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Mumbai: Equity benchmarks fell for the third day running on Tuesday, with the Sensex tumbling 375 points in early trade, tracking weak global markets as investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting outcome. Unabated foreign fund outflows continued to weigh on the domestic equity markets. The 30-share BSE benchmark was trading 374.72 points […]
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Hyderabad: A rally taken out by some persons in support of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma in Bowenpally area in Hyderabad sparked tension, sources said on Tuesday. The incident occurred in Hasmathpet locality late on Monday night when some persons took out candle light rally to express solidarity with Sharma, who was suspended by the […]
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Thane: The Thane city police commissionerate’s website was allegedly hacked on Tuesday, with a message appearing on it apparently directed towards the Indian government and demanding an apology to “Muslims all over the world”. A senior police official here confirmed that the website has been hacked. “We have contacted the agencies concerned for necessary action. […]
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Washington: Microsoft has commenced the beta testing of its new File Explorer tabs for Windows 11. The tabs characteristic for File Explorer is now rolling out to Windows Insiders withinside the Beta Channel, and looks to be very near to its launch for everyone on Windows 11. As per The Verge, the ‘tabs’ function consists […]
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Aurangabad: A group of men aggrieved with their wives held an agitation here in Maharashtra, demanding laws against “injustice” they face at home, and took 108 anti-clockwise rounds around a peepal tree, praying not to get the same life partner again. Some men not happy with their spouses formed a ‘patni peedit’ ashram in Aurangabad […]
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Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill to explore the possibility of establishing a museum of Asian Pacific American history and culture, a move which will recognize and document the history and culture of Indian Americans. “I am honoured to sign into law something that is long overdue, and — the […]
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Hyderabad: The city witnessed heavy rainfall and thunderstorms on Monday night, indicating the onset of monsoon. Several localities in the city, including Hayathnagar, Uppal, Saroornagar, LB Nagar, Dilsukhnagar and Saidabad received heavy rains overnight. Meanwhile, Kapra received the maximum rainfall of 89.8mm followed by Alwal, which witnessed 56.0 mm rain. Hayathnagar, Sarooornagar, and Kukatpally also […]
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Kanpur: Zafar Hayat Hashmi, the main accused in the June 3 violence in Kanpur, has revealed during interrogation that his organisation was funded by builders, businessmen and political functionaries. According to a police source, “Hashmi has accepted that he was involved in crowdfunding. Besides, he got a huge amount of money through donations from across […]
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New Delhi: Congress MP Deepender S Hooda on Tuesday condemned the long hours of questioning of party leader Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and called it a political vendetta. “The way in which ED is handling this matter, the number of hours Rahul Gandhi was questioned and has been called on Tuesday again, […]
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Bengaluru: Bollywood actor Shraddha Kapoor’s brother Siddhanth Kapoor has now been released on bail after he was arrested on Monday when his medical reports confirmed his consumption of drugs. The other four people detained have also been released on bail, as per the police. Siddhanth Kapoor and the four others will have to further appear […]
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Lucknow: At a time when the communal cauldron is boiling over, this news brings a smile to the face. Yameen Siddiqui, a 23-year-old Muslim youth, has got an image of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tattooed on his chest. He says that Yogi is his role model and he has given himself a gift […]
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Los Angeles: About 88,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported across the US in the week ending June 9, according to a latest report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association. Over 13.5 million children have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic in the country, and […]
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Washington: Published in the research of the ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ (PNAS) on June 13, a study explains age-related health inequalities, including the unequal toll of the pandemic on people, and identifies potential intervention points. “As the world’s population of older adults increases, understanding disparities in age-related health is essential. Age-related changes […]
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Srinagar: Two LeT terrorists were killed and a policeman was injured after a late night encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces at Bemina in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district, officials said. “Two terrorists of proscribed terror outfit LeT neutralised by Srinagar Police in a swift encounter in Bemina area of Srinagar. One policeman also […]
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By Dr Sonal Mobar Roy Catering to the needs of millions of people in the country, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Scheme (MGNREGS) is one of India’s flagship social protection programmes. It is the largest labour guarantee scheme in the world, offering 100 days of paid labour to every rural household. The origin […]
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Hyderabad: Noted historian and archivist Dr MA Nayeem passed away after a brief illness in a city hospital on Monday evening. He was 84. A well-known figure, Dr Nayeem had authored around 20 books on Bahmanis rule, Qutb Shahi era and Asaf Jahi rule and other Deccan Sultanates. A few of his books are ‘The […]
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India, with a 1.39 billion population, has over 1.10 billion mobile phone connections, 624 million with access to the Internet and 448 million with social media accounts. This also means we are prone to online frauds and online advertisements are an easy way to do social engineering crimes with the objective of either stealing money […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has complete clarity and was heading in the right direction, equipped with a well-researched agenda to prevent the country from falling into a deep abyss of communal politics, said former MP Vundavalli Arun Kumar. He felt that only a handful of Chief Ministers like Mamata Banerjee, Chandrashekhar Rao […]
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Hyderabad: The immensely popular WhatsApp messaging app is turning out to be quite helpful for women wanting to approach the Cyberabad She Teams. Out of 166 complaints the Cyberabad She Teams received between March and May, 128 complaints were lodged through WhatsApp. Out of the 38 remaining complaints, 18 were received directly, 6 complaints came […]
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Rattled by the international backlash over the BJP spokespersons’ derogatory comments against Prophet Mohammad, the NDA government appears to be making desperate attempts to repair the damage caused to India’s secular image. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on his return from the G7 summit in Germany later this […]
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New Delhi: Disney Star won the coveted IPL Indian sub-continent TV rights for a whopping Rs 23,575 crore while Viacom18 grabbed the digital rights with a bid of Rs 20,500 crore at the media rights auction on Monday. The BCCI is set to laugh its way to the bank after selling its IPL TV and […]
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An awareness programme organised by ‘Telangana Today’ and ‘Namasthe Telangana’ on competitive examinations of TSPSC and police recruitment drive has evoked good response among job aspirants. More than 900 candidates preparing for the TSPSC and police recruitment tests attended the awareness programme, which was held at Lakshmi Gardens in Nalgonda. Forgetting the lunch time, the […]
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During an interactive session at the awareness programme held on Monday, the subject experts cleared the doubts and instilled confidence in the minds of the job aspirants with their inspiring words. Here are excerpts from the interaction of CSB IAS Academy Director Balalatha Mallavarapu and Vepa Academy director Dr CS Vepa with the job aspirants. […]
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Hyderabad: The prime suspect in the Jubilee Hills gang-rape case, Saduddin Malik, was on Monday sent back to the Chanchalguda Central Prison after his police custody ended. A local court had granted four-day police custody of Malik to the Jubilee Hills police who questioned him in connection with the gang-rape of the 17-year-old girl, who […]
