A UK-based Indian-origin pharmacist killed his mother-in-law and tried to kill his wife and her family by paying a Swiggy delivery boy Rs 2,000 to deliver arsenic-laced chilli and salt to their Hyderabad apartment, a court heard on Monday.India is seeking to extradite Ajith Kumar Mupparapu, a British citizen, to face charges of murder of…
Hyderabad: BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao returned to the political stage on Monday with a blistering attack on the Congress govt, declaring that his first decision upon returning to power would be to abolish the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA).Addressing a ‘Praja Ashirwada Sabha’ in Jagtial—where veteran politician T Jeevan Reddy formally…
Hyderabad: A mid-air scare gripped passengers on a Fly91 flight from Hyderabad when it circled over Hubballi for nearly two hours before aborting the landing and diverting to Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport on April 19.The route had been launched just two days earlier, on April 17.Videos shared by some of the 22 passengers on board…
Hyderabad: Former minister T Jeevan Reddy on Monday formally joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in the presence of party chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, declaring that he had endured “humiliation and mental agony” in the Congress for past 20 months despite serving as a disciplined party worker for over 40 years. Speaking at a public meeting…
Hyderabad: The Attapur police on Monday arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly attempting to kill a worker in a furniture shop in Suleman Nagar. The incident was captured on CCTV at the shop. According to the police, the accused, Syed Mazar alias Mahmood, stabbed the victim, Aziz, while he was sleeping on the floor. The…
Hyderabad: The train travellers association has appealed to the SCR to reconsider the recent change in the termination of the Tungabhadra Express from Secunderabad to Kacheguda. The association stated that a large number of passengers from Rayalaseema region, particularly Kurnool district, including state and central govt employees, are residing in Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation limits and…
Hyderabad: In a major breakthrough against left-wing extremism, Telangana police on Monday secured the surrender of 24 Maoist cadres in the Karregutta forest, effectively ending the group’s hold over the region. Acting on intelligence about Maoist presence in the Karregutta hills of Mugulu district, police—backed by elite Greyhounds commandos—moved in and persuaded the Maoists to…
Hyderabad: Gory details of Sunday’s hit-and-run case on the Durgam Cheruvu flyover emerged on Monday, with police officials revealing that both legs of the 35-year-old victim were severed in the impact of the crash.Investigators from Madhapur police station said the driver who fled from the spot after the accident continues to be at large, with…
Hyderabad: At least 11 persons were injured and nine bikes gutted after a fire broke out in the basement of a residential complex, JV Plaza in TNGOs Colony, Gachibowli on Monday morning.One of the injured is said to be in a critical condition with burn injuries, while the others are undergoing treatment for smoke inhalation….
Hyderabad: Claiming to be a ‘national level’ tennis player, a 27-year-old railway employee, P Siddarth, who was arrested on alleged drug peddling charges by the Mokila police on March 29, has sought bail, stating his sports background and lack of criminal antecedents. However, a local court dismissed his petition after the prosecution alleged that he…
