Now, a video of Hyderabad traffic cop taking a bribe goes viral, he gets sacked
A video of a traffic policeman in Hyderabad seemingly taking a bribe from a commuter has gone viral on social media. The incident is said to have occurred at Himayatnagar last week, and was posted to Facebook by Sridhar Vemula, a Hyderabad resident. Sridhar posted the video to the Hyderabad Traffic Police’s Facebook page on […]
Andhra man allegedly beaten up at Tirumala queue, TTD denies charges
A Tirumala devotee is fighting for his life at the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences in Tirupati, after security personnel at the temple allegedly pushed him around. According to reports, the man, identified as Padmanabham, is a native of Eluru in West Godavari district and was passing through the darshan queue with his family, […]
America’s Most Prominent Anti-Muslim Activist Is Welcome at the White House
Brigitte Gabriel, who leads an organization dedicated to persecuting people because of their faith, boasted about her access to the Trump administration. Peter Beinart | March 21, 2017 On Monday night, Brigitte Gabriel, head of ACT for America, tweeted that she was, “In D.C, preparing for my meeting at the White House. What topics would […]
An Amaravati of the future: Unmanned electric buses to ply in Andhra capital
Unmanned electric buses will run on the roads of Andhra’s upcoming capital ‘Amaravati’, one of the nine planned in the residual Andhra Pradesh after Telangana was carved out of it. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Wednesday that only electric buses and vehicles will be permitted to ply in the city to prevent pollution. […]
NGO sets up 150 ‘Water ATMs’ across Telangana for access to safe drinking water
Safe Water Network India (SWN), a non-profit organisation providing affordable and safe off-grid drinking water solutions, has launched several “Water ATMs” in Telangana. SWN has set up more than 150 safe water stations across Telangana in Karimnagar, Adilabad, Warangal Rural, Warangal Urban, Jayashankar, Mahabubabad, Jagtiyal, Peddapalli, Badradri, Mancherial, Suryapet, Khammam, and Nalgonda districts. This initiative […]
Shame the rapist campaign: SC forms panel to block rape videos online
The Supreme Court set up a high-powered expert committee on Wednesday to look for a technological solution to block the uploading of videos of rape and child pornography on internet. The committee will have representatives from the central government and the three search engines — Google India, Yahoo India, Microsoft Corporation (India) Ltd — and […]
At least 5 dead in terror attack outside UK Parliament in London
A knife-wielding attacker ploughed a car into a crowd of pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge and stabbed a policeman outside the British parliament on Wednesday. Five people are confirmed to have been killed, including the attacker, and around 40 more were injured in the deadly rampage. Authorities said they suspected that “Islamist-related terrorism” was behind […]
