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London: People bedridden for seven days or more with Covid-19 showed a higher rate of depression and anxiety, compared to those who were infected but never bedridden, according to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health. The findings suggest that, on the whole, non-hospitalised patients with a SARS-CoV-2 infection were more likely to […]
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New Delhi: When Samsung premium users in India got to know that there will be no new Galaxy Note series anymore, millions of hearts were broken. The company has endeavoured to give them a brand new device in Galaxy S22 Ultra with S-Pen that is truly Note-worthy. While the Note series is officially dead, With […]
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New Delhi: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday welcomed the Karnataka High Court’s decision to uphold the Hijab ban in educational institutions and appealed to everyone to maintain peace by accepting the order of the Court. “I welcome the Court’s decision. I appeal to everyone that the state and country have to go forward, everyone […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday morning ensured that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda was garlanded first at the Parliamentary party meeting in a clear gesture meant to acknowledge the role of the organisation in the recently concluded Assembly elections. The Parliamentary party meeting of the BJP gave […]
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Medak: A woman got burnt alive and her husband and son sustained serious injuries when their house caught fire on Monday night in Thimmanagar. The victims were Paleboyina Mangamma (35), her husband Narsimhulu (42) and son Ravi (14). Though the locals came to their rescue after calling fire tenders, they could not save Mangamma. Narsimhulu […]
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New Delhi: Bucking the trend where Cloud infrastructure offerings are getting cheaper, Google Cloud has announced significant price hikes across its core services like storage, compute and networking that will go into effect from October 1 this year. The company said that the impact of the pricing changes depends on customers’ use cases and usage. […]
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed various petitions challenging a ban on Hijab in education institutions and said that wearing Hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam. A bench of Karnataka High Court comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit, and Justice JM Khazi said that no case […]
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Bengaluru: Ahead of the Karnataka High Court judgment in the Hijab row case on Tuesday, prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code have been imposed in Udipi, Shivamogga and Kalburagi among other districts of the state. Yesterday, District Magistrate Kurma Rao M announced that all schools and colleges in the Udipi will […]
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New Delhi: India reported 2,568 new cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a slight increase from 2,503 reported on the previous day, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its latest update on Tuesday morning. In the same period, 97 deaths were reported, taking the total number of deaths to […]
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Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a draft bill in Parliament calling for the extension of a martial law for another 30 days in the country as Russia continues its military onslaught against Kiev. According to the Verkhovna Rada, or Parliament, the bill presented on Monday suggests the extension of the law from 5.30 […]
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New Delhi: Apple has started rolling out iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 for compatible models. This new update includes several minor changes, along with a major update to Face ID. The iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 updates can be downloaded for free. To access the new software, go to Settings > General > Software Update. […]
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court is scheduled to pronounce the judgment on the hijab row on Monday. The special bench constituted to look into the issue will read out the verdict at about 10.30 a.m. As a precautionary measure, security has been beefed up across the state. Holiday has been declared in the districts of […]
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With Holi round the corner, the festivities have gripped Hyderabad markets, boosting sales of herbal colours, balloons and water guns (pichkari). Preparations for the festival of colours were seen in full swing throughout the country. The local shopkeepers have seen a tremendous rise in sales ahead of Holi. “With the business doing well this time, […]
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New Delhi: To have evacuated safely more than an estimated 18,000 Indian nationals from Ukraine amidst the ongoing conflict, is truly a commendable task. Also, to have done it without much fanfare speaks volumes of the coordination put it by the government of India to ensure swift and speedy evacuation. That is the hallmark of […]
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United Nations: UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid on Monday said that the next UN Secretary-General should be female. Just four women have been elected president of the General Assembly in its 76 sessions. However, no woman has ever been chosen as the secretary-general. This needs to be corrected, Shahid told the opening of the […]
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Pilibhit: With the Karnataka government refusing to provide trained adult cow elephants to Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR), the PTR officials have now decided to transport six elephants, aged between six and 11 years, and to foster them to adapt to the local forest and environmental conditions. The elephants are needed to track and monitor stray […]
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Chandigarh: International kabaddi player Sandeep Singh from Nangal Ambiyan village was shot dead by assailants during a match at Malian village in Jalandhar district on Monday. At least 20 bullets were pumped into his head and chest. The disturbing video of the crime went viral. Hailing from Nangal Ambian village in Shahkot, Sandeep was a […]
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New Delhi: Shaheen Gill and Nivedita Karki were among five women youth boxers to strike gold medals as India had another good day at the 2022 ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Monday. Tamanna (50kg), Ravina (63kg) and Muskan (75kg) were the other three boxers who also registered victories in […]
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Hyderabad: The rapid surge in Covid infections in China and subsequent lockdown of Shenzhen city, a major technology hub and Jilin province, apart from the spate of fatalities in Hong Kong, has raised concerns among public health officials, geneticists and epidemiologists here in Hyderabad. While there are no immediate indications of a new variant, which […]
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Hyderabad: Two major infrastructure projects, developed as part of the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP) to decongest traffic in the eastern part of the city, will be inaugurated on Wednesday. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister, KT Rama Rao will inaugurate the Bairamalguda Left Hand Side (LHS) Flyover built with a cost of Rs 28.64 […]
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By Seela Subba Rao Despite the enactment of The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, the practice of using direct human labour in cleaning sewage and septic tanks prevails. The Safai Mitra Suraksha Challenge, launched in 2020, was aimed at mechanising the cleaning operation of septic and sewage tank in […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent call for radical changes in the police administration has brought the key issue of police reforms back into the spotlight. It is rather baffling that the successive governments have ignored the need for structural changes in the criminal justice system to make it more efficient and responsive to the needs […]
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Hyderabad: The all-time favourite comfort food for many, Maggi is going to get costlier, again! Inflationary pressure has forced companies like Nestle and Hindustan Uniliver to increase the prices of their products. Products that are likely to get costlier are Nestle’s Maggi, A+ Milk and Nescafe among others. After the announcement from the FMCG companies, […]
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Hyderabad: The State government will take up construction of four lakh double bedroom houses under the newly proposed scheme in the next financial year. About Rs 3 lakh will be provided to each beneficiary having a house plot, for construction of the house under Dignity Housing scheme. This will be in addition to the houses […]
