Darshani Nene & Maryam Sultana Laad Bazaar near Hyderabad’s famous Charminar, is a wedding-shopper’s paradise and also one which every true-blue Hyderabadi must visit. Today’s eyewitness takes you on a trip through its by-lanes The minute you enter this one-kilometre-long lane, you’re hailed from everywhere with cries of, “Hau madam, yahan aao dekho! (madam come [...]
To many directionally-challenged people the Global Positioning System (GPS) is more than just a helpful tool. It is a saviour of sorts “We were travelling to Kuntala waterfalls in Adilabad. On the way, we realised that there were no signboards. We turned on our GPS and got directions for the waterfalls. And before you know [...]
Entrepreneurial bug did not bite him, but it befell him. He doesn’t make those flashy smiles and tall claims like those flamboyant youngsters who tasted success by a dint of luck. He stayed focussed to translate the hard work of his elder brother, who met with an accident a couple of year ago and is [...]
Top Gear is one of the most controversial TV shows, and one of the most popular. In spite of offending everyone from Albania to India, its hosts continue to pull audiences from across the world. Here’s why… Controversy and Top Gear are synonymous and by now the show’s viewers will be well accustomed to that [...]
Nagarjuna’s upcoming film Shirdi Sai is currently being shot near Badami, Karnataka. The actor began shooting for the film few days ago and producer A Mahesh Reddy said that this schedule will go on till the end of February. K Raghavendra Rao is directing the film and this is his third devotional movie with Nagarjuna [...]
Jaguar Land Rover plans to partner with Chery Automobile to build vehicles in China, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The companies have applied for regulatory clearance to establish the joint venture, the people said, declining to be identified because the deal has not been finalised. The partnership may be officially announced [...]
Puri Jagannadh has announced the title of his upcoming film with Pawan Kalyan. The film has been titled as Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu and early buzz is that it could be a satire on the media. The title is a wordplay on the actual words used by all TV reporters while covering a story. Kajal [...]
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday went out of its way to placate Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh, urging him not to quit over his age row. Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati made the appeal in the Supreme Court, where Gen Singh withdrew his petition seeking to correct his day of birth in official records as [...]
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Ajay Hotchandani As is the routine every morning, I wake up, toss and turn for about an hour trying to find the motivation to get out of bed. Somewhere between eating and showering, I check my email and have a glance at the news on Google. Later that day I had to go pick my [...]
According to a survey of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation officials, there are about 620 buildings and another 100 on the outskirts that need immediate demolition in the twin cities. The GHMC engineers’ wing has certified that these 700 old buildings including 200 in Secunderabad could fall any time. Do we need to lose a [...]
The forest department has taken to task many of Hyderabad’s fortune-tellers for the alleged torture and cruel treatment of parakeets under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Raids were conducted by the State Forest Department officials and members of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau in Chirkur, Kukatpally and Ameerpet areas that led to the rescue of [...]
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There are positive signals from the G8 summit regarding the plan of action that must be pursed in Syria. Russian leader Vladmir Putin, the man who is the main hurdle to the creation of some means formidable to bringing down Assad, has hinted that he may allow removing Assad provided there is a plan for [...]
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