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Hyderabad: Forests by Heartfulness hosted the legendary flutist Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia at Kanha Shanti Vanam in the outskirts of Hyderabad. Pt. Chaurasia, who agreed to lend his name to the cause of promoting awareness on the importance of trees, performed as a fund-raiser event called ‘Echoes of Vrindavan’ during the Bhandara fest coinciding with the […]
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Mumbai: A single-seater aircraft crash landed during a training session in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Monday, said an official from a private aviation academy to which the plane belonged. Its woman pilot suffered minor injuries, police and a medical officer said. The incident took place at Kadbanwadi in Indapur tehsil around 11.30 am. The aircraft […]
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San Francisco: Apple’s next generation of Watch is likely to include a rugged Pro’ model and that will come with an all-new design with a “more durable formulation of titanium to make it extra rugged”. The new high-end model could end up being “big enough that it might only appeal to a subset of customers,” […]
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Patna: Undercurrent of friction between the BJP and the JD(U) became more apparent on Monday when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar skipped the oath-taking ceremony of president Droupadi Murmu in the national capital. Defending Kumar’s absence, Janata Dal-United parliamentary board chief Upendra Kushwaha asserted that the chief minister is not bound to attend all the […]
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New Delhi: Leading insuretech platform Policybazaar has admitted it was hit by a cyber security incident last week but no significant customer data was exposed. In a stock exchange filing, the platform which sells several insurable coverage, said that on July 19, certain vulnerabilities were identified in Policybazaar IT systems and the same were subject to […]
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New Delhi: After touching an all-time low and psychologically crucial level of 80 per US dollar last week, the Indian currency rupee traded largely steady on Monday. At the time of writing this report, the rupee traded at 79.82, data showed. An elevated risk appetite in the domestic financial markets and softening of crude oil […]
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Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of 13 persons accused in the violence that took place in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district after the 2021 Assembly polls. Justice Debangsu Basak said that since the CBI is interrogating the matter, the granting of bail to the […]
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Colombo: Sri Lanka’s newly-appointed President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday congratulated India’s new President Droupadi Murmu, recalling the close ties between the two nations and underlining that her leadership offers “fresh impetus” to the joint endeavours to nurture and strengthen the cordial ties it enjoys. Murmu, 64, took over as India’s 15th president on Monday, the […]
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Paris: Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark claimed his first Tour de France title in the 109th edition of the most prestigious road cycling race here. Vingegaard, who finished second behind Tadej Pogacar last year, has become the first Danish rider to have won the competition since Bjarne Riis in 1996. The 25-year-old Dane finished the three-week race […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday has issued an alert urging people to be on alert against the possibility of a surge in seasonal diseases, especially malaria, dengue and even Covid-19, following incessant rains that lashed the entire State in the last fortnight. Cautioning people on the possibility of rise in cases of malaria, dengue […]
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New Delhi: Continuing its growth in India driven by local manufacturing, Apple sold over 1.2 million iPhones in the country in the second quarter (Q2) this year, registering a massive 94 per cent growth (year-on-year), the data showed on Monday. According to data shared by market intelligence firm CyberMedia Research (CMR), the growth was driven by […]
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Raichur: Four college girl students have gone missing suspiciously from the Raichur city of Karnataka, police said on Monday. The police have launched a hunt for them in neighbouring states — Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The girls have been identified as Monica, Bhagyashree, Bhavani, studying in Class 12 and Nandini, studying in Class 11 at Raichur […]
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Hyderabad: A five-day workshop for dark web investigators began at the Telangana State Police Academy on Monday. City Police Commissioner CV Anand inaugurated the workshop, which is being attended by police officials from across the country. Addressing the trainees, Anand said the State government and the Telangana police were spearheading digital initiatives in policing and […]
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Mumbai: Cricketing Legend Sachin Tendulkar wished Krunal Pandya and his wife Pankhuri Sharma on becoming parents. India all-rounder Krunal Pandya and his wife Pankhuri have been blessed with a baby boy, whom they have named Kavir Krunal Pandya. Krunal took to his Twitter on Sunday and announced the name of his son along with a […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan has announced telescopic monitoring of Indian passengers arriving in the country through air or land routes amid a surge in Covid-19 cases caused by the Omicron sub-variant BA-275. The Directorate of Health Sciences issued a circular in this regard on the instructions of Health Minister Qadir Patel, The Express Tribune reported. Lahore’s Allama […]
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New Delhi: As many as eight policemen were injured during a raid at a bar in Hauz Khas village when the said bar’s owner and nine of his employees allegedly attacked them with rods, sticks and pipes, officials said Monday. Following the incident, the police has arrested 10 people, including the bar owner under sections 186 […]
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Hyderabad: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Monday said the Munugode Assembly constituency would be developed on par with Suryapet district. Speaking after welcoming Gattuppal Mandal Sadhana Committee Chairman I Kailsam and others into TRS, he criticized the sitting MLA of Munugode Assembly constituency for having too many businesses and ignoring the welfare and development […]
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Bijapur: Naxals set ablaze two vehicles and a machine engaged in laying cables of a private telecom company in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Monday. No person was injured in the incident which took place on Sunday evening between Padera and Kakekorma villages under Bijapur police station limits where the cable laying work was […]
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New Delhi: Ride-hailing major Uber on Monday announced to bring Moove, its largest vehicle supply partner in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) market, to India to help people buy new vehicles using a percentage of their weekly revenue, first in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, and become its driver-partners. Founded in 2020, mobility […]
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Amaravati: A leopard killed a calf in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on Monday, local officials said. The incident occurred early in the morning in Vitlampalli village of Kalyandurg ‘mandal’ (block). The calf belonging to a farmer was attacked by a leopard around 3 a.m. The locals alerted the forest department. This incident came a day […]
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New Delhi: Top Congress leaders to meet on Monday to evolve the party’s strategy ahead of Sonia Gandhi’s questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper. The Congress president is scheduled to appear before the ED on Tuesday for the second round of questioning. She was earlier […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: A snake wrapped itself around the leg of a Class 4 student after she accidentally stepped on it in her classroom in Palakkad district of Kerala on Monday. The incident took place at the state-run Government Higher Secondary School in Palakkad. As the child screamed in horror and shook her leg desperately, the reptile […]
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Mumbai: Yash Raj Films on Monday presented Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s first look from the upcoming action movie “Pathaan”. The movie is headlined by superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who returns to the big screen after a gap of five years. The motion poster, released by the studio on social media, shows Padukone aiming a gun […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described Droupadi Murmu taking over as India’s President as a “watershed moment” for the country, especially for the poor, marginalised and downtrodden. The entire nation watched with pride as she took oath, PM Modi said, wishing her the best for a fruitful tenure. “The entire nation watched […]
