Online Desk At least 42 people were charred to death after a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims collided with a diesel tanker near Medina, according to local media in Saudi Arabia on Monday. The victims are believed to be Indian nationals, with several reportedly from Hyderabad. The Telangana government said it is in contact with the Indian…
Visakhapatnam: The recent tightening of the H-1B visa regime in the United States is only a temporary setback, and the cost advantage Indian tech professionals offer is bound to bring them around, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said. Naidu, who is credited with having the vision of developing Hyderabad as a cyber hub…
Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday came down heavily on the Opposition—particularly the Congress and its allies, along with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)—for their baseless allegations that investigative agencies were “targeting Muslims” in recent terror-related probes. Calling the Opposition’s charge “absurd and irresponsible,” BJP State Chief Spokesperson…
Amaravati: The YSRCP on Wednesday held a statewide “Praja Garjana” (people’s roar) protest against the TDP-led NDA coalition government’s alleged move to privatise government medical colleges. The opposition party said that thousands of students, doctors, and youth took part in the demonstrations despite “police restrictions, barricades, and detentions in several constituencies”. “Privatisation of medical colleges…
Hyderabad: A private bus caught fire on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada national highway in the Nalgonda district of Telangana in the small hours of Tuesday, police said. However, none of the 29 passengers were injured in the incident that occurred in Chityal mandal at around 1.45 AM when the bus was proceeding to Kandukur in Andhra Pradesh…
Hyderabad: Polling for the by-election to Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency here began at 7 AM on Tuesday, amid tight security arrangements. Over 4.01 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise who will decide the electoral fortunes of 58 candidates. The contest is triangular among the ruling Congress, BJP and BRS. According to officials, 226…
Hyderabad: A four-day Wisdom Retreat led by Guru Vinayji, founder of the Wisdom Foundation, Sainikpuri, was held from November 6-9, at Kanha Shanti Vanam, the world headquarters of the Heartfulness Institute on Hyderabad’s outskirts. Guru Vinayji — a thinker, philosopher, author, and management expert — has dedicated over three decades to spreading Sanatana Dharma through…
Srinagar/Faridabad: Eight people, including three doctors, were arrested and 2,900 kg of explosives seized with the uncovering of a “white collar” terror module involving the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind and spanning Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Monday. Among those arrested following a 15-day operation were Kashmir’s Dr Muzammil Ganaie in Faridabad and…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on November 17 hear a petition seeking contempt proceedings against the Telangana speaker for allegedly not complying with its direction to decide disqualification pleas against 10 BRS MLAs who defected to the ruling Congress. On July 31, a top court bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai directed…
Hyderabad: Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday accused the ruling Congress and the BRS of indulging in Muslim appeasement and urged Hindus to vote for the BJP, saying it is the only party that safeguards Hindu dharma. Campaigning here for the November 11 Jubilee Hills bypoll, Kumar said under Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s…
