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Medak: Some unidentified miscreants attacked four lorry drivers with knives and confiscated their cell phones, and batteries of lorries at Golden Dhaba in Toopran Mandal on NH-44 in the early hours of Thursday. When the Police got the phone call, the Toopran Police chased them. In a cinematic turn of events, the burglars pelted stones […]
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Visakhapatnam: A rowdy-sheeter was hacked to death by two persons in full public view in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam. The rivalry between persons with criminal records led to the brutal killing on Wednesday evening, police said. B. Anil Kumar (36) died on the spot when his friend turned rival Shyam Prakash and another person stabbed him […]
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Bagalkot: Mudhol hounds, Karnataka’s breed of indigenous dogs, have joined the Special Protection Group (SPG) squad which provides security cover to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said on Thursday. A team of SPG comprising two doctors and soldiers had visited the Canine Research and Information Center, (Mudhol hound), Timmapur, (CRIC) and taken two male puppies from […]
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Ayodhya: Two groups of sadhus clashed Thursday early morning here over the share of temple offerings, police said. The incident took place at Narsingh temple under Ayodhya Kotwali Police Station around 4 am with a brief moment of panic when explosion-like sounds were heard. According to the police, the fight broke out between the temple […]
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New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 12,608 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,42,98,864, while the active cases declined to 1,01,343, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The national death toll climbed to 5,27,206 with 72 fatalities, including 29 fatalities by Kerala, the […]
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Mumbai: Equity benchmarks halted their rally on Thursday, with the Sensex falling over 214 points in early trade, tracking weak global market trends. The 30-share BSE index declined 214.11 points to 60,046.02 in early deals. The broader NSE Nifty went lower by 61.85 points to 17,882.40. From the Sensex pack, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Sun Pharma, […]
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New Delhi: Former Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu, on Wednesday, praised south actors Dulquer Salmaan, Rashmika Mandanna and Mrunal Thakur’s film ‘Sita Ramam’ and called it a must-watch for everyone. Taking to Twitter, Naidu wrote in Telugu, “Watched the movie “Sitaram”. With the coordination of the actors and the technical departments, a beautiful scene […]
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San Francisco: Social discussion forum Reddit has announced that it is opening up a waitlist for its developer platform, a suite of developer tools and resources, that will empower developers whose contributions will support users and over 100,000 active communities on the platform. Currently, third-party developers on Reddit operate primarily as siloed resources for the communities […]
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Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 23 paise to 79.68 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday, tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and a muted trend in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 79.60 against the US dollar, then fell to 79.68, registering a […]
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New Delhi: Gold in the national capital has slipped Rs 53 to Rs 52,340 per 10 grams amid a decline in international precious metal prices and rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 52,393 per 10 grams. Silver also declined Rs 256 to Rs 57,957 […]
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New Delhi: After a long wait of 19 months, Vijender Singh is back to his winning ways at the “Jungle Rumble” held at Balbir Juneja Stadium in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur. With a record of 12-1, Vijender Singh was completely focused during the bout and did not miss a single beat as he went on to clock […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Apple is set to hold its iPhone 14 event in early September that will unveil next-generation iPhones, Watch Series 8 and other products and services. According to reports, the iPhone 14 launch date can be September 7. Apple generally organises its annual mega event around those dates. The company was yet to […]
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Miami: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa earned a hard-fought win in the third round as the Indian star and World No 1 Magnus Carlsen remained are neck-and-neck on a perfect 9/9 score after both won their matches in the FTX Crypto Cup. Pragg, bidding for his first Meltwater Champions Chess Tour title, wasn’t at his best against an aggressive […]
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Ahmedabad: Bilkis Bano, a survivor of the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat, has said the premature release of all the 11 convicts serving life sentence in a case related to her and seven family members, has shaken her faith in justice and left her numb. She has appealed to the Gujarat government to “undo this […]
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By Avi Dutt, Atul Sanganeria The government’s thrust on infrastructure projects just received a new lease of life through the PM Gati Shakti programme. This programme cuts across transport and connectivity, industrial and urban development with the end goal of improving movement of goods, services and passengers. Since 2014, the government has made commendable efforts […]
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Hyderabad: Given its hegemonic actions and blatant breach of international protocols in the recent past, China’s move to dock its spy ship in Sri Lanka must be viewed with suspicion. India’s concerns in this regard are quite justified as the ‘Yuan Wang 5’ is a powerful tracking vessel whose significant aerial reach — reportedly around […]
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Hyderabad: While India was celebrating the 75th anniversary of its Independence, Muriki Pulakita Hasvi celebrated freedom in her style by successfully scaling two peaks — Europe’s highest Mount Elbrus West and Mount Elbrus East, within 24 hours. Along with a group of seven other mountaineers, the 14-year-old scaled the 5,642-meter Mt Elbrus West at 5.30 […]
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Karimnagar: NAFSCOB Chairman Konduru Ravinder Rao thanked the union Minister for Cooperation Amit Shah for accepting the suggestion made by the NAFSCOB in the interest of farmers and the cooperative’s financial health. While participating in the National Conference of Rural Cooperative Banks organised in New Delhi on August 12 which was also attended by union […]
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Hyderabad: Back in April 2021, a macaque named Pager played a video game on a computer with its mind. This is not a scene out of a science-fiction movie, but was part of the demonstration of Neuralink, a ‘game-changing’ technology that can potentially enable quadriplegics to operate computers and smart mobile devices with their minds. […]
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Hyderabad: In a twist to the ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in several countries, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of United States on Wednesday has said that physical intimacy between men was not the only mode of transmission and individuals could also get infected when they just come in close contact with monkeypox […]
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Yadadri Bhongir: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Wednesday said the failure of the Congress and BJP governments, which ruled the country for over seven decades, in solving the fluoride issue was why 15 per cent of Aasara pensioners in the Munugode Assembly constituency were differently abled. Distributing pensions to new beneficiaries at Choutuppal, Jagadish […]
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Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice S Nanda dismissed writ appeals filed by the government thereby clearing the decks for Daggubati Farm and others. The appeals were filed challenging a single judge order setting aside permission accorded to District Collector, Ranga Reddy in 2008 […]
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Hyderabad: A minor couple ended their lives separately, allegedly after their relationship was disapproved by their elders here in the city. The victims, aged in their late teens, reportedly became friends on Facebook last year and since then were in contact with each other over the phone. Sources said the couple had told their families […]
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Hyderabad: Health Minister, T Harish Rao on Wednesday felicitated doctors and healthcare workers who risked their lives while providing treatment to Covid-19 positive patients in government hospitals during the Covid pandemic. Participating in a felicitation programme to 75 healthcare workers organised by HMTV and Hans India on the occasion of 75th anniversary of Indian Independence, […]
