Hyderabad: Former world champion PV Sindhu has assumed charge as a Badminton World Federation (BWF) council member after being elected as chair of the BWF Athletes’ Commission in Dec 2025. It is rare for an active and top-ranked player to get a key position in the sport’s governing body. Sindhu replaced Greysia Polii of Indonesia…
Hyderabad: At least five migrant workers were killed and 12 others injured after a heavy-duty crane collapsed on them at a steel fabrication unit on the city outskirts on Monday afternoon.Two of the injured have been admitted to the ICU of a nearby private hospital, police said.The workers are from Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar and Uttar…
Hyderabad: A city-based medical college owner and former information commissioner of undivided Andhra Pradesh, has lodged a complaint of dowry harassment against a pharmaceutical company executive and his family. She has alleged that the accused abruptly called off the marriage with her daughter after collecting costly gifts. A case has been registered under the Dowry…
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday announced plans to develop a health city near the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, adding that the state is working with the Centre to create a green channel for international patients travelling to India for treatment.Speaking at the inauguration of Apollo Hospitals’ 400-bed facility in Hyderabad’s Financial…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy-led govt has decided to intensify its efforts to press for the CBI to start its inquiry into Kaleshwaram project, following legal opinion given to him that there are no legal impediments preventing CBI from undertaking an inquiry.Revanth held a high-level meeting with irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, top…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday predicted that Telangana’s political landscape would consolidate into two main alliances, and that the next major electoral contest would be between the Congress-led alliance comprising Left parties and the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS), and the BRS–BJP combine.During an informal interaction with reporters, Revanth claimed that the BRS…
Hyderabad: Controlling the drug menace is key to improving women’s safety in the state, said chief minister A Revanth Reddy, directing officials to act tough with those caught in drug-related cases — even if they are celebrities or influential people.“About 80% of crime against women occurs because of people who abuse drugs or are intoxicated,”…
Hyderabad: Roads and buildings minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Monday said the detailed project report (DPR) for the 761-km Hyderabad-Pune-Mumbai high-speed rail corridor has already been completed, with officials directed to fast-track the next phases of execution.At a review meeting on proposed high-speed rail corridors, the minister said the Hyderabad-Mumbai-Pune corridor will feature 12 stations,…
Hyderabad: Telangana chief electoral officer C Sudarshan Reddy has said the Election Commission will take up the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, and the schedule will be released soon.He asked voters to complete the pre-SIR linking of their names with the 2002 SIR electoral roll and keep the required details…
Hyderabad: A tiff over dinner turned fatal in Kamareddy town on Saturday night when a 28-year-old scrap vendor was attacked allegedly by his wife with a sickle after he shouted at her for not cooking chicken. The victim was identified as Kodandam Shivaji from Gosangi Colony.Around 9pm on Saturday, Shivaji picked up a quarrel with…
