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Hyderabad: Despite the setback on account of Covid-19 in the past two years, digital payments continued to grow even in the rural pockets across the country, according to the India Digital Payments report brought out by Worldline, a technology partner for merchants, banks and third-party acquirers and others. “Our in-store and e-commerce solutions in India […]

Hyderabad: For an athlete to excel in a sport, it requires a lot of hard work and dedication. Imagine what it takes for a differently-abled athlete to excel. But 28-year-old Deeravath Mahesh is making waves not just in one sport but two. He is not only representing India in volleyball, but is also the captain […]

Hyderabad: Students of Nizam College on Thursday night staged a protest alleging that food served in the men’s hostel at Basheerbagh was improperly cooked and was not in good taste. “The food served in the hostel is not properly cooked and does not taste good. This apart, benches are not proper in the mess facility beside washrooms […]

Since its launch in 2014, the government incurred an expenditure of Rs 575 cr

Hyderabad: Even as there is a growing concern about the new Covid variant Omicron, IT industry in Hyderabad seems to be having a ‘wait and watch’ approach in terms of calling employees back to offices. Currently, most IT companies are maintaining a status quo in their return to office scenario and depending on the how […]

Hyderabad: It could be just a matter of time before Covid-19 positive cases due to Omicron emerge in Telangana, warn State public health officials, who said on Thursday that a third wave triggered by the new variant was possible in January or February if people continue to pay scant regard for Covid-appropriate behaviour and vaccination. […]

Hyderabad: Two persons, who allegedly duped several people on the pretext of offering health insurance, were arrested on Thursday. The police seized two computers, three mobile phones, three fake certificates and other documents from them. The arrested persons were identified as Gopikrishna Venkatakrishna Vasu (32) and Natarajan Arumugam (36), both from Tamil Nadu. Hyderabad Commissioner’s […]

Of the 1.74 L samples tested, only 411 were found to be contaminated

Hyderabad: In a rare instance of a woman being booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, a woman from Bengaluru was charged with sexually exploiting a teenage boy, who is her nephew, and extorting gold and cash from him. According to the Banjara Hills police, the woman allegedly took her nephew, […]

Sangareddy: As many as 25 students of Jyothirao Phule BC Welfare Residential School at Indresham in Patancheru mandal tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday when doctors conducted tests on over 300 students. The officials sprayed disinfectants in the entire premises as also the hostel. The students have been kept in isolation and doctors are closely […]

Hyderabad: The immensely popular Basti Dawakhana network in the city is getting even bigger. Strengthening the healthcare infrastructure for economically weak sections, the State government will make operational 32 Basti Dawakhanas on Friday. Another 92 Dawakhanas are in various stages of being made operational. These are apart from the 226 Basti Dawakhanas that are already […]

Hyderabad: The image of a betel nut chewing, evil looking character behind those shady calls trying to extract your personal data from you is changing. Two recent raids by the Cyberabad Cybercrime Police have revealed that cyber fraudsters have become as sophisticated, organised and entrepreneurial as any other IT firm. From recruiting and training tele-callers […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad District Weightlifting Association announced the district team for the upcoming State-level Weightlifting Championship 2021-22, scheduled to be held in Nizamabad from Dec 6 to 8, after conducting Hyderabad district Youth, Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championship and selection trials at the LB Stadium on Thursday. Team: Youth Boys: 49kg category-Manikanta, 61kg- Bharat Kumar; Youth […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (Hysea) on Thursday announced the 29th edition of its Annual Innovation Summit and Awards 2021. To be held on December 16, the programme will include conference, product expo and annual industry awards. Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Telangana IT Minister K T Rama Rao […]

Hyderabad: As on Thursday, two persons from Karnataka have tested positive for Omicron variant of Covid-19. A 35-year-old woman from Rangareddy district, who flew down to Hyderabad from the UK, also has tested Covid positive and officials are waiting for results of genome sequencing to ascertain the cause of Covid-19 was Delta or Omicron. What […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana IT industry has consistently been clocking a higher than national average growth in its exports in the last few years. In the last financial year itself, the IT industry in the State clocked exports worth Rs 1.45 lakh crore recording 13 per cent growth when compared to the previous year. Continuing this […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad all-rounder Rishith Reddy had a dream debut picking five wickets but India A lost to Bangladesh by six runs in the U-19 triangular series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. Rishit returned with 5/53 bowling figures in 10 overs that restricted Bangladesh to 230 runs in 47.2 overs. However, India failed […]

Hyderabad: The Regional Director of WHO, South-East Asia Region, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh on Thursday said that confirmation of Omicron variant in India was not unexpected. The senior WHO representative said that the ‘response measures for all variants, including Omicron, is the same as that for SARS-CoV-2. Comprehensive and tailored public health and social measures […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad completed the formalities of picking up remaining two wickets to crush Tripura by an innings and 161 runs on the fourth and final day of the Elite Group D match of the Cooch Behar tournament in New Delhi on Thursday. Needing two wickets in the day, B Punnaia removed Pamir Debnath while Murugan […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force team on Thursday raided a gutkha manufacturing unit at Chandrayangutta and arrested two persons, from whom stuff worth Rs 3 lakh was seized. According to Task Force (South) Inspector S Raghavendra, Mohd Sikander and Mohd Parvez Alam, both residents of Mallapally were illegally manufacturing gutkha at a house in […]