Category: South

Nine persons were killed in a ghastly road mishap and several others sustained severe injuries at Indrapalanagaram village of Ramannapet mandal here on Wednesday. The Narketpally depot Telangana State RTC bus was proceeding to Nalgonda from Bhongir when a lorry coming in the opposite direction hit it leading to the accident. The passengers, sitting in the seats on the right […]

Three Telugu Desam Party leaders of G.K. Veedhi were abducted by a group of Maoists on Monday evening, according to reports reaching here. Telugu Desam Mandal party president Mamidi Balayya Padal, senior leader Vandalam Balayya and district committee member Mukkala Mahesh were taken away from their homes at Kothaguda village on Monday evening by a group of Maoists. On Tuesday […]

Having started nine hospitals already this year, Apollo Hospitals will also start operations in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Vizag soon, taking the total number of beds it has to about 10,000, said Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, chairman of the corporate chain, here on Saturday. Launching the hospital’s Homecare operations here, Dr. Reddy said that the latest venture was initiated to take […]

HYDERABAD: Indicating a shift in the city’s lifestyle trends, the number of women drunk drivers is on the rise, with most of the offenders being educated, working professionals. While 17 women were caught by traffic cops in 2014 for driving in an inebriated condition, till September-end this year, 22 women were booked for driving four-wheelers when drunk. On January 7, […]

Andhra Pradesh: The AP CM Nara Chandrababu Naidu has finally given his nod to set up nearly 100 mini theaters in 52 bus stations across the state. Kauphy Talkies, the company behind this innovative project, approached the AP and Telangana governments early this year, but it was Chandrababu who first understood the potential in the concept and gave his nod. […]

The Income Tax Department on Wednesday conducted surprise searches at the houses and offices of actors Vijay, Nayanthara, Samantha and several others. The IT department raided 35 places in Chennai, Madurai, Cochin, Trivandrum, Hyderabad from 7am onwards on Wednesday. Raids were being conducted at Vijay’s resort and residence, Nayanthara’s residence and Samantha’s residence, and the Puli producer’s house and his […]