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Beijing: At least 115 people were found infected with COVID-19 while 6,158 were quarantined after a bar-related outbreak occurred as China relaxed coronavirus measures a few days ago in Beijing. A Beijing health official on Saturday said that the outbreak that started at a bar in Beijing is at a rapidly spreading stage and the […]
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Washington: Two experimental male contraceptive pills appear to effectively lower testosterone without causing unacceptable side effects, according to a new study. The study will be presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. The drugs, called DMAU and 11b-MNTDC, are part of a class of drugs called progestogenic androgens. These drugs suppress testosterone, […]
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New Delhi: India logged 8,582 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,32,22,017, while the active cases increased to 44,513, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,761 with four fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprises 0.10 […]
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Kanpur: In a bizarre incident, a groom in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district ran away from the marriage venue as he did not get the required dowry, police said. The incident took place at a mass marriage event in Sharifapur village of the district in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Minister Dharam Pal Singh. The groom […]
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Palakkad: Gold smuggling case prime accused Swapna Suresh made an emotional appeal before the media here on Saturday in the wake of her lawyer R Krishnaraj’s potential arrest saying ‘don’t hurt people who are around me’. According to her, it’s a deliberate attempt to isolate her. “Why are they attacking me like this. I stick […]
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Mumbai: Suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma has been summoned by Mumbai police to appear at Mumbai’s Pydhonie police station on June 25, informed the officials on Saturday. Mumbai police’s summon was regarding the enquiry and recording of Sharma’s statement. Police earlier filed a case against her on a complaint filed by Raza […]
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Adilabad: Tension escalated in Adilabad town on Saturday night, following a social medial post allegedly insulting a religion by a youngster on Saturday night. Even while the police took the youngsgter into custody and locked him up, protesters gathered in front of the police station demanding action. The slogan-raising youth clashed with the police, hurled […]
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San Francisco: Short-video-making app TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is most likely preparing to join the virtual reality (VR) space, media reports say. According to a source close to the issue, ByteDance aims to invest “tons of money” in VR-related content, citing a report from Protocol, The Verge reported on Saturday. Over 40 job listings have popped […]
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Varanasi: The Kashi Dharam Parishad and seers related to it have demanded “a complete lockdown of the mosques from where stones are being pelted and imposition of NSA on the jihadis who threatened Nupur Sharma”. The seers have condemned the violence that broke out after the Friday prayers across the country. Mahant Balak Das of Patalpuri […]
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Lucknow: In a shocking revelation, it has been found that minors have been at the forefront of the recent violence in Uttar Pradesh against the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad. According to a senior police official , majority of the protesters in Kanpur, Prayagraj, Saharanpur and Moradabad are minors. ADG (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar admitted […]
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Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated development works of more than Rs 80 crore and the Khukri museum at Diu in Gujarat. He added that “Achhe din abhi aur bhi achhe hone wale hain”. He addressed a public meeting in presence of State Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Union Territory (Daman and Diu) administrator Praful Patel […]
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Srinagar: Three terrorists have been killed in an encounter between terrorists and security forces at Drabgam area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Sunday. “Two more terrorists killed (Total 3). Identification and affiliation being ascertained. Incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition recovered. Search going on,” police added. There have been a series of anti-terror […]
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The Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre is facing a huge diplomatic outrage from Gulf countries after its spokesperson and leader made derogatory references to Islam and Prophet Muhammad. New Delhi is struggling to contain the damaging fallout. Arab nations lodged official protests against India. Pakistan and Afghanistan also reacted strongly to […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana Police is gearing up to take its transformation over the last eight years to newer levels. In a statement released to the media here on Saturday, the department said several new initiatives that are proving to be key factors in the prevalence of peace and law & order in the State were […]
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Hyderabad: New walking tracks, seating arrangements and lush greenery coupled with facilities to stay with exercises — that’s the transformation being planned for Erla Cheruvu in Madinaguda. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) which is to take up beautification of the water body, as a first step proposed cleaning of the entire lake and its […]
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Hyderabad: As a part of monsoon preparedness, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has formed special teams that will be pressed into service during downpours to attend rain related complaints. The teams comprise static labour teams, mini-mobile teams and emergency mobile teams. While the static labour teams will be deployed at identified water logging points […]
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Hyderabad: The State police will soon have a Cyber Security Centre for Excellence to help in its fight against cybercrime. Director General of Police M Mahender Reddy, addressing a Cyber Safety and National Security event at the Indian School of Business at Gachibowli, said the centre would be set up in association with IT companies, […]
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Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will be organizing 30 identification and assessment camps in different parts of the city to distribute selected aids and appliances and artificial limbs to specially-abled and eligible senior citizens. The camps will be held from June 20 to July 6 and venues in different parts of the city, […]
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I started university in the fall of 2000 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I was “pre-med”, which means I wanted to attend medical school after I received my bachelor’s degree. Students who are “pre-med” often study subjects such as biology and chemistry. I was no different. Except for one problem. I was terrible […]
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Hyderabad: In 1834, an English Public School, St. George Grammar School was opened at Abids by a clergy man of the Church of England. The very first step taken towards the formation of a state educational system was opening of Oriental College as Dar-ul-Ulum by Salar Jung in Hyderabad in 1853-54 with 130-160 pupils on rolls. […]
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Hyderabad: This article will help you deal with the current affairs section better. Here are a few sample questions with explanation that can be asked in the upcoming public examinations. Q. According to recent Judgment of Supreme Court, the recommendations of the GST council are….? a. Binding on union or the states b. Binding on […]
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Khammam: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have been resorting to vicious politics and dividing the society on communal lines, said IT Minister KT Rama Rao. Addressing the Pattana Pragathi meeting here on Saturday, the Minister said the TRS leadership believes in communal harmony and works for the development and welfare of the people, unlike other […]
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Hyderabad: The study of life, living organisms, life cycles of various species of organisms, and the environments they live in — these broadly come under the biological sciences. Here are sample questions to help you understand the basics of biology. 1. Statement-1 (S1): Hyaline cartilage is the weakest type of cartilage Statement-2 (S2): Hyaline cartilage […]
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Hyderabad: The five minor suspects in the Jubilee Hills gang-rape case were on Saturday questioned for around one hour after which they were taken for the mandatory potency test at the Osmania General Hospital. Six persons, including the five minors, are in police custody following orders of court. The investigation officer in the case, Banjara […]
