(Online Desk)

An abandoned bag at the Ameerpet metro rail station had sent the police here into a tizzy for a couple of hours, on Sunday morning. The police heaved a sigh of relief when they found that the bag belonged to a metro rail worker.

According to police, an unknown person called the police stating th

New Delhi: The first phase of the Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman was inaugurated today by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, opening a new strategic route connecting Iran, India and Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan, and reflecting growing convergence of interests among the three countries.

The port in the Sistan-B

Hyderabad: Police have arrested a man and woman for torturing a 4-year-old girl, the woman’s daughter from a previous marriage, by scalding her with a hot frying pan.

Police said preliminary investigations revealed that the woman, and her second husband, identified as Lalitha M and Y Prakash respectively, wa

Hyderabad: A 20-year-old student at the city-based Osmania University apparently committed suicide today by hanging, police said.

The body of E Murali, a first-year student of MSc Physics at the university, was found hanging in the washroom of one of the hostels on the campus this evening, a senior Osmania Univers

New Delhi: Hitting out at his detractors within the AAP, its founder-member Kumar Vishwas on Sunday said the party needed an anti-virus system to get rid of “viruses that have been destroying it”.

“Anti-virus system will be set up in the party and that will include party workers,” Vishwas t

Hyderabad: A record 2.4 lakh passengers travelled by the Hyderabad Metro rail today, the highest number since its launch last week.

“2.4 lakh passengers travelled by Hyderabad Metro today,” L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd, the concessionaire developing the 72-km elevated metro project, said.

Ahmedabad: The Election Commission (EC) today said it has directed the election machinery in Gujarat to ensure effective monitoring and comprehensive planning for “free, fair and transparent” polls in the state.

The EC reviewed poll preparations in Gujarat over the last two days.

Chief Electi

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi will file his nomination papers for the election to the Congress president’s post tomorrow, accompanied by a host of senior leaders including Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

Tomorrow is the last date for filing of nominations and no one else has filed papers til