Hyderabad

  • Students sweep the floor at the Government High School, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad. Photo Courtesy: NewsX.
    Trying to get an education is often hard enough, but doing that when you also have to go through back-breaking labour before you even begin your day at school is worse.
  • Protests were also held against hike in prices of essential commodities in Guwahati. Photo Courtesy: AP
    Telugu Desam chief N Chandrababu Naidu, CPI (M) Polit Bureau member B V Raghavulu and CPI state secretary K Narayana and scores of party workers were today taken into custody while they tried to take out a march towards the Andhra Pradesh Assembly here protesting the hike in petroleum prices.
  • Indian navy planes emitting smoke are seen performing a display just before the air crash. Photo Courtesy: AP
    In the wake of Wednesday’s crash in Hyderabad, the Indian Navy has grounded its entire fleet of Kiran aircraft.
  • File photo of cheerleaders entertaining the crowd during an IPL match in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 30, 2009. AP
    With the Telangana agitation posing serious security concerns, the Indian Premier League on Saturday decided to move all of Deccan Chargers' home games from Hyderabad to Nagpur and Mumbai.
  • File photo of cheerleaders entertaining the crowd during an IPL match in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 30, 2009. AP
    Furious at the Indian Premier League for shifting its opening match out of the city, the state government on Wednesday asked local team Deccan Chargers to boycott the Twenty20 event if the organisers don't stick to the orginal schedule.
  • Map of Andhra Pradesh.
    A major fire broke out in a private superspeciality hospital in which around 150 people including 29 patients in ICU and emergency wards had a providential escape on Tuesday, but an old patient on ventilation was not lucky.
  • IPL Logo. Photo Courtesy: Wikipedia
    The Telangana Research Scholars' Forum on Wednesday threatened to disrupt the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in Hyderabad during March and April alleging the competition would divert attention from the movement for a separate state.
  • Map of Andhra Pradesh.
    Mohammed Amjad, an alleged LeT operative and south India chief of terror group HuJI, was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a local court today.
  • Indian skipper M S Dhoni at a party in Hyderabad with bowler Praveen Kumar in the background. Photo Courtesy: NewsX.
    The night of the Hyderabad ODI was one that every Indian fan is bound to find hard to forget.
  • A miffed Badminton World Federation on Thursday said it was a matter of concern that Austrian shuttlers have pulled out of the World Championships in Hyderabad without consulting the world body.
  • The swine flu scare has hit the World Badminton Championships and a Malaysian coach has been admitted to a local government hospital in Hyderabad after showing symptoms of the deadly disease.
  • Badminton Rackets. Photo Courtesy: Wikipedia
    A terror alert has been sounded for the World Badminton Championship site at GMC Balayogi Stadium in Hyderabad from August 10 to 16, with the shadow of the dreaded Lashkar-e-Taiba looming over the tournament.
  • A medical laboratory technician tests the blood samples of people suspected to be infected with swine flu in Hyderabad. AP
    A toddler, who flew from New York to the city recently, today tested positive for swine flu taking the total confirmed cases of the virus here to nine.
  • Bangalore's Manish Pandey celebrates his century against Deccan Chargers during their 2009 IPL cricket match. Photo: AP
    The Bangalore Royal Challengers beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs to win the last league match of the Indian Premier League in Centurion on Thursday.
  • Swine flu fears prompt global quarantine plans. Photo Courtesy: AP
    All four persons, who had arrived in Hyderabad from abroad in the last few days and were suspected to be suffering from H1N1 flu, have tested negative for the virus.
  • Microsoft logo
    Microsoft, the world's largest software developer, is now focusing on developing innovative tools to expand computing penetration in India and other emerging markets, a top company official said in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
  • Indian soccer captain Baichung Bhutia, ( C ) playing against Tajikistan in AFC Challenge Cup soccer match. Photo Courtsey: AP
    The Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup final between India and Tajikistan will be staged in New Delhi on August 13, after incessant rains left the grounds in Hyderabad unplayable.
  • Indian soccer captain Baichung Bhutia vies for the ball with Turkmenistan's Krendelev. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    High on confidence after their impressive 2-1 victory over formidable Turkmenistan, the Indian players were upbeat about their chances of winning the AFC Challenge Cup football tournament in Hyderabad and qualify for the 2011 Asian Cup.
  • Bomb squad personnel and sniffer dogs search the bomb blast site in Bangalore.
    Investigations into eight terror blasts in Bangalore on Friday could be crucial for the ongoing probe in Hyderabad as the same terrorist groups are believed to be involved in recent attacks in both cities.
  • Hockey field. Photo Courtesy: Flickr
    It was not the way India would have liked to start their campaign in the Junior Asia Cup hockey championship in Hyderabad on Friday. They struggled to beat the Japanese 2-0, drag-flicker Diwakar Ram's scoring both the goals from penalty-corners.
  • A file photo of Charminar. Photo Courtesy: Flickr
    More than 25,000 cabs and private buses went off the roads in Hyderabad on Thursday as the owners began an indefinite strike demanding withdrawal of Value Added Tax  imposed on them.
  • Hyderabad will join cities like Kolkata and Delhi to have a metro rail that give will further boost to connectivity in this fast-growing southern Indian hub.
  • Badminton
    Chetan Anand is one step away from winning the India Open badminton after he beat Andrew Smith 21-6, 21-9 in the men's singles semi-final on Saturday evening.
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    With the new international airport commencing operations near here, the brand image of Hyderabad is expected to go up, attracting more investment in IT, biotechnology and other industries.
  • Hyderabad International Airport Logo. Photo Courtesy: Wikipedia.
    The city's new international airport, which was formally inaugurated on Friday evening, is expected to commence operations next week.
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