Category: Regional

Hyderabad: A man allegedly burnt his wife to death here, suspecting her fidelity, police said on Friday. He purchased petrol in a bottle and poured it on his wife while she was sleeping, and set her on fire on December 23, they added. The couple got married 10 years ago. The man is a construction…

Hyderabad: The Telangana human rights panel has directed the state Home department to submit a detailed report on the alleged custodial death of a Dalit youth in Suryapet district. The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) took serious cognisance of allegations of illegal detention, custodial torture, and the custodial death of the youth, as alleged by…

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-bound British Airways flight from London has received a bomb threat, prompting aerodrome authorities to initiate standard safety protocols after the aircraft landed here, airport sources said on Tuesday. The customer support service of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here received a mail bearing a bomb threat to the BA 277 flight from Heathrow to…

Hyderabad: The total crimes against women increased by 4 per cent in Rachakonda Police Commissionerate limits here this year when compared to 2024, though the major grave offences saw a downward trend of 25 per cent, a senior police official said on Monday. As many as 479 kidnapping cases were recorded during this year, up…

Hyderabad: An activist and former naxalite was on Sunday arrested by the NIA in Jangaon district for his remarks allegedly promoting and supporting the outlawed CPI (Maoist), officials said. Gade Innaiah alias Gade Inna Reddy, (64), also a representative of Bharat Bachao organisation, was booked under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and…

New Delhi: Key NDA ally and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday called on Nitin Nabin here and wished him on his appointment as the BJP national working president. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president was accompanied by his party MP and Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu. After meeting Nabin,…

Tirupati: December 18 Senior YSRCP and former TTD chairman leader B Karunakar Reddy has accused the NDA coalition government of “conspiring” to hand over highly valuable TTD land to luxury hotel group Oberoi under the guise of tourism development. Karunakar Reddy alleged that over 20 acres of prime TTD land near Alipiri, valued at more…

Hyderabad: The Telangana State BJP on Tuesday strongly condemned the Congress party for staging so-called nationwide protests against the Centre’s new rural development initiative, describing them as politically motivated, deceptive, and steeped in hypocrisy. State BJP Chief Spokesperson N. V. Subash said the Congress party has neither the moral authority nor the credibility to lecture…

Hyderabad: Sajid Akram, one of the suspects in the recent mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia, is a native of Hyderabad, the Telangana Police said on Tuesday. He migrated to Australia 27 years ago and had limited contact with his family in Hyderabad, the Telangana DGP office said in a statement. The factors that…