Hyderabad News

A case was today registered against the administrator of a private school in Hyderabad in connection with the putting up of a banner which allegedly insulted the national flag, police said.

The Hyderabad Police today arrested a judge on the charge of raping a tribal woman advocate.

A 24-year-old man employed at an e-commerce major was arrested in Hyderabad today for allegedly selling high-end drugs like LSD,a senior excise official said.

Four Rohingyas including a woman were today arrested for allegedly illegally procuring Aadhaar and Voter ID cards by making false representation of being Indian nationals, police said.

Two men have been arrested from Hyderabad for their alleged links with the ISIS and conspiring to carry out terror strikes on the instructions of the international terrorist organisation. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today arrested Hyderabad-based Mohammed Abdullah Basith, 24, and Mohd Abdul Qhadeer, 19.

Hyderabad's famous "Spanish Mosque" will be opened for people of all faiths on Independence Day to promote communal harmony. The century-old monument Jama Masjid Aiwan-E-Begumpet will welcome the masses between 10 am and 7 pm on August 15, as part of its "Visit My Mosque" programme. Visitors will be given guided tours of the mosque.

About 40,000 people visited IKEA''s first India store on the opening day, a company spokesperson said.

There was a large crowd that impatiently waited to take a sneak peek of the IKEA store in India, Hyderabad, leading to a stampede-like situation.

A US national has been apprehended by the CISF at the airport in Hyderabad for allegedly trying to smuggle out gold biscuits worth over Rs 12 lakh, a senior official said on Thursday.

It seemed all roads led to India's first IKEA store that opened in Hyderabad today. Outside was a huge traffic jam and inside people were lapping up a global shopping experience with a local touch. The Swedish home furnishing giant's debut is the direct outcome of less stringent foreign investment norms in India.

Historian Audrey Truschke's talk in Hyderabad scheduled for Saturday was cancelled, with the American author claiming that right-wing outfits were behind the cancellation.

Buoyed by the rapid growth of the retail sector, leading Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA plans to increase its investments in the country.

Before IKEA opened doors to its Instagrammable Hyderabad store, the Swedish furniture giant's first in the country, there was the traditional staff brekkie at its 1,000-seat cafeteria, among India's largest. The co-worker breakfast is in line with the brand's values, including togetherness and team spirit.

Iconic Swedish homeware brand IKEA opened its first store in India today, in Hyderabad, five years after it was allowed to invest in the country's single-brand retail sector. Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao inaugurated the store. The first of the eager shoppers - nearly 200 of them - rushed in through the lobby of the 4 lakh-square feet store as IKEA staff waving Indian and Sweden flags cheered on. The store on the outskirts of Hyderabad is the first of 25 such outlets planned to be set up in India in the next seven years. "We are super excited to finally meet you, Hyderabad," IKEA India wrote on Instagram.

Swedish furniture maker IKEA will launch it's first Indian outlet today. It has localized its India offering - from the food menu to its "do-it-yourself" (DIY) assembly model - to ensure success and woo cost-conscious shoppers.