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IndiGo's Delhi-Chennai flight lands safely in Hyderabad after 'smoke' alert

IndiGo's Delhi-Chennai flight was diverted to Hyderabad after smoke was detected from a passenger's electronic device in an overhead bin. The aircraft landed safely.

Centre denies seeking land from states for three high-speed rail corridors

Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday said alignment studies for three proposed high-speed rail corridors linked to Hyderabad are currently underway and that the Centre has not sent any land acquisition requisitions to the concerned state governments. Any land acquisition being carried out for the same at this juncture is "illegal", he said in a statement. Reddy's clarification came amid land acquisition efforts by the Telangana government for the rail corridor and other projects which faced resistance from farmers on Hyderabad outskirts. Reddy said he discussed the proposed HyderabadChennai, HyderabadBengaluru and HyderabadPune High-Speed Rail corridors with Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. "The railway minister clarified that no land acquisition requisition has been sent to the respective state governments and that any land acquisition being carried out in the name of High-Speed Rail at this stage is illegal," he said. He quoted the railways minister as saying that .

CU Denver to set up Hyderabad campus, first US public univ with UGC nod

The proposed campus will offer programmes in business, computing, engineering and analytics, with the first cohort expected to be admitted in August 2027

University of Colorado Denver gets UGC approval for Hyderabad campus

First US public university approved under UGC framework plans to admit inaugural cohort in Telangana by August 2027

University of Colorado Denver gets UGC nod to set up campus in Hyderabad

University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) has said it has received a letter of intent from the UGC to set up a new campus in Hyderabad, making it the first public American university authorised to establish a degree-granting location in India. Last year, Chicago's Illinois Institute of Technology became the first US university to set up its campus in India. Illinois, a private university, has set up its campus in Mumbai and welcomed its first batch in September. CU Denver's India campus will also be the first foreign university campus in Telangana. According to Kenneth T Christensen, Chancellor of CU Denver, expanding access to high-quality education has long been central to the university's vision and goals. "Our plans in Hyderabad build on that commitment, as well as our longstanding connection with students from India who have been part of the CU Denver community for decades. "We now have an opportunity to extend that connection and bring our unique experience to students in In

PVR Inox ordered to pay ₹70,000 over movie screening delay due to ads

A Hyderabad consumer commission ordered PVR Cinemas and PVR Inox to pay compensation, litigation costs and punitive damages after ads delayed movie screening by nearly 22 minutes

35 yrs of liberalisation: Hyderabad's journey from IT hub to 'Future City'

Economic liberalisation, policy continuity and global investments transformed Hyderabad from a historic trading centre into a powerhouse of IT, pharma, GCCs and emerging technologies

DoorDash opens first India office in Hyderabad, plans 3,000-plus jobs

The Hitec City hub starts with 500 professionals and will support customer experience, integrity and corporate functions for DoorDash's global operations

After Bengaluru, Rapido's food delivery app Ownly expands to Hyderabad

Ownly operates on a zero-commission model, charging restaurants a subscription fee instead, and currently partners with more than 20,000 restaurants

Smoke and mirrors

Storm clouds are gathering for Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy as the BJP gains ground in Hyderabad

Why Hyderabad is seeing a fresh wave of global capability centres

With more GCCs expected to arrive, Hyderabad's established technology, BFSI and life-sciences ecosystems are becoming an increasingly important part of its appeal

Syneos Health opens global life sciences and technology centre in Hyderabad

The 137,000-sq-ft centre is Syneos Health's largest in Asia and third-largest globally, with an initial workforce of more than 700 professionals

Hyderabad-based RADPL announces JV for 30-hour endurance MALE-300 drone

The MALE-300 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drone will have a 300-kg modular payload, 30-hour endurance and an operating altitude of 30,000 feet

Zomato to cut about 250 jobs as its shuts Hyderabad customer support centre

The affected employees work through third-party service providers as Zomato increasingly adopts AI and automation for customer support through its in-house Nugget platform

Octave Intelligence opens GCC in Hyderabad, plans workforce expansion

Octave Intelligence has inaugurated a 2-lakh-sq-ft technology centre in Hyderabad and plans to scale its workforce to 2,000 engineers across software, AI, data and cloud

US financial services firm Charles Schwab sets up GCC in Hyderabad

The 3.45 lakh sq ft Schwab India centre will support the US business through technology, engineering and operations, with headcount targeted at around 2,000 by end-2027

CIBC leases 1.21 lakh sq ft office space in Hyderabad for GCC at ₹180 cr

The Canadian banking major will occupy space at Meenakshi Eco Park for five years, paying Rs 225 per sq ft monthly, with rent escalating 5 per cent annually

CJI Kant terms BCI's move against Nalsar students as totally uncalled for

The remarks came after Senior Advocate K Parameshwar mentioned the matter before a Supreme Court Bench, saying the BCI has no business of what's going on in a university'

Nalsar controversy: Students' dissent, BCI's move, backlash, and a U-turn

Hyderabad's Nalsar University invited CJI Surya Kant to attend its convocation as chief guest, despite a campaign by students opposing his participation.

Tablespace leases 500,000 sq ft Hyderabad office space for ₹163 crore

The coworking space provider will pay Rs 163 crore in rent over five years for 506,251 sq ft in Hyderabad's Laxmi Infobahn Software Park, documents show