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Kothagudem: A folk artist, Ramachandraiah of Manugur in the district has been selected for Padma Shri award, the fourth-highest civilian award in the country to be presented by the Union government. He is a drum artist who has been serving in the field for the past several decades. In a statement, District Collector Anudeep Durishetty […]
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Hyderabad: It is not every day that you hear about someone who is old… super old, like 24,000 -years-old. According to the last Census conducted in India in 2011, India had a total of about 6 lakh individuals aging over 100, translating to just 0.5 per cent of the country’s 121.cr population at the time […]
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New Delhi: India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who died in a helicopter crash in December last year, will be posthumously conferred Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second-highest civilian award. The Home Ministry announced the Padma Awards on the eve of 73rd Republic Day. General Rawat was headed to Defence Services Staff […]
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New Delhi: In a big honour for the top India-origin tech prowess that has virtually taken over the Silicon Valley in the US, the Indian government on Tuesday awarded Padma Bhushan to Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella and Alphabet and Google’s Sundar Pichai among the 17 awardees. Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award […]
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Hyderabad: Ahead of the budget session of the Parliament, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao urged the Centre to support the growth of Hyderabad by extending necessary financial and administrative support. He wanted all the Telangana MPs, notwithstanding their party affiliations, to speak up on behalf of people of Telangana in the […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday registered 4,559 Covid-19 infections out of which 1450 positive cases were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities have also reported two Covid-19 fatalities on Tuesday, taking the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,077. The active Covid-19 positive infections in Telangana, as on Tuesday have surged to 36,269. The […]
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Ratnagiri: For the first time on the west coast of India, a female Olive Ridley Sea Turtle was successfully satellite tagged at Velas Beach here, officials said Tuesday. The turtle has been named ‘Prathama’, and was released in the Arabian Sea, signifying the start of a new era in sea turtle conservation in Maharashtra and the […]
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Hyderabad: When we think of tourism, we imagine either beautiful seas or ice-capped mountains in North India. Well, little did we know that even the Deccan Plateau can be one of the most endearing tourist destinations with Hyderabad raising its bars to promote tourism in the city. Bringing some such surreal spots from the city, […]
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Hyderabad: The western disturbance in the northern parts of the country is affecting the temperatures in Telangana. The minimum temperature in most parts of the city dipped below the expected range in the early hours of Tuesday. While the average night temperature was recorded at 17 degree Celsius, the lowest minimum temperature of 12.8 degree […]
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Hyderabad: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure as public anger festers over reports of a series of rule-breaking Downing Street parties that took place while the rest of the country was in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. He is accused of misleading the public and parliament about drinks parties that took […]
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Wanaparthy: Health Minister T Harish Rao said the Government was constructing 23 maternity hospitals at a cost of Rs 407 crore and maternity wards were being constructed with Rs 30 crore across the State. The Minister along with Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy inaugurated a mother and child health centre constructed with a cost of […]
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Bengaluru: A 25-year-old student has accused Bengaluru police of inaction over her complaint of rape. She has alleged that police are not arresting her Facebook friend who raped her as he is a man of influence, even six days after lodging a complaint. The victim, a fashion designing graduate, had lodged a police complaint with […]
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Hyderabad: BJP MP from Nizamabad Dharmapuri Arvind tasted the ire of people on Tuesday and had to cut short his visit when turmeric farmers obstructed his convoy and raised slogans demanding his resignation as he failed to get the Turmeric Board sanctioned to Nizambad, as per his election promise. Tension gripped Issapally village in Armur […]
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London: The Omicron variant of Covid is highly contagious but is known to cause less severe disease than Delta. This is after being better at escaping immune protection by vaccinations and previous infections. However, the reasons for this have so far remained elusive. Now, a new study has shown that Omicron variant viruses are particularly […]
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Hyderabad: Woxsen University launched a first-of-its-kind international Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Hyderabad in collaboration with its partner university, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany, in the areas of entrepreneurship and business development. This CoE will be led by Woxsen University’s incubation centre-Trade Tower, along with scholars and industry practitioners. The CoE will provide […]
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Hyderabad: Municipal Administration & Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister KT Rama Rao on Tuesday said Telangana under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, has turned into a role model for the entire country, especially pertaining to supply of drinking water. Laying the foundation stone for the road widening works in Bachupally, he said the […]
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Hyderabad: Parle-G, the 80-year-old biscuit brand with striped yellow packaging featuring the iconic Parle girl, has released a video ahead of Republic Day giving a small glimpse into their long journey with the nation, and a bond that grew stronger over the years. The ad harps on nostalgia and highlights how Parle, founded in 1929, […]
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San Francisco: Google has now been sued in the US for ‘deceptive’ collection of location data on Android devices. The attorneys general of three states and the District of Columbia have sued the tech giant, alleging that Google pushed Android users with “repeated nudging, misleading pressure tactics, and evasive and deceptive descriptions” to share more […]
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Hyderabad: The startup ecosystem in Hyderabad is growing and adding another feather to this cap is a Hyderabad headquartered company that has joined the unicorn club. City-born HR tech platform Darwinbox has raised $72 million (approximately Rs 537 crore) in funding taking the company’s valuation above the $1 billion mark. A unicorn is a privately […]
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Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 354.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.60 million and vaccinations to over 9.81 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that […]
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New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) is all set to celebrate 12th National Voters’ Day on Tuesday (January 25) with the theme of ‘Making Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative’, and envisage focus on the EC’s commitment to facilitate active participation of voters during the elections while making the entire process hassle free and a memorable […]
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Digital Intelligence (DI) has something to do with the skills needed to use technology more effectively. It’s not just being aware of vulnerabilities with overuse of screens or knowing when to disconnect from your device, digital intelligence must include debugging a computer or using all the features of your smartphone or checking from whom the […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana has become a trendsetter for the entire country with many of its developmental concepts being replicated by other States and the union government as well, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao said on Monday. He was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) Phase-II […]
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Hyderabad: In what is seen as one of the biggest e-frauds cases in the city, suspects hacked into the servers of the A.P Mahesh Cooperative Urban Bank and reportedly transferred huge amounts to different accounts. According to the police, some persons had hacked into the servers of the bank and later logged into the main […]