The EB-5 (Employment-Based Fifth Preference) visa applications from Indian nationals have nearly doubled year on year for the first time. They rose from 879 in FY2024 to 1,903 in FY2025, according to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) data. This is the highest number of applicants recorded so far from India.While applications had also…
Hyderabad: In a major relief for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), which has been reeling under debts for years, the state govt has decided to take over liabilities amounting to Rs 5,000 crore.The move is set to transform the debt-ridden municipal corporation into a fiscally stronger civic body. A majority of the liabilities were…
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread thunderstorms, hailstorms across Telangana over the next four days, bringing much-awaited relief from the intense summer heat. Districts including Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Mahabubabad and Nagarkurnool have been placed under orange alert for heavy thunderstorms between May 5 and 7.According to the IMD, Hyderabad is also likely…
Hyderabad: Calling it an “extraordinary, hard-fought and inspiring victory”, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday congratulated the Congress-led UDF alliance in Kerala for its triumph in assembly elections.In a post on X, Revanth congratulated Congress workers and leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi, KC Venugopal and Deepa Dasmunsi.“On a personal note, I…
Hyderabad: Cataract screening and surgery camps in Telangana, often the state govt’s main strategy to tackle blindness, may not be delivering the expected results, according to a study by LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI). The study, published in Ophthalmic Epidemiology, examined cataract surgery outcomes in four districts of Telangana. After analysing over 11,000 people in…
Hyderabad: As part of the ongoing search for abandoned Huskies, recently found deserted along the Shankarpally–Patancheru stretch on Hyderabad’s outskirts, the local police rescued three more dogs from the same area over the weekend, one of them a German Shepherd, taking the total number of dogs rescued so far to nine. Another dog was found…
Hyderabad: Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has stated that revolutionary changes occurred in the agricultural sector under the Congress rule.On Monday, he inaugurated the Farmers’ Week celebrations (May 4-9), part of the public administration and progress plan, held in Tandur, Vikarabad district. He launched a special mobile app ‘TG Organics’ and inaugurated an organic products…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Monday directed the state govt to specify a date by which it would clear the long-pending fee reimbursement dues to private engineering colleges in the state.The court, while hearing a batch of petitions filed by engineering colleges, granted a final opportunity to the state govt to file detailed counter-affidavits…
Hyderabad: Karimnagar police, analysing CCTV footage, have identified the five-member gang involved in the PMJ jewellery robbery as being from Bihar, with some suspects believed to be repeat offenders linked to property crimes and a murder case.Police have contacted their counterparts in Bihar to gather details about the wanted accused. After searching criminal databases using…
Hyderabad: Four persons were injured in an oxygen tank explosion at a refilling facility in Jalpally under Pahadi Shareef police station limits on Monday afternoon, triggering panic in the area.Fire officials said the blast occurred around 12:25 pm at a shed where workers were refilling smaller oxygen cylinders for supply to hospitals and other facilities….
