The Hyderabad police have rounded up 15 people for questioning in connection with the killing of a constable by suspected terror operatives here yesterday and today announced a reward of Rs5 lakh for any person providing information leading to the arrest of the killers. An obscure city-based group having alleged links with LeT and SIMI More >

In a reminder of the 26/11 attack in Mumbai, three masked gunmen opened fire at a police picket at Shah Ali Banda in the old city of Hyderabad on Friday, killing one constable and injuring another. The firing took place in a densely populated area. However, no civilian was injured since the attack was targetted More >

Security has been beefed up in Kolkata and adjoining areas. This follows an alert by the union Home Ministry to the West Bengal state government about possible terror strikes in the city and in adjoining areas. Security has been beefed up mainly at the Kolkata Airport and the iconic Kali Temple at Kalighat in the More >

The Park Hotels, promoted by Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels Private Limited, on Thursday launched its seven-star hotel in Hyderabad, built with an investment of Rs 340 crore.

Curfew has been relaxed in areas around the Charminar in old Hyderabad from 8 am on Thursday for two hours to allow people to buy essential commodities. This is the first time that curfew has been relaxed since it was imposed for an indefinite period on Monday evening following the communal clashes on Sunday and More >

A 27-year-old employee of a private company allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in Ibrahimpatnam late on Tuesday. The deceased, N. Tirumalesh, a B.Tech, reportedly left a suicide note stating that he could have landed a better job had the government created a separate Telangana. Police said Tirumalesh More >

The state government will have the final say in granting approvals for the setting up of new technical education colleges from this year. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has made a “no objection certificate” (NOC), issued by the state government, mandatory to set up new engineering, pharmacy, MBA, MCA and M. Tech More >

The state government justified its decision to deploy the anti-Naxal Greyhounds force in Osmania University to deal with the pro-Telangana agitation in an affidavit to the top court. It said the decision was taken after assessing the situation with top police officers.

March 18: The team of ministers deputed by the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, to convince the Seema-Andhra MLAs to support the resolution that sought to declare that Hyderabad was not a “free zone” were successful in doing so. The team told the MLAs that like every district Hyderabad should have a separate recruitment cadre. More >