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Hyderabad data jam identifies urban heat hotspots, calls for greener planning

Hyderabad: Informal settlements, industrial clusters and areas near landfills are among the most vulnerable to extreme heat in Hyderabad, while n

Congress extends support to Sharad Pawar for Rajya Sabha polls

Mumbai: The Congress on Wednesday, March 4, declared its support for Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar as the Maha Vikas Aghadi

Electricity demand in Greater Hyderabad hits new record on March 3; AC and coolers drive surge

Lok Adalat aims to settle 4,400 cases in Udupi district

Omars meeting with civil societyfocuses on maintainingpeace in Kashmir

Mehbooba Mufti leads a protest at the PDP headquarters; the FIRs against NC MP Aga Syed Ruhullah, and former mayor Junaid Azim Matoo were egregio

IRDAI sets April 1 deadline for insurers to adopt Indian Accounting Standards

TTD chiefs alleged inappropriate video goes viral, Jagan slams Naidu

Amaravati: Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday, March 4, alleged that Chief Minister N Chandr

APSRTC to provide free bus travel to persons with disabilities from March 18

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to formally launch Indra Dhanassu scheme that provides the facility in five categories of buses

K.P. Unnikrishnans final rites held

Minister launches 40 crore sewage treatment related projects

No disruption in health services over doctors indefinite strike from March 11

Perception of police department shifting from police force to police service: DG&IGP M.A. Saleem

Mr. Saleem says the State police aim to provide seamless service to the public, beginning at the jurisdictional police station level.

Centre of Excellence in Robotics inaugurated at Government College in Bargur

Industrial workers told to adopt safety first approach at Sri City

Capacity building workshop on people-centric and climate-resilient urban mobility held in Thoothukudi

Tunnel road project: controlled rock blasts to begin on March 6

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to launch the process to be carried out under stringent safety measures

Trains partially cancelled

104-yr-old put under adjudication category in electoral rolls, triggers row

Kolkata: A 104-year-old man has complained of being listed in the under adjudication category in the final electoral rolls issued by the Election

Madurai in-charge Mayor leads massive clean up drive at Eco park following public grievances

Visitors and members of Eco Park Walkers Association voiced concerns regarding large mounds of garbage left uncollected across the park grounds a

Bill providing job to slain political activists son gets Assembly nod

HRD Minister Lokesh says aim is to extend justice to the family that has lost its sole breadwinner to an act of extreme political violence

Stranded in Bahrain, 20 Telugu tourists to be flown home via Saudi Arabia

Hyderabad: A group of Telugu tourists, who were left stranded in Bahrain due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, are likely to be moved to Dammam

Telangana: Amrut 2.0 water pipeline catch fire at Chennur school ground

Hyderabad: A major fire broke out at the high school ground in Chennur town, Mancherial district in Telangana on Wednesday, March 4. A water pipe

Centre releases 64 crore under SASCI for PM Ekta Mall project in Puducherry

Vijaya Gopura of Ujire Janardhana Temple inaugurated

Odisha Governor inaugurates CT scan facility in Vizianagaram

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar may step down, likely to go to Rajya Sabha; son Nishant Kumar likely to become Deputy CM

Meeting of top JD-U leaders, including the partys working president Sanjay Kumar Jha and Union Minister and partys MP from Munger Rajeev Ranjan S

Telangana transport chief highlights safety as priority in operations

Over six years since launch, Jalasiri project achieves 63 % physical progress in Mangaluru

The project now costing 821.97 crore was launched on December 24, 2019. KUIDFC is implementing the project for MCC to provide drinking water rou

Irrigation dept. directed to constitute technical committee on safety measures of Singur project

Ministers want NDSA standards to be adhered to in dam safety measures

District Headquarters Hospital in Valliyoor to be inaugurated on Friday

TMC, Left, Cong strike rare chord on voter list row ahead of Bengal polls

Kolkata: In the run-up to the West Bengal assembly elections, an unlikely political convergence is taking shape in the state with the ruling TMC

Aquarium inaugurated in Tirunelveli; rebuilt Valliyoor bus stand becomes operational

