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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…
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Moody’s ups India’s GDP growth forecast for 2024
New Delhi: New York-based Moody’s Ratings on Thursday raised its forecast for India’s GDP growth for 2024 to 7.2 per cent from 6.8 per cent as projected earlier on the back of…
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Israel, Hamas agree to pauses for polio vaccinations in Gaza: WHO
United Nations: Israel and Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip for the polio vaccination campaign, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has said.…
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No drinking water supply in several areas of Hyderabad for a day
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has notified interruption in drinking water supply in certain areas of Hyderabad, due to pipeline shifting work by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation…
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Hyderabad: Milad-un Nabi procession postponed, to be held on September 19
Hyderabad: Representatives of the Milad-un-Nabi Committee agreed to hold their annual Milad procession on September 19 and decided to organise the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad on a grand scale on…
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Hyderabad activist claims Congress MLC built farmhouse in Himayath Sagar FTL
Hyderabad: At a time when the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRA) has been going on a demolition drive to protect the city’s lakes, common people and activists have been…
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Telangana govt formed HYDRA to target Hindu properties: BJP Nirmal MLA
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nirmal MLA Alleti Maheshwar Reddy stirred a controversy on Thursday when he stated that the Telangana government formed the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection…
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UAE offers amnesty, discounted airfares for overstaying visa holders
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Authority For Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) has announced a visa amnesty program, offering discounted flight tickets to illegal residents who decide to leave…
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Air India Express fined for not compensating fliers for cancelled flights
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Air India Express for not paying compensation to passengers for cancelled flights. The Directorate General of Civil…
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Renowned scholar AG Noorani passes away at 94
Renowned scholar Abdul Gafoor (AG) Majeed Noorani passed away on Thursday, August 29 at the age of 94. The former lawyer practised in both, the Bombay High Court as well as the…
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Rules being formed for HYDRA to protect all lakes in Hyderabad: CS
Hyderabad: Telangana chief secretary Santhi Kumari on Thursday, August 29, said that guidelines are being readied to fully hand over the responsibilities of the protection of all the lakes, parks, canals and…
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Telangana: 75 houses demolished in Mahbubnagar over ‘illegal encroachment’
Hyderabad: Mahabubnagar municipality demolished over 75 houses at Adarsh Nagar, Christianpally, earlier on Thursday, August 29, over alleged illegal encroachments. The residents have alleged that they were not given any notice before…
