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Flyovers in Hyderabad to be closed on New Year’s eve
Hyderabad: All flyovers in Hyderabad, except the PVNR Expressway, will be closed by 10 pm on December 31 for New Year’s Eve. The flyovers will remain closed till 2 am. Passengers heading…
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Tragic end to search for missing Indian student in Scotland
The search for a 22-year-old Indian student in Scotland, Santra Elizabeth Saju, has come to a tragic conclusion. Scotland Police have found a body in the Almond River near Newbridge, Edinburgh, which…
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Man who never attended college finds scholarship issued in his name in Gujarat
A 25-year-old resident of Ghayaj village in Vadodara district, Pratikkumar Parmar, who had never attended college, discovered that he was enrolled in an engineering diploma course and had received a scholarship without…
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Hyderabad records 2500 fire accidents in 2024, Rs 822 cr property loss
Hyderabad: The city recorded approximately 2,500 fire accidents this year while Telangana saw a total of 7,600 accidents resulting in over 200 fatalities and property losses worth Rs 822 crore, an official…
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Australia beat India by 184 runs in fourth Test
Melbourne: Australia beat India by 184 runs in the fourth Test to take a 2-1 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Chasing a 340-run target, India were bowled out for 155 in 79.1…
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Markets decline amid unabated foreign fund outflows, weak global trends
Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Monday amid unabated foreign fund outflows and weak trends in the global markets. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 142.26 points…
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Hyderabad to see no new engineering colleges in 2025-26
Hyderabad: Hyderabad won’t get any new engineering colleges in the upcoming academic year 2025-26. The reason behind this is the government’s alleged directive to universities not to issue any new permissions. Concentration…
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Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Washington: Former US President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100. He was the oldest living President of all time and was the third US President to visit India.…
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NCW fact-finding committee to probe Anna University sexual assault case
Chennai: The two-member fact-finding committee of the National Commission for Women (NCW) arrived in Chennai on Sunday to probe the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna University. On Saturday…
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Telangana: Drugs worth Rs 142.95 crore seized in 2024, conviction rate doubles
Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB) in coordination with the state police units, arrested 4,682 persons in 1,942 cases of drug trafficking in 2024. Drugs worth 142.95 crore were seized, according to…
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‘Physical relations’ not synonymous with sexual assault: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man in a POCSO case, saying the use of the phrase ‘physical relations’ by the minor survivor cannot automatically mean sexual assault. A…
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Numaish in Hyderabad to now open on this date
Hyderabad: The All India Industrial Exhibition also known as Numaish will now open on January 3 instead of January 1. This decision comes after union government declared a seven-day national mourning after…
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Most rape cases in Telangana involve known individuals: Report
Hyderabad: Rape cases in Telangana have surged by 28.94 per cent in 2024 with 99.2 per cent of the accused being known to the victims. Only 23 cases involved an unknown perpetrator,…
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Azerbaijan’s President claims plane that crashed was shot at from Russia
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev stated on Sunday, December 29 that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan this week, killing 38 people was damaged by gunfire from the ground in Russia.…
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Cybercrimes in Telangana spiked by 43 percent this year: Annual report
Hyderabad: Cybercrime rates in the state saw a significant increase in 2024 with a 43.33 per cent rise, according to the Telangana state annual police report released on Sunday, December 29. According…
