Hyderabad : Former chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air Chief Marshal Idris Hassan Latif, died here on Monday. He was 94. He breathed his last at a private hospital, where he was admitted last week with pneumonia, family sources said. He is survived by three children. His wife Bilkees Latif, a noted social […]
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Federal Front will trigger tremors in national politics: Telangana CM
Hyderabad : Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday said the proposed non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front will trigger tremors in national politics. Challenging both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President vowed to bring a qualitative change in the national politics. Addressing over 13,000 delegates gathered at the […]
Man sleeping on footpath run over by car in Hyderabad
Hyderabad : A man sleeping here on footpath has been crushed to death by a car driven by an engineering student, police said. The incident occurred in Kushaiguda area when the 19-year-old returning after a late night party along with her three friends, lost control of the car. She was allegedly in an inebriated state, according […]
TDP’s Balakrishna faces BJP protest for using derogatory words against PM
Hyderabad/Vijayawada : Derogatory words used by senior Telugu actor and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislator N. Balakrishna against Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggered protests by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday. Tension prevailed at Balakrishna’s house at posh Jubliee Hills area in Hyderabad as BJP workers staged a sit-in demanding that he apologise to […]
BJP has prepared bands of ‘rapist rakshaks’: Brinda Karat
Hyderabad : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has prepared bands of men who are “rapist rakshaks”, CPI-M leader Brinda Karat alleged on Saturday. Reacting to the Union Cabinet approving an ordinance on the death penalty for those convicted of raping children, she said it was an attempt to divert the attention from the government protecting the […]
Prakash Karat not aware of impeachment motion
Hyderabad : CPI-M leader Prakash Karat on Friday said he was not aware of an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. “There is no impeachment motion moved as far as I am aware of. I don’t know. I am sorry. I can’t comment. Till yesterday we had not moved any impeachment motion,” […]
Cash crunch neither sudden nor temporary, Telugu states tell Jaitley
Hyderabad/Vijayawada : Both the Telugu states on Tuesday disputed Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s claim that cash crunch in banks and ATMs is sudden. Telangana said the cash shortage is neither sudden nor temporary and urged the Union Minister not to brush away an issue that is eroding people’s confidence in banking system. The Andhra […]
Mecca Masjid case judge resigns after verdict
Hyderabad : Hours after acquitting all five Hindu activists accused in the 2011 bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here left nine worshippers dead, special NIA court judge Ravinder Reddy on Monday tendered his resignation. Reddy, who is the fourth Metropolitan Sessions Judge, cited “personal reasons” in his resignation letter sent to the Chief […]
Justice not done, says Owaisi
Hyderabad : Reacting to the acquittal of all the five accused in Makkah Masjid blast, Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said justice had not been done and that the ruling will weaken the fight against terrorism. Reacting to the judgement of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court, Owaisi said it was a […]
All 5 accused in Makkah Masjid blast case acquitted
Hyderabad : A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Monday acquitted all five accused in the 2007 Makkah Masjid bomb blast case. Eleven years after the powerful explosion killed nine people and injured more than 50 during the Friday prayers near the iconic Charminar here, the court held that none of the charges […]