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Canberra: The coronavirus lockdown in Australia’s capital ended on Friday after more than two months as the country continues to battle the third wave of the pandemic. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) emerged from a lockdown that started on August 12 and was initially meant to last only seven days, reports Xinhua news agency. As […]

At Special Friends, children are taught sustainable skills such as making paper bags, diyas, Ganesh idols

Hyderabad: With the Central government refusing to purchase paddy beyond the allocated quota, the State government will procure only 60 lakh tonnes of paddy through the procurement centres for the Vaanakalam (Kharif) season. The officials of Agriculture Department were asked to sensitise people in this regard. The State government had procured the entire yield during […]

It’s time the Centre and Kerala government took up containment measures with mutual trust and coordination

Hyderabad: The wine shop owners on Thursday requested the State government to favourably view the problems being faced by them because of the pandemic and extend the retail licence period by three months to compensate the lost business during lockdown. In a representation submitted to Prohibition and Excise department, they urged to extend the retail […]

Depressing, initially, with the lockdown, everything around us came to a standstill, especially our school. It was the abode of fun, to meet with friends and the time to be yourself. Not knowing what is happening and with the news in rounds about the Covid, its growing dark desires that none of us could put […]

Many runs are being conducted virtually with a few physical events, thanks to Covid

Hyderabad: As an odd battle of survival between dressed chicken in the shop and a steaming hot bowl of Hyderabadi chicken curry on the table intensifies, hotels in the city are in a fix. An increased demand for chicken dishes, just when chicken prices went up, has put hoteliers in a dilemma over whether or […]

Siddipet: Setting an example for others, a group of 20 parents of children of a government school at Rampur village in Thoguta mandal came together to raise money to paint the school building ahead of the reopening on September 1. Since the school building was virtually abandoned since the first lockdown imposed in March 2020, […]

Hyderabad: Tata Consultancy Services is keen on never going back to ‘work from office’ model even as 96 per cent of its staff is working remotely. Speaking to a financial news website, TCS COO N Ganapathy Subramaniam said in the 40 years of his association with TCS, he and his team had hardly worked remotely. […]

Migration tragedy and economic slowdown have highlighted the need for replicating MGNREGS in urban areas

Group of content creators become a bridge to get aid for people suffering in pandemic

Melbourne's sixth lockdown will be extended for a second week until the end of August 19, the Victoria state government said on Wednesday.

For Sabarimala pilgrimage and darshan from August 15, the government notification said a maximum of 15,000 devotees per day will be permitted.

A maximum of 40 people can visit the places of worship, while up to 20 people can attend weddings and funerals.

Microsoft is now urging its users to migrate to their latest offering Microsoft Teams, which is not only useful for business communications but also handy for consumer use

After the second wave-induced lockdown, the multiplex will opened for the first time this Friday for the audiences.

Kerala with an active caseload of 1.54 lakh is contributing 37.1 per cent of the total active cases in the country, with a growth rate of 1.41 in the last 7 days.

The InMobi report, titled Search in India-2021 Trends Report, showcased insights on the shift in netizens' online behaviour and their search preferences from the data analysed between April 2020 and June 2021.

With possibility of third wave looming large, rush at cattle, sheep markets across city missing