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New Delhi: In our country, high temperatures are common during summers and result in pushing up electricity bills with the increased use of air conditioners as people seek relief from the heat. However, a little awareness can help bring the power bills down significantly. Here are ways to keep you cool, and beat the heat […]

New Delhi: Did you know that Monica Geller, one of the protagonists in the popular sitcom ‘F.R.I.E.N.D.S’ was meant to be married to Joey Tribbiani instead of Chandler Bing? Fascinating facts about ‘Friends’ 📺 pic.twitter.com/QKJYtVKW9Q — UberFacts (@UberFacts) April 30, 2022 UberFacts, one of 150 most-followed handles on Twitter has recently rolled out some ‘fascinating […]

New Delhi: After his talks with the top brass of the Congress party failed, political strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday hinted that he is set to take a political plunge with a tweet in which he said that he would be ready to go to the people’s court, starting from his home state Bihar. “My […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that no individual can be forced to get vaccinated and added that the current Covid-19 vaccine policy of the government is not arbitrary. A bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai said that restrictions imposed on the unvaccinated people by different organisations, institutions, and governments […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao has once again trained his guns at the Narendra Modi government, this time over the coal shortage. Listing out shortage of various essentials during BJP rule, he said the root cause of all problems is Prime Minister Narendra Modi lacking vision. KTR, as Rama Rao […]

Berlin: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Berlin-Brandenburg airport in Germany on the first leg of his visit to three European nations on Monday. During his three-day visit, PM Modi will hold his first in-person meeting with the newly appointed Chancellor Olaf Scholz. PM Modi and Olaf Scholz will also co-chair the 6th India-Germany Inter-Governmental […]

Lucknow: The prevailing heat wave conditions in the northern parts of the country could lead to serious health issues among people. According to medical experts, the rapid increase in heat may compromise the body’s ability to regulate temperature and can result in illnesses, including heat cramps, dizziness, fainting, exhaustion, heatstroke and hyperthermia. Some of these […]

New Delhi: India’s Covid case positivity rate went past one per cent again after over two months as the country witnessed a single-day rise of 3,157 infections and 26 fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The rise reported on Monday pushed the overall Covid tally of the country to 4,30,82,345 […]

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices continued to remain weak on Monday, with the Sensex tumbling over 648 points in early trade, tracking selling in index majors Infosys, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank along with muted global trends. The 30-share BSE benchmark was trading 648.25 points lower at 56,412.62. The NSE Nifty declined 185.3 points to 16,917.25. […]

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 76.44 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday amid a pullback in global crude prices. However, a weak trend in domestic equities and a strong dollar in the overseas market capped the rupee’s gains, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened strong […]

New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Monday said that it banned over 18 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of March in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The platform had banned over 14 lakh such accounts in the country in February. The company said that it also received 597 grievance reports in the […]

Munich: Holger Rune claimed his first ATP Tour title after his opponent Botic van de Zandschulp was forced to retire in the final of the Bavarian International Tennis Championships in Munich on Sunday. Van de Zandschulp led 4-3 in the opening set with Rune serving at 40/15 when the Dutchman retired due to an aching […]

Durgapur: At least 13 passengers have sustained serious injuries after a SpiceJet flight operating from Mumbai to Durgapur in West Bengal encountered severe turbulence while landing on Sunday evening, sources said. The Boeing B737 aircraft operating as SpiceJet flight SG-945 were provided with immediate medical assistance upon arrival in Durgapur, and the airline said that […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police have formed seven teams to nab the man who threw acid on a woman for refusing his marriage proposal, said officials on Monday. The police had formed three teams earlier which was increased to five. The accused, identified as Nagesh, has been absconding since April 28 — the day the attack happened. […]

Chandauli: Violence erupted in Manrajpur village under the limits of Saiyyedraja police station in Chandauli district late on Sunday night after a 21-year-old girl Nisha Yadav died due to alleged thrashing by police during a raid. The incident led to violent protests by villagers who indulged in brick batting and tried to block national highway-2 after […]

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 513.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.23 million and vaccinations to over 11.31 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the […]

Hyderabad: Registration for recruitment notifications issued by the Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board is all set to commence on May 2 and conclude on May 20. The police job aspirants can apply online on the Board’s website https://www.tslprb.in/ The Board had issued six recruitment notifications for a staggering 17,291 vacancies in the departments of […]

By Emma McClean, Aidan Hehir The day after Russian troops crossed the border to begin their invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Security Council drafted a resolution condemning the invasion and calling on Russia to withdraw unconditionally. What happened next was predictable enough: Russia vetoed the resolution. As one of five permanent members of the […]

Pune: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway’s effortless six-hitting exhibition was well complemented by a four-wicket haul from Mukesh Choudhary as Chennai Super Kings notched up a 13-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match here on Sunday. Gaikwad (99 off 57 balls) and Conway (85 not out off 55) put SRH’s attack to the […]

Hyderabad: The BA.4 and BA.5. the two new lineages of Omicron that are sweeping across South Africa, do not pose a threat or have the potential to become a reason to worry in Telangana and other parts of the country, geneticists and experts said. The BA.4 and BA.5 lineages of Omicron do have distinct growth […]

Hyderabad: Given the increasing trend of chronic diseases among the elderly population, technology-driven startups have started to offer platforms to address this problem. One such company is Hyderabad-based LifeCircle which provides geriatric home healthcare solutions by training providers like workers and nursing staff through its platform. While there are other companies working in the home […]

Among the many ills plaguing the Indian judiciary, poor infrastructure in courts is an important and pressing one that needs to be fixed urgently. Improving infrastructure in courts is a key component of the larger reforms to ensure speedy and efficient delivery of justice. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana’s suggestion for the establishment of […]

By Aditya Deshbandhu The conversations around video game development are often dominated by debates on graphics and visual fidelity. The launches of Microsoft’s Series X and Sony’s PS5 are a case in point where terms like teraflops, throughputs, resolutions, and framerates were all most players and media coverage cared about. This singular focus on the […]

Hyderabad: Interested in time travel? Let’s go to Koti, from where a time capsule in the form of a majestic old building is all set now to take us back about 200 years, telling us the story of the Hyderabad of yore, the British Residents here, the Nizam and much more. We are talking about […]