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New Delhi: Every state must recognise its strength, define its targets and develop a roadmap to achieve the same as this is essential for India to become a $5 trillion economy, Prime Minister Narenda Modi said at the national conference of Chief Secretaries which concluded on Friday. “Urban areas will be key in future development […]
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New Delhi: Opposing the Centre’s Agnipath scheme, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Assaduddin Owaisi on Friday called it a ‘wrong decision’ saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to withdraw the Army recruitment policy, the way he revoked the three farm laws. “Agnipath scheme is absolutely wrong decision taken by the Government and […]
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New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have unearthed a new enterprise-grade Android spyware called ‘Hermit’ that is being used by the governments via SMS messages to target high-profile people like business executives, human rights activists, journalists, academics and government officials. The team at cyber-security company Lookout Threat Lab uncovered the ‘surveillanceware’ that was used by the government of […]
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Hyderabad: Railway police have arrested 30 people in connection with the violence at Secunderabad railway station and were probing the alleged role of private defence academies training army job aspirants. Police suspect 12 of those arrested play a key role in arson and vandalism. Two accused who brought petrol and set afire train coaches have […]
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Patna: Despite the ongoing Bihar Bandh called in the wake of the massive violence against the Agnipath army recruitment scheme, agitators on Saturday set fire to a bus, truck and two other vehicles in Jehanabad. The incident took place near the Tehta police outpost on the Patna-Gaya highway. The violent mob also pelted stones on a […]
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Washington DC: Priyanka Chopra’s web series debut, which has been the talk of the town for quite some time is set for release soon, according to information the actor recently shared. Priyanka took to Instagram to share the news that work on her web project ‘Citadel’ has “almost” wrapped up. Sharing a glimpse of her […]
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Hyderabad: Friday’s violence at the Secunderabad railway station was allegedly premeditated with the protesters and tacit support from some others, who planned a day in advance to set ablaze trains as a mark of protest against the Agnipath scheme. Around 20 persons were arrested on Saturday. According to a senior Telangana police official, Avula Subba […]
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Warangal: Hundreds of people including the TRS party activists, and leaders have gathered at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital here on Saturday, and mourned the death of Damera Rakesh, who was killed in the police firing at the Secunderabad railway station on Friday. Wearing black ribbons and scarves, they raised slogans against the Modi led […]
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New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 4,32,83,793 on Saturday as 13,216 more people tested positive for the viral disease and the active caseload climbed to 68,108, according to Union health ministry data. This is the first time in 113 days that India has recorded over 13,000 cases. The death toll increased to 5,24,840 with […]
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Bidar: In a shocking incident, locals living in a village in Karnataka’s Bidar district have boycotted an Anganwadi centre run by the state government after it appointed a Dalit woman as a helper. The upper caste residents of Hatyala village have stopped sending their children to the centre ever since the appointment of Milana Bai […]
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New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday announced that ‘Agniveers’ will be absorbed into the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles at the end of their four-year term in the army. MHA also announced three years of age relaxation, beyond the upper age limit to Agniveers for recruitment in CAPFs and […]
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New Delhi: Canadian rapper Drake who debuted his own radio show paid a heartfelt tribute to Sidhu Moose Wala and played out several of the slain Punjabi singer’s songs on the programme. In a new radio show called ‘Table for One’ that went on air for the first time on Thursday, Drake reportedly played some […]
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Washington: The latest WhatsApp beta update also includes an admin approval feature that allows WhatsApp group admins to accept or deny requests from people wanting to join via hyperlink when enabled. The information comes from WABetaInfo, and it indicates that the feature, which is now only available to beta users, will soon be available for […]
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Miami: The world’s coasts are urbanizing rapidly, but how this increasing human presence may affect marine species, is not yet fully understood. In a new study led by scientists from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami (UM), researchers tracked the movements of three species of sharks – bull, […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Meta, formerly called Facebook, has announced that it is launching a digital clothing store — Avatars Store — that will let users purchase outfits for their avatar. In a Facebook post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said launching ‘Avatars Store’ on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger so that users can buy digital clothes to style […]
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Hyderabad: The sprawling grounds of Air Force Academy at Dundigal came alive on Saturday with a radiant graduation parade of 165 cadets triumphantly marching onto the field to be commissioned as officers in the Indian Air Force (IAF). The march-past on the ground, a synchronised drill, and thrilling aerobatics in the air by the IAF […]
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Hyderabad: Industries Minister and TRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday reminded Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his assurance to deposit Rs.15 lakh into the bank accounts of citizens. Sharing a tweet of a news agency which read Indian funds in Swiss Banks rise 50 percent to 14 year high of Rs.30.5 crore on […]
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Guwahati: Agnipath is a game-changing scheme which will provide employment opportunities to the youth of the country, said Maj Gen Vikas Saini, GOC 51 Sub Area amid protests against the recruitment scheme in parts of the country. Addressing a press conference on the new defence recruitment policy at Narangi Military Camp in Guwahati on Friday, […]
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Washington: A new study by the University of Bath busts the long-held economic belief that humans are all motivated to want more and more, which could have important implications for sustainability policies. A founding economic principle that everyone is motivated by ‘unlimited wants’, stuck on a consumerist treadmill and striving to accumulate as much wealth […]
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Washington: The world has been amazed at the paintings since time immemorial. The Renaissance era produced mesmerizing painters like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael, however, optical illusions are a class apart. It tests the inner corners of your brain. The swirls of dots represented here are compelling. The question is how to decode the […]
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San Francisco: A woman in the US has reportedly been charged with murder after she allegedly used an Apple AirTag to track down her lover and ran him over after witnessing him with another woman. It is claimed that Gaylyn Morris found her partner Andre Smith at Tilly’s Pub in an Indianapolis shopping mall in the […]
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Visakhapatnam: Railway authorities on Saturday closed the Visakhapatnam railway station and beefed up security at all other major stations in Andhra Pradesh as a precautionary measure to prevent protests against the Central government’s Agnipath military recruitment scheme. Following intelligence alerts about army aspirants planning massive protests, authorities have shut down the station and stopped the […]
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Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his mother Heeraben Modi at her residence in Gandhinagar on her 100th birthday. PM Modi tweeted this morning, “Took blessings of my mother today as she enters her 100th year.” Prime Minister arrived in Gandhinagar on Saturday morning. On the occasion of his mother’s birthday, PM Modi […]
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Rome: Italy’s coronavirus infection rate has been climbing for two weeks in a row after a period of decline, according to data released by the country’s High Institute of Health. The institute, known as ISS, said that the infection rate for the week ending on Thursday reached 310 per 100,000 inhabitants, an increase from 222 per […]
