National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, Crime in India 2022, has highlighted Hyderabad’s highest incidence of crimes against girl children under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act). Of 52 cases across Indian cities, Hyderabad recorded a staggering 21 cases pertaining to the use of children for pornography or storing child pornography […]
Month: December 2023
Hyderabad: Grand arrangements for Revanth Reddy’s oath ceremony as CM
Hyderabad: Telangana chief secretary Santhi Kumari on Tuesday, December 5, instructed the officials to make elaborate arrangements in a “grand and befitting manner” for the swearing-in ceremony of the chief minister-designate A Revanth Reddy which is to be held at L B Stadium on Thursday, December 7. The CS held a meeting with the officials and […]
ISRO moves Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module to orbit around Earth
The Propulsion Module (PM) of Chandrayaan-3 has been moved from an orbit around the Moon to an orbit around Earth, ISRO has said, terming the operation a unique experiment. The primary objective of the Chandrayaan-3 mission was to demonstrate a soft landing near the lunar south polar region and perform experiments using the instruments on the ‘Vikram’ […]
After Congress’ poll debacle in 3 states, Digvijaya raises questions over EVMs
Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday questioned the reliability of the electronic voting machines (EVMs), following his party’s defeat in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh assembly polls. Former MP chief minister Singh claimed any machine with a chip can be hacked and also said he has opposed voting by EVMs since 2003. A […]
Cyclone Michaung: Telangana govt alerts district collectors
The Telangana government on Tuesday directed the Collectors of districts where heavy rain is forecast due to severe cyclonic storm Michaung to be on alert and send a team of NDRF each to two districts. State Disaster Management Department Secretary Rahul Bojja held a teleconference with the Collectors of the districts which are expected to […]
Telangana LIVE: Congress cadre burst firecrackers as lead widens over BRS
Hyderabad: The highly anticipated result of the recently held Telangana elections will be out today with the Election Commission (EC) geared up to push out the results across 119 Assembly constituencies. The Counting of Telangana polls began at 8 am today, with early trends giving Congress a solid lead in the state with BRS, BJP, and […]
2020 Delhi riots: Court slams public prosecutors for seeking multiple passovers
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday denounced the public prosecutors’ conduct for “seeking multiple passovers” in the 2020 Delhi communal riots cases on the grounds of being preoccupied with other cases, saying this tendency resulted in the derailment of the cases. The court also observed that seeking passovers had become “a trend almost on a […]
Nagarjuna Sagar dam: Officials from TS, AP, Centre to meet on Dec 6
Hyderabad: The Union ministry of Jal Shakti has stepped in to mediate a water-sharing dispute between Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Telangana. This dispute has led to a series of high-level meetings and interventions regarding the Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam projects, amid growing tensions and security concerns. A night before Telangana went to polls, hundreds of armed […]
BRS lashes out at DKS for ‘poaching in Telangana’ remarks
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) spokesperson Dasoju Sravan lashed out at the Congress for spreading baseless rumours about BRS approaching their candidates. Speaking at a press conference on the eve of Telangana election results day, Sravan described senior Congress leader and Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar’s earlier statements as “stupid.” “Shivakumar has made stupid allegations […]
Hyderabad: Ahmed Balala booked for ‘attacking’ Congress’ Shaik Akbar
On the poll day, Congress candidate Shaik Akbar was allegedly attacked by members of the All India Majlis-e-Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Malakpet constituency candidate Ahmed Balala at a polling station in Saidabad. The incident, which occurred on November 30, 2023, has led to the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against the accused AIMIM party […]