The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad (JNTU-H) has introduced online courses for the first time, starting this academic session. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) will now be functional in all affiliated colleges of JNTU-H soon. The program is taking place under the government-run program called SWAYAM(Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young[Read More…]
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Telangana Assembly Elections: Magic of Owaisi brothers continues in Hyderabad
In an election where Telangana Rashtra Samithi snatched almost 3/4 of the total seats and grabbed a voting percentage of 46.9, the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen(AIMIM) managed to maintain its stronghold in their bastion, Hyderabad. The party’s leader in the last Assembly and the brother of AIMIM President, Akbaruddin Owaisi[Read More…]
Owaisi will have to flee Hyderabad, says Adityanath
Hyderabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that if the BJP comes to power in Telangana, MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi and his younger brother Akbaruddin will have to flee Hyderabad the way Nizam did. Addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party election rally at Tandur near Hyderabad, he said[Read More…]
Hyderabad Metro turns one, starts trial on Ameerpet – Hitec City stretch
On the day when the Hyderabad metro turned 1, the launch of Metro-III corridor took place. Trial runs took place on the Ameerpet – Hitec City length began on Thursday. The stretch on which the trial runs took place is of 10 km length. There are eight stations in the stretch,[Read More…]
Telangana: IAF’s trainee aircraft crashes, pilot injured
A trainee aircraft has crashed on Wednesday after it took off from Hyderabad‘s Kaimpet Air Force station located near Bahupet in Aliar constituency. Fortunately, no fatalities were reported. Pilot Yogesh Yadav got injured in the crash but have been safely ejected out after the crash. He escaped with the help[Read More…]
Telangana: NGO organises stand-up comedy show to raise awareness for voting
In view of providing awareness for voting, Hyderabad based NGO Youngistaan Foundation organised a stand-up comedy and slam poetry show to motivate the participation of young voters in polls. During an event held at Alt-Space in Jubilee Hills on Sunday, the show included stand-up comedians and slam poets, including Mamidanna,[Read More…]
Hyderabad: 113 booked for drinking-and-driving, 54 cars seized
Hyderabad police on the late night of 25 charged as many as 113 people for drinking and driving. 54 cars and 59 bikes were seized during the check drive. Charge-sheet will be registered against the offenders who would later be produced to the court. Long term exposure to honking traffic[Read More…]
Telangana Polls 2018: Why Muslim voters are crucial in these 30 seats?
Ahead of Telangana elections, all the major parties including Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and Congress are trying hard to woo Muslim voters. Muslim community comprises 12.7 of the total population in the state. Of the 119 members’ assembly of Telangana, Muslim community plays a deciding role around 30 constituencies of[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi attacks TRS over various issues at Medchal rally
Ahead of Telangana elections, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi attacked caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao over various issues on Friday in Medchal. Sonia Gandhi stated that, “Rulers of Telangana took care of themselves but not the people. Elections are a time when we can get rid of these problems. Congress[Read More…]
“BJP will not retain deposit in 100 constituencies of Telangana”, says KTR
Caretaker Information and Technology Minister of Telangana KT Rama Rao (KTR) attacked Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Wednesday in Hyderabad over various issues and stated that “BJP thinks Amberpet is its fortress. They are assuming too much. Let me declare that TRS will see to it that BJP will not[Read More…]
Chandramukhi, the only trans woman candidate in Telangana polls
Trans woman Chandramukhi Muvvala, who is contesting from the Goshamahal assembly in the Hyderabad city, is the only one member from Trans community of the total 3,584 candidates filed their nomination for the upcoming Telangana assembly elections. Chandramukhi is contesting under the banner of Bahujan Left Front (BLF) against Congress[Read More…]
Hyderabad: ‘Fingerprint cloning gang’ busted for biometric attendance fraud
In Telangana’s capital, Hyderabad, a gang of people cloning fingerprints for fake usage in biometric attendance reports was busted by the city’s police on Wednesday. The gang was cloning fingerprints of faculty members in colleges and were later selling them for making money. According to Anjani Kumar, Police Commissioner, three[Read More…]
Telangana Assembly Polls: Sonia Gandhi to make grand show of TRS exodus in Medchal rally
Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) leaders’ exodus to Congress in Medchal is all set to place under the leadership of Former Congress Chief and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday in a grand show. The major opposition party Congress is leaving no stone unturned to make the grand show a spectacle[Read More…]
Keep harmony during Milad-un-Nabi, says AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
Preparations are underway for Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad to be celebrated on November 21. All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi urged the people to maintain communal harmony in Hyderabad. Speaking at a rally at Charminar on Friday, Hyderabad parliamentarian stated, “People give examples of the way[Read More…]
Telangana: ‘Sanyas’ Challenge by KTR ahead of assembly polls
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) leader and caretaker minister of Information Technology (IT) and Industries, Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao popularly known as KT Rama Rao on Thursday has said that he will go on a self-imposed exile if TRS failed to form the government in the state in the upcoming[Read More…]
Rapur Dalit atrocity: Hyderabad HC issues notices to DGP, Chief Secretary
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Andhra Pradesh top government officials including DGP and Chief Secretary in the horrific Rapur Dalit torture case which happened on August 1 this year. The High Court has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary of Home and Social[Read More…]
50 injured during Diwali celebrations in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Firecrackers left at least 50 people injured during Diwali celebrations in Hyderabad and outskirts, an official said on Thursday. The injured were brought to government-run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital late Wednesday night and in the early hours of Thursday. According to doctors, at least eight of them sustained critical[Read More…]
Hyderabad: Elderly woman begging on streets caught with Rs 2 Lakh
In an effort to create a beggar-free city, the officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has been picking up beggars and taking them to Anand Ashram, a rehabilitation centre for beggars in the premises of Cherlapally jail. It was amid the same cause that a 70-year-old woman, identified[Read More…]
50% of India’s population will be urban by 2050: Minister
Hyderabad: With India being among the top five countries in terms of green buildings, the country should aim to make its 4,500 cities and towns environmentally friendly to enable it to grow in a sustainable manner, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.[Read More…]
India’s first Political Hackathon to be organised in Hyderabad
To provide a boost to political activities in the nation, Telangana is going to host a Political Hackathon for the first time in India. Right from the preparation of manifesto to finding solutions to local problems, Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) in association with Voice of Digithon and Hackathon Group[Read More…]
Hyderabad: Rajnath Singh mocks Congress with #MeToo jibe
Hyderabad: Union home minister Rajnath Singh mocks Congress party and its coalition partners, takes #MeToo jibe and warns it’s associates to be careful against the nature of the INC. Singh said, “Those who are with Congress will be destroyed and no one can help them when INC will defy their[Read More…]
Hyderabad: Man murders singer wife on suspicion of cheating
In a tragic incident, a woman hailing from Punjab, was found dead at her residence at Owaisi Colony in Santosh Nagar, Hyderabad on Wednesday morning. The preliminary investigations suggest that the husband murdered her suspecting her to be cheating on him. According to the details of the incident, Sania was[Read More…]
Tuesday brought no luck to superstitious burglar, lands in police trap
Hyderabad Police recently arrested Mohammed Sameer Khan and his accomplice, Mohammed Shoaib who were involved in a spate of robberies in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The two accused used to rob only on Tuesdays and that too, only during the day because of his superstitious beliefs. However, this time,[Read More…]
Telangana: KCR likely to declare TRS poll strategies and road-map on October 21
Telangana Rashtra Samithi Supremo K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) is likely to provide necessary instructions to all the 105 candidates of TRS on the strategy to be implemented in the upcoming elections at Telangana Bhavan on October 21. According to reports, TRS leaders and all the 105 candidates will be present[Read More…]
Telangana: Man attacks his wife near a police station in Hyderabad
A horrific incident came into light from Hyderabad, where a man attempted to attack his wife in broad daylight on Thursday near Begumpet police station. Rahman, a 35-year-old, who is a painter by profession attacked his wife and four other members of her family. The police stated that the Rahman[Read More…]