Hyderabad: A private school teacher in the city has been terminated after a row erupted over her allegedly assigning Islamic religious practices as homework to a Hindu student, officials said on Thursday. The family members of the child alleged that the teacher assigned such work to the boy and filed a police complaint. Union Minister…
Hyderabad: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has expressed confidence that the Women’s Reservation Bill and the Delimitation Bill will be passed during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. He said that in the previous Parliament session, the Constitution amendment bills were defeated by the Congress, the Samajwadi Party, and the TMC. Now the NDA has a…
Picchukalanka (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said that 117 new gates are being fixed at over Rs 150 crore for the Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Dowleswaram for its protection. Addressing a public meeting here in Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district, the chief minister observed that the barrage…
Tirupati: A Hyderabad-based apparel retail firm donated Rs 4.4 crore to the TTD’s Balaji Institute of Surgery, Research and Rehabilitation for the Disabled (BIRRD) Trust on Monday. The donation demand drafts were handed over by the firm’s Chairman Potti Venkateswarlu and Directors S Rajamouli, T Prasada Rao, and Potti Malathi Lakshmi Kumari to TTD Chairman…
Hyderabad: The second edition of VETCONVERGENCE 2026, the Vice-Chancellors’ Conclave organised by the Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU), Nagpur, with the support of the Indian Poultry Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA)–Poultry India, concluded in Hyderabad after two days of deliberations on strengthening collaboration between academia and industry. Held at Hotel AVASA on July 10…
Visakhapatnam: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday lauded the Indian Navy for safeguarding the country’s maritime interests, asserting that India stands as the primary guarantor of peace and stability in the Indian Ocean Region. Addressing naval personnel on the eve of the commissioning of Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A indigenous stealth frigate, he said the…
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday offered a second extension of time (EoT) until this year-end for the completion of works at nearly Rs 5,000-crore Ramayapatnam Port without any levy of liquidated damages. The work was entrusted to the joint venture of Navayuga Engineering Company Ltd (NECL) and Aurobindo Realty Ltd (ARIPL) with June…
Hyderabad: Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Thursday said a long leap has been taken in the health sector in the country during the last 12 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership with the establishment of new AIIMS institutions and increased focus on primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare. Speaking after a review with…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed officials to constitute a committee to strengthen ‘digital governance’ in the state. Reddy, who held a meeting with officials, said the committee, comprising officials, should submit its report in 100 days. He sought details of the implementation of ‘digital governance’ and instructed officials to formulate…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Saturday said the notice issued by the Election Commission of India to K. Kavitha’s newly floated political party is yet another indication of the Kalvakuntla family’s rapidly eroding credibility among the people of the state. In a statement, BJP Chief Spokesperson and Media In-charge N. V. Subash said the Election…
