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Operation Polo: Path towards reconciliation is to accept the violence of 1948

Hyderabad: Ejaz-Ul-Haq was just 10 years old when Operation Polo, or the annexation of Hyderabad took place. Remembered as the ‘Police Action’, it was done to merge or annexe the erstwhile Hyderabad…
Hyderabad retired doctor dies after 70 hour digital arrest, Rs 6.6L fraud

Hyderabad: A 76-year-old retired Hyderabad doctor fell victim to an organised cyber fraud, resulting in her death on September 8 by cardiac arrest, before which she was held in a 70-hour digital…

DRF staff in Hyderabad protest pay cut, boycott duties

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Response Force (DRF) staff, under the Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), held a protest in front of the HYDRAA police station on Wednesday, September 17, over…
IT minister Sridhar urges Centre to open more passport offices in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Telangana IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu on Tuesday, September 16, urged the Union Government to establish an additional Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in Hyderabad to meet the growing demands…
‘Don’t send daughters to gym until love jihad law is enacted’: Raja Singh’s son

Hyderabad: The Hindus should not send their daughters to gymnasium and zumba classes until a law against love jihad is enacted and instead arrange the classes for them at home, said T…
Abandoned bodies of women found at different locations in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Two gruesome discoveries of women’s bodies in separate locations of the city have set alarm bells ringing and raised safety issues. One body was found at Cherlapally railway station, and another…
Operation Polo: Abdul Quddus Zaimi, the unsung hero of Hyderabad

Hyderabad: In the run up to the days leading to the annexation of Hyderabad to India, atrocities were perpetrated by the paramilitary group Razakars on Hindus, and post annexation (called ‘Operation Polo’),…

Rajnath Singh to attend ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ celebrations on September 17

Hyderabad: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the chief guest at the ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ celebrations to be organised by the Union government at Parade Grounds here on Wednesday, September 17. The…
Disproportionate assets: Nampally court orders 14-day remand for ADE

Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday, September 17, produced Electricity Department Assistant Divisional Engineer (ADE) Ambedkar before the Namapally ACB Court in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The judge remanded…
Video: Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj lauds PM Modi

New Delhi: Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj on Wednesday lauded the support the team received from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, irrespective of the on-field result. Siraj, who has become a key member…
US President Donald Trump, First Lady arrive in UK

London: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived in London on Tuesday evening for a historic second State Visit to the UK at the invitation of King Charles III,…
Jubilee Hills rock blasting: HC questions police commissioner’s authority

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the Hyderabad Police Commissioner to clarify whether he holds the authority to grant permissions for blasting rocks and hills, and if so, whether such approvals…
Appalled by ‘decimation’ of JNU in last 10 years: Romila Thapar

New Delhi: Historian Romila Thapar on Tuesday said Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and other centres of social sciences have suffered in the last 10 years, and those who were involved in their…
Drone intercepted in Madinah, case closed says source

Madinah: Saudi authorities intercepted and brought down an unauthorised drone in the skies above Madinah on Thursday, September 11, according to a source cited by Haramain. In a post on X on…
Andhra teacher hits 11-year-old for being ‘naughty’; skull fractured

Hyderabad: A horrific case of corporal punishment has come forward in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, where an 11-year-old student of a private school suffered a serious skull fracture after her class teacher…