Indian Space Research Organisation's Mars Orbiter Mission (Image for representational purpose only; Photo AP)
School children in Hyderabad on November 30 took out a rally wearing masks of Sachin Tendulkar who recently retired from cricket - DC/S.Surender Reddy
The new MD of APSRTC, J. Puranchandra Rao took charge at the Bus Bhavan, RTC Crossroads in Hyderabad on Saturday. Outgoing MD A.K. Khan is seen congratulating him.
Family members of the victims of the ill-fated Volvo bus, in which 45 passengers were charred to death, staged protest in front of Ministers Quarters at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad on Saturday.
TRS Secretary General K. Keshava Rao and other party leaders taking part in a fast organised to mark the fourth anniversary of their party chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao's indefinite fast demanding the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, at Indira Park in
Ratan Tata and GM Rao pose with kids during the programme. Observing that malnutrition in India was not confined to villages but had become a national problem, Ratan Tata on Friday said corporates, who are eager to please the shareholders, also need
Tata Group's Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata and Chairman of GMR Group, G M Rao, at the inauguration of 'The Indian Impact', an initiative on malnutrition organised by the Wharton Business School alumni, in Hyderabad on Friday. President of Indian
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy coming out after offering prayers at Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirupati on Thursday. Kiran completed three years as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on November 25. PTI
Gangster Abu Salem coming out of a special CBI court after he was awarded a seven year jail term in a fake passport case. Read full story
Mahindra forays into the branded fresh fruits segments with Saboro, the automotive company's subsidiary. Picture shows the officials of Mahindra during the launch of the new company. Read full story
Picture shows children housed at the Don Bosco Navajeevana in Secunderabad pose for a photograph. These kids were rescued from different places across Hyderabad. Some of these kids have finished their schooling and are now employed in various
Techie S. Saravanan, 35, and his uncle A. Thungamuthu, 53, were charged for killing the former's wife and mother-in-law on Thursday morning. The duo surrendered at the Market Police Station later. Read full story
Muharram procession passing through the historic Charminar, in Hyderabad on Friday. Read full story <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131116/news-current-affairs/article/muharram-observed-solemnity-hyderabad">here</a>. DC/S. Surender Reddy
But this woman 'succeeded' in throwing waste material into the lake before the NCC cadets could stop her.
A man, who came to dump garbage in the lake, is being sent back by the NCC cadets on November 20. The cadets were guarding the lake to keep it clean.
People stand beside a coloured sand sculpture and portraits of Sachin Tendulkar made on the beach in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. How fans celebrated Sachin Tendulkar's farewell Test. Check out more pictures
Children feed a piece of cake to a poster of Sachin Tendulkar while celebrating the cricketing legend's 200th Test match, which begins on Thursday, at Goshamahal in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was on Saturday chosen for
Renowned car designer Sudhakar Yadav's latest creation - bat and ball cars - on display in the Old City of Hyderabad on Thursday. Also read: Tears flowing, Tendulkar says emotional goodbye to cricket.
Picture of the five-day-old baby who was kidnapped from the Farah Hospital in Hyderabad on Monday. Baby girl was stolen from her sleeping mother’s side at Farah Hospital in Dayara Market early on Monday morning.
Girls playing with a dog at the Andhra Pradesh Kennel Club, 93rd and 94th All Breed Championship Dogs Show at GHMC ground, in Secunderabad on Sunday. DC/S. Surender Reddy
BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu addressing the media in Hyderabad on Saturday. State leader Bandaru Dattatreya is also seen. Read full story
Women offering prayers to the setting sun during Chhath puja in Hussain sagar lake on Friday evening.
Hindu devotees offering prayers to the Sun during Chhath Festival on the banks of the Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad on Friday. Hindus observe the Chhat puja to pay obeisance to both the rising and setting sun, thanking the Sun God for sustaining
MIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin at a press conference. - DC
A woman decorates her silver business shop with lighted diyas, in Hyderabad on Sunday night.
Shops illuminated on the occasion of Deepavali, in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday night.
YSR Congress party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy submits a memorandum to Union minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar during his visit to Mumbai on Monday to support 'united' Andhra Pradesh.
