Hyderabad: Fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials extorted 60 lakh from a 69-year-old retired central govt employee from Miyapur by threatening to arrest him in a fabricated money laundering case. On the victim’s complaint, Cyberabad cyber crime police registered a case and launched a probe.The complainant from Miyapur received a call on March 24 from…
Hyderabad: Former minister and BRS leader Ch Malla Reddy’s daughter-in-law, Preethi Reddy’s visit to the Telangana BJP state office on Friday has sparked political speculation. However, dismissing speculations over her political entry, she has clarifed that she is not joining the BJP.As civic elections approach in Greater Hyderabad, her visibility could influence local political dynamics,…
Hyderabad: The state govt on Friday carried out a reshuffle of seven senior IPS officers, including the commissioners of Malkajgiri and Future City. Inspector general of police (special intelligence bureau) B Sumathi has been appointed commissioner of police, Malkajgiri, replacing Avinash Mohanty. Tarun Joshi has been named commissioner of police, Future City, succeeding G Sudheer…
Hyderabad: Cyberabad economic offences wing (EOW) has registered a criminal case against four persons for allegedly selling assigned land to 80 people. The land is valued at Rs 3.48 crore.According to the complainant, a coconut seller from Allapur in Borabanda, the accused befriended him and later offered him the opportunity to buy plots in Patancheru.According…
K Kavitha launches TRS, slams father KCR’s leadership (File photo) HYDERABAD: Former MP and daughter of BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao, Kalvakuntla Kavitha, launched a new party, Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS), the acronym of which is similar to her father’s earlier party, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). KCR’s TRS was changed to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)…
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate‘s Hyderabad unit on Thursday carried out extensive searches at 12 locations in Hyderabad and Tirupati, at properties linked to close aides of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in the alleged multi-crore liquor scam. Kesireddy Rajasekhara Reddy alias Raj Reddy, identified as the architect of the alleged cartel,…
Young Indians did not blindly follow fitness apps and instead negotiated with them by altering targets around consuming extra sweets during festivals and family meals, and workouts during humid days, a research study by IIIT Hyderabad found.The study from IIIT Hyderabad, presented at CHI 2026, found that this adjustment was not laziness but a rational…
Hyderabad: A 56-year-old software consultant working for a multinational company lost 2.92 crore over two months from Feb 24 after being lured into investing through fake stock trading platforms. Based on his complaint, Malkajgiri police registered a cheating case on Thursday and launched a probe.In February, the victim from Ramanthapur was added to a WhatsApp…
Former BRS leader and daughter of ex-Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, K Kavitha on Saturday launched a new political outfit named Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS) in Hyderabad, nearly seven months after parting ways with the party. HYDERABAD: Former BRS leader and daughter of ex-Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, K Kavitha on Saturday launched…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court granted interim relief to Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) from immediate coercive action over a massive tax demand linked to the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project.In a significant interim order, the court directed that no coercive steps be taken against the company, provided it deposits 10% of the disputed demand with…
