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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 […]
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Hyderabad: The vigorous spell of rain that lashed Hyderabad in the last five days has helped the city reduce its rain deficit. For the first time in the season, the city has recorded surplus rainfall than the normal range following a continuous downpour. In the last week, between July 7 and 13, the intensity of […]
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Hyderabad: These practice questions focusing on Telangana will aid aspirants to prepare better for the State government recruitment examinations. Match the following. Wildlife sanctuary Area (sq km) 1. Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary […]
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Hyderabad: With the sole intent of telling untold stories of young officers on duty, former spy and NSG commando Lucky Bisht is foraying into the world of entertainment. Donning the hat of a writer, he has three web series and a movie in the pipeline. Having lived most of his life in disguise, Bisht is […]
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Hyderabad: The people of rain-battered Telangana and the State administration heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday when the weatherman brought some cheer with forecast of light to moderate rains in most parts and heavy rainfall in some districts. The flood situation in River Godavari, however, continues to be a cause of concern. After facing […]
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Kumram Bheem Asifabad: An Army jawan reportedly opened fire with his service weapon, following a tiff with his friend while he was travelling in the Duronto Express from Secunderabad to New Delhi, in Kaghaznagar on Thursday. The incident created a flutter in the district. However, no case was registered. Government Railway Police said that the […]
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Hyderabad: Aamir Khan organised a special screening of his much-hyped upcoming movie ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, the very first showing of this production, for his dear friend and Megastar Chiranjeevi, and his select friends in the Telugu film industry. Aamir, who apparently has this habit of screening his films to a select lot, arranged the special […]
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Hyderabad: Irra Mor marked her debut with the bilingual (Telugu/Kannada) romantic action film titled Bhairava Geetha, which was released in 2018. It saw her playing the female lead opposite Kannada actor Dhananjay. Having grabbed filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma’s attention with her debut stint, she went on to play the leads in his other projects, including […]
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Hyderabad: Amid the steady rise of monkeypox cases globally, Telangana’s public health wing is in the process of initiating measures to strengthen preparedness in the event of individuals testing positive for this self-limiting disease. Maintaining that so far there has been no instance of monkeypox in the State, senior health officials here pointed out that […]
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Centre to allow private players to chop down trees but forces on States onus of getting consent from forest dwellers
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Hyderabad: With heavy rains lashing across the State and the union government stopping procurement of custom milled rice (CMR), the State government is now exploring options to auction the paddy procured from farmers recently. Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar asked the officials to prepare proposals which will be submitted to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao […]
