Hyderabad News

Andhra Pradesh unhappy over railway budget

Andhra Pradesh Friday conveyed its unhappiness to Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee over the raw deal the state has received in the 2009-10 railway budget.

Muslim groups urged to fight move to legalise gay sex

Muslim clerics have denounced the Delhi High Court order decriminalising gay sex and called upon all Muslim socio-religious groups to rise up and fight against any legislation in parliament legitimising same-sex relations.7:32 PM on July 03

Andhra reducing dependency on US for IT exports

In an attempt to insulate itself from the slowdown, the IT/IT enabled Services (ITeS) sector in Andhra Pradesh is reducing its dependency on the US and focusing on other markets for exports, an industry official said Thursday.9:02 PM on July 02

Andhra Pradesh includes inflated Satyam figures in IT export revenues

The Andhra Pradesh government Thursday said the state has posted a 24.5 percent growth in information technology export revenues during 2008-09, higher than the projected national growth of 20.65 percent, but this includes the inflated figures submitted by the scam-tainted Satyam Computer Services.8:00 PM on July 02

Hyderabad gets anti-terror hub, to have training centre too

Hyderabad will soon get a regional centre of the National Security Guard (NSG), Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Wednesday while inaugurating a regional hub of the elite anti-terror force - as part of capacity building plans post 26/11.8:01 PM on July 01

Andhra police gun down two Maoist guerrillas

Two members of the Maoist group Praja Pratighatana were shot dead Wednesday in a forested area of Andhra Pradesh's Warangal district, police said.7:30 PM on July 01

Hyderabad gets NSG hub, to have training centre too

This city will soon get a training centre for over 5,000 commandos, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Wednesday while inaugurating a regional hub of the elite anti-terror National Security Guard (NSG) - as part of capacity building plans post 26/11.6:01 PM on July 01

Hyderabad is not terrorist hub: Chidambaram

Hyderabad is not a terrorist base, Home Minister P. Chidambaram clarified Wednesday after inaugurating a regional hub of the National Security Guard (NSG) here.5:00 PM on July 01

Andhra MP refuses to apologise for slapping bank manager

The alleged slapping of a bank manager by Congress MP Manda Jagannatham has snowballed into a major row with bank employees in Andhra Pradesh taking to the streets demanding action against the politician even as he defended his action and refused to apologise.4:32 PM on July 01

Hyderabad gets NSG hub, to get training centre too

Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday inaugurated a regional hub of the elite anti-terror National Security Guard (NSG) here and said the city would soon get a training centre with over 5,000 commandos.2:32 PM on July 01

Indian farmers want reforms, not concessions

Reforms, not concessions, hold the key to agricultural growth in India, farmers' representatives told the finance ministry in the run up to the budget 2009-10.10:30 AM on June 30

Saina returns home, says World Championships next target

Saina Nehwal returned home Sunday to a rousing welcome after winning her first Super Series title in Indonesia.6:31 PM on June 28

YSR's plan for farmers: Bottled water, community farming

The Andhra Pradesh government plans to supply bottled drinking water to all its villages and introduce community farming for better returns to farmers.9:00 PM on June 26

Andhra to supply mineral water to villages, introduce contract farming

The Andhra Pradesh government plans to supply bottled mineral water to all its villages and introduce contract farming for better returns to farmers.4:31 PM on June 26

TDP leader raises banner of revolt against Chandrababu

Still recovering from its poll debacle, Andhra Pradesh's main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Thursday received another jolt when a senior leader raised ae banner of revolt against party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu.6:00 PM on June 25