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Parliament panel meet on Waqf bill witnesses heated arguments
New Delhi: A meeting of the joint committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on Friday witnessed fireworks with members vociferously opposing certain provisions of the draft legislation, leading to a…
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Video: Woman taking selfie falls into Nagarjuna Sagar canal, rescued
Hyderabad: In an incident that could have claimed her life, a woman fell into the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Bank Canal while taking selfies along with her family. However, she was rescued after…
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Video: Raj Gopal Reddy calls Congress min Uttam Kumar ‘CM’, covers up later
Hyderabad: Munugode MLA Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy goofed up and addressed irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy as the “chief minister” during a review meeting on irrigation project works…
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Advice Telangana govt to stop bulldozer raj: KTR to AICC chief Kharge
Hyderabad: KT Rama Rao (KTR), the working president of Bharat Rashtra Samithi, informed Mallikarjun Kharge, President of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), about the demolition of 75 houses in Christianpally village,…
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India’s GDP grows by 6.7 pc in Q1, lowest in 5 quarters
New Delhi: India’s gross domestic product slowed to a five-quarter low of 6.7 per cent in April-June this fiscal against 8.2 per cent in the year-ago period, mainly due to poor showing…
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Another zoo park to come up on Hyderabad outskirts
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy has directed officials to plan a new zoo park on the outskirts of Hyderabad. At the review meeting on August 30 at the state secretariat,…
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Ex-Jharkhand CM Champai Soren joins BJP
Ranchi: Two days after he quit the JMM, former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren joined the BJP on Friday, August 30. Soren along with a large number of his supporters crossed over…
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Assam Assembly abolishes 2-hr break for Friday ‘namaz’
Guwahati: The Assam assembly will do away with a two-hour break provided on Fridays to facilitate Muslim legislators to offer ‘namaz’, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The rule will be implemented…
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HYDRA lodges complaint against official over construction permits in lake FTL
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Management and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRA) has initiated action against officials who issued construction permits within lakes’ Full Tank Levels (FTL) and buffer zones. HYDRA Commissioner AV Ranganath…
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Hyderabad: TGSPDCL orders cable operators, internet providers to remove cables
Hyderabad: Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) managing director Mushrraf Faruqui on Friday, August 30, directed cable operators and internet service providers to remove unnecessary cables and other items from…
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25-year-old Indian student drowns in US lake
Hyderabad: A 25-year-old Indian student has drowned in a lake in the US while on vacation. The student has been identified as Rupak Reddy, who hails from Ichapuram in the Srikakulam district…
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Joint Parliamentary Committee invites suggestions on Waqf Bill
New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), formed to discuss the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, has invited suggestions from the public and experts on the Bill. In the first meeting of the…
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Harish Rao slams Telangana govt for cancelling SDF works worth Rs 10K cr
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Friday, August 30 slammed the Congress government alleging it canceled 34,511 projects in Telangana under the Special Development Fund (SDF) worth Rs…
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Telangana grapples with surge in chikungunya, dengue cases
Hyderabad: Telangana is facing a sharp increase in chikungunya and dengue cases as mosquitoes grow increasingly resistant to traditional control measures. Health officials are raising concerns about the rising virulence of the…
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Telangana may consider banning Kangana-starrer ‘Emergency’: Govt adviser
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has assured Sikh community leaders that the state government would consider banning the release of Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming film “Emergency” pending legal consultation, government adviser…
