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Chennai: The Covid-19 cluster at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) has increased to 171 despite authorities saying that there was nothing to worry about. The institute is also continuing to function. According to Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan, the state government and the IITM authorities are trying to prevent the infection from spreading […]
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Washington: The US has confirmed the first known human case of H5 bird flu in a person in the state of Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. The person tested positive for the avian influenza A (H5) virus and was involved in the culling of poultry presumed to have had H5N1 bird […]
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Mumbai: More than a week after Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s magic floored Mumbai Indians in a nerve-wracking thriller, former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg has hailed the former India and Chennai Super Kings skipper’s finishing skills, saying no target is big for the legendary wicketkeeper-batter because he believes in himself. Dhoni’s blistering 13-ball unbeaten 28 on April 21 […]
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Washington: The US, all the European Union (EU) member states and 32 non-EU countries have signed a “Declaration for the Future of the Internet” that calls for an “open, free, global, interoperable, reliable, and secure” internet. The declaration represents a political commitment among partners to advance a positive vision for the internet and digital technologies, the […]
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Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao said the Telangana Government aims at coming up with a new master plan for Hyderabad in 18 months and master plans for all the 141 municipalities and corporations in the State by March 31, 2023. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had also instructed to prepare […]
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Hyderabad: The workers of BJP disrupted the speech of a Telangana minister at an official ceremony for the foundation stone laying of national highway projects. The incident occurred in the presence of Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, G. Kishan Reddy and V.K. Singh. Raising slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’, the BJP workers created an uproar when state […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Amazon uses voice data from its Echo devices to serve targeted ads on its own platforms and the web, says a new report. According to The Verge, the report, which included researchers from the University of Washington concluded that Amazon and third parties (including advertising and tracking services) collect data from interactions […]
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Los Angeles: Actress Megan Fox spoke candidly about the “ridicule” she endured after speaking out against Hollywood misogyny early in her career. The actor, who was speaking to Glamour UK, often spoke out about being objectified on Michael Bay sets, including one infamous ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ interview where she called out how creepy it was […]
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Hyderabad: Actress Keerthy Suresh has begun promoting her next big Telugu release ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’. As this is her first collaboration with superstar Mahesh Babu, the excited actress has joined the team in their promotional phase. ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ billed as a commercial action drama, stars Mahesh Babu in a role unlike any other. Keerthy […]
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Liverpool: Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at the Premier League club until 2026. If he sees out the deal announced on Thursday, Klopp will have been at Liverpool for more than a decade after joining in October 2015. “Like any healthy relationship, it always has to be […]
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Los Angeles: The teaser of ‘Hunger Game’ prequel ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ was unveiled at the CinemaCon and showcased for the annual trade show for theatre owners. The clip didn’t show any footage from the movie, which is currently in production, nor did it reveal the cast of the film. Instead, the clip […]
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Los Angeles: The first look of the Keanu Reeves-starrer, ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ was unveiled at the recently-concluded CinemaCon 2022 where it acted as the closing piece to the event which saw a slew of announcements, reports ‘Variety’. Appearing during the Lionsgate presentation at the annual exhibition trade show, Reeves was greeted with lusty applause […]
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Los Angeles: The general counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) testified that actress Amber Heard’s op-ed about domestic violence was timed to capitalise on the release of ‘Aquaman’. The op-ed alluded to Heard’s allegations against former husband and actor Johnny Depp, though the latter was not named, reports ‘Variety’. Depp is now suing […]
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Patna: Acknowledging power shortage across the state, Bihar’s Power Minister, Bijendra Prasad Yadav assured on Thursday that a power shortage of around 1000 Megawatt (MW) power will be resolved in a day or two. “A power supply shortage of around 1000MW is presently going on in the state and it will be resolved in a […]
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New Delhi: Jaaved Jaaferi shared a heartfelt condolence message for ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’ actor Salim Ghouse who died on Thursday at the age 70 after reportedly suffering from a cardiac arrest. Salim Ghouse, a man with a lot of self-respect and a multitalented multifaceted powerhouse of a performer who captured audiences in Bharat ek Khoj, […]
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Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old girl killed her father over property dispute in Telangana’s Mahabubabad district on Friday. According to police, the incident occurred in Vemunuru village of the district. Prabhavati attacked her father Venkanna (46) with a stick, resulting in his death. She was angry with her father for not giving her […]
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Hyderabad: Anil Ravipudi, who directed ‘Sarileru Neekevvaru’, which became the highest-grossing film in Mahesh Babu’s career to date, said he will team up again with the actor whenever time permits. Anil Ravipudi has always maintained that he has a script for Mahesh. During an exclusive interview with IANS, the director revealed that he and Mahesh […]
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San Francisco: Apple now has more than 825 million paid subscriptions across Services, up 165 million in the last one year. The iPhone maker said that its Services revenue reached $19.8 billion — a 17 per cent increase (year-over-year). Apple’s Services category includes App Store, Apple TV+, Apple Music, cloud services. During the last 12 […]
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Mumbai: Bollywood star Taapsee Pannu on Friday announced that her upcoming film “Shabaash Mithu”, a biopic on Indian cricketer Mithali Raj, will make its debut in theatres on July 15. Directed by filmmaker Srijit Mukherji and written by Priya Aven, the film is a coming-of-age story of women’s cricket in India as witnessed by the […]
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San Francisco: After posting disastrous results for its March quarter, streaming giant Netflix has reportedly laid off several experienced journalists and writers working for its entertainment site Tudum which it launched only in December last year. The layoffs come just days after Netflix’s earnings report for the first quarter (Q1) where it lost subscribers for […]
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Mumbai: The rupee witnessed a range-bound trading in early trade on Friday as the strength of the dollar in the overseas market and elevated crude oil prices offset the support of positive domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 76.62 against the American dollar and moved in a narrow range. It […]
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Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices opened in green on Friday with Sensex up by 340.13 points and Nifty by 92.70 points. At 9:28 AM, the BSE Sensex was up by 340.13 points or 0.59 percent at 57,861.19. BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange, is the oldest stock exchange in Asia, and also the […]
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New Delhi: With westerly winds coming from Pakistan, bringing all the heat and darting all the way till Odisha, resulted in a massive heat wave across India with 14 states from west, northwest and central India recording temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius. Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest maximum temperature of 45.9 degrees Celsius […]
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Hyderabad: An argument between two students over a meal turned violent when one of them attacked the other with a sharp object in a school hostel at Gachibowli on Thursday late night. The victim and suspect, both minors and hostel mates, reportedly had an argument when food from one of their plates fell on the […]
