Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Mohd Irfan Ansari under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in its probe into a fake call-centre syndicate accused of cheating US citizens and routing the proceeds through cryptocurrency, Angadia operators and bank accounts.In its grounds of arrest, the ED described Ansari as one of the principal controllers…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao has alleged serious financial irregularities and a massive scam in the tender process for the proposed PM Ekta (Unity) Mall at Raidurg, Hyderabad, and demanded the immediate cancellation of the tender and an independent investigation into the entire transaction.In a letter to union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on…
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has allowed Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML) to resume work on acquiring land for the Metro Rail Phase-II project, vacating an earlier order that had put the process on hold.Justice NV Shravan Kumar passed the interim order while hearing a petition filed by govt seeking to vacate the stay it had…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has directed the state authorities not to obstruct the farmers’ access to their lands in Bahadurguda near Shamshabad, while continuing an earlier status quo order passed on July 21, 2026.Justice B Vijaysen Reddy issued the interim direction while hearing two connected writ petitions involving farmers and private landowners alleging interference by…
LB Nagar accident victim’s bike Hyderabad: A 23-year-old driver died and two others suffered injuries when a bike was hit by a cab at LB Nagar on Monday morning.The deceased was Syed Toufiquddin (23), a driver from Asif Nagar, and the injured is his friend, Syed Ayaan. The accident occurred at 4 am on Monday…
Hyderabad: In what is its first deal after the success of Mission Aagaman, Skyroot Aerospace has signed a multi-launch agreement with Kerala-headquartered space technology company HEX20 for three dedicated Vikram-series missions beginning in the fourth quarter of 2027, the Hyderabad-based launch provider said on Monday.The launches will support HEX20’s Earth-observation constellation and in-orbit payload demonstration…
Telangana DGP CV Anand hoists the national flag at 650 feet on Karregutta Hills, a former Maoist stronghold on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border HYDERABAD: Five days before Independence Day, Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) CV Anand hoisted the Indian national flag at a height of 650 feet on Karregutta Hills, along the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border, on…
A 47-year-old ex-serviceman died after a car hit three bikes on Monday (Representative image) Hyderabad: A 47-year-old ex-serviceman died and two others suffered injuries in a hit-and-run case when a car travelling on the wrong route hit three bikes at Hydershakote on Monday.According to Narsingi inspector D Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, the deceased was Ravinder.“At around…
Hyderabad: Four people were arrested and 27kg of mephedrone, worth around ₹54 crore, was seized by Bibinagar police and the Special Operation Team (SOT), Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri in a surprise operation on Aug 8.Police said the drug was manufactured at a laboratory in Kondamadugu village and was being transported to Nagpur for distribution.The accused have been identified…
Telangana reported no penalties or convictions for food safety violations in 2025-26 HYDERABAD: Even as hundreds of food samples were found to be non-conforming, including cases involving adulteration, not a single penalty or conviction was recorded in Telangana, raising serious questions over the state’s food safety enforcement.According to data furnished by the Union health ministry…
