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Along with the bypolls in Uttarakhand and West Bengal, the ECI is nearly certain to club the election for Huzurabad in Telangana state. (Representational Photo:AP)

BJP expects Huzurabad by-poll in September

One MP stated that the Election Commission had met recently and had discussed about the 14 byelections that are due...

24 July 2021 12:35 AM IST

Every time there is road maintenance programme, the private agency has been milling the fresh roads and laying only the first layer in the monsoon. (Representative Image: DC)

GHMC finds 2 lakh potholes across Hyderabad roads

In run up to civic body polls in 2016, GHMC had re-carpeted 1,800-km bitumen roads by spending Rs 337 crore

24 July 2021 12:27 AM IST

7 gates lifted to release water of the Musi project into Krishna River, in Nalgonda district. (PTI Photo)

Krishna in spate; dams downstream to get huge inflows

The authorities sounded alert to the people living in low-lying areas along the course of the river and also on islands

24 July 2021 12:23 AM IST

Due to incessant rains, the rain water mixed with drainage water is gushing out in low-lying areas of Mithula Nagar as the GHMC has not laid storm water drains in this entire area to enable rain water to go. (Photo: P.Surendra)

Rains turn city a muddy metropolis; residents worry

The excess rainwater, mixed with overflowing drains, has been making the life of residents miserable

24 July 2021 12:23 AM IST

Taliperu project at Bhadrachalam. (DC file photo)

Godavari discharging 5 lakh cusecs at Bhadrachalam

Third warning likely on July 24

24 July 2021 12:04 AM IST

Rising water levels in the Godavari have inundated NH 163 at Pavuralavagu bridge in Wazeed of Mulugu district, cutting off the transport between Telangana and Chhattisgarh. (Photo: By arrangement)

Flood alert in Godavari, Telangana-Chhattisgarh borders cut off

CWC warned the people of extreme floods in Pengana in Adilabad district and alerts have been sounded in Nizamabad and...

24 July 2021 12:01 AM IST

A group of UNs human experts remarked the situation as unfortunate , calling to New Delhi to immediately halt the eviction of around 1,00,000 people in Khori Gaon in Faridabad, including 20,000 children, rendering them homeless in the middle of the monsoon season. (Agencies)

UN calls to halt eviction of one lakh residents of Haryanaâ€™s Khori...

On June 7, 2021, Indiaâ€™s Supreme Court directed for the removal of all encroachments on forest land

23 July 2021 8:17 PM IST

Karnataka High Court. (PTI Photo)

HC quashes UP police notice to Twitter India MD, seeking personal...

The single bench of Justice G Narendar said that the notice under Section 41(A) CrPC should be treated as Section under...

23 July 2021 5:20 PM IST

During the run up to the April 6 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, the DMK repeatedly assured cancelling the national test, the AIADMK said. (PTI Photo)

AIADMK flays DMK govt over NEET, Mekedatu; to hold state-wide protests...

The AIADMK demanded that the DMK government take action to stop the proposed construction of the dam

23 July 2021 4:54 PM IST

Kerala suffered a loss of over Rs 30,000 crore in the devastating floods of 2018. (Photo: PTI/File)

Flood alert issued to people living on banks of Bhavani river

People in the areas in Thekkampatti, Nellithurai, Mettupalayam, Alankombu and Sirumugai were also asked to move to...

23 July 2021 4:09 PM IST

The Pfizer CEO said that a significant local manufacturing of vaccines that is happening at the Serum Institute of India will provide the backbone of vaccinating the Indian people. (AFP Photo)

Indian govt-'s expert group in talks with Pfizer over COVID vaccine:...

The Health Ministry further informed the Parliament that Rs 9,725.15 crore have been spent so far on the COVID-19...

23 July 2021 3:29 PM IST

Stan Swamy. (Image: Twitter/@WilfredQuadros)

Stan Swamy-'s counsel urges Bombay High Court to monitor inquiry into...

The high court will hear the matter next on August 4

23 July 2021 1:12 PM IST