Hyderabad: Telangana govt has appointed senior IAS officer Sanjay Jaju as new chief secretary of Telangana on Friday. He will take over from present chief secretary K Rama Krishna Rao, who is set to demit the office on June 30. The 1992 batch officer Jaju presently secretary of ministry of development of north-east region. A…
Chandeliers glow over polished floors, violins mingle with conversations, and flowing gowns sweep across dance spaces as strangers become dance partners. Inspired by the romance and grandeur of period dramas such as Bridgerton, themed ballroom and masquerade events are finding an audience in Hyderabad. What started as an aesthetic trend on social media is increasingly…
Hyderabad: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Hyderabad Customs seized 2.27 kg of 24KT gold with a market value of over ₹3.3 crore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA). The unit arrested two Indian passengers who arrived from Kuala Lumpur, following intelligence developed through the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) and inputs received from…
Chief minister A Revanth Reddy taking part in the MoU signing ceremony for providing insurance coverage to state govt employees at Ravindra Bharathi on Thursday. Dy CM Bhatti Vikramarka, minister Vivek Venkat Swamy are also seen. Pic: TOI Hyderabad: Chief minister (CM) A Revanth Reddy has appealed to all state govt employees to work an…
Hyderabad: Principal secretary of the secondary education department, Yogita Rana, came under fire from the Telangana high court on Thursday for failing to appear in person in a contempt case despite a clear order directing her to do so.The contempt case was filed over the non-implementation of a 2023 high court order relating to a…
Two held in Mailardevpally with illegal weapons Hyderabad: Two persons were nabbed by Task Force sleuths for allegedly possessing two illegal weapons and seven bullets in Mailardevpally.Police said Mudassir Hussain from Kilwat in Charminar and Ameer Khan from Nanded in Maharashtra were arrested after being intercepted based on a tip-off while they were travelling in…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao said chief minister Revanth Reddy is hiding his failures by blaming the previous BRS govt’s debts. He said the Congress govt borrowed ₹4 lakh crore in the past two and half years, and should explain what was done with the funds.Speaking at the party workers meeting in Chevella…
Hyderabad: Standard Engineering Technology Limited (SETL) plans to acquire up to a 51% stake in GScale Energy Private Limited, marking its entry into AI datacentre engineering infrastructure. The BSE-listed precision engineering company said the first phase of the transaction will combine primary capital infusion and a strategic share-swap with existing shareholders, involving about ₹190 crore.SETL…
DA case against excise inspector; assets worth over Rs 2 cr unearthed Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a disproportionate assets (DA) case against a prohibition and excise inspector after allegedly uncovering assets worth over Rs 2 crore during searches.The accused, Gundeti Ramu (42), is currently serving as prohibition and excise inspector in Karimnagar…
Hyderabad: One in three inmates screened at the time of admission to Telangana prisons tested positive for drug abuse, prison officials said on the eve of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.Officials said the Nivrutti De-Addiction Centres, operating in four central prisons since mid-July 2025, screened 12,675 inmates, of whom 4,200 remand…
