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KTR caught eating at Rs 5 Food Counter!
Telangana Minister K Taraka Rama Rao on Monday monitored the programmes taken up by GHMC. He has even gone for field inspection to check if the works taken up by Government were implemented perfectly. By noon, KTR stopped at the Rs 5 food counter set up by GHMC in Yousufguda. He
Receptionist's Rape Attempt on Techie in Hyd
Rape attempt on a Software Professional at a restaurant in Hyderabad created a sensation. The Victim, who works as a Manager for a Software Firm in Visakhapatnam, reached Hyderabad on Monday for stayed at Sitara Grand Hotel in LB Nagar. Upon knowing that she is alone, Receptionis
Telangana far better than AP
As per Sample Registration System Baseline Survey 2014, Telangana performed better than Andhra Pradesh in many aspects. Telangana is ahead of AP, be it Piped Drinking Water (Urban), Closed Sewerage System (Urban), High Schools, Graduation facility, Bus Connectivity, Railway Conne
Movie on Manmohan Singh, 'The Accidental PM'
NEW DELHI: "It takes years of labour and exemplary political acumen to even dream of heading a state. But this is the story of a man who possessed neither, and yet went on to become a prime minister. A man, who was unaware even a day before his anointment, that he will be PM of w
Mudragada's dharna at Amalapuram PS
Kapu Leader Mudragada Padmanabhan on Tuesday staged a dharna at Amalapuram police station in protest against the arrests in connection with Tuni viole...
What Nirmala Seetharaman has done to AP?
Commerce Minister Nirmala Seetharaman her served as Rajya Sabha for two years after TDP nominated her as part of the alliance with BJP. As her term en...
Kohli - World's 8th Most Popular Athlete!
Indian Test Skipper Virat Kohli found a place in the Top 10 Most Popular Athletes as per ESPN Word Fame 100 Rankings. In fact, He is the only Indian a...
Advocate hacked to death in Kodambakkam
A 44-year-old advocate was hacked to death by four unidentified men in full public view in a residential area in Kodambakkam on Sunday. Police said C...
KCR unfurls India's Second largest Tricolour
People of Telangana state has celebrated its second formation day. The government has officially celebrated the event across several district head qua...
Heavy rains likely to continue today
Relentless downpour over Chennai and its neighbourhood may continue on Wednesday under the influence of depression that lies over southwest Bay of Ben...
Chennai sees relentless downpour
Chennai experienced its second-highest May rainfall on record, with 67mm till Tuesday morning. A low-pressure system is expected to intensify, bringing more rain and high winds to the city and coastal Tamil Nadu.
Quota For Differently-Abled In Government Jobs Not Implemented
The Indian government has acknowledged its failure to implement the mandated 3% reservation for differently-abled individuals in government jobs, despite a recent special drive to fill vacancies.
Kolkata flyover collapse: Several feared dead, Mamata Banerjee at the site
An under-construction flyover collapsed in North Kolkata near Ganesh Talkies (Girish Park), Thursday afternoon leaving several trapped under the debri...
Animal cruelty: Woman in Bengaluru flung 8 puppies on a boulder to teach mother a lesson
A woman in Bengaluru was booked for allegedly trying to kill eight puppies. This incident comes to light just a day after a man in Delhi was seen stab...
UPA's flagship rural jobs scheme gets a big boost from Modi govt
The BJP-led government has boosted spending under the UPA's flagship rural jobs scheme MGNREGA to a record high and will for the first time ever provi...
RBI keeps rates on hold; says Budget key to more easing
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday left the key policy rate unchanged but indicated at accommodative stance saying with "inflation moving closer t...
U.S. considers re-merger of India, Pakistan desks
Seven years after the State Department was restructured to ‘de-hyphenate’ U.S. relations with India and with Pakistan, it is considering a reversal of...
BJP expels own man in MP for ‘cow slaughter’
Leaving the BJP in Madhya Pradesh red-faced, police have arrested a party leader and four of his relatives for allegedly slaughtering a cow at his hom...
Mortgages offer silver lining for India's banks as corporate loans languish
India's banks, struggling to boost mainstay corporate loans, are finding a bright spot in a home-buying spree in the country's towns that has driven m...
Smriti Irani claims Hyderabad student's suicide 'not a Dalit vs non-Dalit' issue
Three days after PhD student Rohith Vemula was found hanging in a hostel room in the Hyderabad University, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti...