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Hyderabad, June 14 (IANS) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday described the Salar Jung Museum as the embodiment of Hyderabad’s soul and a living testament to religious harmony and secularism.He participated in the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Salar Jung Museum and the 137th birth anniversary of Salar Jung III Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, the man behind the world’s largest single-person collection of antiques and art.Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, state Min…

Hyderabad, June 14 (IANS) Taking a serious view of the traffic chaos witnessed in Hyderabad during recent rains, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday warned officials that strict action would be inevitable if traffic disruptions continued during heavy downpours.He directed that everyone, from constables to the Police Commissioner, should be on the roads to prevent chaos and stated that, if necessary, he himself would come out onto the streets.At a review meeting with officials of …

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) If India can combine its talent advantage with stronger research and development (R&D) and continued skilling, the country can become a very important contributor to the global AI ecosystem, says Arundhati Bhattacharya, President and CEO, Salesforce South Asia.India has the talent, digital infrastructure and entrepreneurial energy to become a leader in AI.“A lot of innovation will come from India’s unique requirements, whether it is multilingual AI, cost-efficient…

Agartala, June 13 (IANS) Passenger traffic at Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport in Agartala has increased by 68.53 per cent over the past 11 years, reflecting the rapid growth of Tripura’s aviation sector, officials said on Saturday. MBB Airport Director K.M. Nehra said passenger traffic rose from around 8.9 lakh in 2014‑15 to nearly 15 lakh in 2025‑26. Aircraft movements also increased from about 7,000 annually to nearly 12,000 during the same period, he told the media.The MBB Airport, no…

Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) Searches conducted by Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in Hyderabad on Thursday in connection with the transport scam linked to Andhra Pradesh liquor scam led to seizure of a luxury car, costly watches valued at Rs 94.5 lakh and unaccounted cash.Incriminating documents including suspicious joint venture agreements, unaccounted cash transactions, property documents were recovered and seized, ED said in a release on Friday.The Central agency conducted searches under the pr…

Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called on the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to work on futuristic technologies to give the country a strategic advantage. Stating that the world is passing through an era of turmoil and uncertainty with new challenges emerging, he underlined the need to focus on meeting the requirements of future warfare.The Defence Minister was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Advanced Weapon System Complex at Def…

Jalandhar, June 12 (IANS) In fresh action in a Rs 350 crore bank fraud, the ED searched six premises of Punjab Basmati Rice Limited and its officials and recovered Rs 8.50 lakh in cash and $8,600 in connection with suspected money laundering, an official said on Friday. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jalandhar Zonal Office, carried out search operations on June 5 at six different business and residential premises relating to Punjab Basmati Rice Limited (PBRL) and its Directors/Promoters, i…

Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao on Friday demanded that the Congress party leadership investigate who within the party leaked details related to cases against Meenakshi Natarajan and supplied information to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, resulting in the rejection of her nomination for Rajya Sabha. He said that the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, should identify the “black sheep” within the Congress …

Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy met the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in Delhi. The Chief Minister posted on social media that he had the honour of meeting Rahul Gandhi.“As ever, it is energising and inspiring to meet my leader, Shri Rahul Gandhiji. I discussed issues relating to the development of Telangana with the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. And as always, his insightful feedback and direction will guide all of us…

New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court is set to hear on Friday a plea by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh.A vacation Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S. Chandurkar on Thursday assured an early hearing on Friday after senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Natarajan, sought urgent listing of the matter.During the mentioning, Singhvi contended that Thursday was…