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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AFP)

India, US set to have 2+2 talks next week

Their visit seems to be a certainty, with Sri Lanka announcing Tuesday that Pompeo will visit Colombo for talks on...

21 Oct 2020 4:05 PM IST

Women passengers deboard a local train after the authorities allowed them to commute during non-peak hours from 11 AM to 3 PM and from 7 PM till the end of the service, at Kurla in Mumbai, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (PTI)

India COVID count falls; Under 50K a day after 3 months

Drastic drop in new cases was noted in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

21 Oct 2020 3:04 PM IST

Assam Pradesh Youth Congress activists protest against Mizoram government, in Guwahati, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (PTI)

Assam to Mizoram: Leave camps, pull back forces

Mizoram security forces-' refusal to go back to the barracks had provoked Mizo miscreants to set 3 shops on fire in...

21 Oct 2020 2:49 PM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh speaks during the second day of the Special Vidhan Sabha Session, in Chandigarh, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (PTI)

Punjab -'negates-' central farm laws, passes 4 bills

The move comes after a directive from Sonia Gandhi to states ruled by Congress to pass separate laws negating the effect...

21 Oct 2020 12:55 PM IST

Teangana Congress in-charge Manickam Tagore

Dubbak crucial for Congress partyâ€™s future

Ministers appointed as in-charges for Assembly constituencies and MLAs for mandals

21 Oct 2020 8:39 AM IST

Cotton farmers of Khammam district

Affected by heavy rains, cotton prices take a hit in Telangana-'s...

The stranding of rainwater around the plants has changed the colour of the cotton.

21 Oct 2020 12:01 AM IST

HHRS to the rescue!

Hyderabad floods: Horse riders turn saviours in flood-hit areas

The members of the Hyderabad Horse Riding School (HHRS) are visiting flood-hit areas providing essential commodities

21 Oct 2020 12:01 AM IST

A health worker collects a swab sample from a resident of a housing society for COVID-19 coronavirus test during a door-to-door testing programme. AFP Photo

COVID-19 survivors are back in Hyderabad hospitals with ailments

At least 50 per cent of the survivors have returned to hospitals with complaints

21 Oct 2020 12:01 AM IST

Meteorologists, however, said the current weather would dissipate by Friday. (Representational Image)

Storm brewing over Bay of Bengal; more rains likely in Telangana and...

The low pressure area is likely to become more marked and move initially northwestwards during next 48 hours

21 Oct 2020 12:01 AM IST

GHMC workers move colony people of Ramanthapur with boats as heavy flooded water has been still in the colonies. Deepak Deshpande photo

Rain fear keeps people awake in Hyderabad-'s low lying areas

Those who are living closer to lakes in different parts of the city are the most worried lot

21 Oct 2020 12:01 AM IST

The accused is absconding after the crime and a manhunt has been launched to nab him. (Photo: Representational)

NCRB data spells good news for Andhra Pradesh: 6.5% decline in violent...

Analysis of data from the past four years shows that the rate of violent crimes peaked in 2017

21 Oct 2020 12:01 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (ANI file photo)

Andhra Pradesh schools to re-open from November 2

This system will be implemented for November and a decision for December will be taken according to the situation then

21 Oct 2020 12:01 AM IST