New Delhi : Nirmala Sitharaman took over charge as Defence Minister, here today. On her arrival at the Ministry of Defence in South Block,  Sitharaman was received by outgoing Defence Minister  Arun Jaitley, Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre, Defence Secretary  Sanjay Mitra, Defence Secretary (Defence Production)  AK Gupta, Chairman …

Hyderabad : Dr V Narasimha Charyulu, Secretary, Telangana Legislature today called on Governor ESL Narasimhan at Raj Bhavan here. The meeting assumes importance as Narsimha Charyulu has succeeded incumbent Raja Sadaram on Aug 31 and took charge as the new secretary of Telangana Legislative Assembly. Dr S Raja Sadaram, former Secretary of Telangana Legislature …

Hyderabad : Federation of Handloom Organizations is conducting a state level meeting ‘against imposition of GST on handloom products’, at Sundarayya Vignana kendram, Bagh Lingampally here, at 10 am on September 9. Federation President Macherla Mohan Rao said in a press note today that leaders of different political parties from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and …

Hyderabad : Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the first phase of the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project here. The Chief Minister addressed a letter in this regard to the Prime Minister on Thursday. Since the PM is participating as chief guest at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit …

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on the international community to join hands to halt the massacre and mass expulsion of Muslims in Myanmar. In a meeting with the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, held in Tehran on Wednesday, Zarif called for …

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that the new US administration’s policy to humiliate and intimidate other nations would reach nowhere. Speaking at a meeting with the Japanese prime minister’s special envoy, Masahiko Komura, in Tehran on Wednesday, President Rouhani pointed to recent tensions in East Asia and US …

Hyderabad : Dark thick clouds covered the sky plunging the city into darkness this morning and rain lashed several parts of the State capital. In Dilsukhnagar area, the motorists were compelled to move with the headlights of vehicles switched on as roads were still dark even at 11 am. In several parts of …

Hyderabad : A one-day training camp will be held by TPCC for its cadres on  September 9 from 9 am to 6.30 pm at Mallika Convention hall, Shamshabad, State party president Uttam Kumar Reddy has said. The Trainees/invitees will be PCC/District/ Block/Mandal/Town Congress Committees, ZPTC/ MPP/Municipal Chairmen/ PACS Chairmen/Social Media Coordinators. Pondicherry Chief Minister Narayanaswamy, Maharashtra …

Hyderabad : GHMC Commissioner Dr B Janardhan Reddy today said Ganesh Immersion procession was conducted peacefully in the city.             Speaking to media today, the Commissioner said so far some 12,000 Ganesh idols were immersed. The immersion of Khairtabad Ganesh idol was conducted as per schedule and the organizers of Ganesh Utsav …

Hyderabad : The 38th Lord Ganesha central immersion procession was a grand success and peacefully conducted this year. Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi thanked the general public, the police and staff of various departments of the State government, who contributed for success of the most popular immersion procession. Lord Ganesh Immersion Festival in Bhagyanagar, …