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Mumbai: The 18-member ‘mini-cabinet’ expansion of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis have thrown up many facts, including 75 per cent of the total 20 ‘crorepati’ ministers have criminal cases lodged against them. According to a study conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a total of 15 […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Meta had announced that it is introducing a new way to create hands-free on Instagram and Facebook with Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4, as well as other Samsung Flip phones. With FlexCam on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4, users can fold the phone and place it on a surface freestanding to record hand-free videos. […]
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New Delhi: In the wake of a sudden surge of new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has made wearing of masks in public places mandatory and a fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on violators. The decision was taken by the DDMA after noticing that people were not adhering to […]
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Nalgonda: All the 26 crest gates of Nagarjuna Sagar Project were lifted on Thursday. It was second time lifting of all gates of NSP after formation of Telangana state. A beautiful scenic picture was presented at the project with the lifting of all gates. NSP Chief Engineer Srikanth Rao has formally launched the lifting of […]
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New Delhi: Vice President-elect Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. The former West Bengal Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar is set to take oath as the 14th Vice President of the country today. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the Oath of Office to the elected Vice-President […]
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New Delhi: India logged 16,299 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of cases to 4,42,06,996 while the active cases declined to 1,25,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday The death toll climbed to 5,26,879 with 53 fatalities which includes four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am […]
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New Delhi: After suffering a major heart attack, comedian Raju Srivastava who underwent angioplasty on Wednesday is now on ventilator support. Raju underwent angioplasty on Wednesday and a source has informed ANI that Raju is “responding to the treatment.” Raju suffered a cardiac arrest while working out on Wednesday morning. Reportedly, he was running on […]
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Hyderabad: The Godavari and Krishna rivers were in spate with the heavy inflows from upstream states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. The water level in Godavari continued to rise at Bhadrachalam in Telangana, inundating low-lying areas and cutting off the road link in few places. The river continued to flow above the second danger mark at […]
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Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 580 points in early trade on Thursday, buoyed by intense buying in IT, financial and banking stocks amid a firm trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 581.26 points or 0.99 per cent higher at 59,398.55 in initial deals. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 159.80 points […]
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Mumbai: The rupee was trading in a narrow range against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday amid a rally in the equity markets. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee witnessed range-bound trading in early deals. It opened at 79.22 against the US dollar, then fell to 79.31, registering a decline of 6 […]
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Hyderabad: The Indian Navy works to protect the shores of our nation, often sacrificing their lives, time with their families, only to ensure that the Indian seas are safe and secure. Salman Khan took a whole day out of his hectic schedule to spend quality time with the sailors on Visakhapatnam, who were more than […]
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Jammu: Alert troops of the Army foiled a terrorist ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district in which two terrorists and three soldiers were killed. Defence sources told IANS, “Terrorists tried to cross the fence of the army camp at Pargal near Budh Kanadi in the Darhal area of Rajouri district early […]
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San Francisco: Drawing a comparison between Tesla’s long-delayed Cybertruck and Ford’s plug-in pick up — F-150 Lightning, Ford CEO Jim Farley took a dig at tech billionaire Elon Musk while announcing a major investment in a solar energy. According to The Verge, Farley spoke at a Ford plant in Michigan to announce a deal with […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to the people of the country on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Thursday. “Greetings to everyone on the special occasion of Raksha Bandhan,” PM Modi tweeted. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also extended greetings on the occasion. “Warm wishes to all the countrymen on the auspicious […]
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police on Thursday organized a mega run as part of the Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu celebrations from the Integrated Command and Control Centre to NTR Bhavan and back. Home Minister Mohd Mahmood Ali, Cinematography Minister T Srinivas Yadav, DGP M Mahender Reddy, Hyderabad CP CV Anand and others participated in the run. […]
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New Delhi: In another important milestone in the Gaganyaan project, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the test-firing of the Low Altitude Escape Motor (LEM) of Crew Escape System, from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, said the officials on Wednesday. Today, ISRO achieved an important milestone in the Gaganyaan project by successfully test-firing the Low […]
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United Nations: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) called for action to curb cryptocurrencies in developing countries in three policy briefs. While private digital currencies have rewarded some, and facilitate remittances, they are an unstable financial asset that can also bring social risks and costs, the UN trade and development body warned on Wednesday. […]
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Muzaffarnagar: The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesman Rakesh Tikait has warned of another farmer agitation. He has asked farmers to remain united and be ready for a movement, if they wanted to protect their lives and land. Talking to reporters, Tikait accused the government of not fulfilling its poll promise of providing free electricity to […]
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New Delhi: Scientific literature is limited to prove high absolute risk of monkeypox in children and pregnant women, experts contended on Wednesday. Amid the scare of global monkeypox outbreak that has so far spread to more than 80 countries and infected nearly 30,000 people, an article published in the esteemed medical journal ‘The Lancet Child […]
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Ayodhya: Two Dalit sisters were allegedly gang raped by three men after being held captive in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district. The victims, one of whom is a minor, have been sent for a medical examination, the police said. The incident took place when the sisters were reportedly returning from Sherpurpura market near their […]
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Firozabad: A video clip of a police constable protesting over the quality of food being served to them has gone viral on social media. Constable Manoj Kumar speaks to the media. Says he tried reaching out to the SP but got no response. Later, he came out in public with his grievance over the quality […]
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New Delhi: With a view to promote co-production of films, the Union Cabinet has approved signing of ‘Audio Visual Co-Production Treaty’ between India and Australia. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of an ‘Audio Visual Co-Production Treaty’. Audio Visual co-production treaties are enabling documents which facilitate co-production of films […]
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By Thomas E Doyle, II Every five years, the nearly 200 member states of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons meet to review their progress – or lack thereof. After being postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the month-long conference is now meeting in New York and opened with a stark warning. The […]
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Hyderabad: Technology can be used for societal good. The ‘Forest AI Grand Challenge’, launched by Telangana Artificial Intelligence Mission (T-AIM) together with information technology company Capgemini, has proved that new-age technologies like artificial intelligence can be used in wildlife conservation, getting information about location, number and movement of animals across the forest area. This data […]
