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Tokyo: Star Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Reddy and Chirag Shetty assured themselves of a maiden medal at the World Championships after stunning world number 2 Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in the quarterfinals here on Friday. The world number 7 Indian combination, which had claimed the Commonwealth Games gold medal earlier […]
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Berlin: The German government is eyeing a Unesco heritage status for the pretzel, a traditional type of baked bread that is commonly shaped into a knot. Agriculture Minister Cem Ozdemir is getting behind an application by the baker’s guild of Baden-Wurttemberg for pretzel-baking to be recognised by Unesco for intangible cultural heritage status, dpa news […]
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San Francisco: Meta-owned photo and video sharing platform Instagram has announced that it will limit sensitive content for new teen users by default on the platform. Instagram said that the Sensitive Content Control has only two options for teens — “Standard” and “Less”. “New teens on Instagram under 16 years old will be defaulted into […]
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Washington: Four Indian-American women have been racially abused and smacked by a Mexican-American woman in the US state of Texas who hurled racist slurs at them that they are “ruining” America and should “go back to India”. This is so scary. She actually had a gun and wanted to shoot because these Indian American women […]
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San Francisco: The controversy surrounding the safety of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software has intensified as the car maker has demanded that an advocacy group remove videos of its electric vehicles crashing into kid-sized dummies. In a cease-and-desist letter sent to the Dawn Project, an anti-Tesla group fronted by software developer Dan O’Dowd, Tesla alleged the […]
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Buenos Aires: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called on Argentine President Alberto Fernandez and discussed measures for making trade ties more sustainable and ambitious as well as the potential for bilateral cooperation in defence and nuclear energy. Jaishankar, who arrived here on Thursday the final leg of his maiden official visit to three Latin […]
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Amroha: In a shocking incident, a woman sacrificed her 18-month-old nephew as a part of a ‘tantrik’ ritual. The incident took place at Malakpur village under Adampur police station in Amroha district. Police have detained the woman, Saroj Devi, 32, and her husband. The child’s father, Ramesh Kumar, 28, said, “My elder brother and sister-in-law had […]
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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has issued an advisory on tomato flu, a hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) that is identified by the symptom of tomato-shaped blisters. “The best thing for prevention is maintaining proper hygiene and sanitisation of the surroundings. Parents should tell their children not to hug or touch other children having […]
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By Pramod K Nayar Heroes adorn poetry, whether in Greek epics or Hindu ones. Their valour, their appearance, their chivalry and their inspirational actions have served poetry well. So what would poetry about dictators, villains, tyrants and evil-doers – real and mythic – be like? The Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges once said in his […]
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Weaponising the Central investigating agencies to target political opponents and crush dissent has been a troubling trend. The NDA government has been blatantly misusing the probe agencies to go after the rivals in a manner that is transparently unethical and immoral. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been turned into a tool to torment the opposition […]
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Hyderabad: All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi appealed to the public to ensure peace prevails in the city on Friday. In a video message, the AIMIM leader said it is collective responsibility of all to ensure peace is maintained after Friday prayers. “I appeal to the public not to take out […]
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By Vijay Mohan Raj There was a time not very long ago when cricket league matches of Hyderabad Cricket Association were played on choir matting pitches. The Parade Grounds in Secunderabad which had several mud pitches side by side was a spectacle for the cricket enthusiast specially on a week end which was generally the schedule […]
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Hyderabad: This article is in continuation to the last article focusing on the ratio and proportion topic. Here are some practice questions along with solutions that will help you in your preparation for the State government recruitment tests. 1. A person whose monthly income is Rs 363 spends an amount equal to his 3 months […]
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Hyderabad: Policies, government and governance constitute a major part of current affairs topic. These practice questions focusing on modern Indian polity will aid aspirants to better prepare for the State government recruitment examinations. Consider the following statements about Tana Bhagat movement: 1. Tana Bhagat is a tribal community mainly found in Maharashtra 2. They opposed […]
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New Delhi: High-voltage drama unfolded on Thursday with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal summoning the AAP MLAs at his residence as he accused the BJP of trying to topple his government by offering Rs 800 crore to 40 of his legislators for switching sides and asked if this money came from GST collections, PM CARES […]
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Hyderabad: Secunderabad will soon have one more weekend picnic spot, if plans of the Municipal Administration and Urban Development department materialize without any hurdle. A proposal to rejuvenate the Kapra Lake, once among the biggest water bodies this side of the city, is moving towards the implementation phase, with the MA&UD planning to clean and […]
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Hyderabad: You are never too old to follow your dreams. Ask Uma Maheshwari, who survived a heart condition, fought cancer and lost her husband to Covid but still fought back and turned into an entrepreneur at the age of 60. Maheshwari had confided to her daughter Ritesha that she wanted to make handmade presents for […]
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Hyderabad: Preparing for recruitment examinations in right earnest entails wide and varied activities. Identification and collation of right information is the most important one. This is what we call ‘information era’ where, whether one wants or not, one is flooded with information about anything and everything. Even as you narrow down your perspectives to the […]
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Hyderabad: Telugu Yoddhas lost to Gujarat Giants 51-48 in a close contest at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge, Pune on Thursday. P Siva Reddy, who secured 3.18 minutes in defence as well as scored three points, Abhinandhan Patil and skipper Ranjan Shetty also played crucial roles in Gujarat Giants’ win by adding nine […]
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Hyderabad: Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud inaugurated the Kotak India Junior International Series 2022 at the Kotak Gopichand Badminton Academy, at Gachibowli in Hyderabad on Thursday. The qualifying matches were held on Tuesday and Wednesday while the main round matches began on Thursday. Chief National coach Pullela Gopichand, Badminton Association of India vice president Sekhar […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Retired Engineers Association (TREA) here on Thursday requested the State government to take necessary steps to ensure that the Central government immediately refer the complaint under Section 3 of Interstate River Water Disputes (ISRWDT)-1956 of Telangana to the existing Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II). Association president D Damodhar Reddy and Secretary M Shyam […]
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Hyderabad: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) Director (Personnel and Operations) S Chandrasekhar on Thursday said arrangements were made to conduct written examination on September 4 for filling up of 177 external junior assistant (EJA) posts in Singareni. He said around 1.02 lakh applications were received when notification was issued in June this year. The eligible […]
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Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao thanked outgoing Chief Justice of India NV Ramana for resolving the issue pertaining to the allotment of housing sites for Telangana journalists in Hyderabad. A Supreme Court bench headed by CJI NV Ramana, on Thursday gave a verdict allowing the acquisition and construction on the sites allotted […]
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Hyderabad: Government of Telangana is recognised as the State with Best EoDB/implementation by noted business daily Economic Times. IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao received the award on behalf of Telangana Government at the ‘Digitech Conclave 2022’ held in Delhi on Thursday. The policies of the State Government have come for effusive praise at […]