CM M.K. Stalin inaugurated the aquarium established at a cost of 5 cr. in Tirunelveli, a UPHC constructed on Thatchanallur Sankarankovi Road and

Operate buses to other states, districts from satellite stands

Former corporator of MCC K.V. Mallesh feels this would considerably reduce the pressure on the suburban bus stand, city bus stand and the core ar

Top news of the day: Israel threatens to target any Khamenei successor as Iran tries to pick new leader; carried out strike on Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast, says Pentagon chief

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Revellers throng Vizag beach to celebrate Holi

Morbi ceramic units face shutdown as propane supply dries up

Nearly 70% of the 900-odd ceramic units in Morbi rely on imported propane, consuming about 5,500 tonnes daily

Lack of stability in Cong. govt.: BJP

School launches 1,000 handwritten books by students

Osmania General Hospital strengthens emergency trauma care with eFAST ultrasound system

Hindi words removed from entrance arch at Tiruchi Railway Divisional Office following political furore

Chief Minister M.K.Stalin had termed it as imposition of Hindi

UVI levels remain high in parts of Kerala, alerts issued in districts

According to a bulletin issued by theKSDMA on February 4, 2026, the highest level of UVI (eight) was recorded at Munnar in Idukki

QSR chains see dip in physical store additions as food delivery steps in

Data shows that the large QSR chains have all seen a drop in net new store additions in Q3FY26

UK imposes study visa bans on Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, Sudan

London: The UK on Wednesday imposed a study visa ban on four countries accused of using the route as a backdoor entry to seek permanent refuge in

Is Indian Idol scripted? Shreya Ghoshal finally breaks silence

Hyderabad: Few singers in India command the kind of admiration and craze that Shreya Ghoshal enjoys. From soulful Bollywood melodies to chart-top

Raijor Dal follows ally Congress, names 11 candidates for Assam polls

Party fields nominees in a seat also contested by Congress, signalling differences over seat sharing

APCC president Sharmila criticises Anganwadi workers arrest

The Chief Minister should honour the assurances given to Anganwadi workers when he was in the Opposition, she says, and vows to extend full suppo

Iran war breaks UN Charter, strike on school shocking, UN probe says

UN has strongly criticized Israel and the United States for their strikes on Iran, labeling these actions as violations of international law. The

Woman sentenced to 10-year rigorous imprisonment for husbands murder

CM threatening IAS, IPS officers in Telangana, says Harish Rao

Hyderabad: Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao on Wednesday, March 4, accused Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of threatening Indian Administrative

IISc and Pratiksha Trust launch moonshot project on brain co-processors

The primary goal of the moonshot project is to develop both implantable and non-invasive brain co-processors that can decode brain activity from

MP reviews electricity service expansion progress

Israel-Iran conflict: Oman Air restores flights halted for Ramzan offering relief to expats stuck in Gulf

Hundreds of Indian expatriates from the UAE are travelling to Muscat by road. The 450-km journey from Dubai takes about six hours, including roug

Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy slams Bandi Sanjays remarks on Rahul

MIHAN project generates 1.27 lakh jobs, 120 firms invest in Nagpur hub

120 companies have invested in the project so far, which includes both SEZ and non-SEZ areas

Watch: Sunil Gavaskar: Sanju Samsons innings was one of the finest T20 knocks we have seen

Former Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar looks ahead to the semifinal between India and England at the ICC T20 World Cup, his thoughts on Sanj

MP says passport mela to be held in Kodagu from April 8

Govt. will showcase Andhra model of education to the world, asserts HRD Minister Lokesh

It is striving to create 20 lakh jobs over the next five years and improve the skills of youth by soon launching the Naipunyam portal and utilisi

Burglary attempt at cooperative society in Manachanallur

MoRTH defers TREM V Tractor norms by six months; phased rollout through 2032 notified

The regulation ensures that Hhigh-horsepower and niche tractors will be subject to the stricter regulations starting October 1, 2026

Iran war: Indias smartphone exports to take a hit as key transshipment hubs face uncertainty

