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New Delhi: The Centre on Monday said the use of cellular signal jammer, GPS blocker or other signal jamming device is illegal, except specifically permitted by the government, warning e-commerce platforms against illegally selling such wireless mobile jammers online. Alarmed at its open online sale, the department warned all e-commerce companies from selling or facilitating […]

New Delhi: With an aim to woo the consumers in mid-range segment, Motorola on Monday launched a new affordable smartphone ‘moto g42’ that features Full HD+ display with Stereo speakers and Android 12. The smartphone is available in a single 4GB RAM+64GB storage variant priced at Rs 13,999. “The moto g42 comes with near-stock Android […]

Hanamkonda: The construction work of the office of the SC/ST Cell at the Regional Science Centre (RSC) here are is going at a brisk pace, thanks to the efforts of the Kakatiya Urban Development Authority (KUDA), which is the executive agency for the construction work. The Department of Science and Technology is offering financial assistance […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Traffic Police have informed that there will be traffic restrictions at Yellamma Devasthanam, Balkampet, from Monday evening to Wednesday in view of the Balkampet Yellamma Kalyanam. Traffic coming from Greenlands, Matha Temple, Satyam Theatre going towards Fateh Nagar will be diverted at SR Nagar T Junction towards SR Nagar community hall – […]

Bhimavaram: The efforts of rebel MP of the ruling YSR Congress Party Raghuramakrishna Raju to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s function in his home constituency here, proved abortive on Monday. According to reports, the local MP had applied for police permission to fly to Bhimavaram in a private helicopter. But the police refused to oblige […]

Kothagudem: Coal production has been affected in several opencast (OC) coal mines of SCCL in erstwhile Khammam district following continuous rainfall on Sunday night. The work of removing overburden and 6000 tonnes of coal production was affected at JK 5 OC in Yellandu mandal and at Koyagudem OC in Tekulapalli mandal. Similarly in Kothagudem around […]

Hyderabad: IT Minister KT Rama Rao once again displayed his wit and sarcasm on Twitter, leaving his followers in splits. Reacting to a tweet by news agency ANI that quoted former Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das hinting at changing the city’s name from Hyderabad to Bhagyanagar, he said “Why don’t you change Ahmedabad’s name to […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board (TSLPRB) on Monday announced dates for the Preliminary Written Tests (PWT) for direct recruitment to posts of Sub-Inspector and Constable. The PWT for SCT SI civil and/or equivalent posts will be conducted on August 7 whereas the PWT for SCT constable vacancies is scheduled to be held […]

Hyderabad:  Telangana, which is home to the world’s largest incubator, has been adjudged as the ‘Top Performer’ for developing a strong start up ecosystem in the State, by the Central Government. The Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry released the States Startup Ranking 2021 on Monday. The […]

Mumbai: The stand-up comedy competition OTT series ‘Comicstaan’ is returning with its third season on Amazon Prime Video. The upcoming season will be hosted by chat show host, comedian and ex-radio personality Abish Mathew and digital creator Kusha Kapila. Zakir Khan, Sumukhi Suresh, Neeti Palta and Kenny Sebastian will take the judges’ seats for the season. […]

New Delhi: The Indian government on Monday warned e-commerce platforms against illegally selling wireless jammers, along with directing the general public on the proper use of wireless jammers and booster/repeaters. The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) said that the use of cellular signal jammers, GPS blocker or other signal jamming devices is generally illegal, except specifically permitted […]

Chennai: Actor Vishal sustained an injury to his leg while shooting for an action sequence for director Vinoth Kumar’s ‘Laththi’, leaving the unit no other option but to cancel the shoot for the day. Sources close to the unit said that on Sunday night, Vishal suffered an injury to his leg while shooting for the introduction […]

Kothagudem: The passengers in a car had a miraculous escape as the vehicle overturned and fell into a roadside stream at Rollapadu of Tekulapalli mandal in the district on Monday. The incident occurred at around 6pm when Ritiyaz and Mustafa along with a four year old boy of Warangal were going to Kothagudem to attend […]

Amaravati: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, rebel MP of Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), has complained to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over not being invited for unveiling of the statue of legendary freedom fighter Alluri Seetharama Raju. The Prime Minister is scheduled to unveil the statue of Seetharama Raju at Bhimavaram in West Godavari district on […]

Hyderabad: For renowned director Nagesh Kukunoor, making ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ is a homecoming of sorts. Although his mother tongue is Telugu, most of Nagesh’s work till date has been in Hindi. Nagesh Kukunoor, who directed films including the famous Hyderabad Blues, Rockford, Iqbal and Do, is not only the showrunner (and writer) of the series, […]

Khammam: A motorbike caught fire as a worker at Sai Srinivasa Filling Station was filling petrol in its fuel tank at Sathupalli town in the district on Monday. The alert staff at the filling station immediately doused the flames averting a major danger. The old modeled bike belongs to a gas stoves repairer, Charla Jampalu […]

Sydney: Floods triggered by heavy rainfall across Australia’s southeast coast since last week has once again inundated Sydney and large parts of New South Wales (NSW) state, triggering the evacuation of thousands of residents. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet addressed the public on Monday, urging residents in affected areas to follow emergency instructions, reports Xinhua news agency. […]

Bengaluru: Several Hindu organisations have announced a massive rally and given a bandh call on July 12 in support of their demand to allow Hindu festivals in the Idgah Maidan. The Hindu organisations have already held a meeting in this regard in Jangama Mutt of Bengaluru. The activists demand that the Idgah Maidan be designated […]

New Delhi: Health-centric Apple Watch Series 8 will reportedly come with a body temperature sensor that will let the user know if he or she is running a fever. The upcoming Apple Watch should be able to detect a spike in body temperature, and then ask you to use a thermometer, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. “The […]

London: Hackers infiltrated the British Army’s Twitter and YouTube accounts to promote cryptocurrency scams and on YouTube, they replaced the British Army’s videos with old livestreams featuring Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed in a tweet late on Sunday that they were aware of a breach […]

New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested the third shooter, who was involved in the brutal killing of Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala and another most wanted gangster of the Lawrence Bishnoi – Goldy Brar gang alliance, an official said on Monday. The shooter, identified as Ankit, […]

Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has alleged that Riaz Akhtari — one of the accused in Kanhaiya Lal murder case — has links with BJP after his pictures with saffron party leaders appeared on social media. In two back to back tweets on Sunday night, Tejashwi said: “Some photographs appeared in public domain indicating that the […]

Chaibasa: Three Maoists were arrested in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, a senior police officer said. Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Shekhar on Sunday said acting on a tip-off that some Maoists would enter the Saranda forest from neighbouring Gumla district, a joint team of CRPF and district armed police started searching of vehicles. The security forces […]

Hyderabad: Actor Vijay Deverakonda’s bare-it-all poster for ‘Liger’ has created an unprecedented buzz all around. It has created a storm on the internet after several women took the actor’s surname on their Instagram handles to show love and support to him. Vijay’s female fanbase came out in full force to support the actor as hordes of […]