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Balaghat: Naxals have put up banners in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, giving a call to observe ‘Shaheed Saptah’ or ‘martyrs’ week’, which prompted the police to step up security in the area, an official said on Saturday. Balaghat, located in the south eastern region of Madhya Pradesh, is one of the three Naxal-affected districts […]
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Jodhpur/Jaipur: The outbreak of the contagious lumpy skin disease has become a bane for thousands of cattle herders in western and northern Rajasthan where nearly 1,200 bovines have perished to the disease which is spreading at an unrelenting speed in the region. Animal husbandry department officials said that the infection has spread among nearly 25,000 […]
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Washington: A set of compelling evidence has once again emerged that backs the claims that Wuhan’s Huanan seafood and wildlife market was at the centre of the Covid-19 outbreak that has so far claimed over 6 million lives. Two peer-reviewed studies, published in the journal ‘Science’ take different approaches but come to the same result […]
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Los Angeles: A contrite Will Smith has opened up about the controversy surrounding his assault of Chris Rock at this year’s Academy Awards, offering his most unvarnished thoughts about an altercation that has marred his public image, despite being named Best Actor, reports ‘Variety’. In an emotional YouTube post, according to ‘Variety’, Smith addressed why […]
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New Delhi: India logged a single day rise of 20,408 new coronavirus infections, pushing India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,40,00,138, as the active cases declined to 1,43,384, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. The death toll has climbed to 5,26,312 with 44 new fatalities, the data updated by the government at 8 […]
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Washington: A watch said to have belonged to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler sold for a whopping $1.1 million at an auction in the US despite apprehension by members of the Jewish community, a media report said. The timepiece made by German watch firm Huber, which has a swastika and the initials AH engraved on it, was […]
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Brasilia: Brazil has confirmed the country’s first monkeypox-related death, according to the Health Ministry. The case was reported on Friday in Belo Horizonte, capital of the southeast Minas Gerais state, and the victim was a 41-year-old man, who was undergoing treatment for other serious clinical conditions, including cancer, and whose health deteriorated after getting infected, […]
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San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has filed a countersuit against Twitter as part of an ongoing legal dispute with the microblogging platform over his abandoned $44 billion takeover deal. However, the lawsuit is not yet accessible to the public and a partially redacted version may be available soon under court rules. It was not […]
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New Delhi: Makers of the upcoming family entertainer film ‘Laal Singh Chadha’, on Friday, unveiled the making video of south actor Naga Chaitanya’s character Balaraju. Taking to Instagram, production house Aamir Khan productions shared the video, which they captioned, “A best friend that everyone would love to have! Meet Balaraju from Bodipalem, a loving and […]
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San Francisco: Twitter has confirmed that it is testing a new feature that will allow users to post images, videos and GIFs in one multimedia tweet. The company confirmed the test and said it is available to some users for a limited time, adding that accounts can add tags to both photos and videos in the […]
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Nagpur: The Maharashtra Police have arrested three persons, including one medical practitioner Pawan Uike, an MBBS doctor, who works at the Kamalapur Primary Health Centre in south Gadchiroli, for putting up banners of the banned CPI (Maoist). Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police (SP), Ankit Goel said that the suspected Maoists were arrested when a police team patrolling […]
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Hyderabad: Fire broke out in a car at Tipu Khan Bridge in Langer Houz late on Friday night. According to the police, the driver noticed flames coming from the car and immediately got down from the vehicle. Soon the car was gutted down in flames. On information a fire tender reached the spot and doused […]
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Srinagar: An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces at Wanigam Bala area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Saturday. “Encounter has started at Wanigam Bala area of Baramulla district. Police and security forces are on the job,” police added. The gunfight started after a joint team of police and security forces received […]
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Hyderabad: Justice Lalitha Kanneganti of the Telangana High Court directed Commissioner of Police Karimnagar not to interfere with any civil disputes of the citizens. The judge was dealing with a writ plea filed by P. Shiva Kumar, who sought protection from illegal custody from Inspector of Police, Karimnagar. The petitioner contended that the police were […]
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By B Yerram Raju In India, 98% of manufacturing micro and small manufacturing enterprises (MSMEs), estimated at 1.6 crore, are single-owner enterprises even if they are proprietary or partnerships and family enterprises or private limited enterprises. Stages of their growth are similar to biological organisms like the seeds transforming into flowering or fruit-bearing trees. This […]
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Tarouba (Port of Spain): Rohit Sharma’s elegant half-century and Dinesh Karthik’s blazing finish were backed up by a solid bowling performance as India made short work of West Indies with an easy 68-run victory in the first T20I on Friday. While Rohit set up the platform with a 44-ball-64, it was Karthik’s calculated assault — […]
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Tarouba (Trinidad): India skipper Rohit Sharma went past New Zealand opener Martin Guptill to regain first place in the list of top run-getters in T20 Internationals during the first T20I of the five-match series against West Indies at the Brian Lara Stadium, here on Friday. Rohit, who was rested for the ODIs, looked in solid […]
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Birmingham: The men’s and women’s table tennis teams, the star-studded badminton line-up and the women’s hockey team won their respective first-round matches as did boxer Shiv Thapa as India made a good start at the Commonwealth Games here on Friday. There was some more success for the country as backstroke swimmer Srihari Nataraj qualified for […]
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If there is one area where the NDA government has achieved success, it is in weaponising the central investigating agencies to relentlessly go after the opposition leaders. There is a clear and systematic pattern of using probe agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to muzzle the voice of the opposition and intimidate them into submission. […]
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Hyderabad: You are probably familiar with this scene from a typical hospital television show: A patient is hooked up to a monitoring machine that shows voltage traces on a screen and makes the sound “… pip… pip… pip….peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee” as the patient goes into cardiac arrest. This type of machine (electro-cardiograph) is used to obtain an […]
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Hyderabad: These practice questions focusing irrigation will aid aspirants better prepare for the State government recruitment examinations. 1. Match the pair Land Use Type Percentage 1. Forest A. 68.67 2. Culturable wasteland B. 6.86 3. Net area sown C. 1.68 Select the correct answer using the code given below: a. 1-A,2-B,3-C b. 1-B,2-C,3-A c. 1-C,2-A,3-B […]
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Hyderabad: To score maximum marks, candidates should understand the question thoroughly and address all the parts completely In the previous article, we implemented all the strategies and build good answers in the subject Indian Polity. In this article too, we are going to see the best possible answers for two questions asked in the previous […]
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Hyderabad: Two thieves, who targeted customers at ATM centres and stole their money by diverting their attention, were caught by the Asifnagar police here on Friday. The suspects were involved in 10 cases across Hyderabad Police Commissionerate and other cities until now, police said. Cash of Rs.1.90 lakh and 149 ATM cards of various banks, […]
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Hyderabad: Dirt trapper is mainly made out of absorbents which are recycled cotton fibres that can easily absorb all forms of dirt leaving the home dirt-free. Basically, these mats promise to stop dirt in its tracks, reducing your need to clean it more often. These are the kind of mats that are washable and have […]