BEWARE! High nitrate levels found in groundwater in 440 districts

High nitrate levels have been found in groundwater of 440 districts across India, with 20 per cent of the samples collected exceeding the permissible nitrate concentration, the Central Ground Water......

When A Crocodile Goes To College...

IMAGE: This crocodile decided to visit the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda campus. Photograph: ANI Photo A river of clouds! The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. Also......

Actor Rakul Preet Singh's brother arrested in drugs case

Actor Rakul Preet Singh's brother, Aman Preet Singh, was arrested in a major drug bust in Hyderabad on Monday, as authorities seized 199 grams of cocaine worth Rs 35 lakh, Cyberabad police said.......

Hail The Indian Voter!

Reuters Photographers Francis Mascarenhas, Almaas Masood, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Sharafat Ali, Anushree Fadnavis capture fascinating glimpses of polling in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election......

Telangana allocates 11,000 acre land for mega pharma city

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday announced the establishment of a massive industrial park dedicated to pharmaceutical manufacturing activities. The proposed 'Hyderabad......

Government wants to make Hyderabad Wi-Fi-enabled

Telangana information technology minister, KT Rama Rao, wants to “create a buzz and enthusiasm about Hyderabad” and has asked his secretary to explore the possibility of making the......

Peugeot may choose Chittoor to set up factory

There are indications that French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen has chosen the Sri City Special Economic Zone near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh for its assembly and manufacturing facility.However, a......

Raju, family bought 1,065 properties

Satyam Computer Services Ltd founder, B Ramalinga Raju, his brothers and their spouses have acquired 1,065 properties with a registered value of Rs 350 crore (Rs 3.50 billion). These include 109......

Azhar backs out, Verma re-elected BAI president

The much-anticipated face off between Mohammad Azharuddin and V K Verma ended in a damp squib on Sunday after the former cricketer backed out of the Badminton Association of India (BAI)elections,......

Court rejects Azhar's plea, BAI election on Sunday

Former India cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin's bid to unseat Badminton Association of India's long-standing president V K Verma received a setback on Friday after an Andhra Pradesh court......

AP abandons plans for F1 track

The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday announced it is abandoning its plans for a Formula One racetrack on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The formal announcement came during question hour in the......

AP's F1 bid causes furore in assembly

The Andhra Pradesh government's efforts to bring Formula One racing to the state resulted in an uproar in the legislative assembly today, with the opposition accusing the ruling Telugu Desam Party......