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Congress wins over 50 pc of Sarpanch posts in first phase of panchayat polls
Hyderabad: The ruling Congress on Friday swept the first phase of Gram Panchayat elections in Telangana, winning more than half of 4,236 Sarpanch posts. Candidates backed by Congress bagged 2,319 Sarpanch posts,…
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Kavitha issues legal notices to BRS, BJP leaders over remarks against husband
Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi Samithi president, K Kavitha on Friday, December 12 issued legal notice to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and MP over remarks against her husband.…
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Gaza deaths: Microsoft faces legal action for aiding Israel
aeA group of global legal and human rights organisations have written to tech giant Microsoft for its alleged complicity in aiding the mass killings of civilians in Gaza by Israel. The coalition…
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Telangana local body polls: Drunk voter chews, swallows ballot paper
Hyderabad: A 72-year-old drunk voter was held for chewing and swallowing a ballot paper in Jagtiyal during the first phase of the Telangana local body polls on Thursday, December 11. The incident…
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‘Lagging behind Owaisi’: PM Modi unhappy with Telangana BJP MPs
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly expressed displeasure with the way the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is functioning in Telangana, particularly its “sluggish performance on social media” compared to AIMIM chief Asaduddin…
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Hyderabad records lowest temperature in 7 years
Hyderabad: Hyderabad woke up to a cold morning on Friday, December 12, as it recorded the lowest temperature in seven years. According to Telangana weather enthusiast T Balaji, the University of Hyderabad…
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At least nine dead, 22 injured as bus falls off road in Andhra Pradesh
Chittoor: At least nine people died, and 22 were injured after a bus fell off a road and turned turtle here in Alluri Sitaramaraju district in the early hours of Friday, police…
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Telangana-origin Uday Nagaraju appointed to UK House of Lords
Hyderabad: Uday Nagaraju, a native of Shanigaram village in Koheda mandal of Siddipet district, Telangana, has been appointed to the United Kingdom’s upper house — the House of Lords. His appointment was…
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Reddit challenges Aus’s law banning under 16 children from social media
Melbourne: Global online forum Reddit on Friday filed a court challenge to Australia’s world-first law that bans Australian children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the world’s most popular social media…
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Teen ‘dies by suicide’ over inability to learn English in Andhra
Kurnool: A 17-year-old Dalit girl allegedly died by suicide over her “inability to learn the English language” here on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred when a student of the District Institute…
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Fact check: Did Saudi Arabia ban photography at Two Holy Mosques for Haj 2026?
Makkah: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has not introduced any ban on photography inside Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah for Haj 2026, despite widespread claims circulating on…
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High voter turnout in Telangana local body polls, Congress claims 90 pc sweep
Hyderabad: Over 84 per cent of eligible voters exercised their franchise in the first phase of Gram Panchayat elections in Telangana on Thursday, the State Election Commission (SEC) said. Claiming a decisive…
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Visas will be refused if purpose is childbirth for citizenship: US Embassy in India
The US embassy in India announced on Thursday, December 11, that tourist visas would not be granted if officials believe the primary objective of travel is to give birth for citizenship purposes.…
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Doctors who died on duty during COVID-19 entitled to insurance under PMGKY: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court held on Thursday that the families of the doctors who died while doing their duties during the COVID-19 pandemic are entitled to an insurance coverage of Rs…
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Hyderabad: Konda Surekha faces non-bailable warrant in KTR defamation case
Hyderabad: The Special Court for Public Representatives at Nampally on Thursday, December 11, has issued a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) against Telangana Minister Konda Surekha. The warrant was issued as part of an…