Freight costs climb as conflict unsettles Indias smartphone export routes

Quote of the day by Don Miguel Ruiz: 'Don't Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is...' lessons on emotional resilience and inner peace by spiritual teacher and The Four Agreements author

Quote of the day by Don Miguel Ruiz: Don Miguel Ruiz's quote, Don't Take Anything Personally, emphasizes emotional freedom by explaining that oth

Frequent transfers hitting governance in Telangana: Harish Rao

Guest lecturers demand job security

Some of them have now been kept out of service because of UGC guidelines pertaining to their qualifying examination for lectureship

MCC to host solar-powered livelihood workshop for women, specially-abled on Friday

The programme is being organised in collaboration with the SELCO Foundation

U.S. carried out strike on Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast, Pentagon chief says

The U.S. strike triggered a distress call and the Sri Lankan armed forces launched a search and rescue operation

Centre approves 1,409 crore for MGNREGA wages: Minister Bharat Gogawale

The issue of pending wages of rural workers had been raised in the Legislative Assembly

22 injured in jallikattu in Tiruchi

Labour welfare centres opened in Tiruchi

Women taking own investment decisions hit 56 per cent, finds DSP MF study

A DSP MF study reveals 56 per cent of women are now making independent investment decisions, up from 44 per cent in 2022.

Iranian warship sinks off Sri Lankas coast after submarine attack; 32 rescued, nearly 150 missing

Telugu inscriptions identified at Chennakesava temple

Watch: Trump is trying to stay out of jail, this is a broken president: Newsom

Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 116.30 feet

A.P. Jan Vishwas Bill decriminalises minor offences under 12 State Acts

The Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly also provides for repeal of two Acts

Inquiry needed against phone tapping, as it involves privacy issue, says Joshi

The Union Minister points out the contradiction in the statement of Home Minister G. Parameshwara on telephone tapping in the State

Are Americans getting nearly $4000 in tax refunds as promised by Trump? New IRS data reveals the truth

The average IRS tax refund in 2026 has reached $3,804, according to the latest IRS filing season data. That is 10.2% higher than last year. It br

Project management consultants appointed to oversee key projects in Tiruchi

NIT-C to conduct urban planning workshop for Kozhikode Corporation councillors

AP amends act to facilitate leasing of assigned lands to clean energy projects

The State Legislative Council has passed a bill in this regard to amend the existing provisions on the assigned lands in Amaravati

Assembly approves Fire Service (Amendment) Bill, 2026

It enables the government to issue Fire Safety Certificates in place of NOC / licences and consider all Fire Services as Emergency Services

You could raise your Social Security check by 8% in a year - here's the strategy

Many retirees feel their Social Security money is not enough each month. There is a simple way to increase future payments. By delaying benefits

TANKERs founder trustee and nephrologist receives lifetime achievement award

Snack shop owner killed by his assistant in Tiruvallur

Centre allocates 736 crore for drinking water, sewage projects in Anantapur

The funds have been allocated under AMRUT 2.0 and AIIB schemes by the Union government, says Anantapur MP

Women as producers, not beneficiaries: Honest hustle collective showcases 28 enterprises in Chennai

The Honest Hustle Collective returns for its third edition, bringing together over 28 women-led enterprises from across India.

Governments across world scramble to bring citizens home during travel chaos caused by Iran war

PARIS, March 4, 2026 (AP) Governments across the world scrambled to organize the return of their citizens from the Middle East on Wednesday as t

Kodikunnil Suresh invites G. Sudhakaran to Congress, slams CPI(M) for insulting senior leader

Expressing strong disapproval of the CPI(M) leaderships current stance, the MP describes the neglect and derogatory remarks directed at Sudhakara

New projects inaugurated by PM at Pondicherry University will enhance academic environment

Bengaluru techie ends life; dowry harassment angle being probed

The deceased, identified as Sushma, 35, was working with a private IT company and had been married to Puneeth Kumar for five years. The couple ha

This 60-year-old Idli spot in Hyderabad serves only two items

Hyderabads mornings have their own special rhythm. As shops begin to open and the streets slowly fill with people heading to work or college, the