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Man held for demanding Rs 50 lakh from Hyderabad builder

Hyderabad: Police on Monday, June 22, arrested a 57-year-old for allegedly extorting and threatening Hyderabad builders with false criminal cases if they failed to pay him money. Habeeb Ali Baghdadi from King…
Iran’s team honours Minab victims in World Cup thank-you note

Iran’s national football team left a handwritten thank-you note in their locker room after a goalless draw with Belgium, paying tribute to victims of the Minab school bombing while thanking supporters and…
Teareful father begs as daughter denied entry to NEET re-exam

Vidisha: Heartbreaking scenes were witnessed outside a NEET centre in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha on Sunday, June 21, when a father begged the security to let his daughter inside after they arrived two minutes…

10-day Excise Dept drive nets 841 cases, 651 arrests in Telangana

Hyderabad: As many as 841 cases and 651 arrests were made in a 10-day major enforcement drive by the Telangana Prohibition and Excise Department across the state. The raids conducted from June…
Jewellery shop in Hyderabad under BIS scanner for violations

Hyderabad: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) officials raided a jewellery shop in Hyderabad’s Abids area on Monday, June 22, and seized approximately 1.6 kilogram of gold for alleged violations of mandatory hallmarking…
Janapriya Society secretary apologises for ‘Pakistani’ remark

Hyderabad: The secretary of Janapriya Lake Front Society in Kapra, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, who called a teenage Muslim boy a “Pakistani” during an argument, has apologised unconditionally for his Islamophobic…
Ben Gvir says Lebanon ‘should be Israel’s playground’

Jerusalem: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called for a broader military campaign in Lebanon, saying the entire country should be considered a legitimate target and rejecting efforts to separate…

Telangana govt returns Waqf Board record room after nine years

Hyderabad: The Telangana Revenue Department has handed back control of the Waqf Board’s record room to the board after nine years, ending an arrangement put in place by the then chief minister K…
Hyderabad school razed over alleged govt land encroachment

Hyderabad: Revenue officials on Monday, June 22, demolished the building of The Bambini Creek school in Narsingi after it was found to have been allegedly constructed illegally on nearly one acre of…
Heavy rain alert: Cyberabad Police advise early office exits

Hyderabad: In view of the heavy rains forecast in Telangana, including Hyderabad, till June 27 (Saturday), the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate has urged companies and educational institutions to allow early logouts for their…
Colombia’s Petro claims Israel interfered in presidential vote

Colombia’s outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, has claimed that Israel interfered in the country’s presidential election, alleging irregularities in the vote-counting process and calling for a nationwide audit and recount. The allegation came…
Gen Z Telangana women lead the rush to Tirupati, data shows

Hyderabad: Women under 30 are reshaping pilgrimage travel out of Telangana this season, with Gen Z female travellers accounting for 48 per cent of all women bus bookings from the state, the highest…
Dipke thanks Mohammad for providing food on Day 3 of CJP protest

New Delhi: As the Cockroach Janta Party (CPJ) protest entered its third day on Monday, June 22, at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, the organisation’s founder, Abhijeet Dipke, thanked local volunteer Mohammed Junaid…
Pushpa 2 stampede: Allu Arjun skips court, case adjourned to July 6

Hyderabad: Actor Allu Arjun did not appear before a Hyderabad court on Monday, June 22, in the Sandhya Theatre stampede case, with his lawyer submitting a petition seeking exemption from personal appearance and…
Bandi Bageerath got bail for exams arranged days before his plea

Hyderabad: The interim bail granted to Bandi Sai Bageerath in a POCSO case has drawn fresh scrutiny after court documents revealed the relief was sought specifically to allow him to appear for supplementary…