The Governor, Mr E.S.L. Narasimhan, praised the Rapid Action Force (RAF) to the skies during the 20th anniversary celebrations of the force at Hakimpet on Sunday. “Newton’s law of gravity is not appl

City corporators are demanding a share of the advertisement revenue of over Rs 16,375 crore accruing from the Hyderabad Metro Rail project. They have blocked the project, stating that the GHMC will n

Despite the media condem-ning the preparation for the CoP-11, Hyderabad has been lauded for playing perfect host, with the cops and volunteers going full out to help the delegates. The Convention on B

Activists who term biotechnology as evil, are often emotionally driven, and lack sound scientific proof to their claims against genetically modified (GM) crops, say industry experts. “The agitation a

Delegates from island countries from across the globe met in the city on Sunday to discuss the threats to their biodiversity wealth ahead of Island Innovations, the Island Summit to be held parallel t

Greenpeace on Sunday demanded that the Indian government re-look at its massive expansion of coal mining in forest areas. It also demanded a moratorium on new coal mines. The demands came with the 11t

A man who was rejected by his girlfriend stabbed her and her mother at their home at LB Nagar on Sunday morning. Twenty-year-old L. Shanti and her mother L. Indramma, 45, were admitted to a private h

An eight-year-old boy, R. Uday, the son of one R. Ramesh and a Class 3 student of Sai Dhamam School in Bommalaramaram, Nalgonda died when he fell out from an autorickshaw on Saturday. Uday was traveli

Two angry men picked the wrong victim to vent their road rage on and found themselves in a police lock-up late on Friday night. The duo allegedly shoved and punched CID superintendent of police M. Sri

With the Centre increasing the dealers’ commission on subsidised domestic LPG cylinders by Rs 11.42, consumers in Hyderabad will have to pay Rs 412.92 per cylinder, which will be rounded off to Rs 413