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Crafting Independence: The Hyderabadi connection behind India's flag

Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- When the Indian flag was hoisted at midnight on August 15, 1947, it marked the birth of a free nation. But in the weeks leading up to it becoming a national symbol, the flag was ... Read More


Hyderabad: Two arrested for illegal manufacture, sale of snacks

Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- The sleuths of the Commissioner's Task Force, Shamshabad Zone, Hyderabad, have successfully busted an illegal food manufacturing and distribution operation and apprehended two pe... Read More


Priest found assaulting minor girl inside Hyderabad temple

Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- A priest was arrested after he was allegedly found in an objectionable position with a minor girl at a temple in Ramachandrapuram (RC Puram), police said on Saturday, August 15. ... Read More


You call me kafir: Faria Abdullah breaks down over Bonalu hate

Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- For some, Independence Day is about celebrating freedom from the past. For Faria Abdullah, it became a moment to speak about another kind of freedom, the freedom to love, to embr... Read More


Hyderabad's forgotten year between two independence days

Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- It is a very easy thing to say or to write: India won independence from the British and became free on August 15, 1947. But it takes only a scratch of the surface for the heavine... Read More


Four trains to halt at Hitech City Railway Station during Dasara

Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- To reduce passenger rush from October 9 to 26 during Dasara, the South Central Railway (SCR) on Friday, August 14, announced that four special trains will temporarily halt at the... Read More


Telangana man trapped in Saudi desert finally returns home

Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- Dasari Aravind, a 23-year-old man from Telangana, has returned home after allegedly being made to work as a shepherd in a remote Saudi Arabian desert instead of being given the j... Read More


Hyderabad YouTuber Arif Hussain arrested under POCSO Act

Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case was registered against a Hyderabad-based YouTuber, Arif Hussain, for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a minor a... Read More


Bhatti launches smart ration cards in Khammam

Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka handed out Digital Smart Ration Cards to beneficiaries at the Khammam Collectorate on Independence Day, part of a statewid... Read More


Telangana MLAs to study Philippines model for Gulf workers

Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- An 11-member Telangana delegation, including MLAs and subject experts, will travel to the Philippines from August 17 to 21 to study that country's migration and labour policies, ... Read More