News for 'Hyderabad City'

Congress has no right to barter Hyderabad: MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

Congress has no right to barter Hyderabad: MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, a strong political stakeholder in Hyderabad, has expressed apprehensions that the central government was contemplating giving the city the status of an Union Territory while creating Telangana state and warned that the party will fight tooth and nail against any such move.

Mysuru is India's cleanest city

Mysuru is India's cleanest city

Rediff.com9 Aug 2015

Metro cities are ranked lower in cleanliness index and tourist towns also lag

YSR Telangana Party chief Sharmila gets bail in police assault case

YSR Telangana Party chief Sharmila gets bail in police assault case

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

The court on Tuesday granted her conditional bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 30,000 and two sureties.

Housing prices fall 2-7% in Q2 in top 6 cities

Housing prices fall 2-7% in Q2 in top 6 cities

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

The average housing prices declined by 2-7 per cent year-on-year during July-September in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad on lower demand amid COVID-19 pandemic, according to Knight Frank India. Prices, however, increased in Bengaluru and Hyderabad by 3 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively, during July-September 2020 compared with the year-ago period. Chennai saw the maximum fall of 7 per cent, followed by Delhi-NCR and Pune at 5 per cent. Rates dipped 3 per cent each in Kolkata and Ahmedabad, while Mumbai witnessed 2 per cent price correction.

A tale of crumbling infrastructure in India's IT cities

A tale of crumbling infrastructure in India's IT cities

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Can the country afford to have problems of such magnitude in the cities of Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad, which not only are the major growth drivers but are also the biggest revenue contributors in their respective states?

TN, Bengal, Telangana report first case of Omicron; country's tally at 73

TN, Bengal, Telangana report first case of Omicron; country's tally at 73

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal reported their first COVID-19 variant Omicron cases on Wednesday, four more persons each tested positive in Maharashtra and Kerala.

In PHOTOS: Yet another suicide drama in Hyderabad

In PHOTOS: Yet another suicide drama in Hyderabad

Rediff.com29 Sep 2011

Suicide dramas in Hyderabad continue. A week after a youth from Telanagana hogged headlines for threatening to commit suicide if the demand for a separate the state was not met soon, a home guard created a similar stir in the city.

Smaller cities, not metros, seeing most crimes

Smaller cities, not metros, seeing most crimes

Rediff.com16 Oct 2012

Kochi leads the rest of India in crimes, Faisal Kidwai discovers, scrutinising the National Crime Research Bureau's records.

No IPL ties in Hyderabad upsets AP govt

No IPL ties in Hyderabad upsets AP govt

Rediff.com10 Feb 2010

The third edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) seems to be heading for some more serious trouble as Andhra Pradesh government has decided to use the home team Deccan Chargers to mount pressure on IPL organizers against moving the Twenty20 matches out of Hyderabad. State sports minister K Venkat Reddy has asked Deccan Chargers to pull out of IPL-3, starting next month if all the matches scheduled to be played in Hyderabad are not held in the city.

2nd Test will not be shifted from Hyderabad: BCCI

2nd Test will not be shifted from Hyderabad: BCCI

Rediff.com22 Feb 2013

The BCCI, on Friday, made it clear that the second cricket Test between India and Australia will go ahead as per schedule in Hyderabad since the state government has assured of safety and security of the players.

BJP chief to visit Hyderabad, meet kin of blast victims

BJP chief to visit Hyderabad, meet kin of blast victims

Rediff.com22 Feb 2013

Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh will visit Hyderabad on Frisday to meet the injured and family members of those killed in the twin blasts in the city.

Maratha quota: Panel examining Nizam-era documents gets extension till Dec 24

Maratha quota: Panel examining Nizam-era documents gets extension till Dec 24

Rediff.com28 Oct 2023

The development comes in the wake of an indefinite hunger strike launched by activist Manoj Jarange in Jalna district on Wednesday to demand reservation for the Maratha community.

Cops disallow 'torture' victims' public meet

Cops disallow 'torture' victims' public meet

Rediff.com22 Nov 2008

The meeting was organized on Idgah Ujale Shah Ground in old city of Hyderabad to protest against the incidents of subjecting Muslim youth to physical torture and failure of the police to nab the culprits of the blast in Mecca Masjid in May last year.

Uber to invest $50mn in Hyderabad; set up biggest global office

Uber to invest $50mn in Hyderabad; set up biggest global office

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

The company recently expanded its services to 7 Indian cities.

3 dead, many feared trapped in Hyderabad building collapse

3 dead, many feared trapped in Hyderabad building collapse

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

State home minister said violation of rules has been noticed in the construction of the building.

What ails our cities?

What ails our cities?

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Reforms do happen and one example is Odisha which has taken steps to create a dedicated municipal cadre.