YSR Cong chief Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday met Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata urging her party to oppose the Telangana Bill in the Parliament and demanded it be withdrawn. Read full story
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy presenting a memento to President Pranab Mukherjee at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad on Tuesday. PTI
President Pranab Mukherjee, who was on a two-day tour of Hyderabad, attended the passing-out parade of IPS probationers at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy. Speaking at the ceremony, he voiced concern over the "worrying bout" of
President Pranab Mukherjee being welcomed by women ministers of Andhra Pradesh as Governor E S L Narasimhan and Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy look on at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad on Monday. PTI
Participants smile for the camera as they take part in the Hyderabad 10K run on Sunday - DC/S.Surender Reddy
Sponsored by Deccan Chronicle and Maha Cement, the Hyderabad 10K Run Foundation was the chief organiser of the event - DC/S.Surender Reddy
A man pushes another on a wheelchair while taking part in the Hyderabad 10K run at Tank Bund Road in the city on Sunday. Hussain Sagar lake is seen at the backdrop - DC/S.Surender Reddy
People taking part in the 11th Hyderabad 10k run that started from People's Plaza on Necklace Road in the city on Sunday - DC/Deepak Deshpande
Dr Ramesh Babu, founder member of Hyderabad 10K run, Subba Rao, senior executive from ADP, flanked by Vipul Khanna, Vijaya Lakshmi, Ramesh Khaza, Suchitra Ella, Rekha and Thyagarajan pose for a picture after addressing a press meet on the 11th
A farmer shakes hands with delegates at the event in Hyderabad.The total exports of agricultural processed food products from India to other countries stood at USD 30 billion last year and it is growing at an average of 20 per cent per annum,
'Food 360', a two-day International Conference-cum Exhibition on Agri-business and Food Processing, organised by FICCI and Andhra Pradesh government, began in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Photo shows farmers at the exhibition.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy (C), Union Minister of State for Agriculture Tariq Anwar (L), Chairman of WAF Advisory Board James Bolger (R), and other dignitaries, attending the World Agricultural Forum Congress 2013 at HICC in
Chairman of WAF Advisory Board James Bolger (2nd from left) along with other delegates at World Agricultural Forum Congress 2013 and Agri-Tech Trade fair at HICC in Hyderabad on Monday. PTI
Securitymen stops farmers from barging into the venue of the forum meet. The farmers were protesting against the Agriculture Minister, showing Telugu newspaper ads which proclaimed free entry to the meet. However, they were in for a surprise when
Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kanna Lakshmi Narayana inspecting the preparations on the eve of the World Agricultural Forum Congress 2013 and agri-tech trade fair that started in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy pampers children during distribution of Bangarutalli certificates at a Rachabanda meeting in Chilakaluripet, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. The Andhra Pradesh CM greets people at the event. Reiterating
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy greets people gathered for a Rachabanda Programme during his visit to Anantapur district of AP on Sunday. The CM continued to campaign for united AP saying the bifurcation is not in interest of
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister meeting with the Group of Ministers tasked with creating a bifurcation plan for the state, in New Delhi on Monday. CM questioned the Group of Ministers on who will take responsibility for the troubles arising after
A view of the illuminated historic Charminar on the occasion AP Formation day in Hyderabad on Friday.
Students performing during the event. Andhra Pradesh, which was created in 1956, was India's first state to be set up on grounds of a shared language and laid down a precedent for establishing states along linguistic lines.
N. Kiran Kumar Reddy (centre) hoists the national flag during Andhra Pradesh state formation day celebrations in Hyderabad. Read here: Kiran speaks for united AP again
CM N. Kiran Kumar Reddy arrives to inaugurate the AP Formation Day celebrations in Hyderabad on Friday. In his address on the occasion, Reddy remarked that the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had been a staunch integrationist as he reiterated his
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy distributing packets of energy beverages to families on the occasion of Children's Day at Ravindra Bharati in Hyderabad on Thursday. DC/S. Surender Reddy
School children participating in a cultural programme as part of Children's Day celebrations at Ravindra Bharathi, in Hyderabad on Thursday. DC/S. Surender Reddy
As part of Children's day celebrations, renowned inventor Sudhakar Yadav designed a variety of cars designed around the basic tools of learning, such as fountain pen, pencil, sharpener, eraser and book, at the Sudha Museum at Bhadurpura, Hyderabad.
AVS was one of the stalwarts of Telugu cinema with more than 500 films to his credit over a 19-year-long career. He was one of the most admired comedy actors in Tollywood. Picture shows well-known Tollywood producer Allu Arvind paying tribute to AVS.
