Muharram, the month of mourning, is already under way. The 10th day —Yaum-al-Ashoura — falls on Sunday. Besides Muharram, there is another cause of grief for Muslims in Hyderabad.

The ‘Alam’ stolen

Refusing to be the “endorsing agents” of “politically motivated” transfers, two directors general of police have reportedly sent a missive to Chief Secretary S.V. Ranganath on “blatant” violations of

Politicians who had lobbied for the transfer of Medak SP Avinash Mohanty have failed in their efforts.
During the recent transfers of 45 IPS officials in the state, the SP was not on the list.

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Social activist T.J. Abraham, who was arrested on Thursday in a 10-year-old case, was granted bail on Friday.

Mr Abraham, who has filed private complaints before the Lokayukta court against former mi

A criminal wanted in several cases was shot at by a police inspector for trying to flee after attacking the cop with a sickle in Ch­en­galpattu. Both have been ho­spitalised with grievous injuries.

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It was a nostalgic trip down memory lane for chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Friday, bringing back fond memories of former political leaders and chief ministers in the Assembly, besides reminding he

A day after the National Green Tribunal passed orders on Union ministries of telecom, environment and health, seeking details about the health hazards likely to be caused by cellphone towers and on th

It’s time for annual road repair and maintenance work, but this year, no such activity could be discerned on the roads in the district.

The reason — Public Works Department (PWD) has not been allott

The Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) is toying with the idea of allowing those undertaking courses to take a break, if need be, and then return and complete the course.

According t

Nearly one lakh packets of ‘appam’ worth Rs.30 lakh were destroyed at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyapan temple premises on Friday, after devotees complained of getting fungus-affected ones.

There would no