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New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 15,754 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,43,14,618, with the active cases increasing to 1,01,830, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,253 with 47 fatalities which includes eight deaths reconciled by Kerala, […]
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Mumbai: Equity benchmarks started the trade on a positive note on Friday, with the Sensex climbing over 113 points in early trade, amid mixed trends from global equities. The 30-share BSE index advanced 113.2 points to 60,411.20 in early deals. The broader NSE Nifty climbed 35.7 points to 17,992.20. Later, both the benchmark indices turned […]
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Sangareddy: An Intermediate girl student died in the Social Welfare Residential School located at Isnapur of Patancheru Mandal in Sangareddy district on Friday morning. Authorities said Akhila (17) was reportedly suffering from some gynecological issues. On Friday morning, Akhila went into the washroom and collapsed due to severe stomach pain. She was rushed to a […]
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California: Two planes collided in Northern California while trying to land at a local airport Thursday and at least two of the three occupants were killed, officials said. The collision occurred at Watsonville Municipal Airport shortly before 3 p.m., according to a tweet from the city of Watsonville. There were two people aboard a twin-engine […]
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Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 12 paise to 79.76 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday, tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 79.75 against the US dollar, then fell to 79.76, registering a decline of 12 paise over the last […]
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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the CBI raid at his junior colleague’s house was the result of their good performance which is being appreciated globally. He said there were CBI raids before and nothing will come this time as well. The CBI on Friday morning conducted raids in connection with […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted citizens of the country on the occasion of Janmashtami. “Hearty greetings to all the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami. May this festival of devotion and gaiety bring happiness, prosperity and good fortune to everyone’s life. Long live Shri Krishna!,” tweeted PM Modi today. President […]
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New Delhi: The CBI on Friday carried out searches at over 10 locations in Delhi-NCR including the residence of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise policy case, officials said. The CBI has registered an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in formulation and execution of Delhi Excise Policy brought in November last year, […]
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Jalaun: A dispute over a biryani bill has led to a stabbing incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district. According to police reports, the victim Ramji went to a shop to eat biryani and paid Rs 50 to the owner Ram Singh. Later, he claimed that Ram Singh once again demanded Rs 50 from him for the […]
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Hyderabad: A man who was in an inebriated condition attacked traffic police personnel who were conducting a drunk driving check at Dundigal. In a video shared on social media, the man is seen pushing the cops and throwing big stones on them while abusing them in full public view. On information, the Dundigal police reached […]
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By Venkatanarayana Motkuri Telangana, once considered an educationally backward region, is now a progressive State in the same domain. Almost all of its 6-14 years-age children are attending schools, near universalisation. My estimate based on the unit-record data of the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS-III) 2019-20 shows nearly 99.5% of the children in the […]
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The Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission and prematurely release the 11 convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case is outrageous and has shaken the public faith in the justice system. It is ironic that the move by the BJP government in the poll-bound State runs contrary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s oft-repeated assurance […]
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Guwahati: A man accused in several cases, including for rape and murder, was beaten to death by a mob in Assam’s Lakhimpur district on Thursday, an official said. The deceased has been identified as Raju Baruah alias Gerjai, who had fled from police custody on Tuesday. Lakhimpur SP B.M. Rajkhowa said that Baruah was hiding […]
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Hyderabad: The repeated cycle of Covid reinfections and associated illness among individuals who test positive due to the new variants of Omicron has now fuelled the demand for updating the existing Covid vaccines. While the present-day Covid vaccines including the precautionary or booster doses have accorded protection from severe hospitalisations and deaths, they however have […]
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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 on the ratio and proportion topic that will help you in your preparation for the State government recruitment jobs. 1. Find the 3rd proportional to 9 and 72. a. 8 […]
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Hyderabad: In yet another instance of exhibiting extreme partisan attitude, the Centre has barred Telangana from carrying out buying or selling power ostensibly till dues to power plants were cleared. However, what it has ignored is the fact that Telangana has already cleared dues of Rs 1,370 crore. The union government’s decision has sent power […]
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Hyderabad: Candidates appearing for the Preliminary Written Test (PWT) for recruitment to constable vacancies in the police, transport and prohibition and excise departments will not be allowed into the examination centre even if they are late even by a minute after commencement of the exam. The PWT will be held on August 28 from 10 […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday described as a “serious issue” the matter raised by an NGO relating to the Central Board of Direct Taxes’ (CBDT) allegation against the makers of Dolo tablets that they had distributed freebies worth about Rs 1,000 crore to doctors for prescribing their 650 mg anti-inflammatory, fever reducer drug. […]
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Hyderabad: Read about some historical happenings that can get you high marks in the upcoming exams. These practice questions focusing on ancient Indian history and medieval Indian history will aid aspirants better prepare for the State government recruitment examinations. 1. The Puranas are considered to be composed by which of the following? a) Vasumitra b) […]
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Hyderabad: Over 22.50 lakh students have watched ‘Gandhi’ movie, which is being screened for free in theatres across the State as part of the Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavam. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had directed the officials to make arrangements for screening the movie in 552 theatres across the State. Accordingly, arrangements were made to screen […]
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Khammam: Police reportedly have taken six persons accused in the murder of a TRS leader Tammineni Krishnaiah into custody for questioning. However, an official statement was yet to come from the police in this regard. It was said that the accused Ramzan Shaik, Gajji Krishnaswamy, Nukala Lingaiah, Banda Nageshwar Rao, Bodapatla Sreenu and Yallampally Nagaiah […]
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Hyderabad: Graveyard shifts were never fun. And now, as the dreaded shift makes a comeback in the city’s IT sector, it is haunting techies, who for the major part of the last two years were working from home and were not actually worried about the shift that is notoriously unpopular in most firms. From sitting […]
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Bengaluru: The Sulaiman S Attaollahi-trained The Sovereign Orb appeals most in a field of Seven runners in the Leading Stud Stakes 1400 metres Class-I, a handicap for horses rated 80 and above the feature event of the final day’s races of the Bangalore Summer Meeting held here on Friday. False rails will be declared on […]
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Hyderabad: Scramjet, Arabian Queen, Advance Guard, Pedro Planet, Bugsy & White Roses impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Thursday morning. SAND: 600m: Turgut (Deepak Singh) 48, moved easy. Long John (Khurshad Alam) 48, moved freely. That’s My Way (Afroz Khan) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. Icicle (Deepak Singh) 46.5, […]
