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Circular illegal, shows intolerance: Alumni in Supreme Court
HYDERABAD: Outraged Nalsar alumni responded on Friday with petitions in Supreme Court that said Bar Council of India’s now-withdrawn circular directing state bars not to enrol any 2026 batch student was “completely illegal” and asked whether BCI’s executive committee had met before issuing the circular and what process it followed.At the same time, Nalsar (National…
Telangana HC disposes 88.56% of cases in a year, CJ calls for renewed commitment to constitutional ideals
Telangana High Court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh urged the judiciary to uphold constitutional ideals and democratic institutions. HYDERABAD: Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Aparesh Kumar Singh has called on the judiciary to rededicate to the ideals that inspired the freedom movement, by reaffirming the unwavering faith in the Constitution and strengthening the institutions…
What’s in a name? On Independence Day, TOI talks to Gandhi, Subhas Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (L) heads Tele-MANAS Centre of Telangana, CLN Gandhi (M) retired from transport dept as addl commissioner, Nomula Bhagat (R) is one of the youngest members of the previous Telangana assembly. HYDERABAD: “Jawaharlal Nehru?” “Present, Sir.” “Subhas Chandra Bose?” “Present, Sir.”Along with Nehru, Gandhi and Bhagat, such names could once make a classroom attendance…
5,200 bottles a min: Telangana liquor sales touch dizzying heights
Telangana sold over 5,200 alcohol bottles every minute between April and July (Representative image) HYDERABAD: Telangana’s thirst for alcohol can be measured by the minute, literally.Between April and July this year, the state sold an estimated 5,200 bottles of beer and Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) every minute, according to calculations based on excise department…
Former Maoists plan political plunge, want ban on party lifted
Former Maoist leaders are seeking permission for unrestricted political activities (Representative image) HYDERABAD: Top Maoist leaders may have laid down their arms in the past few months, but they have not surrendered their political instinct.Many of them are looking forward to becoming full-time politicians and even want the ban on the CPI (Maoist) party lifted…
KBR Park traffic plan, Raidurg land row and vote-roll controversy: What is trending in Hyderabad today
Traffic diversions, the Raidurg land auction row and voter-list allegations are among the key issues in Hyderabad today HYDERABAD: Hyderabad is seeing a mix of civic, political and law-and-order stories today. Traffic management around KBR Park is in focus after police interacted with walkers over a proposed one-way traffic system around the popular green space.Separately,…
NALSAR row explained: Students’ protest over CJI’s invite, BCI’s flip-flop, SC steps in
The Bar Council of India encountered significant backlash for its initial directive affecting NALSAR law students HYDERABAD: A controversy over Chief Justice of India Surya Kant being invited as chief guest for NALSAR University of Law’s upcoming convocation escalated sharply, with the Bar Council of India first ordering state bar councils to withhold enrolment of…
SIR: Revanth Reddy sees plot to delete votes in Telangana ahead of polls
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy alleges attempts to delete genuine votes for upcoming elections. HYDERABAD: Alleging that attempts were being made to win the next assembly elections by deleting genuine votes in the name of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), chief minister A Revanth Reddy Thursday said the Congress govt would not allow it to…
Govt bank staffer injured after being hit by Tollywood producer’s driver in Hyderabad
Tollywood producer Bommaku Murali; the victim, Sunitha, a resident of Nampally (Image-SocialMedia) HYDERABAD: A woman suffered injuries after a car driven by a Tollywood producer’s driver hit her in Abids on Wednesday evening.Police said that Mahananda (35) was alone in the car when the accident occurred.The victim, Sunitha, a resident of Nampally, was walking on…