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New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 7,584 in a day to reach 4,32,05,106 while the number of active cases has increased to 36,267, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has climbed to 5,24,747 with 24 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. Active case tally […]
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Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex declined nearly 600 points in early trade on Friday, following weakness in IT, banking and finance stocks amid sluggish investor sentiment in global markets. Besides, a weaker rupee also weighed on the domestic equity markets, traders said. The 30-share index was trading 597.2 points or 1.08 per cent lower at 54,723.08 […]
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Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 8 paise to a record low of 77.82 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday, tracking the strength of the greenback in the overseas market. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note at 77.81 against the American dollar, then lost ground to quote at […]
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Hyderabad: Mirza Houzef Baig (130 no) and Mohd Asaduddin (115no) hit unbeaten centuries as Concorde CC crushed Tirumala CC by 248 runs in the Nawab MAK Pataudi T20 Tiger Cup, on Thursday. Brief Scores: HCA Academy CC 43 in 15 overs (S Mehdi Hasan 3/7, Vidyananda Reddy 4/8) lost to Jai Hanuman CC 47/0 in […]
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Hyderabad: The Hayathnagar police on Friday arrested a Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Ghatkesar on charges of defaming government schemes with false accusations on Chief Minister K.Chandrashekhar Rao and the government with a malicious intention to mislead the people and provoke hatred and unrest. The arrested person was J.Bala Krishna Reddy from Ghatkesar. On June […]
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New Delhi: The polling to elect the members of the Upper House of the Parliament on 16 Rajya Sabha seats spread across four states will take place today amid speculations of horse-trading and fears of cross-voting. Polling is set to begin at 9 am and conclude at 4 pm. Notably, all 41 candidates from Uttar […]
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Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree imposing personal sanctions on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and a number of other high-ranking officials in Moscow. The decree signed on Thursday came in approval of a decision taken by the National Security and Defence Council of […]
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New Delhi: Stating that the proposed draft E-waste Management Rules of 2022 totally disregards the role and responsibilities of dismantlers or Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs), the Indian Federation of Reverse Logistics (IFRL) has demanded the government to recognise their position in the Extended Producer Responsibility value chain and not rid them of their livelihoods. Considering the […]
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Meerut: An Army Major has been accused of cutting his wife’s finger demanding dowry from her in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district. The Major’s wife, who is in her early 30s, approached police with the finger injury and alleged that her husband has been harassing her “mentally and physically” for dowry since 2014 when they got married. […]
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Washington: Three people died and another was critically injured after a shooting broke out in Smithsburg, US state of Maryland, police said. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon, Xinhua news agency reported. Officers responded to the Columbia Machine Inc. at around 2:30 p.m, where they found the four victims, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office wrote […]
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By Tej Singh Kardam In one of the United Nations water conferences, the United Nations Organization passed a resolution, which says; “All the people, whatever their stage of development and their social and economic conditions, have the right to have access to drinking water in quantum and of quality equal to their basic needs”. The […]
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The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to raise the repo rate — for the second time in over a month — by 50 basis points sends a message that the central bank is focused more on taming runaway inflation. However, the move is expected to hurt economic recovery as home and vehicle loans are set […]
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Hyderabad: After work-from-office and work-from-home, it is the work-from-anywhere concept that is now catching up fast. While employees and companies are slowly adapting to hybrid model of work, some employees still do not wish to come back to the office due to various reasons. The topmost reason is that many employees working from their native […]
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Hyderabad: Having got custody of four of the six suspects in the Jubilee Hills gang-rape case, the police might now go for a reconstruction of the crime scene to understand what happened exactly on May 28 and are likely to take them along the route to the crime spot from the pub and collect more […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy lashed out at BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar over his letter to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on the alleged farmers’ woes in the State. He challenged him to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get pending funds amounting to Rs 30,000 crore released from the Centre […]
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Hyderabad: Stories have the power to change people’s perspectives and they have the power to heal and educate. This was the earnest belief of like-minded storytellers that came together in 2019 and formed the Hyderabad Storytellers Association (HYSTA) to promote the oral form of storytelling in the city. Throughout the pandemic, the group was active […]
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Hyderabad: Innovation hub and ecosystem enabler T-Hub has selected 12 Australian startups for the first cohort of the Big LEAP Incubator programme. This is in partnership with La Trobe University, Arrow Digital, a digital marketing agency; and Investible, an early-stage venture capital firm. The startups which have been selected are CI Business Solutions and Analytics, […]
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Hyderabad: This article is in continuation to the last article on preparation for the Sub-Inspector of Police recruitment exam. Here are some practice questions and answers along with explanations on the Simple Interest and Compound Interest topic. 1. On what sum will be simple interest amount to Rs 400 after 8 months at 5% per […]
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Hyderabad: The study of life, living organisms, life cycles of various species of organisms, and the environments they live in — these broadly come under the biological sciences. From single cell organisms to well-developed species, from various plant species to aquatic (marine) life to human beings, everything living becomes part of the studies categorised as […]
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Hyderabad: Preparing for competitive exams demands several hours of studying daily. Most students sit at their study desks for hours together. This makes having a suitable study environment all the more important. Read along to know ways to organise your study space for optimum productivity. Lighting and temperature Not everybody gives much importance to the […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Justice of Telangana Justice Chandra Sharma has raised concern over the conservation of historic and natural heritage in the State. He was hearing a PIL along with Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavali, filed by Perala Sekhar Rao, which sought inclusion of certain heritage rock formations in the schedule attached to the Telangana Heritage (Protection, […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana’s impressive march on the growth path could face speed-breakers if the BJP government at the Centre has its way in turning down the State’s repeated pleas to allow it to raise funds through Open Market Borrowings (OMBs). The Centre has, so far, held back giving its nod to Telangana to take the OMB […]
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Hyderabad: This article will help you deal with questions related to Telangana State in the upcoming government recruitment exams. Here are a few sample questions on Telangana Movement, History and Culture that you can practice. 1. When was the Hyderabad Deccan Railway Station built? A. 1905 B. 1907 C. 1910 D. 1912 Ans: B 2. […]
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Khammam: Villages in all districts across Telangana have been witnessing comprehensive development with the Palle Pragathi programme, stated District Collector VP Gautham. He stayed overnight at Maddulapalli village of Kamepalli mandal in the district on Wednesday night as part of Palle Nidra programme. He took out a padayatra inspecting local Government Primary School, ZP High […]
