Hyderabad has been the meeting place of many different cultures and traditions. Historically, Hyderabad has been the city where distinct cultural and linguistic traditions of North India and South India meet. It is thus considered as the gateway to the South or gateway to the North. One can also perceive the strong fusion of the […]

- Syed Mohammad Hadi - Olympic tennis player.
- V. V. S. Laxman - Indian Cricket player.
- M.L.Jaisimha - Former Indian Cricket Player
- Abbas Ali Baig - Former Indian Cricket Player
- Krishna Murthy - Former Indian Cricket Player
- Mohammad Azharuddin - Former Indian Cricket team captain
- Ghulam Ahmed - Former Indian Cricket team captain
- Abid Ali […]

Hyderabad has a well-developed communication and media infrastructure. The city is covered by a large network of optical fiber cables by Reliance Telecom. The city’s telephone system is serviced by four landline companies: BSNL, Tata Indicom, Reliance Infocomm and Airtel. There are six mobile phone companies: BSNL, Hutch, Idea, Airtel, Tata Indicom and Reliance Infocomm. […]

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation established in 1932 started as a unit of the Nizam State Railways-Road Transport Division with 27 buses. It consists of about 19,000 strong bus fleet currently; APSRTC is the largest bus transportation service, which is undertaken by the state, in the world and is listed in the Guinness Book […]

Hyderabad is well connected to many other locations in India, such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Kurnool, Guntur, Nagpur, Warangal, Pune, and Vijaywada, either through directly or through intermediary locations. The highway (express way) network linking Hyderabad to various parts of the country is very good. Indian National Highways, NH-7, NH-9 and NH-202 pass through the city. […]

Hyderabad has a light rail transportation system known as the MultiModal Transport System (MMTS)
 
The MMTS Necklace Road Metro Station. The MMTS connects various parts of the city with Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Lingampally and Falaknuma. Hyderabad is currently scheduled to get a Metro system to help ease urban congestion. Nationally, too, Hyderabad and especially Secunderabad are considered […]

Hyderabad is well connected to all parts of the country and world by air. Hyderabad city has had an airport since the 1930s at Begumpet. This airport provides two terminals, for domestic and international travels. The airport provides flights to all major destinations in India, as well as connections to locations in Middle East, Southeast […]

Hyderabad city is today known for its IT and IT Enabled Services, Pharmaceuticals and Entertainment industries. Many call centers, Business process outsourcing(BPO) firms, dealing with IT and other technological services were set up in the 1990s making it one of the major regions for call center setups in India. Ramoji Film City, the largest film […]

Hyderabad is known as the city of pearls, lakes and, lately, for its IT Companies. The pearl market is situated near Charminar. Ornaments made with Rice Pearls can be bought from Char Kaman or the General Bazaar Market. Products such as silverware, saris, Nirmal and Kalamkari paintings and artifacts, unique Bidri handcrafted items, lacquer bangles […]

The city is administered by Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH), whose titular head is the Mayor who has few executive powers. The real executive power of the corporation is vested in the Municipal Commissioner, an IAS officer appointed by the Andhra Pradesh state government.
 
Eateries like Mc Donalds(shown above) and KFC have opened up in HyderabadThe […]