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New Delhi: The much-awaited auction for the 5G telecom spectrum commenced on Tuesday. Reliance Jio, Adani group, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are the four major participants in the auction. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently approved the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)’s 5G spectrum auction through which spectrum will be […]
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Mumbai: One bogie of a suburban local train bound for Panvel derailed while leaving the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) platform No. 1 here on Tuesday, officials said. According to a Central Railway spokesperson, one trolley of one rear-end coach grazed the dead-end of the platform and derailed during the morning peak hour. There were […]
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Hyderabad: The city was pounded by nearly 100 mm rainfall in a span of merely about two hours on Monday night. According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society figures, Hayathnagar recorded the highest rainfall of 98.5 mm followed by 89.8 mm at Amberpet and 88.0 mm at Saidabad. Many other areas such as Bahadurpura, […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal has written a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking urgent intervention by her in the backdrop of the grave financial crisis that the state government is facing currently. “The financial health of the state has been seriously affected by a reduction in the revenue deficit grant to […]
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New Delhi: Amid a stalemate in Parliament, the Congress on Tuesday asked why the government is not allowing an urgent debate on price rise and GST when the entire opposition was demanding it. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said a debate under Rule 267 has been held several times in the past on issues of […]
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Mumbai: In a startling revelation, Shiv Sena president and ex-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that when he was critical and battling for life in a hospital for his spinal issues, the rebels actively hatched a conspiracy to topple the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. During his hospitalisation in November 2021 for his neck […]
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San Francisco: Uber has admitted that it covered up a massive data breach in 2016 that exposed data pertaining to approximately 57 million users and 600,000 drivers’ license numbers. The ride-hailing platform has entered a non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors to resolve a criminal investigation into the coverup of a significant data breach suffered by […]
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San Francisco: Amid several media reports appearing on Elon Musk’s activities, the tech billionaire on Tuesday said that the attention which he is getting currently “super sucks”, and he will continue to focus on doing useful things. On the microblogging site, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO expressed his displeasure of the unwanted media attention that […]
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Chennai: India is hosting the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad at Mamallapuram, Chennai. The world’s biggest chess event will be held from July 28 to August 10. With a record 187 countries taking part with 188 teams in the Open section and 162 in the Women’s section, the Olympiad will witness the highest ever […]
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Ahmedabad: With seven more people succumbing, the death toll in the hooch tragedy in Ahmedabad and Botad districts of Gujarat climbed to 24 on Tuesday morning, police said. According to Bhavnagar Range Inspector General of Police Ashok Kumar Yadav, of the deceased 15 were from Botad districts, while nine belonged to Ahmedabad rural areas. The […]
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New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu paid tributes to the martyrs and brave soldiers who fought in the 1999 Kargil War against Pakistan on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas on Tuesday. President Murmu, who assumed the office a day ago, termed the day as a “symbol of extraordinary valour.” “Kargil Vijay Diwas is a symbol […]
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Mumbai: Ranveer Singh has been the talk of the town ever since his pictures from his nude photoshoot went viral. While his fans went gaga over the photoshoot, there’s a section of people who were not impressed by Ranveer’s bold experimentation with his look. On Monday, an application was filed with Mumbai Police seeking the […]
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New Delhi: With 14,830 new COVID-19 cases being reported in a day, India’s tally of coronavirus infections rose to 4,39,20,451, while the count of active cases has declined to 1,47,512, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,26,110 with 36 new fatalities being […]
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Social engineering crimes committed by fraudsters impersonating buyers and sellers have increased manifold. Phishing, vishing and smishing (messages sent via email, social media and texting platforms) are techniques used to trick customers into disclosing passwords, credit or debit card numbers, CVV, OTP, MPIN, UPIN and QR Code. The fraudsters use this information to log into […]
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By JR Janumpalli The national executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party held in Hyderabad was at its belligerent best, which involved a total assault on Telangana. But, the party could not garner enough traction commensurate with its effort and desire. For, the BJP is not in power in the State and the local party […]
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With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring monkeypox as a global health emergency, the healthcare administration must gear up to meet the new challenge without spreading panic. India has learnt some hard lessons from the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, scaled up its healthcare infrastructure and response systems and, therefore, is now in a better position to […]
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Hyderabad: With multiple Indian States including Telangana either reporting confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox, senior public health officials and seasonal disease experts in Hyderabad have urged people not to unnecessarily panic but to make themselves aware about the disease and take precautions accordingly. So far, no one has died of monkeypox infection and to […]
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Hyderabad: Due to the huge inflow in the Godavari River and the State receiving abundant rainfall, a series of measures have been taken up by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) to ensure that drinking water is not contaminated. As part of the exercise, water samples sent for testing have been increased […]
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Hyderabad: A few professors who participated in the annual Osmania Graduates Association (OGA) elections have said the election process was held in an undemocratic manner and that many irregularities happened on the polling day i.e. on July 21. Demanding that the Registrar of Societies immediately issue notices for voter list updation and hold the election […]
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Kothagudem: The SCCL management has hiked scheduled rates of civil contract work tenders to be called by the company for execution in all its areas in the State. According to officials there has been an average increase of 20 percent in the scheduled rates. This increase came after a gap of five years following the […]
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Khammam: The Telangana Granite Industry Owners’ Association appealed to the Chief Secretary (CS) Somesh Kumar to reduce the tax burden imposed by the Telangana government on the granite industry and to grant subsidies to the industry. Representatives of the association along with ministers T Harish Rao, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Gangula Kamalakar, MPs Vaddiraju Ravichandra and […]
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Hyderabad: When the Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won a silver at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast in 2018, they were a rookie pair on the circuit. In the last four years, the pair established themselves as giant-killers. They have put in impressive performances, making them a bright medal prospect. […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana fought for its existence in undivided Andhra Pradesh but after the State’s formation in 2014, it has emerged as one of the most developed States in the country, thanks to the priority accorded to welfare and development initiatives by the TRS government. Among the several innovative initiatives introduced by the State government in […]
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In 1930s, under the reign of Mir Osman Ali Khan, Hyderabad was known to be one of the wealthiest States in India This article is in continuation to the last article focusing on the Nizams and the modernisation of Hyderabad State. Philanthropy of Nizam and Cultural Synthesis During the reign of Mir Osman Ali Khan, […]
