From lapwings to monitor lizards, RGIA reports 442 wildlife strikes in 4 years Hyderabad: From red-wattled lapwings and barn swallows to Bengal monitor lizards, bats and black-naped hares, a growing range of wildlife is posing a threat to aircraft at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), with wildlife strikes recording a steady rise over the…
Shah dares Rahul on SIR, EVMs; says Cong shielding ‘infiltrators’ Hyderabad: Escalating the BJP’s offensive against the Congress over electoral roll revision and voter eligibility, Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday accused the party of opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise to protect “infiltrators” and safeguard its vote bank.Launching a sharp attack on…
Hyderabad: Telangana is home to India’s richest sitting Rajya Sabha MP, Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s Bandi Partha Saradhi Reddy, while Congress member Abhishek Manu Singhvi ranks third nationally, making Telangana the only state with two MPs among the country’s three wealthiest Upper House members, according to the ADR-National Election Watch report released on Monday.The concentration of…
Hyderabad: The rush of private water tankers across Hyderabad’s western corridor has come with a spate of traffic violations, with several vehicles booked for wrong-side driving, dangerous driving, drunk driving and unauthorised parking, besides routinely flouting heavy-vehicle entry restrictions, according to official data.An examination of Telangana’s e-challan records for 14 tankers allegedly involved in illegal…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday directed officials to take all necessary measures to transform Hyderabad into a clean and traffic-free city.Revanth also advised officials to create awareness about the effective use of green tankers, which supply treated water from sewage treatment plants (STPs), for construction activities, park maintenance, landscaping and gardening across…
A file shot of Dr Reddy’s Labs headquarters in Hyderabad. Hyderabad: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories said Monday US Food and Drug Administration has granted tentative approval for its twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV-1 in adults and adolescents weighing at least 35 kg.The approval, issued under…
Hyderabad: Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd has reported a 36% rise in net profit for the second quarter ended Sept 30, 2026, to ₹21.06 crore compared with ₹15.48 crore in the year-ago period.Revenue from operations rose 30.73% to ₹274.22 crore in Q2 FY2027 from ₹209.76 crore a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing.The company…
Amit Shah meets Chiranjeevi & Ram Charan Hyderabad: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday met Telugu film personalities Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan during his visit to Hyderabad, triggering political speculation given Chiranjeevi’s younger brother Pawan Kalyan’s position as Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister and Jana Sena chief, whose party is an NDA ally.However, BJP…
Hyderabad: Union minister Nitin Gadkari and chief minister A Revanth Reddy will inaugurate the 85th Indian Roads Congress (IRC) summit at HITEX, to be organised from from Nov 19 to 22, roads and buildings minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy said on Monday.At a meeting with senior officials at the secretariat, the minister reviewed preparations for the…
FILE PHOTO: Agriculture workers carrying maize from the field to the loading point at Kolanukonda village in Guntur district Pic: Suman Reddy D Hyderabad: India aims to increase maize production to 75 million tonnes over the next decade from the current 55 million tonnes, driven by technological innovations, improved crop management and efficient resource use,…
