The projects, which will add nearly 224 kilometres to the existing network, are expected to improve capacity, mobility, and service efficiency in both states.

Police in Hyderabad have arrested a high-profile white-collar offender, Bathini Shashikanth, for allegedly impersonating senior government officials to cheat and extort money from unsuspecting citizens.

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Noida district hospital to constitute a primary board to explore passive euthanasia for a 31-year-old man suffering from 100 per cent disability quadriplegia and has been in vegetative state for over a decade.