SC slams Telangana after man spends a year in preventive detention for allegedly stealing 5 saris
The Supreme Court pulled up the Telangana government on Monday, for keeping a man in preventive custody for close to a year, after he was suspected to have stolen five saris. Referring to industrialists like Vijay Mallya, the court reportedly said, “A person who has taken away crores of rupees is enjoying… But here a […]
Andhra Dy. CM seeks report on TDP MLA’s brother trashing journo, promises protection
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister N Chinarajappa said that strict action would be taken by the state government, on those who attack journalists. On Monday a high power committee meeting was held in the Interim Government Complex at Velagapudi to discuss how preventing to prevent such attacks. Stating that a committee would be formed for each […]
SpiceJet to reserve seat for solo women passengers
Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Monday announced that starting Wednesday, it will reserve single row seats only for solo women passengers on all its flights. According to the airline, the fourth row seats would be reserved for the airline’s solo women passengers on all its flights, starting March 8 — the International Women’s day. The […]
Andhra calls for national debate on simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha and state assemblies
Backing the idea of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday called for a national debate on the issue by involving all sections of people. Moving one step ahead, the government suggested that polls to even urban and rural local bodies should be conducted within one year […]
We knew Hyderabad airport rocks, but this survey just proved it: Ranked 1st in service quality
Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has secured the first position in Airport Service Quality (ASQ) passengers’ survey in the 5-15 million passengers per annum (MPPA) category for the year 2016. Airports Council International (ACI), headquartered at Canada’s Montreal on Monday communicated this to GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), which operates the airport. The ASQ […]
Medanta air ambulance crash-lands in Thailand, pilot killed
An air ambulance, hired by Medanta Hospital, had crashlanded near Bangkok on Sunday, killing one of its pilots, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday. “The Air Ambulance of Medanta Hospital with five member crew caught fire and crashlanded near Bangkok. The injured were shifted to Bangkok Hospital by Army helicopters,” she tweeted on […]
Cash-for-vote scam: SC issues notice to Andhra CM Naidu
In a major development in the cash-for-vote scam, the Supreme Court issued a notice to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday, seeking his response to a petition by YSRC MLA Alla Ramakrishna Reddy. “Chandrababu Naidu did great injustice to Andhra Pradesh to extricate himself from the case. Now the Supreme Court decision […]
Indian man subjected to racist abuse in New Zealand
An Indian national in Wellington has said that he was assaulted, spat at and subjected to a racist tirade during a road rage incident in Auckland city, a media report said. Narindervir Singh said that he was filming from inside his vehicle when the incident happened last week, reported local news service Newshub on Monday. […]
