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Five arrested for smuggling ganja from Karnataka to Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise Department officials, on Saturday, arrested five people in separate cases for allegedly smuggling ganja from Karnataka to Hyderabad. In the first case, Hameed, Arif and Harish were…
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Called ‘Chinky’, ‘Chinese’; Tripura student attacked in Dehradun dies
Dehradun: A 24-year-old student from Tripura’s Unakoti succumbed to his injuries on Friday, December 26, in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun after battling for life for 17 days. On December 9, the deceased, Anjel Chakma,…
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Telangana man sacrifices goat with teeth, bare hands, case registered
Hyderabad: The Telangana police filed a case against a man for allegedly sacrificing a goat using his teeth and bare hands in Potharam village of district. In a video being circulated on…
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One killed in Russian strike on Kyiv ahead of US-Ukraine talks
Kyiv: Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one person and wounding 27 others, a day before talks between Ukraine and the US, local authorities said. Explosions…
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Congress to launch nationwide ‘Save MGNREGA Campaign’ from Jan 5
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said a nationwide campaign should be launched against the repeal of rural employment scheme MGNREGA, similar to the pushback against the three farm laws…
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Pushpa 2 stampede: Allu Arjun, Sandhya Theater chargesheeted
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police on Saturday, December 27, chargesheeted the management of Sandhya Theatre as the prime accused, as well as Telugu movie star Allu Arjun in the stampede case that claimed…
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BNP’s Tarique Rahman enlists as Bangladeshi voter after 17-year exile
Dhaka/New Delhi: BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday completed the formalities to enlist himself on Bangladesh’s voter list and obtain a national identity (NID) card, two days after his return from…
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Crime in Hyderabad reduced overall in 2025: Police Annual Report
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Police Commissionerate witnessed a 15 per cent reduction in overall crimes in 2025, including crimes against Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) and rioting, according to annual crime report…
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Cybercrime cases decrease in Hyderabad in 2025
Hyderabad: Cybercrimes in Hyderabad have decreased by 8 per cent this year, with fewer cases registered than in 2024, according to the Hyderabad Commissionerate’s annual crime report released by Police Commissioner VC…
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Crimes against children, women see sharp rise in Hyderabad in 2025
Hyderabad: In a worrying trend, crimes against women and children increased in Hyderabad in 2025, with cases involving women rising by six per cent and offences under the Protection of Children from…
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Actor Sivaji appears before Telangana women’s commission over remarks
Hyderabad: Telugu actor Sivaji appeared before the Telangana State Women’s Commission on Saturday, December 27, to explain his controversial remarks about women made at a recent film event, after the panel issued…
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Israel recognises Somaliland, Arab states condemn move
Israel has become the first country in the world to formally recognise the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland as an independent state, a move that has sparked fierce regional and international condemnation…
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Saudi Arabia deports more Indians than US in 2025: MEA
More than 24,600 Indians were deported from 81 countries in 2025, according to the data tabled by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the Rajya Sabha on December 18, with Saudi…
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Trump official honoured for India-Pak ceasefire New Delhi says didn’t happen
The Trump administration has honoured Indian-origin US official Ricky Gill with the National Security Council’s Distinguished Action Award for his role in ceasefire negotiations between India and Pakistan this year, even as…
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Hyderabad’s CCMB helps Noida airport combat bird strikes with DNA tech
Hyderabad: The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad has provided training to officials from the upcoming Noida International Airport on using DNA barcoding technology to prevent bird strikes. CCMB…
