Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Conservation works at the Mecca Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India, is lagging behind schedule, albeit due to lack of expert hands with the Department of Heritage and the Department of Roads & Buildings to take up electrification works at the heritage structure. The State government had sanctioned a budget of Rs […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player Sahaja Yamalapalli recorded a string of impressive victories to capture her second ITF title when she emerged champion in the ECT ITF Women US 25k tennis tournament in Gurugram on Sunday. The 21-year-old stunned last week’s ITF title champion Karman Kaur Thandi in the opener and another top player Sowjanya Bavisetty […]

By Sukhjeet Kaur Hyderabad: Art, poetry, songs and literature are what keep us alive. ‘An Unexplored Mic’ has been a comfortable and encouraging sharing space for hundreds of literature lovers. Abhirami and Srikumar founded An Unexplored Mic (AUM) to take open mics across small towns and cities across South India. Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Coimbatore […]

Hyderabad: With the Defence Minister in town, residents of the Secunderabad Cantonment have once again pointed out that orders issued by the Ministry of Defence in 2018 with regard to closure of roads in the Cantonment were yet to be implemented. In the orders issued on September 4, 2018, the MoD had pointed out that […]

Hyderabad: Sunday evening turned out to be quite a testing end to the weekend with those who ventured out facing severe inconvenience in view of the traffic restrictions imposed ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting at Parade Grounds. To facilitate the gathering, the Traffic Police imposed restrictions between 2 pm and 10 pm, […]

Hyderabad: Asserting the BJP will form the government in Telangana after the Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the state under Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s rule is trailing in all fronts while the nation is progressing. Addressing a public meeting titled as ‘Vijay Sankalp Sabha’ at Parade Grounds here, Shah […]

Hyderabad: From lip-smacking mango dal to biryani, several Telangana signature dishes were on the menu during lunch on Sunday for the BJP stalwarts – including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who attended the party’s two-day national executive committee meeting held here. Though the delegates attending the meeting have been enjoying five-star hospitality for the last two […]

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police took into preventive custody a few activists of the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi for attempting to barge into the Bharatiya Janata Party executive meeting venue on Sunday. A group of MRPS workers tried to crash into the meeting venue at Hotel Novotel around afternoon. The workers were protesting against the anti-people […]

Hyderabad: The Bansilalpet stepwell will be restored on the lines of the Amritsar Gurudwara Stepwell and will be turned into a tourist attraction, Animal Husbandry Minister T Srinivas Yadav said here on Sunday after inspecting the water body along with Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar. The houses around the stepwell would be painted […]

Hyderabad: Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Sunday that the next 30 to 40 years will be the era of his party and India will become a “vishwa guru” (world leader). While proposing the political resolution at the BJP national executive meeting here, Shah said “dynastic politics, casteism and politics […]

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Sunday claimed that they caught an intelligence officer of Telangana who allegedly intruded into the ongoing national executive of the party here. The incident occurred before the start of the second day proceedings at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC). Senior leader Indrasena Reddy told reporters that the […]

Hyderabad: In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting at Parade Grounds today and the security concerns expressed by the authorities, the Hyderabad Metro Stations at Paradise, Parade Grounds and JBS will be closed between 5.30pm and 8pm on Sunday. According to a press release issued by L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd MD and […]

By PR Man Singh Hyderabad: Come July 4, Hyderabad will be celebrating the centenary year of Ghulam Ahmed, one of the city’s favourite sons. He was a cricketer and administrator par excellence. Born July 4, 1922, he was an off-spinner of world class. The tall spinner was a master of subtle flight and variation. He […]

Hyderabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at BhagyaLaxmi Mandir, Charminar in Hyderabad on Sunday. Yogi Adityanath is in Hyderabad for the party national executive meet. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad today. In the public meeting titled ‘Vijay Sankalpa Sabha’, Prime Minister is likely […]

Hyderabad: With the visit of a bevy of VIPs, right from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Home Minister Amit Shah and several other Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha as well to the city on Saturday, there was widespread traffic congestion on several roads. Sinha, who arrived at the Begumpet Airport in […]

Hyderabad: Over 75 sailors from across the country will be seen in action when the 36th edition of the Hyderabad Sailing Week begins from Monday at the Secunderabad Sailing Club. The six-day event, which will culminate on July 11, will have notable clubs like Army yachting Node Mumbai, INWTC Navy Mumbai, Trishna Sailing Club Army […]

Hyderabad: In a sharp counter to the BJP’s allegations, the State government ruled out any protocol violation during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reception upon his arrival at Begumpet airport in Hyderabad on Sunday. The BJP leaders accused Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao of insulting the Prime Minister and violating the protocol by not receiving him […]

Hyderabad: The BJP State unit has ridiculed the ruling TRS party’s rally to welcome Opposition Parties Presidential candidate Yashwanth Sinha here on Saturday. Never in the history, was a bike rally organized and flexis and banners put up for Presidential elections. The ruling TRS party has made a mockery of the Presidential elections, charged the […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Cybercrime police on Saturday caught a youngster on charges of stalking and harassing a minor girl on Instagram. The arrested person, M.Prudhvi (24), was working as a helper in a private firm in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district. Police said Prudhvi created a fake Instagram account and sent follow requests to random girls, and when […]

Hyderabad: Four persons were arrested in different cases of sexually assaulting minor girls in different parts of the city. At Balapur, the police arrested two persons Sampagni Chandrasekhar, 19, an auto driver and Bollipaka Madhu, 18, a student. “Chandrasekhar and Madhu befriended two minor girls and kidnapped them from Balapur a few days ago. They […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad is a cosmopolitan city and the Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) is adopting new strategies to seek support from different communities with an eye on the next elections in the State. Senior BJP leaders, including Chief Ministers and others, who arrived in the city to participate in the party National Executive Committee meeting, have […]

Hyderabad: Working professionals and students now have an opportunity to enhance their skills required for jobs in emerging technologies without having to take a break from their schedule with the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad (JNTU-H) introducing new certificate courses. The university, through its School of Continuing and Distance Education, has rolled out a six-month value […]

Hyderabad: In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit and the Bharatiya Janatha Party’s public meeting at Parade Grounds on Sunday, traffic restrictions will be in place in the surroundings from 2pm to 10pm. The restrictions will be on the roads from the HICC Madhapur – Jubilee Hills Check-post – KBR Park – Punjagutta – […]

Hyderabad: Due to operational reasons, the South Central Railway (SCR) has announced cancellation of some train services. Accordingly, Train No. 07794 Peddapalli – Kacheguda Daily and Train No. 07793 Kacheguda –Peddapalli Daily stand cancelled till July 20, a press release said.