2 elderly men lose over ₹9L in digital arrest frauds Hyderabad: Two septuagenarians have lost over ₹9 lakh in two separate cases of ‘digital arrest’ frauds. Posing as law enforcement officers, the accused had extorted money from the two victims. Based on the complaints, Hyderabad and Malkajgiri police registered separate cases on Thursday.In the first…
Parakala Prabhakar, Indian economist and political commentator, addressing the gathering Gauhar Raza, former Chief Scientist at CSIR-NISCAIR, speaking at a convention in the city Parakala Prabhakar, Indian economist and political commentator, addressing the gathering Gauhar Raza, former Chief Scientist at CSIR-NISCAIR, speaking at a convention in the city Parakala Prabhakar, Indian economist and political commentator,…
DA case accused Vamshi Mohan gets bail after 60 days in jail Hyderabad: Former Medchal Malkajgiri special grade deputy collector Marri Vamshi Mohan was granted bail by a local court after spending more than two months in jail following his arrest by the Anti-Corruption Bureau.Vamshi Mohan was arrested in May after ACB sleuths allegedly uncovered…
Hyderabad: The city cybercrime police registered a criminal case against the operators of two handles on the platform ‘X’, for allegedly posting defamatory and abusive content targeting chief minister A Revanth Reddy.In the police complaint filed on Thursday, Kailash Sajjan, state secretary of the Telangana Congress party social media wing, alleged that he came across…
Hyderabad: A senior executive of a private firm operating a hospital in Banjara Hills has approached Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) sleuths, alleging that a former employee siphoned off over Rs 2.4 crore in a span of six years from the company accounts through fraudulent means. Based on the complaint, CCS police registered a cheating…
BITS Hyderabad develops smart device for instant kidney tests Hyderabad: Researchers at BITS Pilani Hyderabad have developed a portable, internet-enabled device that can assess kidney health within minutes by simultaneously detecting three key biomarkers, uric acid, urea and creatinine, from a small blood serum sample. The innovation, developed by the institute’s MEMS, Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics…
Hyderabad: The income tax department’s benami prohibition unit (BPU) has provisionally attached eight properties, including nearly 20 acres of agricultural land in Andhra Pradesh, after allegedly tracing the funds used for their purchase to financial transactions linked to an accused in an illegal cricket betting case.The properties, registered in the name of Katari Vysali, have…
Hyderabad: Even as Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) working president T Jagga Reddy is reportedly planning to submit his inquiry report on the infighting between the supporters of Thungathurthy MLA Mandula Samuel and other Congress leaders on Saturday to the TPCC leadership, another row erupted on Friday with Samuel and Munugode legislator Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy…
HC tells HYDRAA chief to apologise for violating court orders Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Friday once again ripped into HYDRAA chief A V Ranganath for filing an affidavit in which he did not apologise for violating previous court orders.Hearing the contempt plea by Shanta Sriram Constructions Private Limited over 40 acres of land…
Betting probe widens: ₹70,000cr routed via 750 shell merchants, ₹19,600cr GST evasion suspected Hyderabad: Illegal online betting platforms allegedly channelled nearly ₹70,000 crore through about 750 shell companies across the country, leading to an estimated GST evasion of ₹19,600 crore, according to an ongoing probe by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI).The investigation has…
