Hyderabad: Hyderabad has acquired an unusual new namesake—not a biryani, not a celebrity, and not even a tech start-up, but a tiny aquatic beetle discovered in a seasonal pond.Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), along with collaborating institutions, have named the newly identified freshwater species Amphiops hyderabadi after the city. In doing so,…
Hyderabad: Four farmers died in two separate wall collapse incidents while trying to protect their paddy produce around midnight after heavy rains lashed Luxettipet mandal in Mancherial district during Tuesday’s storm.At Gampalapalli village, Thanugula Nagaraju and his son Abhiram took shelter at a nearby structure when the rain intensified. Around 1am, a wall of the…
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao criticised the Congress govt for turning corporations into political rehabilitation centres instead of institutions meant for welfare and development. He said CM Revanth Reddy is more interested in distributing corporation posts than releasing funds for the welfare of weaker sections and traditional communities. Harish Rao alleged that the Congress…
Hyderabad: Uncertainty over the timeline for the beginning of the admission process for intermediate has left colleges and students confused, while officials from the Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) informally indicated that discussions around a possible merger of the SSC and BIE could be one of the reasons behind the hold-up.While there has been…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court turned down a petition against the demolition of a World War II memorial near Parade Grounds in Secunderabad, and directed the petitioner to first submit a detailed representation to authorities concerned regarding his grievance.The petitioner, J Rama Krishna, a former Secunderabad Cantonment Board member, had filed the petition as a…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy urged Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar to approve Phase-II of Hyderabad Metro Rail project, and take up the metro link between Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and Bharat Future City corridor under Phase-III. Revanth met the Union minister in New Delhi on Wednesday.In view of the…
Hyderabad: Global chemicals biggie BASF plans to set up its global service hub and a global digital hub in Hyderabad in the current quarter of 2026, marking a major investment in the city’s growing global capability centre (GCC) ecosystem.The two hubs will operate as separate legal entities — BASF Global Business Services Private Limited and…
Hyderabad: Jubilee Hills police have arrested four more persons, including the mother and brother of a prime accused, following the interrogation of a man allegedly involved in extorting money by targeting children from wealthy families and impressing them through social media reels.Hyderabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar himself went to Jubilee Hills police station along with…
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka, revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give national project status to the Pranahita-Chevella irrigation project.Ahead of PM Modi’s visit to the city on Sunday, they criticised BJP, especially the Union ministers from the state, G…
Hyderabad: Govt advisor V Hanumantha Rao on Tuesday said he would launch an indefinite hunger strike from May 9, protesting the Centre’s stance on the Backward Classes (BCs) caste census. Addressing the media at Gandhi Bhavan, he stated that the agitation would continue until the Centre provides a clear assurance on conducting a caste census…
