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Hyderabad: The Covid-19 pandemic changed our lives – for better or worse. And the startups especially tech-led startups were also not left behind. A study conducted by IIIT-H’s deep tech incubator CIE reveals the impact of technology on its startups during the pandemic and says that startups had to constantly reinvent themselves in order to […]
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New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said the Centre is planning to set up “PM Shri Schools” which will be aimed at preparing students for future and will be the laboratory of new National Education Policy (NEP). Pradhan was addressing the two-day National Education Minister’s Conference in Gujarat. “School education is the […]
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Hyderabad: A United States Congressional delegation visited the laboratories in the University of Hyderabad’s School of Life Sciences and the start-ups incubated at the Association for Scientific Pursuits in Innovative Research Enterprises (ASPIRE) – BioNest. The delegation was briefed about the university by Prof. BJ Rao, Vice Chancellor and later interacted with the Deans of […]
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New York: It has been traditionally said that exercising is more beneficial during morning hours. Turns out, the effectiveness of exercise depends on sex, according to a study. The study, published in Frontiers in Physiology, showed that for women doing exercise during the morning hours is more beneficial for health and for men the optimal time […]
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Adilabad: A girl studying Class X committed suicide by consuming some pesticide as she was allegedly depressed after being harassed by some unidentified persons on the popular photo and video sharing social networking site Instagram, at Narsapur village in Echoda mandal on Tuesday. The incident came to light on Thursday. Echoda police said that the […]
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Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed at Kishanbagh in old city late on Wednesday night when some persons tried to stop a container truck carrying cattle. According to the police, a truck was travelling from Rajendranagar towards Ramnaspura slaughter house when a few persons tried to stop it at Attapur. When the driver did not stop, the […]
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San Francisco: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is launching AMBER Alerts on the platform that will allow people to see and share notices of missing children in their area. This feature has started rolling out, and be fully available in 25 countries, including South Africa, Taiwan, Ukraine, the UK, the UAE and the […]
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Mumbai: Late singer KK’s daughter has penned an emotional note for her father, who died of a suspected heart attack on Tuesday after a performance at a college in Kolkata Taamara and KK’s wife Jyothy took to Instagram and shared details of his funeral along with a short note. Taamara and Jyothy shared a picture, which […]
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Seoul/New Delhi: Kia, South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Thursday its sales fell 4.9 per cent last month from a year earlier as a global chip shortage affected its vehicle production and sales. Kia sold a total of 234,554 vehicles in May, down from 246,768 units a year ago, the company said in a statement. […]
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New Delhi: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested 7,000 persons for travelling unauthorisedly in coaches reserved for women and also rescued 150 girls from becoming victims of human trafficking during a pan India drive. The drive between May 3 and May 31 was carried out under “Operation Mahila Suraksha”. With an objective of providing […]
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Los Angeles: Jada Pinkett Smith wants her husband Will Smith and comic artiste Chris Rock to reconcile after the infamous slapgate incident that happened during the 94th Academy Awards. The actress-talk show host spoke about the two of them in detail on the June 1 episode of her Facebook series ‘Red Table Talk’, reports ‘Variety’. The […]
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New Delhi: Close on the heels of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recent hike in repo rate by 40 basis points, besides giving indications it would raise further in the upcoming monetary policy review meets, several Indian lenders too have raised their lending rates. On Wednesday, lending major HDFC and PNB Bank raised their […]
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New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Vistara for letting an improperly trained pilot land an aircraft with passengers on board at the Indore airport, officials said. The pilot, who was the first officer on the flight, landed the aircraft at the Indore airport without first getting […]
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Mandya: Authorities in Karnataka are on high alert as some activists of Hindu organisations said that they will ‘enter’ Jamia masjid in the historical town of Srirangapatna in Mandya district, on June 4 and perform puja there. The Hindu organisations have also decided to approach the court to demand a survey of the masjid on […]
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New Delhi: Marking 30 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries, India and Israel adopted a “vision statement” which will pave the way for strengthening defence cooperation in future. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Israeli counterpart Benny Gantz on Thursday held bilateral talks in New Delhi. The two leaders discussed defence cooperation […]
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Gandhinagar: Former Congress leader Hardik Patel, who quit the party last month, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday, months ahead of the Assembly elections in Gujarat. He joined the BJP in the presence of party state chief CR Patil at the party head office here. Earlier today, Patel said that he is joining the […]
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Hyderabad: Shruti Haasan who is currently going through a purple patch in her career with her amazon web series ‘Bestseller’ being widely appreciated and her upcoming film ‘Salaar’ being touted as one of the most promising movies to watch out for, has just inked a deal with Pulp, a progressive skincare product company. The brand […]
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Kulgam: A bank manager was shot dead by terrorists in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. “Terrorists fired upon a bank manager at Ellaqie Dehati Bank at Areh Mohanpora in Kulgam district. He received grievous gunshot injuries in this terror incident. He is a resident of Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. Area cordoned […]
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Hyderabad: If you thought solo weddings are popular only in Japan, then you may very well be wrong. India is all set to witness its first solo wedding as a woman named Kshama Bindu from Gujarat is set to marry herself. Yes, you read that right! As per online reports, 24-year-old Bindu is set to […]
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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Telangana was born out of people’s aspirations for a better future, but it has suffered extreme misgovernance by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the last eight years. On Telangana’s formation day, he reiterated the Congress’ commitment towards building it into a model state and ensuring prosperity […]
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Hyderabad: After a temporary respite from scorching summer conditions, a heatwave is expected to sweep through the State including Hyderabad for the next two days. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD)-Hyderabad, almost all the districts in the State including Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Adilabad, Warangal, Suryapet, Nizamabad, Nalgonda, and Karimnagar will witness soaring temperatures. Temperatures are […]
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New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi tested COVID-19 positive, a day ahead of the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case. Gandhi has to appear before the probe agency on June 8. Congress leader Randeep Surjewala informed that Sonia Gandhi has developed some symptoms and has isolated herself and has been […]
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Nalgonda: Congress party councillor Jonny Pasha was arrested allegedly for creating ruckus inside a theatre in Nalgonda, police said on Thursday. “Jonny Pasha had a fight with three persons in a theatre in Miryalguda. When we reached the spot, police tried to stop him but he did not listen and created a ruckus there, in […]
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Colombo: India has assured Sri Lanka of fertiliser supplies to help the debt-ridden country avert severe food shortages caused by crop losses and exacerbated by the worst economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office said on Thursday. President Rajapaksa, while speaking with a group of irrigation officials on the next harvesting season’s requirements, said Prime Minister […]
