Hyderabad: Telangana has emerged as one of the costliest states for hospitalisation in India, topping the charts in treatment expenses for several major illnesses and consistently ranking among the most expensive across a wide range of conditions.A survey by the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows the state leads the country in treatment costs for four…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) kept in abeyance its recently issued circular on the admission schedule for the 2026-27 academic year, citing proposed reforms. It said revised guidelines are expected to be issued shortly.In a communication dated May 5, the board informed principals of all junior colleges across the state, including govt,…
Hyderabad: Spanish aerospace major ITP Aero on Tuesday broke ground for its new manufacturing facility in Hyderabad to produce commercial aviation engine components, including fabrications and machined parts.The new facility, which is expected to be fully operational in 2027, will create more than 350 skilled jobs over the next five years and add to the…
Hyderabad: A caterer working for actor Prabhas‘ upcoming film ‘Fauji’ died, and five of his colleagues were injured early on Tuesday when the car they were travelling in rammed into an under-construction road divider near Toopranpet village in Choutuppal.According to Choutuppal inspector G Manmadha Kumar, the deceased was identified as Rudraraju Veera Venkata Ramaraju (40),…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday urged former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan to make recommendations and also suggestions regarding the formation of a committee to examine the integration of AI into the curricula of school, higher, technical and medical education in the state.The former RBI Governor remarked that if AI is utilised in…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court upheld the Forest Department’s efforts to stop barytes and dolomite mining in the Garla reserve forest of Khammam district, and dismissed petitions filed by mining and labour contract companies against stop-work notices issued since 2009.Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka criticised administrative lapses by revenue authorities, saying their wrongful classification of reserve forest…
Hyderabad: BJP Telangana chief N Ramchander Rao has stated that the recent joining of minority community members from Kukatpally demonstrates that the walls of misinformation are crumbling. Certain parties deliberately spread false propaganda, claiming that BJP is against specific religions in order to alienate minorities, he said, clarifying that the saffron party is not opposed…
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen lost all the 11 seats it contested in the West Bengal assembly elections, the results of which were announced on Monday.AIMIM national spokesperson Adil Hussain said: “We will analyse the performance of our candidates and the party.” The party had fielded candidates from Murshidabad, Malda, Birbhum, North 24 Parganas,…
The EB-5 (Employment-Based Fifth Preference) visa applications from Indian nationals have nearly doubled year on year for the first time. They rose from 879 in FY2024 to 1,903 in FY2025, according to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) data. This is the highest number of applicants recorded so far from India.While applications had also…
Hyderabad: In a major relief for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), which has been reeling under debts for years, the state govt has decided to take over liabilities amounting to Rs 5,000 crore.The move is set to transform the debt-ridden municipal corporation into a fiscally stronger civic body. A majority of the liabilities were…
