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Asaduddin Owaisi urges Telangana govt to postpone OU exams falling on Eid day
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has appealed to the Telangana government to defer several Osmania University (OU) degree examinations scheduled for Thursday, May 28, as…
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Saudi Arabia: Crescent moon sighted, Eid al-Adha on May 27
Riyadh: The crescent moon, which marks the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah 1447 AH-2026, has been sighted in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, May 17. As a result, Monday, May 18, will be the first…
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Retired judge, lawyer son, booked for dowry harassment in Bhopal
Bhopal: A 33-year-old woman, identified as Twisha Sharma, was found hanging at her marital home in the Katara Hills area of Bhopal on May 12. Her family has alleged that she was…
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Telangana to hold sports and career development programs from May 18
Hyderabad: The Telangana government will be organising a series of activities promoting physical fitness, youth empowerment, leadership development, and social responsibility as part of the ‘Youth and Sports’ week being held from…
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Police start domestic helpers’ verification amid rising crimes in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: On the heels of two crimes by domestic helpers reported in posh neighbourhoods/gated communities of Hyderabad, the city police started ‘Mee Surakhsha’, a community policing initiative to help strengthen security in…
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Fire at Yadadri thermal plant in Nalgonda, no casualties
Hyderabad: A fire occurred at the Yadadri Ultra Mega Thermal Power Station (YATP) in Veerlapalem village, Nalgonda, on Sunday, May 17, likely due to a short circuit, officials said. Thick clouds of smoke…
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Muslim salesmen in Metro showroom humiliated, called ‘jihadis’
Dehradun: A hate crime incident was reported from Uttarakhand‘s Dehradun City where Hindutva supporters walked into ‘Metro,’ a prominent shoe showroom, and called the Muslim workers ‘jihadis.’ A large number of Hindutva…
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Posts claim Bandi tried to ‘influence’ judge for Bageerath’s bail, case booked
Hyderabad: The Charminar police have registered a case over social media posts claiming that Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay tried to “influence” Justice Tangirala Madhavi Devi for granting…
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Varanasi iftar party case: Allahabad HC calls extortion claims ‘suspicious’
Allahabad: While announcing bail to eight of the 14 accused for allegedly having an iftar party on the Ganga river in Varanasi, the Allahabad High Court found the extortion allegations against the…
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Realtors using slum dwellers as shields to encroach on Mushkin Cheruvu: HYDRAA
Hyderabad: Seventeen days after asking residents of temporary sheds within the Full Tank Level (FTL) area of Mushkin Cheruvu in Narsingi to vacate, Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) officials issued…
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Massive fire breaks out at timber warehouse in Hyderabad’s Bholakpur
Hyderabad: A fire broke out at a timber warehouse in Bholakpur area under Musheerabad police limits in the early hours of Sunday, May 17, gutting the premises and causing losses estimated at Rs…
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IMD issues orange alert as Telangana braces for severe heatwave till May 20
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Telangana, warning of a severe heatwave till May 20. Temperatures are expected to range between 41-44 degrees Celsius across all…
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Women allegedly killed for gold, bodies buried near Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The bodies of two elderly women were recovered in the Moinabad area of the Chevella region bordering Hyderabad. They were allegedly murdered in a planned manner and dumped near Tolkatta village.…
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India becomes largest market for KitKat globally for Nestle
New Delhi: India has emerged as the largest market globally for KitKat, the iconic chocolate-coated wafer bar of Swiss food and confectionery major Nestlé, driven by strong consumer penetration, product innovation and…
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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda
Abuja: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, May 17, after more than 300 suspected cases…
