Metro Train at Miyapur station in Hyderabad Hyderabad: Telangana’s plans to take over the Hyderabad Metro Rail phase I from L&T have hit another hurdle, with delays in securing a ₹13,600 crore loan forcing Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to once again extend the deadline for divesting its stake in the project. The latest extension pushes…
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of alcoholic beverages are displayed on shelves at a liquor store Hyderabad: Telangana has once again emerged as the country’s highest alcohol-consuming large state, with nearly one in every two adult men reporting alcohol use, according to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6). The findings underline the state’s persistent lead over…
Hyderabad: Hyderabad may have one of the state’s biggest concentrations of liquor outlets and bars, but when it comes to the share of men who consume alcohol, the city ranks among the lowest in Telangana, according to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) data.Only 30.4% of men aged 15 years and above in Hyderabad…
Hyderabad: Telangana derives a larger share of its own-tax revenue from alcohol than several major states, even as growth in alcohol tax revenue has remained among the slowest, according to a Telangana government revenue brief.According to analysis by the industry sources, alcohol accounted for 31.8% of Telangana’s own-tax revenue in 2024-25, the highest among states…
Hyderabad: A social media video showing a businessman firing three rounds into the air during a wedding celebration has landed him and his cousin in legal trouble, with police registering a case under the Arms Act and seizing the weapon used in the incident.According to police, the video, which recently surfaced on Facebook and WhatsApp,…
Hyderabad: A 61-year-old retired govt employee from Musheerabad allegedly lost Rs 74.5 lakh to cybercriminals who impersonated Mumbai police in a digital arrest scam. On Sept 16, a caller claiming to be from Colaba police station in Mumbai called the victim, who had worked with a public sector insurance company, and told her that her…
Hyderabad: Aurobindo Pharma Friday said its subsidiary Apitoria Pharma Private Limited has completed the acquisition of US-based contract research and chemistry services company, A1 Biochem Labs LLC, for a cash consideration of $15.25 million (around Rs 147 crore).The acquisition follows Aurobindo’s earlier announcement that its wholly owned subsidiary Apitoria Pharma is acquiring the contract research…
Hyderabad: A blend of thymol, a compound found in thyme and oregano, and formic acid helped turkeys gain more weight while using feed more efficiently, an Indian study involving a Hyderabad researcher has found. The findings suggest a possible alternative to antibiotics used to promote growth in commercial turkey farming.Published in Scientific Reports on Sept…
Hyderabad: Breaking down a tumour’s physical and immune defences before deploying engineered immune cells could improve treatment of hard-to-penetrate solid cancers such as pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and glioblastoma, according to a review led by researchers at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB).The paper, ‘Integrated systems from small molecule modulators to next generation cell…
Hyderabad: A wrong diagnostic report can do more than create confusion for a patient — it can alter the course of treatment itself. Yet, in Nirmal town, diagnostic centres and laboratories are being set up without proper registration, with some operators relying more on their experience in the field than on the mandatory legal requirements.Under…
