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San Francisco: Garena Free Fire from Garena emerged as the most downloaded mobile game worldwide for January 2022 with 24 million installs, which represented a 51.6 per cent increase from January 2021. The countries with the most installs of the app during this period were India at approximately 25.5 per cent of its total downloads […]

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 422.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.88 million and vaccinations to over 10.34 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death […]

Mumbai: Taking cognizance of a complaint by a Maharashtra heritage expert, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is probing allegations of certain activities reported from the vicinity (buffer zone) of the ancient Khajuraho Temples – a UNESCO World Heritage site. The quiet development follows objections by the Jalgaon-based Heritage Foundation Director Bhujang Bobade to the […]

New Delhi: Members of the Afghan Sikh-Hindu delegation who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday told him about their circumstances in Kabul and thanked the government for Citizenship Amendment Act. They called for the government providing citizenship “under one window”. A member of the Afghan Sikh-Hindu delegation later said that he “was kidnapped” by […]

New Delhi: With Rohit Sharma now Team India’s captain in all three formats with the announcement of his being test captain for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, former India cricketer and North zone selector Sarandeep Singh has said that “he is right and obvious choice” after Virat Kohli stepped down as skipper of the […]

Hyderabad: With aesthetic paintings and pictures including child-friendly cartoons, animals, moral values and historical structures, the walls, floors and doors and windows in government and local body schools will soon turn into learning material for students. The school buildings are being turned into learning aid under the Mana Ooru-Mana Badi/Mana Basti-Mana Badi programme, a flagship […]

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Hyderabad: The ‘Dil Bechara’ fame actor Sanjana Sanghi, who played the female protagonist in the recently-released short-film ‘Uljhe Hue’, says shooting the film was one of the most memorable experiences, especially because it was a love story. The short-film beautifully captures the romantic chronicles of two youngsters — Rasika and Varun. This tale revolves around […]

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar here on Saturday called MIM as a traitors’ party. The country has given shelter to MIM and its leaders and recognized them as citizens. “They enjoy the fruits of this country but speak in favour of other countries,” he said while addressing BJP supporters at a meeting […]

Mulugu: With the return of the tribal Goddesses Sammakka-Sarakka to the respective abodes on Saturday evening, the Asia’s biggest tribal congregation Medaram jatara, which is also known as Telangana’s Khumb Mela, has successfully concluded. Though the biennial jatara commenced officially on Wednesday (February 16), devotees started pouring in to the Medaram, a small village tucked […]

Hyderabad: Having been doing service to the homeless from the past five years, Jasper Paul of The Second Chance NGO saw the need to have a hospital of his own to be able to bring some immediate care for the needy. Well, that thought has now finally taken shape in the form of The Second […]

Hyderabad: As part of the ongoing special demolition drive taken up by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) along with District Task Forces, six unauthorised structures were demolished on Saturday. Three constructions in Choutuppal Municipality and three constructions in Ibrahimpatnam Municipality, identified as unauthorised were demolished by the authorities. The special drive commenced in January and […]

Hyderabad: In a daring money heist, the driver of a cash management company allegedly diverted the attention of ATM cash custodians and security personnel and fled with the vehicle containing Rs.36 lakh in Dundigal on the city outskirts on Saturday. The incident occurred around 5 pm, when the suspect, Sagar, a driver for Writers Safeguard […]

Hyderabad: Noted Telugu film writer-director Chinni Krishna approached the Shankarpally police alleging that unidentified persons were threatening and trying to attack him. Chinni Krishna in his complaint said he had earlier filed a petition before the court with regard to grabbing of his land in Shankarpally. While the matter was still pending in court, for […]

Hyderabad: Reiterating that protection and conservation of water bodies was a top priority for the State government and that all required measures would be taken for this, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday asked officials to focus on rejuvenation of water bodies in and around the city as well. Speaking […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad customs booked a case for smuggling of gold against a passenger who arrived by Air India flight AI 952 from Dubai to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad on Saturday. The smuggled gold worth Rs.20.40 lakh was recovered from the passenger. The passenger concealed the gold in the paste form between outer […]

Hyderabad: Sikkim Animal Husbandry Minister Lok Nath Sharma was all praises for the schemes being implemented by the Telangana government for development of agriculture-allied sectors. He sought the support of the Telangana government to emulate these schemes in Sikkim. Sharma who is on a one-day tour to Telangana to study the State government schemes for […]

Kolkata: The series in their bag, India will have the liberty to experiment in the third and final T20I against the West Indies here on Sunday. With Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant given a 10-day break, the home team is set to finally include the gifted Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad in the playing XI. […]

Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday ordered Telangana Chief Electoral Officer to register FIR under relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Representation of People Act-1951 against BJP MLA T Raja Singh for his impugned statements. It has also prohibited him from holding any public meetings, processions, rallies, road shows and […]

Hyderabad: In yet another step towards unification of like-minded forces in the fight against the BJP at the Centre, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will be meeting his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on Sunday. Thackeray had recently extended his full support to Chandrashekhar Rao’s fight for the federal justice, denouncing the anti-people policies […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis players Shrivalli Rashmikaa and Humera Baharmus pair lifted the women’s doubles crown at the Haryana Women’s ITF $15k tennis tournament, in Gurugram on Saturday. The talented youngsters, who were unseeded in the tournament, defeated top seeds Kovapitukted Punin of Thailand and Anna Ureke of Russia 6-3, 1-6, 10-3. This is their maiden […]

Hyderabad: A gym was inaugurated at the Karkhana police station on Saturday by DCP (North) Hyderabad, Chandhana Deepthi. The gym is equipped with tread mill, cycling machine, yoga mats, dumb bells and other equipment. The police personnel will be using the equipment every day according to their convenience. Interacting with reporters, the official stated that […]

Hyderabad: The target scopes of the Indian Air Force and its ground-based radars are all set to get sharper and identify enemy and friendly aircraft more accurately, thanks to an algorithm developed by the International Institute for Information Technology, Hyderabad for Bharat Electronics Ltd. The algorithm and software, which has been transitioned to BEL and […]

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma was on Saturday appointed the new Test captain of the Indian team as selectors initiated the transition phase by dropping struggling veterans Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha and Ishant Sharma for the Sri Lanka series. The team management has decided to move on from Saha and 100-Test plus Ishant and […]