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The Committee had recommended a jail term of up to five years and a fine of Rs 50 lakh for celebrities endorsing misleading advertisements. (Representational image)

Celebrities now liable for products they endorse

Lawyers expect that this will lead to an upgrade in the facilities in the consumer forum which often witness delays in...

12 Jan 2018 1:04 AM IST

A bird found with its wing cut recuperates at one of the animal rescue shelters in the city. Below an injured pigeon. (Photo: DC)

Kite-flyers urged to feel for flying friends

Animal rescue organisations in the city have teamed up for the festival to raise awareness against glass-coated kite...

11 Jan 2018 1:20 AM IST

Nearly 30 to 40 per cent of teachers in private schools in Telangana state are unqualified, say education experts.

Hyderabad: Parents want teachers' actions to be recorded

TRS after the alarming video surfaced of a hostel warden thrashing two Class VII boys with a wooden stick while making...

10 Jan 2018 1:57 AM IST

Bharti Airtel on October 25, 2016 had authorised a Committee of Directors to evaluate options for monetisation of a significant stake in Bharti Infratel.

Hyderabad: Airtel coverage goes haywire

Airtel customer care was aware of the complaints, and had not been paying attention to them.

29 Dec 2017 6:57 AM IST

The Telangana education board received a jolt this year with 50 student suicides being reported in the course of the year.

Suicides of 50 students jolt Telangana

Psychologists pitched for counselling; CBSE called meeting; Students complained about long-hour classes.

27 Dec 2017 2:17 AM IST

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) law.

Hyderabad: Rs 84,000 filched from card, forum backs customer

Three transactions were approved by Axis Bank while one was declined.

26 Dec 2017 2:22 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind plants the 1,00,000th sapling at Heartfulness Institute at Kanha Shantivanam on Monday. (Photo: DC)

Telangana: Green drive 18 crore more saplings planted than before

Some 30 crore plants were geo-tagged which led more accountability to the scheme.

26 Dec 2017 12:50 AM IST

The GHMC says the area is being maintained as a garbage transfer station. Harichandana Dasari, GHMC west zone commissioner, said, We have started rectifying the problems residents are facing after it came to our notice.

Hyderabad: Tree count high, but only in select pockets

GHMC says 4 trees for every resident; experts feel greenery is not evenly spread.

25 Dec 2017 12:53 AM IST

The 351st birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th and last Sikh guru who was the founder of the Khalsa Panth. (Photo: DC)

Hyderabad all decked up for week-long festivities

Churches across the city are also being decked up for the midnight mass to signal the beginning of Christmas...

24 Dec 2017 2:00 AM IST

A cat looks for mice under a cupboard in a ward at the Osmania General Hospital.

At Osmania General Hospital, cats swarm the wards for rats

Removing rats is too expensive.

23 Dec 2017 2:19 AM IST

(Top) A Christmas play was conducted at a school in Abids. Children are seen enacting the entire episode of Jesus Christ birth in the play that was organised at the School on Thursday. (Left) A Bathukamma-style Christmas tree made out of discarded green bottles by the GHMC (West Zone). These will be placed at different junctions, similar to what was done during Bathukamma. (Photo: DC)

Hyderabad: Jingle bells chime early

Over 2000 people to attended Christmas ball on Boxing Day on December 26

22 Dec 2017 1:55 AM IST

Air India flight was rescheduled and delayed by two hours due to which the student missed all connecting flights to Addis Ababa and then to Johannesburg.

Telangana: Air India to pay Rs 85,000 over ticket cancellation

His son was supposed to land on August 28 to complete the admission procedures for an MS programme.

18 Dec 2017 2:49 AM IST