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New Delhi: India reported 2,568 new cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a slight increase from 2,503 reported on the previous day, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its latest update on Tuesday morning. In the same period, 97 deaths were reported, taking the total number of deaths to […]
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Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a draft bill in Parliament calling for the extension of a martial law for another 30 days in the country as Russia continues its military onslaught against Kiev. According to the Verkhovna Rada, or Parliament, the bill presented on Monday suggests the extension of the law from 5.30 […]
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New Delhi: Apple has started rolling out iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 for compatible models. This new update includes several minor changes, along with a major update to Face ID. The iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 updates can be downloaded for free. To access the new software, go to Settings > General > Software Update. […]
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court is scheduled to pronounce the judgment on the hijab row on Monday. The special bench constituted to look into the issue will read out the verdict at about 10.30 a.m. As a precautionary measure, security has been beefed up across the state. Holiday has been declared in the districts of […]
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With Holi round the corner, the festivities have gripped Hyderabad markets, boosting sales of herbal colours, balloons and water guns (pichkari). Preparations for the festival of colours were seen in full swing throughout the country. The local shopkeepers have seen a tremendous rise in sales ahead of Holi. “With the business doing well this time, […]
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New Delhi: To have evacuated safely more than an estimated 18,000 Indian nationals from Ukraine amidst the ongoing conflict, is truly a commendable task. Also, to have done it without much fanfare speaks volumes of the coordination put it by the government of India to ensure swift and speedy evacuation. That is the hallmark of […]
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United Nations: UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid on Monday said that the next UN Secretary-General should be female. Just four women have been elected president of the General Assembly in its 76 sessions. However, no woman has ever been chosen as the secretary-general. This needs to be corrected, Shahid told the opening of the […]
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Pilibhit: With the Karnataka government refusing to provide trained adult cow elephants to Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR), the PTR officials have now decided to transport six elephants, aged between six and 11 years, and to foster them to adapt to the local forest and environmental conditions. The elephants are needed to track and monitor stray […]
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Chandigarh: International kabaddi player Sandeep Singh from Nangal Ambiyan village was shot dead by assailants during a match at Malian village in Jalandhar district on Monday. At least 20 bullets were pumped into his head and chest. The disturbing video of the crime went viral. Hailing from Nangal Ambian village in Shahkot, Sandeep was a […]
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New Delhi: Shaheen Gill and Nivedita Karki were among five women youth boxers to strike gold medals as India had another good day at the 2022 ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Monday. Tamanna (50kg), Ravina (63kg) and Muskan (75kg) were the other three boxers who also registered victories in […]
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Hyderabad: The rapid surge in Covid infections in China and subsequent lockdown of Shenzhen city, a major technology hub and Jilin province, apart from the spate of fatalities in Hong Kong, has raised concerns among public health officials, geneticists and epidemiologists here in Hyderabad. While there are no immediate indications of a new variant, which […]
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Hyderabad: Two major infrastructure projects, developed as part of the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP) to decongest traffic in the eastern part of the city, will be inaugurated on Wednesday. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister, KT Rama Rao will inaugurate the Bairamalguda Left Hand Side (LHS) Flyover built with a cost of Rs 28.64 […]
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By Seela Subba Rao Despite the enactment of The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, the practice of using direct human labour in cleaning sewage and septic tanks prevails. The Safai Mitra Suraksha Challenge, launched in 2020, was aimed at mechanising the cleaning operation of septic and sewage tank in […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent call for radical changes in the police administration has brought the key issue of police reforms back into the spotlight. It is rather baffling that the successive governments have ignored the need for structural changes in the criminal justice system to make it more efficient and responsive to the needs […]
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Hyderabad: The all-time favourite comfort food for many, Maggi is going to get costlier, again! Inflationary pressure has forced companies like Nestle and Hindustan Uniliver to increase the prices of their products. Products that are likely to get costlier are Nestle’s Maggi, A+ Milk and Nescafe among others. After the announcement from the FMCG companies, […]
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Hyderabad: The State government will take up construction of four lakh double bedroom houses under the newly proposed scheme in the next financial year. About Rs 3 lakh will be provided to each beneficiary having a house plot, for construction of the house under Dignity Housing scheme. This will be in addition to the houses […]
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Hyderabad: The State government gave more than Rs 25,000 crore as subsidy to the power distribution companies to support them overcome the losses and also took the burden of Rs 9,160 crore borrowings over the past a few years. The government released Rs 10,500 crore in 2020-21 and another Rs 9,700 crore in 2021-22, apart […]
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Hyderabad: Gutha Sukhender Reddy has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Telangana State Legislative Council for the second term on Monday. With only one nomination filed for the post, the officials announced the unanimous election of Sukhender Reddy. Sukhender Reddy assumed the Chair in the presence of Ministers KT Rama Rao, T Harish […]
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New Delhi: The group of dissenters within the Congress, also known as G-23, took a defensive stance during the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Sunday, as their representatives raised only ‘technical points’ and did not press for a change in the leadership as they had demanded in 2020. Sources said that at the meeting, […]
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Hyderabad: Lambasting the BJP-led Central government for announcing inter-linking of rivers without taking the States into confidence, Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday demanded that the Centre immediately finalise the river water allocations to Telangana State and permit the proposed projects on Godavari River. Unless the water needs of Telangana are met, the State […]
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Adilabad: In the wake of growing incidents of food poisoning, Municipal chairperson Jogu Premender conducted surprise inspections in several government-run schools here on Monday. Premender visited schools located in Kolipura, New Housing Board Colony, Vidyanagar and other parts of the district centre. He verified the quality of food being served to students and inmates of […]
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Warangal: Three children have drowned in two separate incidents in the erstwhile Warangal district on Monday. The deceased children were Banoth Ramyasri (9) and Vasanthi (12) of Dubba Thanda of Taurya village of Kesamudram mandal in Mahabubabad district and Parvatham Jayaraju (10) of Tarigoppula village in Jangaon district. According to police, four girls from the […]
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Hyderabad: New Delhi-headquartered for-profit social enterprise Resham Sutra is striving to formalise the sericulture value chain by providing skills training, market linkage, and more stability to extremely poor communities. The company is replacing labour-intensive silk yarn production methods with reeling machines to eliminate thigh reeling and hard labour, making it possible to double reelers’ productivity […]
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Hyderabad: A 12-year-old was allegedly raped and impregnated by the paramour of her mother at Dundigal on the city outskirts. According to the police, the girl’s mother and the suspect, who were in an illicit relationship, were living together for a decade. He overpowered and raped the child multiple times when she was alone at […]