Hyderabad may get underwater world

Hyderabad may get underwater world

Rediff.com20 Apr 2005

4 people try to enter Hyderabad airport

4 people try to enter Hyderabad airport

Rediff.com11 Oct 2007

In the wake of high alert sounded in the city on possible terror attack, the incident has baffled security personnel and the Central Industrial Security Force that mans the security of the airport.

Sindhu offers prayers at Mahankali temple ahead of CWG

Sindhu offers prayers at Mahankali temple ahead of CWG

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

Ace shuttler PV Sindhu on Sunday offered prayers at Mahankali temple in the old city of Hyderabad.

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

'Rapists do have families. I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.' 'They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.' 'Why don't we show it that way?'

Creating Magic With Waste Glass Bottles

Creating Magic With Waste Glass Bottles

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

Renjini Thampi has upcycled 21,000 waste glass bottles into beautiful home dcor items.

KCR undergoes hip replacement surgery after fall

KCR undergoes hip replacement surgery after fall

Rediff.com8 Dec 2023

Former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Friday successfully underwent operation of left Total Hip Replacement at a private super-specialty hospital here following a fracture due to a fall at his residence.

Hyderabad: VHP, Bajrang Dal go on a rampage

Hyderabad: VHP, Bajrang Dal go on a rampage

Rediff.com12 Dec 2008

As the infuriated mob blocked traffic and targeted RTC buses demanding action against the officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation for the removal of the road side 'Pochamma temple', the police used lathis to disperse the crowd.

1,000 Cases Of Violence Against Women Daily

1,000 Cases Of Violence Against Women Daily

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

Cruelty by the husband (or his relatives) accounted for about 40 per cent of these cases. Delhi reported the highest number of cases of crimes against women (12,552) followed by Mumbai with over 5,000 cases.

Ad agencies suffer Hyderabad blues

Ad agencies suffer Hyderabad blues

Rediff.com8 Jul 2005

AFC final shifted out of Hyderabad

AFC final shifted out of Hyderabad

Rediff.com9 Aug 2008

The AFC Challenge Cup final between India and Tajikistan has been postponed and shifted out of Hyderabad due to unsuitable ground conditions.

Cops probe Hyd'bad link of terrorists from Kerala

Cops probe Hyd'bad link of terrorists from Kerala

Rediff.com16 Dec 2008

When asked about a city-based organisation 'Nurushi Thareekath' allegedly imparting training to youths from Kerala to join 'jihad' in Jammu and Kashmir, Hyderabad City Police Commissioner B Prasada Rao said the organisation is located in Chandrayangutta in the city and a large number of youths from Kerala were undergoing religious teachings in it.

Hyderabad: Hindu harassed for raising Muslim girl

Hyderabad: Hindu harassed for raising Muslim girl

Rediff.com3 Jun 2011

Hyderabad-based painter of Hindu deities for temple walls Papa Lal hit headlines recently after he was harassed and assaulted for raising a Muslim girl orphaned by the 2007 blasts in the city. He has now threatened to commit suicide if his "daughter" Sonia Fatima is forcibly taken away from him.

Hyderabad-Colombo daily flights soon

Hyderabad-Colombo daily flights soon

Rediff.com28 Oct 2004

Charminar damaged as chunk of pillar falls off

Charminar damaged as chunk of pillar falls off

Rediff.com2 May 2019

The official said the piece of the lime stucco work probably got detached from the granite slab as it could not stick properly with the previous one and fell off.

Hyderabad blasts: Two local groups under the scanner

Hyderabad blasts: Two local groups under the scanner

Rediff.com24 Feb 2013

While probing the twin blasts which killed 16 people in Hyderabad on Thursday, the special team constituted by the city police is looking into the possible role played by some local groups.

Microsoft selects 54 startups in India's Tier 2 cities

Microsoft selects 54 startups in India's Tier 2 cities

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

Some of them include Spider G, NeuroTags, Genrobotic Innovations, AI Aeronautics, Synersense, Dealshare and NanoHealth. 'Highway to a Hundred Unicorns,' the Microsoft for startups initiative, works closely with local governments to strengthen the startup ecosystem in each state.

MoU signed for US consulate in Hyderabad

MoU signed for US consulate in Hyderabad

Rediff.com3 Jul 2007

"We have a long history of relations with people of this state. Many professionals from this state were settled in US decades ago and today they are successful and are important players in American life," Mulford pointed out.

How Urban Flooding Affects Lives

How Urban Flooding Affects Lives

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

Year by year, our cities remain defeated in the face of weather conditions, costing us time, money, resources and often lives, observe Amit Kapoor and Bibek Debroy.

Centre gives okay for Aurangabad, Osmanabad name change

Centre gives okay for Aurangabad, Osmanabad name change

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

The Union government has approved the renaming of Maharashtra's Aurangabad city as 'Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar' and the Osmanabad city as 'Dharashiv'.