If industry sources are to be believed, hotshot Vijay Devarakonda would be romancing pretty Mamitha Bajju, who is making waves with her scintillating performance in Malayalam blockbuster ‘Premalu’, in his next movie. “Mamitha Bajju’s realistic performance and pretty looks were noticed by other language filmmakers and Telugu makers are planning to rope in Mamitha to play love interest to Vijay Devarakonda,” says a source. Being a love story helmed by Gautam Tinnanuri, Vijay and Mamitha would be refreshing casting of sorts and it would give a fillip to the multilingual entertainer. “Vijay had ..read more

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours, Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation said. Authorities raised their volcano alert to its highest level. At least 800 residents left the area earlier Wednesday. Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, has 120 active volcanoes. It is prone to volcanic act ..read more

Jabalpur: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said that in future Congress leader Rahul Gandhi might have to contest an election from some place across the oceans, as he would not find a safe seat in the country. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday after campaigning for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections ended, Yadav said Wayanad MP Gandhi could not save his Amethi seat in north India last time. "He used to insult our religion, insult the youth power and women. He ran away after losing the election from Uttar Pradesh (Amethi) and reached the southern state (Kerala)...in ..read more

Ahmedabad: Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Titans by six wickets in a lop-sided IPL match here on Wednesday.Opting to field, DC bowled out former champions GT for a meagre 89 and then came back to overhaul the target, scoring 92 for four in 8.5 overs. Jake Fraser-McGurk (20), Shai Hope (19) and Rishabh Pant (16 not out) all played cameos to take the team home. Earlier, it was a batting capitulation for GT as Rashid Khan emerged as the top-scorer with a 24-ball 31. Sai Sudharsan (12) and Rahul Tewatia (10) were the only other batters to reach double figures. This is GT's lowest total in IPL ..read more

�Hyderabad: Babylon bar and kitchen in Jubilee Hills was found guilty of serving food items made of ingredients beyond their expiry date. Working on a tip-off, the commissioner of food safety conducted an inspection and seized the stock spread over Tuesday and Wednesday. The team inspected the manufacturing unit of Sri Beverages at Chennapuram, Jawaharnagar, Medchal district and found several FSSAI Act deviations. The team collected samples, which will be sent for lab testing. The commissioner instructed the vendor not to conduct any commercial activity till permissions are resumed ..read more

Compared to the last year, road accidents have decreased in the Kamareddy district this year, said police. Last year, 516 road accident cases, including 243 deaths were reported and this year, 221 persons died in 496 mishaps. (DC Image)Compared to the last year, road accidents have decreased in the Kamareddy district this year, said police. Last year, 516 road accident cases, including 243 deaths were reported and this year, 221 persons died in 496 mishaps. (DC Image) �Hyderabad: Former BRS legislator Shakeel Ahmed flayed the authorities after learning that his son Mohammed Aamir Raheel has be ..read more

�Visakhapatnam: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan distributed B forms to his party's candidates on Wednesday. He handed over the first B form to Nadendla Manohar and Lokam Madhavi. B forms were released to 20 Assembly and two Lok Sabha candidates, including the party chief at the Jana Sena party central office in Mangalagiri. Palakonda candidate Nimmaka Jayakrishna was unable to attend the event due to personal reasons. Pawan Kalyan claimed that the JS-TD-BJP alliance government would usher in Rama Rajyam in AP. In the end, Pawan Kalyan took a pledge from the party candidates that they would work ..read more

�Hyderabad: The Srirama Shobha Yatra took to the streets on Wednesday, engaging thousands of devotees adorned in saffron and chanting "Jai Sri Ram" amid blaring songs and lights. The procession, marked by colossal statues of Lord Rama. The procession began at Aakashpuri Hanuman temple and traversed through the heart of Mangalhat, Puranapool, Jumerat Bazar, Begum Bazar, Siddiamber Bazar, Gowliguda, and Koti, eventually coming to a halt at Ramkote’s Hanuman Vyayam Shala. BJP MLA Raja Singh initiated the procession from the temple with loud music and singing, along with heated comments, sparking ..read more

Vijayawada: Advocate Abdus Saleem plans to file a petition in the principal district magistrate court under Section 97 of the CrPC. The petition seeks a court order directing the police to produce the detained suspects, including minors, in the recent stone pelting case before a magistrate. Saleem argues that detaining suspects for over 24 hours without presenting them before a magistrate violates legal norms. He visited the Ajith Singh Nagar police station and found concerned family members who were unable to locate their detained loved ones. Police at the station refused to disclose the det ..read more

�Hyderabad: April, it appears, is the new May for GHMC when it comes to power consumption in Hyderabad, and its surrounding areas that fall in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Limits. On Wednesday, the jurisdiction saw a peak demand of 3,297 Mega Watts (MW) and TSSPDCL officials expect the day’s consumption to reach around 85 million units (MU) of electricity. The power utility calculates a day’s consumption as the power used between 12 am of the previous day till 12 am of the next day. The soaring temperatures this summer are the primary reason for the increase in demand for power ..read more