School girl punished, made to stand in front of boy’s toilet for not wearing uniform

A school girl was forced to stand before a boy’s toilet at a private school at BHEL in Ramchandrapuram mandal on Saturday. The incident, which came to light on Monday, occurred at Rao’s High School. According to the District Education Officer I. Vijaya Kumari, the teacher punished the student despite a note that her parents sent in the diary. They […]

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Indian-American doctor couple killed in plane crash in U.S.

In a tragic incident, an Indian-origin psychiatrist couple was killed when their private plane crashed in the U.S. state of Ohio, police officials said on Wednesday. Umamaheswara Kalapatapu, 63, and his wife Sitha-Gita Kalapatapu, 61, both of Logansport, were killed in the crash, according to a media release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. “They were generous to a fault, […]

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Fertility clinic raided in Hyderabad

Police on Saturday raided a fertility clinic, which they suspect was being run illegally, in posh Banjara Hills area of the city and rescued as many as 47 surrogate mothers confined in the two-floor building, an officer said on Sunday. According to police, the owner of the centre was running the facility without any requisite permission. “Following allegations of irregularities, […]

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‘Plastic rice’ cooks up a storm in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

Rumours of alleged sale of plastic rice at some grocery stores caused jitters among the people of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday. Two days after a customer found plastic rice being used in a biryani point in Saroornagar in Hyderabad, another customer, this time from Meerpet, approached the local police on Tuesday claiming that the rice which he bought […]

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Telangana irrigation expert R. Vidyasagar Rao dies aged 77

Irrigation expert and Advisor to the Telangana Government R. Vidyasagar Rao, died after prolonged illness at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Saturday. He was 77. He was a close associate of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao from the initial days of the lateral phase of the Telangana movement since 2001. Vidyasagar Rao played a key role in highlighting the […]

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High alert at Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai airports after hijack threat

Security at three major international airports in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai has been stepped up after agencies were informed about a possible hijack attempt of an aircraft from these facilities. Officials said high alert has been issued to the three facilities after Mumbai Police received an e-mail on Saturday from a woman living there. The e-mail mentions that the woman […]

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