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Mumbai: The Sensex rebounded in early trade on Friday after falling sharply the previous day and jumped over 635 points, in tandem with rally in Asian markets and buying in index major Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 635.43 points higher at 53,565.74. The broader NSE Nifty jumped 186.4 points to 15,994.40. Among […]
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Mumbai: After closing at an all-time low against the US dollar on Thursday, the rupee recovered some lost ground to trade at 77.31 against the US dollar in morning trade on Friday as the American currency retreated from its elevated levels. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 77.35 against the American dollar, […]
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New Delhi: With 2,841 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,16,254, while the active cases dipped to 18,604, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,190 with 9 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The active […]
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Mumbai: Lovebirds Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal are currently holidaying in New York. The power couple visited Priyanka Chopra’s New York restaurant called Sona on Thursday. Taking to her Instagram story, Katrina posted a picture from their visit to Priyanka Chopra’s restaurant Sona, smiling and posing together with a member from the restaurant. She captioned […]
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San Francisco: Parag Agrawal has shaken up Twitter, including firing consumer product leader Kayvon Beykpour and head of revenue product Bruce Falck, as the micro-blogging platform gets ready for Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition to close later this fall. In a memo sent to employees, Agrawal said there is a hiring freeze now and Twitter will […]
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Detroit: Shares of Tesla and Twitter have tumbled this week as investors deal with the fallout and potential legal issues surrounding Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his $44 billion bid to buy the social media platform. Of the two, Musk’s electric vehicle company has fared worse, with its stock down almost 16% so far this […]
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New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested two Mumbai-based associates of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and close confidante Shakeel Shaikh alias Chhota Shakeel. The arrested accused were identified as Arif Abubakar Shaikh and Shabbir Abubakar Shaikh. The NIA official said that the two were running the syndicate of the D-Company from the […]
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Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 520 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.26 million and vaccinations to over 11.39 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the […]
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Hyderabad: ‘Ande ka funda’ might get a bit costlier in Hyderabad soon. An egg price rise, which could have a cascading effect on all egg dishes, ranging from ‘anda bhurji’ to the ubiquitous omelette, is expected to rise by either the end of May or by the first week of June. Although summer is the […]
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By Cecilia Rikap, Bengt-Åke Lundvall Big Tech companies and the Chinese and US governments are embroiled in a complex relationship of harmony and conflict. We are all at the mercy of the outcome. “Simply put, they have too much power,” US Congressman David Cicilline said of American Big Tech in a 2020 congressional hearing. That […]
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Hyderabad: With summer holidays well underway, and perhaps a little more time on your hands, you might be twiddling your thumbs without a thing to do. This season, why not ditch the usual restaurant or café scenes and head out for a little picnic? Grab your baskets and mats, put on your shades, gather the […]
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This is in continuation to the last article on preparation for the Sub-Inspector of Police recruitment exam. Here are some practice questions and explanations on the Time and Work topic. To improve calculation speed, the aspirants must practice questions from the previous question papers. 1. Twenty women can do a work in 16 days. Sixteen […]
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Hyderabad: A major part of TSPSC exams tests a candidate’s aptitude in basic mathematics. Quantitative reasoning comprises arithmetic, algebra, geometry, probability, time and distance, percentage, etc. It’s not necessary that you need to be a pro at maths, but you should know the basics. Maths is a scoring subject, and once you get the fundamentals […]
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Hyderabad: The Group-I notification issued by the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) has received 76,080 applications till the last count on Wednesday. The Commission had notified 503 Group-I posts and the last date to apply on the website www.tspsc.gov.in, is May 31. The One Time Registration (OTR) of the Commission is mandatory for candidates […]
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Hyderabad: This article is in continuation of the previous article to help you handle the Current Affairs topics. Here are a few sample questions with explanation: 1) Which Central Bank is the highest buyer of gold in 2021? a. RBI b. Central Bank of Thailand c. US Fed Bank d. Bank of Dubai Ans – […]
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The institution of marriage, built on the premise of equality, should not be allowed to be used as a cover for sexual violations. It should not give any special male privilege or a licence for unleashing a brutal beast. Looking at the way the current laws are being implemented, one wonders whether marriage automatically grants […]
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This article is in continuation to the previous articles that deal with various topics categorised as biological sciences. These series of articles will help you understand topics under ‘Biodiversity’. As discussed in the previous article, the threats to biodiversity include four major causes (the evil quartet) for accelerated rates of species extinction in the world: […]
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Mumbai: Mumbai Indians on Thursday snuffed out defending champions Chennai Super Kings’ faint hopes of making the Indian Premier League play-offs with a five-wicket win in a low-scoring match here. Opting to bowl, MI shot CSK out for 97 with pacer Daniel Sams (3/16 from 4 overs) running though the MS Dhoni-led side’s top-order with three […]
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Bangkok: The Indian men’s badminton team scripted a memorable 3-2 win over Malaysia to enter the semifinals of Thomas Cup for the first time in 43 years but the women’s side bowed out after losing 0-3 to Thailand in the Uber Cup here on Thursday. India is thus assured of at least a bronze at […]
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Hyderabad: Many retail investors burnt their fingers as the stock markets are in a free fall. BSE, one of the two popular stock exchanges in the country, fell 1,158 points on Thursday. Between May 1 and 12, the BSE lost more than 4,000 points. The market capitalisation on the BSE on May 12 touched Rs […]
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Raipur: A Chhattisgarh government helicopter crashed at the Raipur airport on Thursday night, killing two pilots, police said. The incident took place during a flying practice at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur under Mana police station limits at around 9:10 pm, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prashant Agrawal. Two pilots on board the […]
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Rajanna-Sircilla: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) MD VC Sajjanar informed that plans were being prepared to supply Vemulawada Rajarajeshwra Swamy prasadam to devotees through TSRTC cargo services. They would come up with a comprehensive plan by discussing with the Commissioner of Endowment department and temple authorities, MD said. Stating that the demand for […]
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Hyderabad: Omkar will lead the Hyderabad district boys throwball team while Lasya will steer the girls team in the 8the Sub-junior Throwball Championship to be held in Kallur, Khammam from May 13 to 15. Kiran Chary, treasurer of the Hyderabad Throwball Association distributed kits to players. Team: Boys: Omkar (Captain), Karthik, Abbas, Aditya Yadav, Ramsha, […]
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Berlin: Astronomers unveiled the first image of the Supermassive black hole lurking at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy which is four million times more massive than the Sun, terming it a “gentle giant” while announcing the breakthrough on Thursday. The finding, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, greatly improves our understanding of […]
