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Los Angeles: The first US private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has returned to Earth. The private astronaut mission returned to Earth on Monday. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Jacksonville, in the southeastern US state of Florida, at 1:06 p.m. Monday, SpaceX confirmed. The crew undocked from […]
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New York: Shares of Twitter, arguably the worlds most influential social media platform, jumped after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company is nearing a deal with Elon Musk, the worlds richest man, and that the announcement could come as soon as Monday night. Earlier this month, Musk offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 […]
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Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government has now made it mandatory for all commissioners, district magistrates and other senior officers across Uttar Pradesh to adopt state government schools to ensure their facelift. A directive in this regard was issued by Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra following Yogi’s appeal during the launch of ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ on […]
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Moscow: Russia’s Defence Ministry has announced a ceasefire near the Azovstal plant in Mariupol for the safe evacuation of civilians. Russia’s armed forces and the formations of the Donetsk People’s Republic “from 14:00 Moscow time on April 25 will unilaterally cease all hostilities” to ensure the safe evacuation of the specified category of civilians (workers, […]
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Jakarta: Three critically-endangered Sumatran tigers have been found dead after being caught in sling snares in a private oil palm plantation in Indonesia’s Aceh province, the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency said. The agency’s head Agus Arianto on Monday said the tiger carcasses were found on Sunday by a member of a non-governmental organisation, who thought […]
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Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 510.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.22 million and vaccinations to over 11.24 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the […]
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San Francisco: Billionaire Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company said. The outspoken Tesla CEO, the world’s wealthiest person, has said he wants to buy Twitter because he thinks it’s not living up to its potential as a platform for “free speech.” He says it needs to […]
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By Pramod K Nayar Counter-balancing the fictional/fantastic account of Star Trek, the first major spacetravel saga on TV, were images from the moon, from spacecraft leaving the solar system and the ‘Blue Marble’ photograph. Now there is also a genre of travel writing from outer space — the astrojournal. Footprints beyond Earth The critic Mary […]
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Hyderabad: Pushpan Sports Academy team defeated S B Basketball Academy 10-12 in the U-16 girls final of the 5×5 District Level Basketball Championship held at Decathlon, Kompally on Sunday. Meanwhile, in U-16 boys, Pushpan Sports Academy A downed Pushpan Sports Academy B 35-24 to emerge champions. Tejas Reddy and Viha Reddy were adjudged most valuable […]
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The spurt in terror attacks in Jammu & Kashmir, coinciding with the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching development projects, comes as a reminder of the challenges in the way of restoring normalcy in the volatile region. Contrary to the claims of the NDA government, the spectre of terrorism continues to loom large […]
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Hyderabad: In yet another blatant attempt to stake claim for development for which the union government has no role at all, Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan made a vain bid to give credit to the Centre for an initiative that is completely funded and taken up by the Telangana government. The Governor, on Monday, in a tweet […]
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Mumbai: Flamboyant opener Shikhar Dhawan struck a magnificent 88 not out to trump Ambati Rayudu in the battle of batting heroics as Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 11 runs in an IPL thriller here on Monday. Dhawan hit nine fours and two sixes in his 59-ball superlative unbeaten knock to power Punjab to […]
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Hyderabad: It has been close to six decades that a Hyderabad table tennis player emerged national champion. It was Mir Khasim Ali who first won a national title in 1964. And ever since, he was the only one in the club. But on Monday, after a yawning gap of 58 years, another Hyderabadi emerged national […]
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Hyderabad: This article is in continuation to the last article on preparation for the Sub-Inspector of Police recruitment exam. Here are some practice questions and answers along with explanations on the percentage topic. 1. What will be the fraction of 25%? A. 1/4 B. 1/5 C. 1/10 D. None of above Ans: A Explanation: Fraction […]
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Hyderabad: An auto-rickshaw driver, who did not return a bag of gold ornaments weighing around 10 tolas that a doctor forgot in his vehicle 10 days ago, and instead kept it with him to sell it was arrested on Monday. Dr. Neelima Tata (42) had boarded the auto at Begumpet to go to Secunderabad. A […]
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Hyderabad: With monsoon just about a month away, a series of measures to make sure low-lying areas are not inundated during the rains are being implemented in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits and its vicinity. Some of the measures are already underway and the remaining tasks will be taken up as the monsoon […]
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Hyderabad: This article on National Women Commission is part of the series that deals with Constitutional and Statutory bodies. Powers and Functions: 1. The commission shall perform all or any of the following functions, namely :- a. Investigate and examine all matters relating to the safeguards provided for women under the Constitution and other laws; […]
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Shillong: Sreeja Akula wore down Mouma Das 4-1 in the women’s singles final, to win her maiden national crown, becoming the first woman from Telangana to achieve the feat at the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships here on Monday. Sreeja, who won her first national ranking title in 2019 during the North […]
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Hyderabad: The alert driver of a private bus helped the police in nabbing one person who was allegedly smuggling ganja from the city to Maharashtra. The driver, Dineshwar, was on a regular trip from Hyderabad to Nagpur on July 26 last year, when around 1.30 p.m, two persons boarded the bus at Balamrai carrying four […]
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Hyderabad: A car went out of control and hit a motorist killing him on the spot at Hayathnagar on the city outskirts on Monday. Rash driving led to the mishap, police said. The incident occurred around 1am near Mother Dairy, when the car was proceeding towards Hayathnagar and hit Raghuram (30), a worker at a […]
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Hyderabad: In view of the TRS Party plenary at Hitex on Wednesday, the Cyberabad Traffic Police have placed certain traffic restrictions in the area. Accordingly, traffic may be stopped or diverted at Neeru’s Junction – Cyber Towers Junction – Metal Charminar Junction – Google (CII) Junction – Kothaguda Junction Road. Similar diversions will be done […]
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Hyderabad: While preparing for public exams, it is very usual to be confused, to panic and also lose track of subjects. Although fixed schedules and timetables can help you streamline your efforts in a certain way, only if you are mentally healthy can your brain absorb the complete material with clarity. Thus, to streamline your […]
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Hyderabad: This is in continuation to the last article focusing on the events post declaration of the Eight-Point Formula. April 30, 1969 – Prof. Ravada Satya Narayana succeeded Prof. DS Reddy as Vice Chancellor of Osmania University. May 1, 1969 – The TPS Students Action Committee, Telangana Mahasabha and United Socialist Party together decided to […]
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Hyderabad: After last year’s crackdown on illegal instant loan apps and the Chinese angle coming to light, many of the loan fraudsters appear to have shifted to the Philippines and Nepal to hide their Chinese identity, preliminary investigations by the police into a few fresh cases indicated. “In recent days, we received a few complaints […]
