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KBR Park one-way: Commuters, walkers praise smoother traffic

Hyderabad: The newly introduced one-way route around KBR Park, which faced congestion and confusion in its initial days, appears to be settling into a smoother flow as commuters and walkers become familiar…
BLO strike hinders distribution of SIR notices in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A strike by Booth Level Officers (BLO) over non-payment of honourarium in some constituencies in Hyderabad has hindered the distribution of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) notices to residents. BLOs in Kukatpally…
1 in 8 new cars in Telangana is electric thanks to tax waiver

Hyderabad: Electric cars outpaced electric two-wheelers in Telangana through 2025-26, accounting for more than 10 per cent of new car sales every single month and touching over 15 per cent at their peak,…

Temperature may drop as Telangana to see rains in 13 districts

Hyderabad: Several districts of Telangana are likely to receive light to moderate rainfall over the next 24 hours, with cloudy conditions and lower temperatures also expected across many areas on Sunday, August…
Hyderabad physio alleges private-part torture in custody, HC orders probe

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court ordered a detailed inquiry into allegations that a physiotherapist was subjected to severe custodial torture, held illegally and then falsely implicated in a case involving a missing minor…
Netanyahu condemns rioters after West Bank settler violence

Cairo: Israel’s prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the actions of a “handful of rioters.” Israeli strikes and fire have killed…
Fight over neem tree ends with son killing father in Telangana

Hyderabad: A dispute over a neem tree that had continued between two families for nearly 25 years allegedly ended in a double murder at Erragadda Thanda in Mellacheruvu mandal on Saturday, August…

Nagendra exit opens Karnataka Cabinet race, Congress weighs picks

Bengaluru: The resignation of B Nagendra from Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s Cabinet has triggered intense lobbying within the Congress for the vacant ministerial berth, with the party leadership facing a tricky…
No permission for Ganesh idol immersion in Kapra Lake: HYDRAA

Hyderabad: The Centre has already declared the Kapra lake as a crucial wetland, so immersing Ganesh idols in it would be inappropriate, said the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) Commissioner…
Hindutva groups allege religious conversion at Hyderabad firm

Hyderabad: Members from some Hindutva groups recently barged into a corporate office in Madhapur, alleging that a female employee was being forced to convert to get a promotion. Though it is not…
Eviction threat: Slum dwellers near PM’s home meet Rahul

New Delhi: People from three slum clusters near the Prime Minister’s residence on Saturday, August 29, met Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi seeking his intervention against their proposed…
Telangana SIR: Voters must be informed hearing date 2 days ahead

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharsan Reddy on Saturday, August 29, said that BLOs must remind the electors about the hearing date, time, and place at least two days in advance.…
Hormuz crisis leaves 400 ships, 6,000 seafarers stranded in Gulf

Up to 400 ships carrying around 6,000 seafarers remain unable to leave the Persian Gulf safely, six months after the conflict in the Middle East began, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) said…
Hyderabad: NEET-PG aspirant consumes poison one day before exam

Hyderabad: A 26-year-old female NEET-PG aspirant allegedly died by suicide here on Saturday, August 29, a day before appearing for the examination, police said. The deceased, a native of Andhra Pradesh, who…
Hyderabad: MLC Mirza Rahmath Baig clarifies on ‘deepfakes’

Hyderabad: Amid his abrupt expulsion from All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and sexual harassment allegations against him, a video has surfaced in which MLC Mirza Rahmath Baig has addressed the alleged deepfake…