Hyderabad

Thanks to the quick action by railway authorities, the vigilance of a passenger, and the Tweet by a good Samaritan, a young girl was rescued from the clutches of human traffickers this Tuesday. This is how it happened.

Indian films inspired one and all in the recently held 19th International Children's Film Festival. Indian movies won nine awards in the festival in different categories.

While other gods may be placated with flowers and candles, some of ours demand liquor and noodles too. And, given that this is the 21st century, they don't say no to offerings of clocks and aeroplanes either. Or to Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg! Here are 15 of the most unusual places of worship in India.

From being given food by students who saw him standing hungry and tired at a street corner, to being threatened with being beaten up if he was ever seen again, Tarun Gidwani has seen people at their best and worst. His message to all, however, is: "You're perfect."

Every year, various festivals invite a lot of money in the form of offerings in temples, and a part of this money is left behind after the celebrations are over. This Ganesha Chaturthi was no different. But pandal committee members and police officials in Hyderabad decided to do things differently, and went out to help over 250 kids from six orphanages with that money.

What is an auto? Who is the driver? Who is the commuter? What are the problems between them? Here is a video which tells you all, and that too in a very entertaining way.

Seshadri Iyer, a 49-year-old runner from Hyderabad, has mentored 200 people in his community to run regularly. This includes15 kids as well. His passion for running has made him a “running guruji” for all the fellow runners who take inspiration from him every day.

The Asaf Jah dynasty ruled Hyderabad state from 1724 to 1948. The state had its own army, airline, telecommunications system, postal system, railway network, currency, and radio broadcasting service. In addition, the Nizams introduced the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway, and even a fire engine and fire tending vehicle.

“It’s not an orphanage. It’s a children’s home and we are their parents. We are their family and we make sure we do the best we can for them,” says Shobha Kumar about a very special place called Spandana.

Commuters in Hyderabad need not worry about emergency petrol and difficult-to-find petrol pumps any more. If they get stuck with an empty tank, and there is no time to get delayed because of the shortage, they just have to look around for a traffic cop named Merajuddin Syed. This is how he helps like no one else.