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How Rangareddy becomes richer than Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Rangareddy has emerged as richer than Hyderabad based on per capita income (PCI). In the list of the richest districts in Telangana, Hyderabad ranks second. According to the report titled ‘Telangana…
Telangana govt to soon provide Rs 500 LPG cylinders in Hyderabad, other districts

Hyderabad: Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Congress government in Telangana is preparing to offer subsidized LPG cylinders priced at Rs 500 and a monthly financial assistance of Rs 2500…

Canadian government announces two-year cap on student visas

Montreal: In an effort to curb the impact of international students on housing and target institutional “bad actors,” Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a cap on the number of student visas…
Earthquake of magnitude 7.2 jolts China’s Xinjiang, tremors felt in parts of India

Xinjiang: An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale hit China’s southern Xinjiang late Monday night, the National Centre for Seismology said. The depth of the earthquake was found at 80…
Telangana: Mob sets ablaze Muslim vendor’s shop in Sangareddy

Hyderabad: Tension flared up in Sangareddy on Monday night after a right-wing Hindutva mob, rallying across Daulatabad in Hathnoor mandal, set ablaze a shop belonging to a Muslim vendor. In another incident,…
BJP, RSS attacking foundations of the country: Rahul Gandhi in Meghalaya

Pahamsyiem: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the BJP and RSS were attacking the foundations of the country, while asserting the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra was undertaken to protect the…
New routes for phase-2 of Hyderabad Metro rail project finalised

Hyderabad: The state government finalised the route map of phase-2 of the Hyderabad Metro Rail project here on Monday. The route map set by the previous BRS government has been scrapped. Given…

Hyderabad: Firecracker blows gas cylinders in Madhapur PS backyard

Hyderabad: Fire broke out in the backyard of Madhapur police station in the city on Monday evening after celebratory firecracker landed on combustible items stored there. No casualties were reported. The fire…
‘India not Ram Rajya’: Students object to Ram temple inaugural

Two groups of students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut, Kerala, clashed with each other after one group protested against the Ram Mandir’s prana pratishtha ceremony which took place in…
Left trying to control INDIA bloc’s agenda, will not accept it: Mamata

Kolkata: Amid the internal discord within the INDIA bloc in the state over seat-sharing, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee asserted on Monday that the Left is striving to control the opposition bloc’s agenda,…
Ram temple a blot on face of Indian democracy: Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Ministry of foreign affairs has officially voiced its disapproval regarding the consecration of the Ram Temple at the site of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya. “A temple built on the…
Indian embassy in UAE invites Taliban envoy to Republic Day fete

The Indian embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has invited Taliban envoy Badruddin Haqqani to attend the Republic Day celebrations on Friday, January 26 in Abu Dhabi. The copy of inivitation…
Ram temple event at IIT Hyderabad sparks fear, concern among scholars

Hyderabad: Amidst the ongoing celebrations of the Ram Mandir inauguration in Ayodhya, a section of students from the premier Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IITH) on Monday asked for ‘special food’ on the…
Right-wing mob tries to ‘construct temple’ on Waqf land in Nalgonda

Hyderabad: Tension prevailed in Narketpally village of Nalgonda district on Sunday night when a mob of 200-250 right-wing outfits like VHP, Bajrang Dal, RSS and BJP assembled on an open plot admeasuring…
Hyderabad police seeks applications for SPO posts: Know how to apply

Hyderabad: Hyderabad City Police has invited applications for the appointment of special police officers (SPO) on a temporary basis in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Those eligible to apply for…