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Hyderabad: The Godavari and Krishna rivers were in spate with the heavy inflows from upstream states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. The water level in Godavari continued to rise at Bhadrachalam in Telangana, inundating low-lying areas and cutting off the road link in few places. The river continued to flow above the second danger mark at […]
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Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 580 points in early trade on Thursday, buoyed by intense buying in IT, financial and banking stocks amid a firm trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 581.26 points or 0.99 per cent higher at 59,398.55 in initial deals. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 159.80 points […]
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Mumbai: The rupee was trading in a narrow range against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday amid a rally in the equity markets. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee witnessed range-bound trading in early deals. It opened at 79.22 against the US dollar, then fell to 79.31, registering a decline of 6 […]
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Hyderabad: The Indian Navy works to protect the shores of our nation, often sacrificing their lives, time with their families, only to ensure that the Indian seas are safe and secure. Salman Khan took a whole day out of his hectic schedule to spend quality time with the sailors on Visakhapatnam, who were more than […]
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Jammu: Alert troops of the Army foiled a terrorist ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district in which two terrorists and three soldiers were killed. Defence sources told IANS, “Terrorists tried to cross the fence of the army camp at Pargal near Budh Kanadi in the Darhal area of Rajouri district early […]
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San Francisco: Drawing a comparison between Tesla’s long-delayed Cybertruck and Ford’s plug-in pick up — F-150 Lightning, Ford CEO Jim Farley took a dig at tech billionaire Elon Musk while announcing a major investment in a solar energy. According to The Verge, Farley spoke at a Ford plant in Michigan to announce a deal with […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to the people of the country on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Thursday. “Greetings to everyone on the special occasion of Raksha Bandhan,” PM Modi tweeted. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also extended greetings on the occasion. “Warm wishes to all the countrymen on the auspicious […]
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police on Thursday organized a mega run as part of the Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu celebrations from the Integrated Command and Control Centre to NTR Bhavan and back. Home Minister Mohd Mahmood Ali, Cinematography Minister T Srinivas Yadav, DGP M Mahender Reddy, Hyderabad CP CV Anand and others participated in the run. […]
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New Delhi: In another important milestone in the Gaganyaan project, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the test-firing of the Low Altitude Escape Motor (LEM) of Crew Escape System, from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, said the officials on Wednesday. Today, ISRO achieved an important milestone in the Gaganyaan project by successfully test-firing the Low […]
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United Nations: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) called for action to curb cryptocurrencies in developing countries in three policy briefs. While private digital currencies have rewarded some, and facilitate remittances, they are an unstable financial asset that can also bring social risks and costs, the UN trade and development body warned on Wednesday. […]
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Muzaffarnagar: The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesman Rakesh Tikait has warned of another farmer agitation. He has asked farmers to remain united and be ready for a movement, if they wanted to protect their lives and land. Talking to reporters, Tikait accused the government of not fulfilling its poll promise of providing free electricity to […]
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New Delhi: Scientific literature is limited to prove high absolute risk of monkeypox in children and pregnant women, experts contended on Wednesday. Amid the scare of global monkeypox outbreak that has so far spread to more than 80 countries and infected nearly 30,000 people, an article published in the esteemed medical journal ‘The Lancet Child […]
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Ayodhya: Two Dalit sisters were allegedly gang raped by three men after being held captive in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district. The victims, one of whom is a minor, have been sent for a medical examination, the police said. The incident took place when the sisters were reportedly returning from Sherpurpura market near their […]
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Firozabad: A video clip of a police constable protesting over the quality of food being served to them has gone viral on social media. Constable Manoj Kumar speaks to the media. Says he tried reaching out to the SP but got no response. Later, he came out in public with his grievance over the quality […]
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New Delhi: With a view to promote co-production of films, the Union Cabinet has approved signing of ‘Audio Visual Co-Production Treaty’ between India and Australia. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of an ‘Audio Visual Co-Production Treaty’. Audio Visual co-production treaties are enabling documents which facilitate co-production of films […]
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By Thomas E Doyle, II Every five years, the nearly 200 member states of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons meet to review their progress – or lack thereof. After being postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the month-long conference is now meeting in New York and opened with a stark warning. The […]
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Hyderabad: Technology can be used for societal good. The ‘Forest AI Grand Challenge’, launched by Telangana Artificial Intelligence Mission (T-AIM) together with information technology company Capgemini, has proved that new-age technologies like artificial intelligence can be used in wildlife conservation, getting information about location, number and movement of animals across the forest area. This data […]
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The 215-member strong contingent put on a stupendous show in the just concluded Commonwealth Games to return with a medal tally of 61 – including 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals. The performance helped India finish fourth in the points table – which appeared to be a distant dream before the start of […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad wrestler Pilanagoila Nikhil Yadav has been putting on impressive performances in the freestyle 60kg category. Taking part in his maiden international event, he proved his mettle to clinch a bronze in the recently-concluded World U-17 Cadet Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy. The 17-years-old was over the moon for winning a podium finish […]
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Hyderabad: A unique solar roof cycle track, which could turn out to be quite a trendsetter, is being developed at Kokapet on a pilot basis. The track is part of the 21-km solar cycling track proposed on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) by the Telangana government. “The track is being developed on a pilot basis […]
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Hyderabad: What was once a dump yard is now a vibrant vending zone that caters to the food lovers in the city. Every evening around 4 pm, a lane in Masab Tank turns into a bustling street where kebabs are grilled in one corner and freshly baked pizzas are served in another. It all began […]
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New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday launched the indigenous Lumpi-ProVacInd vaccine to protect livestock from Lumpy Skin disease. The vaccine has been developed by the National Equine Research Centre, Hisar (Haryana) in collaboration with the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar (Bareilly). Describing this vaccine as a milestone for […]
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Hyderabad: In another opportunity for unemployed youth and government job aspirants to enter into government services, the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) has issued a notification for general recruitment to 53 vacancies of Divisional Accounts Officer (Works) Grade-II in Director of Works Accounts. Of the total vacancies notified, 28 are in multi-zone I and […]
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Hyderabad: These practice questions focusing on current affairs will aid aspirants better prepare for the State government recruitment examinations. 1. Rabab Fatima has been appointed as a….? a. Under-Secretary-General of UNO b. President of UNGA c. President of UNSC c. Under-Chairman of UNSC Ans: a Explanation: The United Nations has appointed Rabab Fatima as its […]
