Hyderabad: Youth kills self for 'cause of Telangana' Hyderabad: A 23-year-old electrician allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree on the Osmania University (OU) campus in Hyderabad on Monday for the "cause of separate state of Telangana", police said. The deceased, identified only as Bharat, was found hanging from a tree on the campus by some locals who alerted police.

The deceased, a native of Huzurnagar in Nalgonda district, came here only two months ago and had been working as an electrician, police said. In a suicide note, purportedly written by him, Bharat said "he was dying for Telangana", police said.

"The letter in Telugu further stated that only TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao was leading the movement for a separate statehood. Bharat also asked Congress and TDP to support the creation of Telangana state", Inspector P Ashok of OU police station told PTI quoting the note.

Osmania University has been the hotbed of the movement for Telangana led by students since November 2009. Instances of students killing themselves allegedly over delay in carving out Telangana from Andhra Pradesh had taken place in the past at the OU....more    
11:20 PM, May 20, 2013

Pacers in India do not get enough encouragement: Steyn Hyderabad: The world's numerouno fast bowler, Dale Steyn feels always looking up to spinners for wickets is not the right way to go about encouraging the crop of pacers in India. "If you're always going to look at the spinners to do the job for you, what's the point of even having a fast bowler," asked Steyn. Aware of India's "rich tradition" with spinners, Steyn gave an example from the...  
10:25 PM, May 20, 2013

Making IPL 6 play-offs is like India's 1983 World Cup: Srikkanth Hyderabad: Kris Srikkanth, mentor of the Sunrisers Hyderabad, has termed the franchise's qualifying for the play-off stage of IPL 6 as similar to when India made it to the knock-outs of the 1983 World Cup after entering the tournament as rank underdogs. Hyderabad entered the last match of the league stage needing a win to secure a spot in the final four and did so through a solid fielding performance...  
02:48 PM, May 20, 2013

RTI activist reveals amount spent on PMOs dinner

CJ Ali Hussaini from Hyderabad sent this report revealing the money spent on dinners hosted by PMO. He got this information through an RTI that he had filed in this regard. ...
12:22 PM, May 20, 2013

Reaching play-offs is rewarding, says Tom Moody
by IANS
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12:13 PM, May 20, 2013

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11:33 PM, May 19, 2013

Hyderabad: Youth held for creating obscene Facebook profile of a woman Hyderabad: A youth from Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh was arrested on Sunday for creating a fake Facebook account of a female student and posting her morphed pictures, the police said. The youth, allegedly created a Facebook account of the girl and uploaded her morphed images along with obscene as well as false information, besides her contact number, the police said. The victim lodged a complaint with police after which...  
09:46 PM, May 19, 2013

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07:05 PM, May 19, 2013

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12:18 AM, May 19, 2013

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01:13 PM, May 18, 2013

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01:01 PM, May 18, 2013

We are looking for constant improvement: Tom Moody
by IANS
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11:42 AM, May 18, 2013

Adversity helps to galvanise a side: Dravid Hyderabad: Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid said that tough situations is a test of character for top teams and he expects that his boys would also overcome the current crisis that has rocked cricket world after S Sreesanth and two other players arrests for alleged role in spot-fixing. "I think adversities helps us to galvanize a side. We have come close together as a group and hope to perform well,"...  
08:12 PM, May 17, 2013

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06:52 PM, May 17, 2013

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07:42 PM, May 16, 2013

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03:05 AM, May 15, 2013

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08:05 PM, May 14, 2013

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11:04 AM, May 14, 2013

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11:15 PM, May 13, 2013