the disqualification petitions filed against MLAs who had won on Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) tickets but later joined the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Jail-streamed: The promise of mainstreaming surrendered Maoist turns a mirage
Amaravati: Hundreds of Maoists have surrendered before the police in recent times owing to the sustained counter-insurgency operations in Chhattisgarh and other states. The promise of finding a new mainstream life seems…
- Hyderabad
Deepawali celebrations sends Hyderabad’s air quality crashing down
Hyderabad: As firecrackers lit up the sky on Deepawali day across Hyderabad, the city’s air quality slipped to extremely hazardous levels. On October 20, the city recorded an air quality index (AQI), measured…
- Hyderabad
CM Revanth sets two-year deadline for new Osmania Hospital
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy, on Wednesday, October 22, instructed officials to complete the construction of the new Osmania Hospital within two years. In a meeting at his residence, the…
- India
Assam govt to introduce bills ‘love jihad’, polygamy: CM Himanta
Nagaon: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday stated that the state government will introduce several bills addressing issues such as ‘love jihad’ and polygamy during the upcoming Assembly session, scheduled…
- India
Notification for SIR in Bengal likely after CEC meeting on Wednesday, Thursday
Kolkata: The official notification for the special intensive revision (SIR) in West Bengal is likely to be announced soon after the crucial meeting of the Chief Election Commission Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with…
- Telangana
65 Maoists from Telangana still underground: DGP Shivadhar Reddy
Nizamabad: Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy on Tuesday said that about 65 Maoists from the state are still underground, of whom around 40 hold leadership positions. Addressing the media…
- World
US clarifies USD100,000 H-1B visa fee, exempts current holders
Washington: In a major relief for foreign workers on H-1B visas, the US Department of Homeland Security has issued new guidance on the $100,000 application fee, providing a series of exemptions and…
- India
Dalit youth forced to lick shoes, FIR filed 12 days later
A shocking incident of caste-based violence has emerged from Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district, where a Dalit youth was severely assaulted and forced to lick shoes by a group of upper-caste men. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad sees major rise in housing sales in Jul-Sep: PropTiger Report
New Delhi: Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai together have seen a 47 per cent increase in sales of residential properties during the July-September period, despite an overall marginal fall in demand across eight…
- India
RBI likely to go in for another policy rate cut by year-end: Report
Mumbai: The RBI is likely to go in for another policy rate cut before the end of the year, which, along with fiscal consolidation and domestic regulatory easing, would lead to a…
- Middle East
Israel suspends Gaza aid, at least 19 killed in retaliatory strikes
Jerusalem: The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first major test Sunday as an Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted “until further notice” after a…
