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By Amitava Mukherjee Kolkata: Sharad Pawar’s refusal to become the unanimous opposition candidate for the post of the next President of India should be seen as a setback for Mamata Banerjee who had tried to hog the limelight by organising a joint meeting of opposition parties at New Delhi. Although some vernacular dailies of Kolkata […]
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Hyderabad: Taking out her anger on the police for her party leader being under the Enforcement Directorate scanner appears to be former Union Minister Renuka Chowdhury’s mode of protest. The inexplicable behaviour from the former MP came while she was being taken into preventive custody after a protest by the Congress at the Raj Bhavan […]
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Hyderabad: The modus operandi of an Andhra Pradesh-based gang, busted by the Cybercrime wing of the Cyberabad Police suggests that even fingerprints on land registration documents might not be safe from fraudsters. The kingpin in the gang of seven, Nallagalla Venkateshwarlu, allegedly downloaded land registration documents from the portal of the Andhra Pradesh Inspector-General of Revenue and Stamps, […]
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Hyderabad: Will the prediction by researchers from IIT-Kanpur, made in February that India will face a fourth Covid wave from June 22, 2022 come true? Given the steady rise of Covid infections across different states including Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, fuelling fears of a Covid fourth wave, the prediction from IIT-Kanpur researchers, appears […]
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New Delhi: Directing the Uttar Pradesh government to file a detailed affidavit within three days on the plea by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind against the recent demolitions in the state, the Supreme Court on Thursday observed that demolitions have to be in accordance with the due process of law. Issuing notice to the state, the apex court […]
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Hyderabad: With the growing awareness around the queer community, doubts related to the queer-specific terminologies are also rife. Words like gender-fluidity and pronouns like they/them can be difficult to understand. But being an ally and putting efforts to understand the terms can go a long way in creating a gender-inclusive society. Some of the terms […]
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New Delhi: This week Instagram users on iPhone were reportedly experiencing an issue on the application where they were forced to see stories again and again after having watched them once. What it meant was that users had to view previous stories again to watch the new ones. According to a report by The Verge, […]
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Hyderabad: Directed by Michael Grandage and produced by Amazon Studios, ‘My Policeman’ is a romance drama based on members from the queer community. Set in the 1990s, it revolves around the life of a gay policeman named Tom Burgess (Harry Styles) who marries a female schoolteacher, Marion Taylor (Emma Corrin) while being in relationship with […]
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Hyderabad: As the monsoon spreads across the entire State on Thursday, the Indian Meteorological department – Hyderabad today afternoon said that Hyderabad could witness rainfall in some parts of the city during the next three hours. According to IMD-Hyderabad forecast, parts of Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Kamareddy, Sangareddy, Vikarabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Medak, Rajanna Siricilla, Siddipet, and Yadari […]
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San Francisco: Google-owned music and video streaming platform YouTube has confirmed that more than 1.5 billion logged-in users are now watching Shorts every month, less than two years after its launch. According to TechCrunch, related to its new milestone, YouTube also promoted Shorts’ ability to drive viewers to creators’ long-form video channels as a byproduct of […]
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San Francisco: Facebook (now Meta) employees have reportedly been directed by the senior executives to change the platform’s algorithms to make it more like its arch Chinese rival TikTok that is gaining immense popularity among the teenagers. In an internal memo obtained by The Verge, Tom Alison who’s Meta executive in charge of Facebook detailed […]
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Warangal: In a major breakthrough, the Commissioner’s Task Force sleuths along with Hanamkonda police apprehended two persons involved in the multi-level marketing (MLM) fraud racket and seized Rs 10.50 lakh in cash and a car. The accused are Bongani Raju Goud of Kashibugga, and Bommagani Mallehsam of Rangashaipet. One more accused Motapothula Venkatesh Goud, who […]
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Mumbai: Remote workplace connectivity provider TeamViewer on Thursday announced to appoint Rupesh Lunkad as Managing Director for its India operations. Lunkad, who worked with leading tech firms like SAP India and Wipro, will succeed Krunal Patel, who has been at the helm in India since 2018. “With his strong sales leadership, immense technology expertise, and deep […]
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New Delhi: PUBG game developer Krafton has unveiled the first images of ANA, the companys virtual human that looks real and is powered by hyperrealism and deep learning. ANA is the first virtual human introduced by Krafton since its initial plan was revealed this past February through a technical demonstration. With human-like features, such as […]
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Mumbai: Popular stand-up comic Kenny Sebastian posted a picture of an English question paper and it has gone viral for all the right reasons. The photograph showed a section from the creative writing skills which had a paragraph on the comedian. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kenny Sebastian (@kennethseb) […]
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Jagtial: Jagtial police arrested an inter-district chain snatcher and recovered four tolas of gold worth Rs 1.8 lakh, a bike, mobile phone and Rs 75,000 in cash from his possession. Producing the accused before the media here on Thursday, Jagtial DSP R Prakash explained about the modus operandi of chain-snatcher Dandugula Chiranjeevi from Rangapet of […]
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New Delhi: Microsoft has patched a serious Windows bug that allowed China government-backed hackers, who previously targeted the Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamshala, to actively exploit it in Microsoft Office to steal and delete users’ data. According to cyber-security firm Proofpoint, the newly-discovered zero-day vulnerability titled ‘Follina’ in Microsoft Office was being exploited by advanced persistent […]
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Hyderabad: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has issued a warning on chewing momos properly instead of swallowing them, after a 50-year-old man choked on the food item and died. Medical experts issued a ‘swallow with care’ warning for momos, a popular street food item that is generally filled with juicy meat or […]
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Hyderabad: Prabhas will be seen in a double role in ‘KGF’ maker Prashanth Neel’s upcoming directorial ‘Salaar’. Prabhas’ latest look has sparked conjecture that he is rocking a dual look in ‘Salaar’. According to the newest reports on Prabhas’ upcoming film ‘Salaar,’ the ‘Mirchi’ actor will be seen in two different looks, implying that the film […]
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New Delhi: Twitter has allowed professional accounts of brick-and-mortar stores to display details on their profiles such as the location of their business or shop, contact info and operational hours. Called Location Spotlight,’ the new feature is available for Twitter Professional account users in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. “You can now enable […]
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New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad and its youth wing Bajrang Dal Thursday staged demonstrations here against the recent violence in parts of the country over the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad by two now-removed BJP functionaries. The VHP said the demonstrations have been organised outside at least 10 sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) offices in the […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Apple is planning to update the entry-level iPad with the A14 Bionic chip, 5G, and for the first time, USB-C connectivity. The entry-level iPad, which is currently sold with prices starting at $329, is the most affordable iPad available in the lineup, reports 9To5Mac. For this reason, Apple has chosen to keep […]
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Kolkata: The order by Calcutta High Court’s single judge bench of Justice Avijit Gangopadhyay for a CBI probe in the primary teachers recruitment irregularities scam was on Thursday challenged in a division bench. There are two parts of the order by Justice Gangopadhyay. On June 13, 2022, his bench ordered a CBI inquiry into the […]
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Kolkata: Six pockets in Kolkata are under constant monitoring following the recent detection of the polio virus in sewage water. Officials of the Word Health Organization’s (WHO) eastern regional office and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) are monitoring the six pockets on the basis of certain parameters like improper gutter sewerage facilities and high rate of […]
