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Benjamin Guy Horniman was one plucky British journalist who scorned the Empire’s Raj over India and with great courage exposed the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (April 13, 1919) of several hundred people ordered by a trigger-happy Acting Brigadier-General Reginald E. H. Dyer. One of many sensitive Britishers who opposed Great Britain’s imperialism, particularly its oppressive rule […]
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Washington [US]: Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed on Saturday in an air strike by the United States, US President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday (local time). “On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan and killed Al Qaeda Amir Ayman al-Zawahiri,” Biden said in a […]
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Hanamkonda: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths had caught Station Ghanpur Mandal Parishad Development Officer (MPDO) Desagani Kumara Swamy while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 1.40 lakh from a person at his house near Sumangali Function Hall in Hanamkonda on Tuesday. The MPDO has reportedly demanded the bribe from Inavolu village Gram Panchayat secretary. Following […]
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By Abhijeet Anand and Priyanka Kaushal Whether we’re running a country or a household, we always need to spend within our budget. The Earth also has a budget – the ecological budget, where income and expenditure take the form of natural resources. Like every budget, the Earth’s is limited. Today, humans are using the resources […]
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Without reliable data, no welfare programme can be effective, however lofty its objectives may be. While the aim of any affirmative action programme is to reduce the socio-economic inequalities and lift the disadvantaged sections out of poverty, the key ingredient in this task is the data that is accurate, reliable and reflective of the ground […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Tourism will hoist the national flag at all tourism destinations across the State as part of the Swathantra Bharatha Vajrotsavalu to be held from August 8 to 22. Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud directed the department officials to organise special programmes to draw visitors at the tourist spots. He held a review meeting […]
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Hyderabad Prices of pomegranate have plummeted sharply in the city with the fruit now sold for Rs 10 each as against Rs 30 two weeks ago. In the last few days, the number of traders who are selling the fruit in pushcarts across Hyderabad has increased even as people continue to crowd the carts to […]
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Hyderabad: Firing on all cylinders over the BJP government’s dual standards, TRS working president and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday blasted the Centre for its failure to produce national flags in the country for the 75th Independence Day celebrations. He faulted it for importing the flags from China. Taking a jibe at union […]
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Hyderabad: It is not just the women in urban areas of Telangana who are turning entrepreneurs but also those in rural pockets, particularly from scheduled tribes, who are running their own businesses. Among the 384 ST women trained under the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare’s ‘Establishment of AgriClinics and Agri-Business Centres (AC&ABC)’ scheme across […]
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Hyderabad: The TRS on Monday accused the BJP government at the Centre of obstructing the growth of the IT sector in Telangana. The TRS MPs in Delhi stated that the Centre denied the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) project promised to the State in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act and dented the growth of the […]
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Hyderabad: A contingent of 40 Railway Protection Force (RPF) riders including two women on 20 motorcycles have embarked on an arduous journey of nearly 1,700 kilometres from Hyderabad to New Delhi, as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations here on Monday. The RPF motorcycle rally, flagged off at Necklace Road by General Manager […]
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Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is preparing to play a crucial role in enhancing safety and security in the city by augmenting the CCTV camera network in its jurisdiction. As part of the exercise, the corporation is proposing to install 8,000 CCTV cameras in different parts of the city at a cost of […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Monday finalised two layouts for the development of the proposed agricultural market at Koheda, which will be submitted to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for his approval. Once completed, the Koheda market will be one of the largest in Asia. The Marketing Department plans to develop the market […]
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Connections across boundaries are becoming faster and stronger as technology continues to advance. While this is wonderful for families, long-distance friends and people with common interests, it also makes it easier for traffickers to search out, recruit and exploit unsuspecting victims without getting caught. Cyber trafficking means online trade of humans for forced labour, sexual […]
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Hyderabad: Translating its research work from the lab to the market for the benefit of the people, Osmania University’s (OU) first startup company, Biogenic Products Private Limited, is all set to launch its herbal skin care serum in a month or two. This skin care serum has anti-ageing and anti-wrinkle properties apart from addressing pigmentation […]
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Hyderabad: While digital payments rule the roost, issuing cheques, particularly for high-value transactions, is still an important aspect of the banking system. There have been some cases of amounts getting tampered and signatures being forged. But now, an extra level of security has been added — the positive pay confirmation. Under positive pay confirmation, the […]
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Hyderabad: If a : (b c) = b : (c a) = c : (a b) and a b c =/ (not equal) 0, then the value of b : (a b c) is? a) 1 : 1 b) 1 : 2 c) 1 : 3 d) 1 : 4 Ans: c Solution: a/ b […]
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Hyderabad: The main food crop of rabi season is: a. Wheat b. Rice c. Maize d. Jowar Ans a A short season between the rabi and kharif season is known as: a. Aus b. Boro c. Zaid d. None of the above Ans: c Which is the main food crop of the eastern and southern […]
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Hyderabad: This article is in continuation to the last article focusing on the Nizams and the modernisation of Hyderabad State. Most visitors to the State were struck by the unique feature of general communal amity in Hyderabad. Walter Monckton, a British politician, on his first visit to the city, noticed during a morning ride that […]
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Hyderabad: Parsis of all ages gathered under one roof to celebrate 175 years of the Seth Viccaji-Seth Pestonji Meherji Parsi fire temple at La Palais Royal function hall in Secunderabad. The event was a chance for the members to catch up with each other, take pictures with each other and be grateful for all that […]
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Karimnagar: About 20 students of TS Model School, Pochampalli of Manakondur mandal, on Monday fell sick after consuming food. Students developed vomits and other health problems after consuming the meal served in the school in the evening. Alerted school authorities shifted the students to Primary Health Center, where they were undergoing treatment. The condition of […]
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Birmingham: India’s Shushila Devi Likmabam lost to South Africa’s Michaela Whitebooi by a Waza-Ari in the final to settle for the silver medal in Women’s 48kg judo competitions of the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the Coventry Arena near here on Monday. Though Shushila’s failure to win India’s maiden gold medal in the Commonwealth Games judo […]
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Hyderabad: The TRS staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha protesting against union Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman’s reply to the debate on price rise on Monday. TRS Lok Sabha floor leader Nama Nageshwara Rao said the Centre had failed to answer the issues raised by the Opposition parties and was running away from its responsibility […]
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Hyderabad: Making wild allegations against the Telangana government come easy for the BJP and Congress, but facts and figures have time and again proved them wrong. On Monday, the Centre in Parliament gave a clean chit to the State administration on the technical feasibility and financial viability of the mega Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). […]
