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Hyderabad: While India was celebrating the 75th anniversary of its Independence, Muriki Pulakita Hasvi has 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 the group of seven other mountaineers, Hasvi scaled the 5642-meter Mt Elbrus West at 5.30 am […]
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Hyderabad: In her career spanning over two decades, Mithali broke many records and was also conferred with Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. She currently holds the record for scoring the highest runs, i.e., 7805 in women’s ODIs. On August 16, Mithali Raj had become the first Indian female batter to notch a double ton […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday launched the LDF government’s own e-taxi service app — named ‘Kerala Savari’ — which is considered to be the first such initiative by any state in the country. Vijayan also flagged off, at the app launch event, the auto-rickshaws which would be operating under the new online […]
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Harare: A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed 157 children, most of whom were unvaccinated due to their family’s religious beliefs, officials said. The measles outbreak was first reported in the eastern Manicaland province in early April and has since spread to all parts of the country. At least 2,056 cases have been reported and virtually […]
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Hyderabad: When it comes to making speculations and giving random statements, there are many in the world of Twitter who have over the years mastered the art. Dispelling one such viral claim about himself, actor Madhavan took to the micro-blogging site to clear the air. A tweet to which the actor replied shows a screenshot […]
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Hyderabad: Prof. Bhangya Bhukya, Department of History and Prof. (Dr.) Kanchan K. Malik, Department of Communication, at University of Hyderabad (UoH), have been awarded the Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship (FN-APE) for 2022-23. Prof. Bhangya will be teaching and researching at the University of Pennsylvania, USA for a period of nine months starting from […]
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Hyderabad: The health department has collected 10,000 units of blood through blood donation camps across the State on Wednesday as part of the Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu. Following the directions of Chief Minister, K Chandrashekhar Rao, the health wing collaborated with other government departments to conduct the camps with a target of collecting at least 75 […]
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Hyderabad: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Rangareddy has penalised IKEA India in Hyderabad for charging the consumer for a carry bag. Following a petition filed by Kevin Sukirthy stating that he was charged Rs 20 for their logo-printed carry bag after he made purchases worth Rs 1,071 in January 2020, the commission asked IKEA […]
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Hyderabad: Novotel Hyderabad Airport’s eclectic Gourmet Bar will witness a bar take-over by celebrity flair bartender and Mixologist – Ami Shroff this August. Ami Shroff is India’s first female flair bartender and will not only give a taste of her snazzy concoctions but also bar tricks up and close. Flair bartending which also means ‘extreme […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad born and bred Chef Varun Shahani has won global accolades for his culinary skills leading the Relais & Châteaux meet, an annual prestigious event of the renowned Jean George chain of restaurants at its flagship restaurant at New York City. Chef Varun had the privilege of making the chefs and restaurateurs of the […]
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New Delhi: South director Vignesh Shivan, on Tuesday, dropped some adorable pictures with his wife Nayanthara from their trip to Spain. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vignesh Shivan (@wikkiofficial) Taking to Instagram, the Tamil director shared a string of pictures, which he captioned, “No Pain … No Spain #WorkHard […]
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Hyderabad: QET Council of India (QETCI) a not-for-profit organization that promotes research, development, and adoption and use of Quantum Technology, is organizing the first of its kind Quantum Science and Technology Hackathon 2022 to bootstrap the Quantum Ecosystem find solutions to problems for humanity. The first ever Quantum Science and Technology Hackathon 2022 that started […]
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Kozhikode: Kerala Court on Wednesday observed that Section 354 A of the Indian Penal Code (sexual harassment) will not prima facie be attracted if a woman was wearing “sexually provocative” dress. The order was issued by Kozhikode Sessions Court while granting bail to 74-year-old social activist Civic Chandran in sexual harassment case on August 12. […]
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Chennai: Late director K. Balachander’s Kavithalayaa Productions, which produced director Mani Ratnam’s blockbuster ‘Roja’, has recalled the words of K. Balachander when he introduced A.R. Rahman as a music director on the occasion of the film completing a glorious 30 years. Taking to Twitter, Kavithalayaa Productions, on its timeline, posted two videos. The first video clip, […]
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Hyderabad: As fuel prices increased, scores of city-dwellers opted to travel by either Metro or the TSRTC buses. To help passengers, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) earlier introduced the ‘Travel As You Like Ticket’ (TAYL). స్వతంత్ర భారత వజ్రోత్సవాల్లో భాగంగా #IndependenceDay రోజున #TSRTCT24 టిక్కెట్టును జంటనగర ప్రయాణీకులు భారీగా వినియోగించుకున్నారు. అందుకు ప్రత్యేక కృతజ్ఞతలు సంస్థ అభ్యున్నతి కోసం భవిష్యత్తులోనూ […]
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New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh each to five helicopter operators carrying pilgrims to Kedarnath shrine for flouting safety rules and not maintaining proper flying records. The regulator also suspended officials from two other operators for three months. According to the DGCA, an audit was […]
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Kolar: Two passengers were killed on the spot and 10 injured as a private bus turned turtle after the driver lost control of the vehicle in Kolar district of Karnataka on Wednesday. According to police, the incident took place near Virupakshi Gate on the National Highway-75 near Mulbagal city. The deceased have been identified as […]
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New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Wednesday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 1,00,000 on e-commerce player Flipkart for allowing the sale of substandard domestic pressure cookers on its platform. Speaking to PTI, CCPA Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare said a penalty of Rs 1,00,000 has been imposed on Flipkart for […]
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Chennai: Director Sukumar’s explosive blockbuster ‘Pushpa: The Rise’, featuring actors Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead, led the list of nominations in the Telugu section of the 10th Edition of the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) that is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on September 10-11. While ‘Pushpa’ got nominated in […]
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New Delhi: Actor Ananya Panday seeks blessings from her co-star Vijay Deverakonda’s mother at his residence in Hyderabad ahead of the release of her upcoming sports action film ‘Liger’. This whole month touring across India and receiving so much love already felt like God’s blessing! But Mummy feels we needed his protection 🙂 So Poooja […]
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Hyderabad: As a part of India’s 75th Independence Day, many remarkable events have been held under the banner of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. One among them is the Indian Railways’ freight train which is the longest and heaviest train ever. Sharing a video of the train, Prasar Bharati News Services and Digital Platform gave important […]
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Hyderabad: Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar came down heavily on Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, who made a gesture suggesting that Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain was chucking during the ongoing The Hundred tournament. The Australian cricketer Stoinis was dismissed by Hasnain during the Southern Brave’s match against Oval Invincible. While walking back to the dressing […]
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New Delhi: Terming the death of a Dalit boy in Rajasthan’s Jalore as “unfortunate” Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat on Wednesday said the Congress is politicking on the issue in its greed for power and that the chief minister Ashok Gehlot led state government is a sinking ship. “Miscreants are losing the fear of law in […]
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Hyderabad: TRS working president and Minister K T Rama Rao on Wednesday criticised the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case pertaining to the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven members of her family during the 2002 riots in Gujarat. He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and […]
