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New Delhi: This is the story of a pioneer path-creator for women. Muthulakshmi Reddy (July 30, 1886-July 22, 1968) was the first girl student in Maharaja’s School for Boys in Pudukkottai, the first Indian woman surgeon from Madras Medical College, the first Indian member of the Women’s Indian Association, the first woman member of the […]

Balaghat: Naxals have put up banners in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, giving a call to observe ‘Shaheed Saptah’ or ‘martyrs’ week’, which prompted the police to step up security in the area, an official said on Saturday. Balaghat, located in the south eastern region of Madhya Pradesh, is one of the three Naxal-affected districts […]

Jodhpur/Jaipur: The outbreak of the contagious lumpy skin disease has become a bane for thousands of cattle herders in western and northern Rajasthan where nearly 1,200 bovines have perished to the disease which is spreading at an unrelenting speed in the region. Animal husbandry department officials said that the infection has spread among nearly 25,000 […]

New Delhi: India logged a single day rise of 20,408 new coronavirus infections, pushing India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,40,00,138, as the active cases declined to 1,43,384, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. The death toll has climbed to 5,26,312 with 44 new fatalities, the data updated by the government at 8 […]

Nagpur: The Maharashtra Police have arrested three persons, including one medical practitioner Pawan Uike, an MBBS doctor, who works at the Kamalapur Primary Health Centre in south Gadchiroli, for putting up banners of the banned CPI (Maoist). Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police (SP), Ankit Goel said that the suspected Maoists were arrested when a police team patrolling […]

Srinagar: An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces at Wanigam Bala area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Saturday. “Encounter has started at Wanigam Bala area of Baramulla district. Police and security forces are on the job,” police added. The gunfight started after a joint team of police and security forces received […]

Hyderabad: TRS MPs on Friday continued to protest against the Centre’s anti-people policies including the suspension of Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha. They held a demonstration in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the premises of Parliament, demanding a debate on inflation, price rise, flood relief to Telangana and other issues in Parliament. Both […]

Hyderabad: TRS working president and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Friday slammed the Central government for its lack of basic planning and foresight with regard to coal imports which could lead to an additional burden on power consumers in the country. Due to the inefficiency of the Centre, the power tariff might go up […]

Hyderabad: In a relief to MBBS students from Telangana and other parts of the country who had to abandon their medical courses and leave foreign countries due to the Covid pandemic and Ukraine-Russia war, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Friday has granted relaxation and allowing them to appear for Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), […]

New Delhi: The due date for income tax return (ITR) filing for the financial year 2021-22 or assessment year 2022-23 is July 31, 2022. If you have already filed the return or manage to file it before the due date, it’s well and good. But, what happens if you fail to file the ITR before […]

Hyderabad: Users who are filing their Income Tax Returns are facing technical glitches. Many complained of the portal turning sluggish. They also complained of receiving OTPs late or not receiving at all. The OTP generated is valid for ten minutes only and as a result of receiving them late, the users could apply that to […]

Hyderabad:  Taking serious objection to Central Government’s decision to scrap the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) project for Hyderabad, IT Minister KT Rama Rao stated that BJP Government was indulging in cheap politics. The Minister demanded that the BJP Government tender apologises to the youth of Telangana for failing to deliver on the promises. The […]

Hyderabad: If you have been active on Instagram for the last few days, chances are you’ve come across a heart-wrenching video of a Swiggy delivery boy getting drenched in the rain. But if you haven’t, here is a refresher.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Dinesh Komma (@frinds.dinesh) A Swiggy […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Madras High Court to decide afresh O. Paneerselvam’s (OPS) challenge to the General Council meeting of the AIADMK within 3 weeks. A bench, headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana asked the rival OPS and K. Palaniswami (EPS) factions of the AIADMK to maintain status quo in […]

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday as the Opposition continued to disrupt the proceedings demanding a discussion on a host of issues including inflation and ‘Agnipath’ scheme. Soon after the House reconvened after the first adjournment, the Opposition members trooped to the Well raising slogans and displaying placards. Amid […]

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the whole world was looking at India’s youth with hope as they are the growth engines of the country and the world. Speaking at the 42nd convocation ceremony of Anna University, the Prime Minister said, “The whole world is looking at India’s youth with hope. Because […]

Raipur: A Naxal, carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Friday, police said. The gunfight took place this morning in a forest near Bindrapani village when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) from neighbouring Dantewada district was […]

New Delhi: The Goa chapter of the Mining Engineers Association of India (MEAI) has urged the Centre to review and completely withdraw the 50 per cent export duty imposed on low grade iron ore (below 58 per cent). The Association claimed that the imposition of export duty will have far-reaching ramifications not only on the […]

New Delhi: India made the highest number of legal demands globally to remove content posted by verified journalists and news outlets on Twitter during July-December 2021, the microblogging platform said. In its latest transparency report, Twitter said India was only behind the US in seeking Twitter account information, accounting for 19 per cent of global […]

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday notified new specified warnings for all tobacco products by making an amendment in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008. The amended rules will be applicable from December 1 and remain valid for a period of 12 months. All tobacco products manufactured, imported […]

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India is at the forefront in many sectors and is converting obstacles into opportunities. Listing out the growth in industrial sectors despite the pandemic, Prime Minister Modi said, “India became second largest mobile phone manufacturer. Innovation has become a way of life. In the last six […]

New Delhi: Riding on the iPhone 13 series, Apple saw its iPhone revenue jump 3 per cent to a record $40.7 billion in its June quarter. The iPhone growth was achieved “despite foreign exchange headwinds as customer response to our iPhone 13 family continue to be strong,” said Luca Maestri, Chief Financial Officer at Apple. […]

New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday met President Droupadi Murmu amid controversy over Congress floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s ‘Rashtrapatni’ remark. “Smt Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women & Child Development and Minority Affairs along with Dr Mahendra Munjpara, MoS for Women & Child Development and Shri John Barla, MoS for Minority Affairs, called […]

Bhopal: Two persons died and several others were hospitalized after consuming contaminated water in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district. According to officials, the condition of those admitted is stated to be out of danger. Many many of them have also been discharged. However, the incident which took place three days ago has led to panic among […]