External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met the visiting Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan al Saud today at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. This is the first ministerial visit from Saudi Arabia to India since the outbreak of the COVID pandemic. Both Ministers discussed all issues related …

Hyderabad: Famous Balapur Ganapathi Laddu in the city was auctioned for Rs 18.90 lakhs on the last day of immersion. YCP MLA Ramesh Goud of Proddutur in Kadapa District and his partner Marri Shashank Reddy in Hyderabad bought the laddu of Balapur Ganesh pandal here in an auction. There was …

Hyderabad: The famous Ganesh festival came to a grand finale today with the immersion of 40 ft tall Khairatabad MahaGanapati in Hussain Sagar at around 3.15 to 3.25 pm. The big idol was completely immersed into the water by 3.25 pm by those operating Cranes. The grand finale was witnessed …

Nalgonda: Five persons died in a freak twin accident at Muthyalammagudem National Highway 65 of Kattangur mandal in Nalgonda district in the early hours of Sunday The deceased were identified as Kadiri Gopal Reddy (31) and his wife Rachana, natives of Itharajupalem of Cheemakurthi mandal in Prakasham district, and their friend …

19-09-2021 RAMALLAH/ JERUSALEM: Israeli forces have detained dozens of Palestinians in recent days in a campaign of mass arrests in response to an embarrassing high-security prison escape earlier this month. According to figures from the PLO’s Negotiations Affairs Department and the Palestinian prisoners’ organization Addameer, more than 100 Palestinians have …

19-09-2021 France has accused longtime allies Australia and the United States of lying over a security pact that saw the Australian government scrap a contract to buy French submarines in favor of US vessels. “There has been lying, duplicity, a major breach of trust and contempt,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves …

19-09-2021 TEHRAN: Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri warned on Sunday that the military strikes against terrorist groups stationed in northern Iraq that have been in progress over the past two weeks will remain in place and may even expand. Speaking to reporters …

Hyderabad: World Economic Forum (WEF) has extended an invitation to Industries Minister KT Rama Rao to attend its Annual Meeting 2022, which will take place in Davos-Klosters from January 17 to 21. Appreciating the Minister’s work, WEF president Borge Brende, said, “Your leadership and commitment to transforming Telangana into a leading …

18-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ UNITED NATIONS: General Frank McKenzie, the head of the US Central Command, acknowledged that a US drone raid in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, late in August killed 10 civilians, including children. McKenzie said on Friday that it was “unlikely” that …

18-09-2021 WASHINGTON: Police say they have detected “some threats of violence” ahead of a planned right-wing rally in Washington DC on Saturday. Event organizers say it is aimed at supporting those arrested for taking part in the Capitol riots on 6 January. Security has been tightened in Washington ahead of …