Facing heat for implying ‘blasphemy’ deserves ‘punishment’, BBC apologises for tweet
BBC Asia has apologized after it posted the question “what is the right punishment for blasphemy?” on its Asian Network Twitter account, a media report said on Sunday. The tweet that was intended to promote a debate about blasphemy on social media in Pakistan with presenter Shazia Awan, went viral and attracted sharp criticism worldwide, […]
Congress’ organisational structure no match for BJP-RSS’s: P Chidambaram
Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said the Congress organisational structure is “no match” to that of the BJP-RSS combine, which in turn could not match the party set-up of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the AIADMK. “Today what is absolutely clear is that the Congress’s organisational structure is no match to the […]
Two ‘missing’ Indian clerics traced in Pakistan
Two Indian clerics who went missing in Pakistan have been found, Sindh Police officials told the local media on Saturday. The two clerics of Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah were reportedly found in a remote village of Sindh province with no mobile connectivity. Both were sent to Karachi, from where they will be deported to India […]
Riding on monsoon hope, KT Rama Rao promises 24×7 water – Times of India
Times of IndiaRiding on monsoon hope, KT Rama Rao promises 24×7 waterTimes of IndiaHYDERABAD: Daily water supply in the city may soon become a reality. With the main requirement of a good monsoon this year. Municipal Administration minister K T Rama Rao on Saturday announced in the Legislative Assembly that the Hyderabad …Telangana govt to ensure […]
Shashi Tharoor at Hyderabad University, says universities are over-regulated and under-governed – Times of India
Times of IndiaShashi Tharoor at Hyderabad University, says universities are over-regulated and under-governedTimes of IndiaAddressing students at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) , Tharoor said that universities across India are controlled by regulating bodies such as University Grants Commission and All India Council of Technical Education. “There is too much control …
Five top Maoists surrender in Vizag citing ‘ill-health’ and ‘harsh treatment’
Five members of the banned CPI (Maoist) surrendered to the Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday, citing ill health and harsh treatment. This included a woman Maoist, who carried a bounty of Rs 4 lakh on her head. The Maoist, identified as Gemmili Chandrmma alias Akhila, (33), was involved in five major offences, including an exchange of […]
Hyderabad school locks up 19 students for over an hour, for failing to pay fees
In a shocking incident, a private school in Hyderabad’s Hayathnagar area allegedly locked up as many as 19 students in a room for over an hour. The school took the decision, after the students failed to pay the school fees. The incident took place on Saturday, when authorities of Saritha Vidhya Niketan locked up the students, […]
Andhra University goofs up: Telugu medium students get question paper in English
Andhra University was faced with yet another embarrassment this week, after B Com final year students who were studying in Telugu medium, got their question papers in English. This comes just three days after a question paper was leaked at one of the degree colleges affiliated to it. According to a report in The New Indian […]
Man notches up a Rs. 3 lakh bill at The Park Hyderabad, absconds without paying
Authorities of a prominent hotel in Hyderabad were allegedly swindled by a man who absconded after raking up the hotel bill to Rs. 3.38 lakh. A complaint was filed on Saturday by authorities of The Park, in Somajiguda, who claimed that a man had escaped after assuring them that he would pay his bill. The […]
KCR writes to PM Modi urging him to take up NRI killings with the US govt
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the recent killings of Indians in the United States with the US authorities. In a letter to Modi, the Chief Minister said the killings had shaken the confidence of families of Indians working in the US. “It has also been […]
