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Deoghar: At least one person has died while 48 others lay trapped mid-air in a row of 12 ropeway trollies that collided with each other at Trikut hills, close to Baba Baidyanath Temple, in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district, a senior official said on Monday. #Jharkhand: Two women died & 8 others people injured in Ropeway accident […]

London: A study has revealed that around 180,000 avoidable deaths over 14 years in fast-growing tropical cities were caused by a rapid rise in emerging air pollution. The study was published in the journal, ‘Science Advances’. Scientists have revealed rapid degradation in air quality and increases in urban exposure to air pollutants hazardous to health. […]

Los Angeles: Actor Priyanka Chopra loves spending Sundays outdoors. Her recent Instagram post is proof of this fact.She went out and wandered the streets of LA with her girls and pet dogs. “Soul Sunday with the girls. And pups,” she captioned the post. In the photos, Priyanka can be seen wearing a rose pink colored […]

Mumbai: Planning to watch Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Jersey’ on April 14? If so, then you won’t be happy to know that the release date of the film has been changed. ‘Jersey’, which also stars Mrunal Thakur and Pankaj Kapur, will now hit the theatres on April 22. Sharing the update, film producer Aman Gill said, “As […]

San Francisco: According to a new study, follow-up care after an asthma-related visit to the emergency department may help prevent future visits for children. The study was published in the journal, ‘Academic Pediatrics’. Past studies on the relationship between asthma-related visits to the emergency department and follow-up found either no protective effect or that follow-up […]

Hyderabad: Scaling up the fight against the Centre, TRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday kickstarted the day-long protest demanding that the union government purchase entire paddy crop produced during the Yasangi (Rabi) season. The party is also demanding that the union government to announce a national uniform food grains procurement policy. […]

Babraham: Scientists at Babraham Institute have developed a new technique for rejuvenating skin cells. This technique has allowed scientists to rewind the cellular biological clock by around 30 years according to molecular measures, significantly longer than previous reprogramming methods. The results of the research were published in the journal, ‘eLife’. Scientists have been able to […]

Mancherial/Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The stage is set for the conduct of Pushkaralu, a mass holy bathing ritual in sacred Pranahita river, tributary of Godavari from April 13 to 24. Incidentally, it is the maiden event to be held following the formation of Telangana state. Elaborate arrangements were made for smooth conduct of the event. Officials […]

San Francisco: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Monday agreed with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to convert Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters in the US into a homeless shelter. Musk and Bezos, who have been sparring over who will win the space race for years, finally agreed on a noble cause on the social media. […]

Melbourne: Research has identified five childhood risk factors that can predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood after being tracked for up to half a century in the world’s largest international prospective cardiovascular disease study. The results of the study were published in the journal, ‘New England Journal of Medicine.’ Researchers found body mass index […]

Washington: Microblogging site Twitter on Monday announced that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will not be joining the company’s board of directors. The announcement was made by Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal. “Elon has decided not to join our board. I sent a brief note to the company, sharing with you all here,” tweeted Agrawal sharing the […]

Khammam: Two kids were killed in an accident at a temple at Wyra in the district during late night hours on Sunday. The deceased, Pagadala Sahasra (8) and P Dedipya (6) accompanied a group of devotees at bhajan programme at Sri Abhayanjaneya Swamy Temple on the occasion of Sri Rama Navami. An out of control […]

Kothagudem: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has arrived in Kothagudem on a two-day visit to the district on Monday early hours. The Governor reached Kothagudem by Secunderabad – Manugur Superfast Express train in a special saloon. She will take part in ‘Maha Pattabhishekam’ of Lord Rama at Sri Seetha Ramachandraswamy Devasthanam at Bhadrachalam. Later in the day […]

New Delhi: Indian equity indices opened marginally lower on Monday. At 9.46 a.m., Sensex was 0.8 per cent 449 points down at 58,998 points, whereas Nifty 0.6 per cent or 112 points down at 17,672 points. For fresh cues, investors would eye inflation data and Q4 earnings of India Inc to be released soon. “Q4 […]

New Delhi: India logged 861 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,36,132, while the active cases dipped to 11,058, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,691 with six fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]

Mumbai: Ahead of Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s rumoured wedding the Kapoor family’s R K Studio has been illuminated with lights all over. Pictures of the studio, situated in Mumbai’s Chembur have been making rounds on social media and they show the place all bright and lit up ahead of the upcoming celebrations. […]

Siliguri: Setting an example of communal harmony, Muslim youths distributed water bottles and hugged participants of the Ram Navami procession on Sunday in Siliguri, West Bengal. The Muslim youths extended Ram Navami greetings to the people taking part in the procession. The people who were part of the procession welcomed the distribution of bottles and […]

New Delhi: In a major fillip to India’s dream to become a global manufacturing hub, Apple on Monday confirmed it has started manufacturing its top-selling iPhone 13 smartphone in India. Apple first started manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017, with iPhone SE. “We are excited to begin making iPhone 13 — with its beautiful design, […]

Mumbai: Veteran bollywood actor-screenwriter Shiv Subrahmanyam has died. Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, on Monday morning, took to Twitter and confirmed the demise of Subrahmanyam. “Extremely shocked and pained to know about the tragic demise of our dear friend, a great actor and a brilliant human being Shiv Subramaniam. My heartfelt condolences to his wife Divya. May […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to Mahatma Phule on his birth anniversary. The Prime Minister said Mahatma Phule is widely respected as a champion of social justice and a source of hope for countless people. In a tweet, Modi said, “Mahatma Phule is widely respected as a champion of social […]

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Kisan union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait has extended support to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s (TRS) protest in New Delhi on Monday and said he will participate in the demonstration demanding that the Central government procure paddy produced in Telangana. Excerpts from an interview: Q: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s demand for uniform […]

Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by three runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.| Electing to bowl, LSG produced a fine bowling effort before Shimron Hetmyer struck a fluent fifty to help RR post 165 for six. Hetmyer remained unbeaten on 59 off 36 balls to take RR to the […]

By Joseph Wright, Abel Escribà-Folch Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents foreign policymakers with few good options to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin, or to deter these types of aggressions in the future. The US government, for example, continues to push for additional sanctions on Russia in response to news of Russian military atrocities, even though […]

The natural instinct of any batsman on strike would be to remain at the crease and protect the wicket at any cost, through a combination of defensive and aggressive strategies. Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan sought to employ similar tactics on the political crease but with a difference: he defied the rules of the game and even […]