Hyderabad

There is a steep rise in legal mobile lending in India. This however, has become a blessing in disguise for apps from scammers. The extent of fake loan apps is so high that Google’s Play Store had to remove over 200 of them since the last quarter of 2021 due to policy violations. But they […]

Hyderabad: A man who allegedly tried to immolate himself near the State Assembly on Monday was rescued just in time by security personnel at the spot. According to the police, the man Raju came to the spot with a bottle of fuel and started walking towards the Assembly. He suddenly emptied the fuel on himself […]

Hyderabad: In a major seizure, eight kilograms of cocaine, said to be worth Rs.80 crore in the market, was seized from two foreign nationals by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in a late night operation on Sunday. Two air passengers, a male Tanzanian national, travelling from Cape Town […]

Hyderabad: The Shamshabad police arrested a Bihar native in connection with a murder reported four months ago. The man, Renu (26), a construction worker, was staying in a rented house at Tondupally and allegedly developed an extra-marital affair with a woman in the neighbourhood. Police said he later learned that another man Rahul (26), also […]

Hyderabad: A three-level security system has been launched at the popular tourist attraction at Durgam Cheruvu in Madhapur, with surveillance cameras, electric bike patrolling and lake patrolling boat being part of the system. Following recent incidents of a suicide, bike races and nuisance near Durgam Cheruvu and surroundings, the police in public private partnership mode […]

Hyderabad: There has been a growth in investors looking to invest in mutual funds, stocks and IPOs and Hyderabadis seem to have joined the bandwagon. As per a new survey by an investment platform, more than half of investors in Hyderabad prefer investing in mutual funds and the rest are betting big on stocks and […]

Sangareddy: Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) announced a demonstration of the Extreme Massive MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output), a key technology that is being considered for 5G-advanced and 6G deployments. “Using multiple antennas at the base station, massive MIMO increases the coverage and capacity of cellular networks. This technology has become mainstream and is now an integral […]

Hyderabad: An interstate racket of selling spurious (BT-3) cotton seeds from Karnataka to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh was busted by the Rachakonda Police Special Operations team with two persons being arrested at Mansoorabad on Monday. Police seized 15 quintals of spurious cotton seeds from M.Lakshmi Narayana (48), a trader from Kamala Nagar in Mansoorabad and […]

Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed for the second consecutive day on Monday, when protests were staged by student groups in Osmania University for denying permission to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the campus on May 7. Police arrested leaders of the Osmania University Joint Action Committee (OU JAC) when they staged a protest in front […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao has once again trained his guns at the Narendra Modi government, this time over the coal shortage. Listing out shortage of various essentials during BJP rule, he said the root cause of all problems is Prime Minister Narendra Modi lacking vision. KTR, as Rama Rao […]

Hyderabad: Given the increasing trend of chronic diseases among the elderly population, technology-driven startups have started to offer platforms to address this problem. One such company is Hyderabad-based LifeCircle which provides geriatric home healthcare solutions by training providers like workers and nursing staff through its platform. While there are other companies working in the home […]

Hyderabad: Interested in time travel? Let’s go to Koti, from where a time capsule in the form of a majestic old building is all set now to take us back about 200 years, telling us the story of the Hyderabad of yore, the British Residents here, the Nizam and much more. We are talking about […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad traffic police launched a special drive to collect pending traffic challans from the doorsteps of motorists who failed to clear them during the ‘discount offer’ scheme. The traffic police has prepared a list of the vehicle owners who have huge challan amount pending against them for different traffic violations. “A team of […]

Hyderabad: Freemasonry is a way of Life. It is a moral building society which makes good men better, remarked Anish Kumar Sharma, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of India. On his maiden visit to the city in the capacity of a Grand Master, Anish Kumar told presspersons, “as of now, there are 440 Masonic […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has collected a record Rs 742.41 crore under it’s Early Bird scheme this financial year. On Saturday which was the last day for scheme, Rs 100.38 crore was collected, the highest amount of property tax collected in a single day by GHMC till date. The Early Bird scheme which […]

Hyderabad: An auto rickshaw driver allegedly hanged himself to death at his house in LB Nagar due to financial issues on Saturday night. According to the police, V Santosh (37) lived along with his family at NTR Nagar in LB Nagar police station limits. On Wednesday night, his wife and children went to their native […]

Hyderabad: Himayat Ali Mirza, great grandson of Nizam VII, Mir Osman Ali Khan said that he will be approaching the High Court and Supreme Court to obtain a stay order on all constructions and renovations at Nazri Bagh (King Kothi Palace). “I have been told by my elderly family members that my great grandfather Nizam […]

Hyderabad: The South Indian Cultural Association organised a vocal duet by the Lathangi Sisters in a virtual mode. Lathangi sisters are upcoming young talents from Udupi, a holy town in Karnataka. The event was organised as part of the cultural organisation’s monthly programmes. The concert was arranged in memory of Smt. Santha Devi, mother of […]

Hyderabad: A few activists of National Students union of India (NSUI) were taken into custody while attempting to lay siege to the Minister’s Quarters at Banjara Hills on Sunday afternoon. They were protesting against permission being denied for a meeting which was to be attended by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Osmania University campus. […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad traffic police issued an advisory in connection with Eid ul Fitr prayers at Mir Alam Eidgah and Hockey Grounds at Masab Tank. Restrictions or diversions will be imposed between 8 am and 11.30 am on the day of festival. Mir Alam Tank Idgah: The vehicular traffic (Namazees) from Puranapul, Kamatipura, Kishanbagh towards […]

Hyderabad: Technology and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields are still the preferred choice among job seekers and aspirants with job postings in these fields in India seeing a steady increase since 2015. Growing over 38 per cent and 37 per cent respectively, the prominence of Tech and STEM roles have significantly increased since […]

Hyderabad: The culture of food has shifted over the years. While many prefer to try different cuisines, there are some who are happy with their home-cooked meals. A recent finding has revealed that in 2022 the food trends will be heavily dependent on rediscovering cultures, healthy snacking and hygiene, and more focus on diet-conscious foods. […]

Hyderabad: One person was killed and another injured in a road accident at Dundigal on city outskirts on Sunday. According to police, two persons Lokesh ,21, and Kranti Kumar ,22, both residents of Sangareddy were going on a motorcycle when a tanker hit them on the Gagilapur road. Both of them fell on the road. […]

Hyderabad: A fire broke out on Saturday night in a scrap godown in the Musheerabad area of Hyderabad in Telangana. Heard about the tragic fire incident in a plastic bottle scrap godown in Bholakpur division, Musheerabad Constituency. We immediately rushed to the incident spot and spoke to the fire personnel to contain the fire and […]