After his liver transplant, AVS had been doing well and had even acted in a few movies. Sources at the Global Hospitals, where he admitted more than a week back, said that the infection might have set in due to neglecting his medication and a heavy
AVS, who had a liver transplant in April 2008, had been hospitalised after he contracted a liver infection. Picture shows TDP President N. Chandrababu Naidu paying tributes to the actor. PTI
Award-winning Tollywood actor A.V. Subrahmanyam - AVS as he was fondly called - passed away on Friday night after suffering from a liver ailment. He was 56. Read
Children play violin at the closing ceremony of the 18th International Children's Film Festival in Hyderabad on Wednesday. With 202 films screened across 26 venues in just seven days, the 18th Festival was a monumental event. More pictures:
German film 'Das Pferd Auf Dem Balkon' (A horse on the Balcony) won the Golden Plaque for second-best film in 'International Live Action' category. Receiving the award is Naina Alexander. Kauwboy, a Dutch film directed by Boudewijn Koole, won the
Governer E.S.L. Narasimhan and actor Pawan Kalyan laugh it out as they share a lighter moment at the closing ceremony and awards function of the 18th International Children's Film Festival at Lalitha Kala Thoranam in Hyderabad on Wednesday - DC/
Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor performs along with Darsheel Safary at the inauguration of the International Children's Film Festival of India in Hyderabad on Thursday. Ranbir was a special guest at the opening ceremony. Darsheel Safary and child
Four young directors from Hyderabad’s Oakridge school will be presenting their movie, Temple Run, at the film fest. This year, the festival brings in new elements like an animation category, little directors’ section, films that give attention to
Preparations for the 18th International Childerns Film Festival underway in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The event is taking place in Hyderabad from November 14th to 18th. Being held in Hyderabad for nine years now, over 1.75 lakh children were expected to
The elephant mascot of the 18th International Children's Film Festival, at Telugu Talli flyover in Hyderabad on Monday. The 18th edition of the International Children’s Film Festival was a starry affair with the likes of Ranbir Kapoor and Salman
Fishermen sit idle on an anchored fishing boat waiting for developments after a cyclone alert at Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. The Indian Meteorological Department withdrew its cyclone warning as Lehar weakened from 80 kmph to 20-30
A boy rides a horse on the beach in Visakhapatnam after news that cyclone Lehar, which was to hit AP coast in the evening, had weakened into a deep depression, on Thursday. AP
Andhra Pradesh CM N. Kiran Kumar Reddy in a meeting with government officials reviewing the preparations to face the cyclone storm Lehar which is expected to hit the AP coast on November 28, Thursday.
A farmer collects wet paddy sapplings at a field in Nunna village near Vijayawada on Saturday after the Helen attack. Cyclone Helen, which crossed the AP coast near Machilipatnam last Friday, left a trail of destruction with crops like paddy and
Vehicles move on a flooded Vijayawada-Nuzvidu national highway in Vijayawada on Saturday, after heavy rainfall due to cyclone Helen. After being hit by cyclones 'Phailin' and 'Helen', Andhra Pradesh is likely to be at the receiving end of another
Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam due to rains in Hyderabad on Saturday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials in the city said the city will experience light to moderate rainfall on Sunday. In pictures:
A woman shields her relative on a two-wheeler from rain in Hyderabad on Saturday. Cyclone Helen, which made its landfall in coastal Andhra Pradesh on Friday, brought rains in the city on Saturday. In pictures:
A road washed away after heavy rains during Cyclone Helen in Vizag. The cyclonic storm over the west central Bay of Bengal moved slightly westwards and crossed the AP coast close to south of Machilipatnam with wind speeds of 80-90 kmph. For more
A palm tree is left entangled in electric wires by heavy winds before Cyclone Helen at Ramachandrapuram in East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh on Friday. The storm killed at least six people and knocked out power to hundreds of villages in the
ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan comes out of Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala in Tirupati after praying on Wednesday. The space agency had successfully launched the Mars Orbiter Mission on Tuesday.
ISRO chief K. Radhakrishnan was in for a surprise when he came to address a press meet announcing the successful launch of its Mars mission. Pro-united AP journalists chose to attack the Centre's Telangana decision at the same venue. Picture shows