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Hyderabad: Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar on Wednesday said that, the entire landscape around the Outer Ring Road (ORR) has massively developed this monsoon making it beautiful and green. Taking to Twitter, he said the lush greenery around the ORR was possible due to the efforts taken up by the Urban Forestry wing […]
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Mumbai: Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor Khan has shared a hilarious response to rumours circulating about her third pregnancy. Kareena, who was holidaying in London with her family, took to Instagram to respond to the reports claiming that she is going to be a mother for the third time. It all started when a picture of […]
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Hyderabad: Following a viral post that claimed the government will provide liquor through taps at home; tipplers in the country seemed to be over the moon. But that excitement was short-lived as the Press Information Bureau (PIB) dispelled the claim and said ‘not to get your hopes high’. A picture that was made to look […]
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New Delhi: The government on Wednesday scrapped a week-old tax on the export of petrol and cut windfall taxes on overseas shipment of diesel and ATF as well as the one imposed on domestically produced crude oil after global oil prices fell. While the Rs 6 a litre export duty on petrol was scrapped, the […]
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Hyderabad: The Saroornagar police booked a case against Nizamabad MP Arvind Dharmapuri on charges of abusing Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and delivering a provocative speech. A city-based advocate Ravi Kumar approached the Saroornagar police stating that the MP had abused the Chief Minister and other persons during a press meet held on July 13 […]
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Rajanna Sircilla: Irrigation officials of Mid Manair reservoir in Boinpalli mandal lifted six flood-gates to release 21,429 cusecs of water into Lower Manair Dam on Tuesday night. Officials have lifted gates as the project is getting inflows from its sources following incessant heavy rainfall for one week. While the reservoir is getting 15,000 cusecs of […]
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Chennai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought Tamil Nadu government’s approval to prosecute two former ministers, as many retired Directors General of Police, and eight others in the multi-crore Gutkha scam that had rocked the state during the AIADMK regime. According to sources in Tamil Nadu home department, the CBI’s anti-corruption unit has […]
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New Delhi: Noted former athlete P.T. Usha on Wednesday took oath as a Rajya Sabha Member. She was nominated to the Upper House by the government on July 6 along with music composer Ilaiyaraaja, philanthropist Veerendra Heggade and film director K.V. Vijayendra Prasad. She took oath in Hindi. Usha, a celebrated athlete born in a […]
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Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Transportation system between three mandals such as Koutala, Chintalamanepalli and Bejjur, and Kaghaznagar town has come to a grinding halt with backwaters of Penganga river submerging culverts and a road at Parigaon village in Sirpur (T) mandal on Wednesday. Following discharge of surplus water from irrigation projects in Maharashtra, Penganga river was […]
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San Francisco: Apple has agreed to pay $50 million to settle the lawsuit over flawed “butterfly” keyboards in MacBooks in the US. A group of MacBook users in 2018 had filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple for the controversial butterfly keyboards, alleging that the new design failed when even tiny particles of dust accumulated around the […]
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New Delhi: India added 20,557 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,38,03,619, while the active cases increased to 1,45,654, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,825 with 40 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it is introducing Viva Engage, a new app in Teams that helps build community and connection, along with providing tools for personal expression. Built on the foundation of Yammer, Viva Engage brings people together across the organisation to connect with leaders and coworkers, find answers to questions, share […]
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Washington: The animated Hollywood flick, ‘Lightyear’ starring Chris Evans, Taika Waititi, Keke Palmer, Uzo Aduba will be streaming soon on Disney+ from August 3. It debuted in theaters on June 17. On Tuesday, the movie’s official Twitter handle Pixar’s Lightyear shared a post and announced the details. The tweet reads, “Get ready to blast off […]
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Hyderabad: A nine-year-old girl allegedly fell to her death from a building at Chandrapuri colony in LB Nagar on Tuesday night. According to the police, the girl, a resident of Mathuranagar in LB Nagar, left her house saying she was going to a nearby provisions store. A little later, the child reached Chandrapuri colony and […]
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New Delhi: Global smartphone brand OPPO on Wednesday launched its latest Reno Series — Reno8 Pro 5G at Rs 45,999 and Reno8 5G at Rs 29,999 — in India that offer end-to-end imaging solution and a streamlined unibody design. The OPPO Reno8 Pro 5G is backed by the company’s proprietary imaging NPU, the ‘MariSilicon X’. The […]
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Hyderabad: With the flood waters receding in the Godavari River, people in Bhadrachalam town and other flood-hit areas in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district heaved a sigh of relief. The water level in the river at Bhadrachalam stood at 47.70 feet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday but the authorities have not withdrawn the third flood level […]
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Hyderabad: A 30-year-old woman died by suicide after allegedly jumping into the Hussain Sagar on Wednesday morning. According to the police, the woman identified as Sailaja, came near to the NTR Garden side of Hussain Sagar and jumped into the lake. Locals who noticed it informed the police on Dial 100. A police team rushed […]
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Mumbai: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty recorded sharp gains in early trade on Wednesday amid positive global market trends and foreign funds inflow. Buying in index majors Reliance Industries and Infosys also bolstered sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 755.9 points to 55,523.52 in early trade. On similar lines, the broader NSE Nifty climbed 224.9 […]
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Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 4 paise to 79.96 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday amid demand for dollar from oil importers and firm crude oil prices. Forex traders said significant dollar demand from oil importers, firm crude oil prices as well as concerns about swelling trade deficit weighed on investor sentiments. At […]
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Washington: The US House of Representatives on Tuesday (local time) passed a bill to protect marriage equality amid fears that the Supreme Court could roll back recognition of same-sex marriage, The Hill reported. The legislation, titled the Respect for Marriage Act, passed in a 267-157 vote, with 47 Republicans joining all Democrats in supporting the […]
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San Francisco: Popular video streaming platform Netflix has announced that it lost nearly one million paid subscribers in the second quarter of this year. In the second-quarter earnings report, the company revealed that it lost 9,70,000 subscribers, which is more than the 2,00,000-member decline from the first quarter. “The second quarter was better-than-expected on membership growth, […]
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Srinagar: Over 2 lakh pilgrims performed the Amarnath Yatra in 20 days as another batch of 4,355 pilgrims left Jammu for the Valley on Wednesday. Officials of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) that manages the affairs of the annual pilgrimage to Himalayan cave shrine situated 3,888 metres above the sea level said, “Another batch of 4,355 […]
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Gorakhpur: A group of people organised a wedding of frogs to appease the rain god, Lord Indra. This is #Unbelievable, some people in #gorakhpur got a #Frog married so that it could rain#GorakhpurRain@the_viralvideos @funnyordie pic.twitter.com/yRnSb93IVx — Ashish Gupta (@DirectorAshish) July 19, 2022 The ‘wedding’ was held on Tuesday night with all rituals. Radhakant Verma, who organised […]
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San Francisco: In an early win for microblogging site Twitter, a US court has ordered that the platform’s lawsuit against tech billionaire Elon Musk — for trying to back out of his $44 billion buyout of the firm — will be heard in October. According to The Verge, during oral arguments before a Delaware judge Chancellor […]
