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London: The Italian anti-competition watchdog has ordered a probe against Google for alleged abuse of dominant position in data portability in the country. According to the Italian Competition Authority, Google allegedly hindered interoperability in sharing individuals’ data with other platforms, and particularly with direct marketing platform called Weople. Weople has developed an innovative data investment […]
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Hyderabad: With Parliament sessions scheduled to commence from Monday, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will be chairing a TRS Parliamentary Party meeting on Saturday afternoon to discuss the strategies to be adopted by the party in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The Chief Minister is expected to direct the TRS MPs to protest against the […]
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Amaravati: Hundreds of villages, mainly the lankas (island villages), along the course of Godavari are reeling under one of the worst floods as the swollen river has been discharging 19.05 lakh cusecs of water as on Friday morning. The flood crossed the third danger signal at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram in […]
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Hyderabad: A woman was found murdered at her house in Jiyaguda in Kulsumpura on Friday. Police suspect her husband, who is absconding, to be behind the murder. Sources said the victim, Saritha and her husband Santhosh, residents of Sanjay Nagar Colony, had frequent fights. Santhosh, who is reportedly mentally ill, is suspected to have killed […]
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Hyderabad: Two youngsters died on the spot after the bike they were traveling on crashed into the road median on the Khairatabad flyover in the early hours of Friday. The victims, identified as Moheen (23) and Obair (23), both from Karnataka, had come to their relative’s house here. Police said Moheen who is believed to […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Meta has confirmed that it is testing a way for users to have up to five separate profiles tied to a single account. The platform said the test allows users to dedicate different profiles to specific groups they want to connect with, such as one dedicated Facebook feed exclusive to their friends […]
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Hyderabad: Stepping into the fifth decade of its endeavor for the development of rural India, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) celebrated its 41st foundation day on Friday. In his presidential address, Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank Limited president K Ravinder Rao, who was the chief guest, lauded the role of NABARD for […]
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Lahore: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has come out in support of the embattled Virat Kohli, whose lean patch with the bat has extended for more than two years, saying this phase too shall pass and he will come out stronger. Recently, legendary cricketers such as Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar have been critical of Kohli’s performance, […]
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Hyderabad: Stating that extremely heavy rains have been pounding the State, Industries Minister and TRS working president KT Rama Rao appreciated and thanked the TRS leaders and workers for taking up relief and rescue measures in the flood affected areas. My compliments & respect to all the Hon’ble Ministers & MLAs of the @trspartyonline who’ve […]
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San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, has claimed he’s had a second unplanned child with his 35-year-old stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout. In an interview with The Sun, Errol, 76, told he welcomed a daughter with 35-year-old Bezuidenhout three years ago. It emerged in 2018 that Errol had baby Elliot Rush, nicknamed Rushi and […]
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Jagtial: The body of journalist Jameer, who got swept away in a stream between Ramojipet-Jabithapur of Raikal mandal on Tuesday night, was found after 60 hours on Friday morning. The body, which got stuck in bushes about half kilometer away from the accident spot, surfaced as water levels in the stream receded. Knowing about the […]
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Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 7 paise to 79.92 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday as a firm trend in domestic equities and fresh foreign fund inflows strengthened investor sentiment. However, a strong greenback in the overseas markets capped the gains of the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, […]
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Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices rebounded on Friday early trade after four days of decline with the Sensex climbing 339.81 points amid mixed global market trends. The 30-share BSE benchmark was trading 339.81 points higher at 53,755.96. The broader NSE Nifty advanced 72.35 points to 16,011. Among the Sensex constituents, Hindustan Unilever, Bharti Airtel, Nestle, Larsen […]
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New Delhi: India logged a single-day rise of 20,038 new coronavirus infections, pushing the tally of cases to 4,37,10,027, while the count of active cases of the disease has increased to 1,39,073, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,25,604 with 47 new […]
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Mumbai: Sara Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor’s fans left curious after watching the latest episode of ‘Koffee With Karan 7′. In the episode, host Karan Johar revealed that the two divas once dated two brothers. “I am tracking back to before the pandemic. I don’t know the level of your friendship today, but I don’t […]
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Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena officially announced on Friday, after a week of dramatic developments and massive protests against the government for mishandling the economy that bankrupted the country. The 73-year-old leader on Thursday emailed his resignation letter to the Speaker soon after he was allowed by […]
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Surrey: Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombing, was shot dead in Surrey in Canada’s British Columbia province on Thursday morning. Confirming the news, Jaspal Singh, Brother-in-Law of Malik told ANI, “We are uncertain about who killed Ripudaman. His younger sister is on her way to Canada.” Malik was […]
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New Delhi: With an aim to increase the uptake of the precautionary dose of COVID vaccine among the eligible adult population, 75 days – ‘COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava’ will commence on Friday, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. This special vaccination drive is a part of the celebration for Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav […]
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London: England beat India by 100 runs in the second ODI to level the three-match series 1-1 here on Thursday. Invited to bat, England were all out for 246 with Moeen Ali top-scoring with 47. David Willey and Jonny Bairstow chipped in with 41 and 38 runs respectively. For India, Yuzvendra Chahal was the most […]
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Hyderabad: State Advisor on Lift Irrigation Schemes K Penta Reddy on Friday allayed fears over damage to the pump houses of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) which are flooded due to heavy inflows into Godavari River and its tributaries. Terming the heavy rains and floods as a natural disaster which occurs once in 100 years, […]
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By Kristie Patricia Flannery Footage flashed across television and smartphone screens this week showing rowdy crowds of Sri Lankan protesters mobbing Temple Trees, the official presidential palace in Colombo. Cameras panned across the compound’s lush gardens as jubilant young men jumped into the swimming pool and splashed in its blue waters. Men clad in sandals, […]
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Hyderabad: There is a black sheep in every flock, they say. But of late, the number of black sheep in the police force appears to be quite high, with incidents of suspensions and dismissal of police personnel for breaking the law and being involved in immoral, unethical or moral turpitude incidents being reported quite often. […]
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Hyderabad: In yet another action that could dent rural employment in Telangana, the Central government raised objections to the works taken up by the Telangana government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for the benefit of farmers. Further, the Centre decided to deploy more Central teams to conduct a thorough scrutiny […]
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In a country where inordinate delays in the justice delivery system force undertrials to languish in jails for years and even those granted bail must wait till the court order reaches the jail authorities by post, the urgency of reforms need not be overemphasised. A key component of reforms concerns changes in bail provisions. In […]
