Hyderabad: Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (TGSPDCL) Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Musharraf Faruqui has appealed to the public to give utmost priority to safety before flying kites. He made this appeal in the wake of Sankranti festival during which children and adults enthusiastically fly kites as part of the celebrations. During a
Director Prasanth Varma has expressed heartfelt gratitude to fans as his superhero mythological blockbuster HanuMan completed two years after its release. The film, which hit screens on January 12, 2024, went on to become a massive success, grossing over Rs 295 crore worldwide and firmly establishing Varma’s vision of an Indian-rooted superhero universe. Prasanth Varma
Hyderabad: The Secunderabad division Railway Protection Force (RPF) remained steadfast in its commitment to ensuring safe, secure, and smooth travel for millions of passengers. Over 250 RPF personnel are deployed daily across the division, focusing on crowded trains bound for Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, and other major destinations. To effectively manage the heavy influx of passengers
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that India has emerged as a strong and developed nation, adding that while the country was earlier not taken seriously on international platforms, today the world listens when India speaks. Addressing the 10th Armed Forces Veterans’ Day at the Manekshaw Centre in the national capital, Singh
The Venezuela human rights group Foro Penal had confirmed 56 prisoners it said were detained for political reasons had been freed. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Multiple Americans who were detained in Venezuela have been released, the Trump administration said Tuesday. “We welcome the release of detained Americans in Venezuela,” the State Department said. “This
Image for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: AFP Global surface temperature in 2025 was lower than in 2023 and 2024 but the three-year average rise in temperatures – for the first time ever – exceeded 1.5 degree Celsius, the stretch-target of the Paris Agreement, according to data made public on Wednesday (January 14, 2026)
For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The story so far: The newswire agency Reuters reported that the Indian government was contemplating a requirement for smartphone makers to disclose their source code to third party testing agencies, and make this code open for review. A further requirement the agency reported was that phone makers would have to notify
Rooftop solar installations under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Bijli Yojana’, in Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: India continues to narrate its urban future through the loud vocabulary of megacities. But a quieter and far more consequential transformation is unfolding. Of India’s nearly 9,000 census and statutory towns, barely 500
Mahasweta Devi always looked out for the poorest of the poor. The writer and activist, who would have turned 100 on January 14, 2026, spent her life seeking a life of equality and justice for the dispossessed, particularly Adivasis, and the impoverished people of urban and rural India. She wrote several books, Aranyer Adhikar (Rights
NEW DELHI: Dissatisfied with the response of IRCTC, Indian Railways’ catering and ticketing agency, to its earlier notice on a complaint alleging that “only halal-processed meat” is served in non-vegetarian meals on trains, which would be “unfair discrimination” and amount to “violations of human rights”, the panel has sought a fresh action taken report (ATR)