CM to decide on T-march today
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy will decide on Friday on whether to allow the Telangana march on September 30 in the city or not. Though he is firm in seeking postponement of the march in view of
GM crops no big help in food security
The use of genetically modified crops has not led to any substantial increase in food production, Dr Hans Herren, the president of the Millenium Institute and a World Food Prize laureate said here on
Video twist to Pascal case
The Pascal Mazurier case took a curious turn on Thursday with a controversial video of him with the victim – his four-year-old daughter, who he had allegedly raped – reportedly surfacing mysteriously.
City’s floral connection with Africa faces threat
Hyderabad does not just boast of famous localities, African Cavalry (AC) Guards and Habsiguda (named after Abyssinia or Ethiopia), but also its rich biodiversity thanks to its “African connection”.
Dreamliner suffers bird hit, passengers safe
The Air India Dreamliner aircraft (VT-ANH), carrying 127 passengers from New Delhi, suffered a bird hit while landing at the Bengaluru International Airport on Thursday morning. The bird, suspected to
One more Cong secy for Karnataka affairs?
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) may initiate a slew of measures to quell dissidence in the faction-ridden Congress state unit which may include drafting one more general secretary to oversee K
TJAC to rope in local students for T-march
The Telangana Joint Action Committee is reworking its strategy to mobilise students for the Telangana march it has planned to hold on September 30. Its plan to mobilise students from Telangana distric
Farmers threaten ‘jail bharo’ if state backtracks
Farmers from the Cauvery basin on Thursday threatened to launch a massive agitation if the Karnataka government agreed to release water to Tamil Nadu under pressure. “The Chief Minister has assured u
No escape from touts for passport
Sunil Kumar, an engineer from the city, found applying online for renewal of his passport so cumbersome that he decided to go to a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) and apply in person. But here he found hi
Unidentified persons attack pastor’s house
Unidentified persons attacked the house of a pastor in Dilsukhnagar in the wee hours on Thursday. The culprits threw empty beer bottles and crackers upon the house of Rev. Pastor Bhaskar, he said in a