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Hyderabad: A software employee, who began chatting with a married woman on Instagram posing as her childhood friend, was arrested on Tuesday by the Rachakonda Cybercrime police on charges of cyber stalking and harassing the woman. The arrested person, M Prasanth (30), a resident of Chengicherla and native of Karimnagar, while randomly searching for profiles […]
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New Delhi: The government is “open” to big tech platforms suggesting an effective self-regulatory appellate mechanism that can offer a “better solution” to resolve grievances raised by social media users, IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday, asserting new amendments to social media rules will be finalised before July end after extensive consultations. The comment […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana athletes added two bronze medals to take the State’s medal tally to four (one silver and three bronze), at the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games in Panchkula, Haryana on Tuesday. Telangana State Sports School weightlifter D Ganesh added the first medal on the day by clinching third place in the 81kg weightlifting category. […]
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Khammam: IT Minister KT Rama Rao was scheduled to visit Khammam to inaugurate several development works in the city on June 11, informed Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. The IT Minister would also participate in Pattana Pragathi programme on the day, he said speaking to the media here on Tuesday. Ajay Kumar took part in […]
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Hyderabad: Two more incidents of minor girls being raped have been reported from the city, with a minor boy being the suspect in one case. In the first incident, a minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an auto-rickshaw driver at Balapur. According to the police, the suspect, Angothu Prasad, 22, a resident of […]
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Johannesburg/Dubai: Indian-origin fugitive businessmen Rajesh and Atul Gupta, who were among South Africa’s most wanted suspects in a corruption case that led to the removal of president Jacob Zuma from office, have been arrested by the Dubai Police, according to an official statement on Tuesday. The Interpol had issued red notices against Rajesh, 51, and […]
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New Delhi: Investors’ wealth on Tuesday tumbled over Rs 2 lakh crore amid heavy selling pressure in domestic equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 567.98 points or 1.02 per cent to settle at 55,107.34. In tandem with weak equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms tumbled by Rs 2,08,291.75 crore to Rs 2,54,33,013.63 crore. “Investors […]
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Hyderabad: Zee Theatre brings ‘Billy Elliot: The Musical’, a globally acclaimed, coming-of-age story set to Sir Elton John’s tunes, to Indian television for the very first time. Based on a 2000 smash hit film, the musical is set in a dreary English mining town against the backdrop of the 1984 miners’ strike. The narrative goes […]
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New Delhi: Those investors who had put their money in the initial public offerings of Life Insurance Corporation of India had experienced a heavy depreciation in their portfolio, as the shares of the insurance major have been tumbling ever since its exchange listing. The government had offloaded 3.5 per cent of its stake through the […]
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Hyderabad: The U.S. Mission in India on Tuesday organized its sixth annual Student Visa Day. Consular Officers at the U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad – as well as at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and Consulates General in Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai – and interviewed more than 2,500 Indian student visa applicants. Chargé d’Affaires […]
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Dubai: Iraq and Libya have joined over a dozen Muslim countries in condemning the controversial remarks made by now-suspended and expelled BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammad. In response to a statement issued by the Parliamentary Committee on Awqaf and Tribals of Iraq on the controversial tweets, the Spokesperson of the Embassy of India in Iraq […]
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Police on Tuesday asked suspended BJP functionary Nupur Sharma to appear before them on June 22 to record her statement in connection with her alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammad, an official said. An FIR had been registered against Sharma, the former national spokesperson of the BJP, by the Mumbra police in the […]
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Hyderabad: The Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics (MDAE), Mumbai, has announced merit-based scholarships for exceptional postgraduate students applying for the intake of 2022-23 and intending to major in Economics, Data Science & Finance. The postgraduate institute for Economic, Data Analytics, Finance, and Public Policy has announced up to 90 per cent scholarship for meritorious students. […]
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Kothagudem: With Mrigashira karte set to fall on Wednesday (June 8) the villagers and passersby in Burgampad mandal in the district have had a godsend load of fish at their disposal for free, following an accident. A lorry with a load of live fish overturned at Manugur cross roads in the mandal on Tuesday as […]
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Hyderabad: Following news reports that five cases of minor girls being raped were reported in Hyderabad in a week, the National Commission for Women took cognizance of the matter and wrote to the Director General of Police, Telangana to intervene and also send a detailed report on the steps taken. The Commission said it had […]
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Mysuru: The Pesi Shroff-trained Faith, who is blazing the track work in the morning trials, should have it easy in the Mysore Fillies Trial Stakes 1400 metres, terms for 3 years old only, the major attraction of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.30 […]
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Hyderabad: Life threw a curveball at city-based entrepreneur Prakruti Gupta Rao when she was diagnosed with cancer. At the time, she was working in the finance department of Mercedes Benz in Dubai, but moved back to India, along with her husband Navin, for treatment. “After I beat cancer, my body wasn’t really the same, there […]
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Hyderabad: India’s largest prototyping centre T-Works and CARE India, a not-for-protfit organisation, entered into an agreement to build affordable and accessible innovations in health, education, economic empowerment and humanitarian assistance. T-Works, CARE India partnership has started working towards enhancing access to foundational and science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) learning for children in rural […]
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Hyderabad: Consider this! Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy Temple in Ammapalli owns vast lands spread over 250 acres but it gets a mere Rs.3 lakh per annum towards lease amount for varied reasons. It is quite popular as many Telugu and other languages movies were shot on the temple premises till recently. The management of 13th century […]
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A therapy costing Rs 5 crore is the only shot of life for 10-year-old Mahima Sagar with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease, in Hyderabad. SMA is a progressive neuromuscular disease caused due to defects in the SMN1 gene. The affected children develop muscle weakness involving upper and lower limbs initially, but over […]
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Hyderabad: The State government on Tuesday issued orders banning private practice for doctors recruited through direct recruitment. Doctors in posts filled by transfer from non-teaching side recruited after Tuesday’s notification too will not be allowed private practice. The order, GO Ms No 56, came a day after Health Minister T Harish Rao announced on Monday […]
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Hyderabad: Pixar is again creating the buzz in the market, thanks to its upcoming sci-fi original ‘Lightyear’. The film introduces viewers to the life story of Buzz Lightyear. From his strengths, and weaknesses to his struggles and motivation, the adventure drama journals the life of Toy Story’s original creator Buzz Lightyear. Directed by Angus MacLane, […]
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Hyderabad: To celebrate the World Music Day 2022, Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad is organising the Fete de la musique, along with partners, L&T Metro Station and L&T Premia Mall. From June 21 to 26, music lovers in the city can gear up for the city’s largest music festival — Music@Metro and Music@Mall. For almost 15 years, Goethe-Zentrum […]
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New Delhi: There are so many news TV channels in so many Indian languages that they are in a constant race to attract a more or less fixed base of viewers who also have the option of watching entertainment shows, movies and sports apart from OTT platforms. This race has prompted many news TV channels […]
