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By Amitabh Mattoo The war in Ukraine may reverse non-proliferation measures including the fragile détente between India and Pakistan. When the ‘father’ of the atomic bomb, scientist J Robert Oppenheimer, witnessed the first nuclear test in New Mexico in July 1945, he was reminded of Hinduism’s most important text, the Bhagvat Gita. “Now I am […]
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Birmingham: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal began her All England Championships campaign with an easy straight-game win over Beatriz Corrales of Spain in the women’s singles here on Wednesday. Saina, who has been struggling for form for some time, beat her Spanish opponent 21-17 21-19 in her opening round match that lasted 38 minutes. The […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana is all set to achieve 100 per cent Covid vaccination mark, i.e., administering first and second dose of vaccines to the entire eligible beneficiaries above 18 years of age, in the next few days. Launched last year on March 16, it took nearly nine months for authorities to achieve 100 per cent coverage […]
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Bambolim (Goa): Despite their 0-1 loss to ATK Mohun Bagan in the second leg of the Hero Indian Super League semifinal, Hyderabad FC made history by qualifying for the final with a 3-2 victory on aggregate over two legs at the Athletic Stadium, here on Wednesday. Roy Krishna scored in the 79th minute to give […]
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Karimnagar: The Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao will lay the foundation for over Rs 1,000 crore worth works in Karimnagar on Thursday. Disclosing the details about the tour programme of MA&UD Minister to media persons here on Thursday, BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar stated that Rama Rao would […]
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Sangareddy: Complementing the TRS government’s massive efforts to transform Telangana into a green State, a retired teacher has converted his three acres of land at Gonguluru village in Pulkal mandal of Sangareddy district into a mini forest that includes 36 tamarind trees that are over 70 years old! The mini forest is also home to […]
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Hyderabad: Throwing a tough challenge to corporators and State leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party to impress upon the Centre to get Rs 10,000 crore for the development of Hyderabad, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao on Wednesday said it was time the Opposition rose above politics to join hands for development […]
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Hyderabad: The chicken curry on your dining table has become a little more costly, thanks to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is indirectly contributing to the increase in prices of chicken in the State with a kg of the meat being sold at around Rs 280 a kg. The same was […]
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Hyderabad: Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla lauded Indian women handball team for clinching the gold medal in the 16th Asian Women”s Handball Championship held at Almaty, Kazakhstan from March 7 to 14. He also appreciated and expressed his best wishes to the team. With this win, the Indian team also qualified fir the first time […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s take on the ‘double-engine growth’ claims of Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming it as nothing but a ‘trouble-engine’ was not just an off-the-cuff remark. A quick glance at the performance of States particularly Telangana indicates that States ruled by non-BJP parties performed far better than the BJP-ruled States as […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Wednesday sought the Centre’s immediate intervention to find a permanent solution to the ongoing tussle over the closure of roads in Secunderabad Cantonment area by the Army authorities. Zaheerabad TRS MP BB Patil raised the issue in Lok Sabha and pointed out that the Cantonment roads were not only […]
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Tokyo: A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness. The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 years ago […]
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Hyderabad: India’s First Airport Brewery, Barley & Grapes (B&G), has opened its doors to the city at RGIA Aero Plaza. To stay open 24/7, it was launched on March 13 with renowned bloggers from across the city spending the evening wining and dining with Threeory, Hyderabad’s favourite band. B&G is the idea of Meghna and […]
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New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked social media giant Facebook on Wednesday and alleged that it was “worse for democracy”. Gandhi shared a compilation of news reports on Twitter, accusing the social media giant of helping the BJP reach out to voters during the elections. “Meta-worse for democracy,” Gandhi said on Twitter. He […]
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Hyderabad: A woman from Jubilee Hills lost Rs 91 lakh to cyber fraudsters who hacked her crypto currency account and looted it. According to the police, the woman, who was into digital trading opened an account with ‘Binance’, a crypto currency exchange, and invested over Rs 91 lakh. “A couple of days ago, she found […]
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Bengaluru: Muslim organisations in Karnataka have given a call for a ‘bandh’ in the state on Thursday (March 17) opposing the verdict of the Karnataka High Court on the hijab row. The high court had on Tuesday dismissed all the petitions seeking direction to the government for allowing hijab inside classrooms. The court had also […]
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Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy summoned the memory of Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on Wednesday as he appealed to the U.S. Congress to do more to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia. But he acknowledged the no-fly zone he has sought to close the sky to the Russians over his country […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana government will take-up a massive exercise of recruiting nearly 20,000 healthcare workers at all levels in the health department. The much-awaited recruitment exercise, expected to be carried out in the coming months, will go a long way in plugging gaps in manpower across all government healthcare institutions in Telangana, Health Minister, T […]
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Hyderabad: EdIndia Foundation, the strategic CSR arm of Sterlite Power, has announced its partnership with the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (UNESCO MGIEP), to train more than 10,000 teachers in India. This partnership will enable government teachers across India to leverage digital tools and integrate socio-emotional context while teaching. […]
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Hyderabad: Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M. Bhagwat issued an order attaching Ibrahimpatnam Assistant Commissioner of Police, K.Bala Krishna Reddy to the Civil Police Lines Special Armed Reserve (CPL-SAR) in Amberpet. Following allegations over his involvement in land disputes and the negligence in the realtors’ double murder case recently, an internal enquiry was initiated against him […]
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Hyderabad: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is likely to submit its recommendation on 5G spectrum by the end of this month or by the second week of April. After this, the Centre will look to take up auctions at the earliest and the post auction work will take another three to five months, […]
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Hyderabad: Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat issued orders on closure of liquor outlets for Holi festival for two days from 6 pm on Thursday. The Commissioner said wine shops, toddy shops and bars attached to restaurants, excluding those attached to star hotels and clubs in the Rachakonda Police Commissionerate, would be closed from 6pm […]
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Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) annual budget of Rs 6,150 crore for the financial year 2022-23 was approved by the civic body’s standing committee on Wednesday. The GHMC has increased its budget by Rs 550 crore compared to the previous year, the 2021-22 budget allocation being Rs 5,600 crore. The Revised Budget Estimate […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Biological E Limited (BE) has priced its Corbevax, which has got approval for administration to adolescents aged 12 to 14 years, at Rs 800 (excluding GST) per dose for the private market, and Rs 145 per dose for the government, making it the cheapest vaccine in India and also globally, the […]
