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Visakhapatnam: Demolition of alleged unauthorised constructions in Palasa town in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district has triggered tension. The revenue and municipal department officials reached the Srinivasa Nagar area late on Thursday night with bulldozers to demolish illegal structures. The officials said houses were built illegally in the lake bed. The local residents staged a strong protest. […]
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New Delhi: At least half of the companies worldwide are planning to lay off people, most are reducing bonuses and rescinding job offers amid the economic downturn, a new report has warned. According to the latest PwC ‘Pulse: Managing business risks in 2022’ survey in the US, 50 per cent of respondents are reducing their […]
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New Delhi: Threatened by the meteoric rise of Chinese short-form video platform TikTok, Meta-owned Instagram and Google-owned YouTube have introduced new features to discourage their short-video app users from cross-platform sharing. According to reports, when trying to download an edited clip to an iPhone in Instagram Reels, the audio from the clip just disappeared. “It […]
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New York: Metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes medication, can help lower the odds of emergency department visits, hospitalisations, or death due to Covid-19 by over 50 per cent if prescribed early in onset of symptoms, finds a study. “Our trial suggests that metformin may reduce the likelihood of needing to go to the emergency room […]
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New York: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of a temple in New York has been toppled and smashed in the second attack on the memorial this month and a local volunteer watch group has sprung into action to protect it. The incident in the early hours of Tuesday was the latest in a series […]
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Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has condemned the attack on Salman Rushdie, describing it as “terrible” and “sad”, and saying that while the anger of the Islamic world at the author’s book “The Satanic Verses” was understandable, it could not justify the assault. In an interview to the Guardian, Khan also said he […]
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New Delhi: Women on average have more sex partners than men in 11 states and UTs but the percentage of men who had sexual intercourse with someone who was neither their spouse or lived with stood at 4 per cent, much higher than that of women at 0.5 per cent, according to the NFHS data. […]
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Belagavi: A search operation is underway on Friday for two AK-47 rifles which were reportedly stolen from an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp in Karnataka’s Belagavi district. According to the police, the stolen rifles belonged to Rajesh Kumar and Sandeep Meena attached to the 45th Battalion. On Wednesday night, Kumar and Meena had deposited the […]
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San Francisco: Just four months after unveiling its much-anticipated pocket-sized drone camera Pixy, Snap is scrapping the development of its flying drone technology, media reports say. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told employees at a Q&A session about the choice to no longer develop the Pixy line, citing the Wall Street Journal, The Verge reported. A source […]
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Hyderabad: For the first time, researchers from Osmania University (OU) have documented as many as 98 species of herpetofauna-frogs, toads, lizards and snakes, asserting the fact that Telangana is home to a rich diversity of amphibians and reptiles. The 98 species include 16 species of frogs and toads belonging to four families, one species of […]
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New Delhi: Makers of Diljit Dosanjh and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub’s next emotional entertainer film ‘Jogi’ has unveiled the first poster and release date of the film. ‘Jogi’ is all set to stream on the OTT platform Netflix from September 16, 2022. Helmed by the ‘Sultan’ director Ali Abbas Zafar, the film also stars Kumud Mishra, […]
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New Delhi: India’s gold imports, which have a bearing on the country’s Current Account Deficit (CAD), rose 6.4 per cent to USD 12.9 billion during April-July this fiscal due to healthy demand, according to government data. The imports stood at USD 12 billion during the same period a year ago. In July 2022, however, imports […]
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New Delhi: Google is rolling out new updates to cut low-quality and unoriginal content in Search results, making it easier for people to find helpful content. A search ranking update called the “Helpful Content Update” will start rolling out globally to English language users on August 22. “We know people don’t find content helpful if it […]
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Miami: Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa handed world No.6 Levon Aronian a 3-1 thrashing in the fourth round to notch up his fourth consecutive win in the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, on Friday. The 17-year old Indian is in joint lead with 12 match points along with world No.1 Magnus […]
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Patna: A jawan of SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal) 45 battalion, Chimala Vishnu allegedly shot himself dead at Veerpur, Supaul on Friday. The jawan hailed from Telangana. More Details awaited.
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New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 15,754 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,43,14,618, with the active cases increasing to 1,01,830, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,253 with 47 fatalities which includes eight deaths reconciled by Kerala, […]
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Mumbai: Equity benchmarks started the trade on a positive note on Friday, with the Sensex climbing over 113 points in early trade, amid mixed trends from global equities. The 30-share BSE index advanced 113.2 points to 60,411.20 in early deals. The broader NSE Nifty climbed 35.7 points to 17,992.20. Later, both the benchmark indices turned […]
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Sangareddy: An Intermediate girl student died in the Social Welfare Residential School located at Isnapur of Patancheru Mandal in Sangareddy district on Friday morning. Authorities said Akhila (17) was reportedly suffering from some gynecological issues. On Friday morning, Akhila went into the washroom and collapsed due to severe stomach pain. She was rushed to a […]
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California: Two planes collided in Northern California while trying to land at a local airport Thursday and at least two of the three occupants were killed, officials said. The collision occurred at Watsonville Municipal Airport shortly before 3 p.m., according to a tweet from the city of Watsonville. There were two people aboard a twin-engine […]
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Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 12 paise to 79.76 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday, tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 79.75 against the US dollar, then fell to 79.76, registering a decline of 12 paise over the last […]
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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the CBI raid at his junior colleague’s house was the result of their good performance which is being appreciated globally. He said there were CBI raids before and nothing will come this time as well. The CBI on Friday morning conducted raids in connection with […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted citizens of the country on the occasion of Janmashtami. “Hearty greetings to all the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami. May this festival of devotion and gaiety bring happiness, prosperity and good fortune to everyone’s life. Long live Shri Krishna!,” tweeted PM Modi today. President […]
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New Delhi: The CBI on Friday carried out searches at over 10 locations in Delhi-NCR including the residence of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise policy case, officials said. The CBI has registered an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in formulation and execution of Delhi Excise Policy brought in November last year, […]
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Jalaun: A dispute over a biryani bill has led to a stabbing incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district. According to police reports, the victim Ramji went to a shop to eat biryani and paid Rs 50 to the owner Ram Singh. Later, he claimed that Ram Singh once again demanded Rs 50 from him for the […]
