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Nagarkurnool: A 21-year old person was booked under Disha, Nirbhaya and POCSO Acts for attempting to sexually assault a minor girl on the Government Hospital premises here on Saturday morning. The incident occurred when the minor girl, who accompanied her family for treatment at the hospital. The accused, who has been identified as Neeraj from […]
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Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) has announced cancellation of 34 MMTS services on June 12. The cancelled MMTS trains include nine Lingampally-Hyderabad services — Train Nos. 47129, 47132, 47133, 47135, 47136, 47137, 47139, 47138 and 47140; nine Hyderabad-Lingampally services — Train Nos. 47105, 47109, 47110, 47111, 47112, 47114, 47116, 47118 and 47120; seven Falaknuma-Lingampally […]
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Pune/Mumbai: In the wake of the BJP winning all three Rajya Sabha seats it contested in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said saffron party leader Devendra Fadnavis succeeded in working the “miracle” of weaning away independent MLAs from rival camps using “different means”. He also said that there was nothing shocking in the […]
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Warangal: Two labourers are feared dead in a house collapse incident in the Charbowli locality here on Saturday. Two others including a woman, who sustained injuries, have been shifted to the MGM Hospital for the treatment. According to the Inthezarganj police, the labourers were working on demolition of an old house when the tragic incident […]
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Rome: Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has a significant impact on the global food markets and could leave an additional 11 to 19 million people with chronic hunger, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) warned. FAO spokesperson Boubaker Ben Belhassen told reporters that the two warring nations are major producers of agricultural commodities in […]
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San Francisco: Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Quest 2 virtual reality (VR) headset will get Horizon Home as part of a new update. The functionality will help users create their own environments without using third-party apps. “Met up with legendary climber Alex Honnold in the new Horizon Home — launching with […]
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New Delhi: A 64-year-old patient died at a hospital in Delhi’s Rohini area in the early hours of Saturday after his oxygen support was disrupted due to a fire at the facility, officials said. The fire, apparently caused due to a short circuit, broke out on the third floor of Brahm Shakti Hospital, Pooth Khurd, […]
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Hyderabad: After failing to make any progress on his idea of a national front, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao appears to have made up his mind to float a national party. A final decision in this regard is expected to be taken on June 19 at the extended meeting of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) […]
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Hyderabad: Cyberabad Police Commisioner M.Stephen Raveendra issued orders placing Medchal Inspector Praveen Reddy and Sub-inspector Apparao under suspension for their involvement in civil matters. The Commissioner acted on the report sent by a senior police official from the zone after an enquiry into an incident. Raveendra said officials getting involved in such matters would not […]
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San Francisco: Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote a letter to US lawmakers voicing his support for a recent bipartisan effort to draft a comprehensive federal privacy law. In the letter, which was obtained by AppleInsider, Cook echoes many of his past talking points on federal privacy legislation. He said he was “encouraged” by the draft proposals […]
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Hyderabad: A case was booked against Mythri Movies and Shreyas Media company for organising the pre-release event of actor Nani’s film ‘Ante Sundaraniki’, allegedly without obtaining a valid police permission. According to the Madhapur police, for the event which was held at Shilpakala Vedika on June 9, the organisers were not granted any permission from […]
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Purnea: At least eight people were killed and two others injured when the SUV they were travelling in lost control and fell into a roadside ditch in Bihar’s Purnia district on Saturday, officials said. The local administration is trying to ascertain the identity of the deceased. “The accident took place around 3 AM on Saturday […]
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Hyderabad: Unidentified persons stole copper wire bundles worth several lakhs from the Police Command Control Centre that is being constructed at Banjara Hills. Police said burglars decamped with about 38 bundles of copper wires used for the construction purposes and stored on the site on Road No.12 in Banjara Hills. The worth of the stolen […]
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New Delhi: Police have registered a case in connection with Friday’s protest outside Jama Masjid to demand the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, officials said on Saturday. After the Friday prayers, a large crowd of people had gathered on the steps of the famous mosque, carrying […]
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San Francisco: Cloud major Oracle, which just completed its $28.4 billion acquisition of electronic health records company Cerner, is developing a national health records database. Oracle’s board chairman and chief technology officer Larry Ellison said that patient data would be anonymous until individuals give consent to share their information, reports medcitynews.com. “We’re building a system where […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Google’s Cloud developer advocate Emma Haruka Iwao has beaten her own record from three years ago for the number of digits calculated for pi. In 2019, she was able to calculate pi to its 31.4 trillionth digit, and now, using the same Google Cloud y-cruncher programme Iwao was able to find […]
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Oslo: India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa won the title in the Norway Chess Open, the Group A event being held on the sidelines of the top tier classical event that involved Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand, finishing with 7.5 points from nine games. The 16-year-old Indian Grandmaster, who is on a high after finishing runners-up in the Chessable […]
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Mumbai: Actor Nushrratt Bharuccha attempts to break taboos as a condom salesperson in the newly released film ‘Janhit Mein Jaari’, a light-hearted comedy on safe sex. Set in the small town of Madhya Pradesh’s Chanderi, the movie weaves the tale of a small town sales girl ‘Manokamna’ who sells condoms for a living. Bharuccha plays […]
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San Francisco: Instant messaging platform Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov has officially announced that a subscription-based offering, Telegram Premium, will be coming later this month. Durov said that the new paid offer will go “above and beyond” what Telegram currently offers, reports 9To5Google. Much of what spurred the decision to introduce Telegram Premium was the demands of […]
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced strict implementation of Covid-19 safety protocols from Saturday after fresh infections in the state crossed the 500-mark in the past 24 hours. Wearing of masks in public places, social distancing and other measures will be strictly enforced with the help of police and civic authorities. According to the state Health […]
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New York: Tesla proposed a three-for-one split of its stock on Friday, a move that will make a single share of the electric car maker more accessible to investors but not affect the company’s overall market value. Tesla Inc. made the announcement in its annual proxy statement, which also said Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison will […]
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New Delhi: A single-day rise of over 8,000 fresh COVID-19 cases was recorded in the country after 103 days, pushing India’s infection tally to 4,32,13,435, while the count of active cases jumped to 40,370, according to Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. A total of 8,329 new coronavirus cases were reported in a span of […]
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New Delhi: The family of dismissed BJP leader Naveen Jindal has left Delhi following a death threat. Jindal was dismissed from the BJP after controversy erupted over his remark against Prophet Muhammad which was in support of suspended party BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s statement also against the Prophet. The dismissed leader also alleged that a […]
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London: After examining Google and Apple’s “duopoly” for a year, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided that they “hold all the cards” in the mobile phone market. According to Engadget, it is now consulting on the launch of a market investigation into the tech giants’ market power in mobile browsers, as well […]
