The investigating agencies have constituted 15 special teams to crack the Dilsukh Nagar twin blasts case even as Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday announced steps to ramp up security including installation of 3,500 CCTV cameras at vital points. ...
04:49 PM, Feb 23, 2013
A day after twin blasts killed at least 16 people and injured 117 others in Hyderabad, all eyes are on an under-fire Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, the man in charge of internal security in the country. Shinde is under fire for several ill-judged statements, with many now asking whether the Home Minister is up to the challenge of tackling terror. ...
08:00 AM, Feb 23, 2013
Seeking support for the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said all political parties and state governments should come together for a collective response to fight against the challenge of terrorism. ...
03:14 PM, Feb 22, 2013
The death toll in Hyderabad twin blasts climbed to 15 on Friday and 118 people have been left injured, some of them critical. Most of the victims are now being discharged from various hospitals depending on the severity of their wounds. ...
12:07 PM, Feb 22, 2013
Fourteen people left dead and 119 injured as Hyderabad struggles to get back on its feet after two powerful blasts on Thursday evening. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde says a general alert was issued for all states but didn't have information on specific targets. ...
09:11 AM, Feb 22, 2013
While the death toll has climbed to 14, more than 75 people have been injured in the twin blasts in Hyderabad. The main pressure right now is on doctors who are trying to save as many lives possible. Most victims were taken to Osmania and Yashoda hospitals. ...
08:05 AM, Feb 22, 2013
The United States on Thursday strongly condemned the terrorist bombings in Hyderabad that killed a dozen people and offered assistance in investigation if requested by the Indian government. ...
02:44 AM, Feb 22, 2013
Leaders of various political parties on Thursday night visited the Dilsukhnagar area in Hyderabad, the site of twin bomb blasts in which 12 people were killed and scores injured. ...
01:23 AM, Feb 22, 2013
India was once again at the receiving end of terror groups when two powerful blasts rocked Hyderabad's Dilsukh Nagar on Thursday evening, killing at least 12 people and injuring 57 others. The death toll is expected to rise considering the intensity of the blasts which were reportedly carried out using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and aimed at causing maximum damage, Andhra Pradesh DGP V Dinesh Reddy said. ...
12:45 AM, Feb 22, 2013
The police investigating the murder of a 23-year-old Osmania University student has said that the girl was pregnant. The autopsy report of the girl has revealed that she was four months pregnant, the police said. ...
10:32 AM, Jan 02, 2013
A day after an RTI activist was "attacked" with syringes allegedly containing poison in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, police doubted his version saying he might have probably got self-inflicted with syringes and staged an attack on himself. Police termed Rao as a self-styled RTI activist who had personal rivalry with a police inspector. ...
03:23 PM, Dec 31, 2012
Hyderabad: The officer of the Superintendent of Police rank, who was held hostage by a head constable on Wednesday evening in Hyderabad, was freed after five hours of drama. The head constable, identified as Giriprasad Sarma, had held Lakshmi Narayana, the Superintendent of Police (Transport) hostage, and had even threatened to set him on fire if his demand was not fulfilled. The constable had demanded that his suspension be revoked....
11:26 PM, Sep 12, 2012
Hyderabad: Gabbar Singh, the Telugu remake of 'Dabangg' ran into a controversy after the Andhra Pradesh Police Officers' Association raised an objection to Pawan Kalyan dancing with scantily-dressed women in the film, with his khaki clothes on. The Association said that it is objectionable and is a gross misuse of a police uniform. Since the khaki uniform is respected for its symbolic significance, disrespecting it in the name of entertainment...
12:33 PM, May 11, 2012
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh police has denied that Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad was killed at point blank range. Andhra Pradesh police chief R.R. Girish Kumar denied on Saturday that Azad was killed in a stage-managed gunfight and termed it as a "real and genuine" one. The director general of police said a section of vested interest groups at the behest of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist)...
08:05 AM, Aug 29, 2010
The three were arrested in connection with an acid attack on two college students. ...
10:02 AM, Dec 13, 2008
Attackers post insults, say they were acting in revenge. ...
08:44 PM, Nov 26, 2008
