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Lucknow: In a jolt to the BJP ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Minister Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday resigned from the state cabinet. He is likely to join the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP). Informing about his decision, Maurya said in a tweet in Hindi, “Due to the attitude of gross neglect towards […]
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Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who tested positive for Covid-19, was shifted to a private hospital on Tuesday. The doctors have stated that the CM was showing mild symptoms and there was no problem as such. CM Bommai was shifted to hospital on the suggestion of doctors and a few tests will be conducted […]
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New Delhi: As India navigates the Covid-19 pandemic, technology is helping bridge social and economic gaps as well as foster innovation and transformation, offering a massive opportunity to work collaboratively and deliver inclusive growth for all, Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India, said here on Tuesday. Speaking at Microsoft’s annual flagship event ‘Future Ready’, Maheshwari said […]
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New Delhi: In the wake of spike in Covid-19 cases, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed all private offices, barring those under exempted categories in the national capital, to send their employees to work from home. “All private offices, except those which are falling under the ‘Exempted Category’ as prescribed in DDMA’s GRAP […]
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New Delhi: India on Tuesday successfully test-fired BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile from the Indian Navy’s INS Visakhapatnam warship on Tuesday. “Advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile was tested from INS Visakhapatnam today. The missile hit the designated target ship precisely,” said DRDO official. The missile is a joint venture between India […]
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice on journalist Aarti Tikoo’s plea challenging Twitter’s decision to lock her account and deleting her tweet allegedly in violation of its rules on hateful conduct. Seeking the response of the Centre and Twitter Inc, a single bench of Justice Rekha Palli granted three weeks’ […]
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Mumbai: Veteran playback singer and Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar has tested positive and has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital, her family members said here on Tuesday. The 92-year old has been admitted to the ICU of the Breach Candy Hospital, close to her home in south Mumbai. She has mild symptoms and her condition […]
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New York: In a rare medical feat, the US doctors have successfully transplanted a genetically-modified pig heart to a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease. The patient, David Bennett, a Maryland resident, who had been hospitalised and bedridden for the past few months, is doing well three days after a first-of-its-kind surgery, said doctors at […]
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Mumbai: The Government of India will control 35.8 per cent stake in Vodafone Idea as the company’s board has approved conversion of dues into equity, Vodafone Idea said on Tuesday. The debt-laden Vodafone Idea, a joint venture of UK-based Vodafone Group and Kumar Mangalam Birla-led Aditya Birla Group, has opted for conversion of interest on […]
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Washington: United States on Monday recorded 141,385 COVID-19 cases in hospitals with medical staff struggled to treat the infected patients amid an unprecedented surge of the coronavirus. This number fell just short of the record of 142,273 cases which was reported on January 14, 2021, when the pandemic was at its peak in the country, […]
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Yadadri-Bhongir: When Indian Freestyle wrestler Bajrang Punia tweeted a picture of water body resembling India map with caption “Jai Hind” on January 9, it not only went viral but also became a subject of hot discussion with netizens vying with each other in expressing doubts over the photo. Many had opined that it could have […]
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Haveri: Upset over the rejection of his loan application, a man allegedly set the bank on fire in the Haveri district on Sunday. The accused has been arrested and a case has been registered at Kaginelli police station under Sections 436, 477, 435 of the Indian Penal Code, said the police. According to the police, […]
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Hyderabad: Women face stalking and different sorts of harassment, including sexual, in public places with many turning a blind eye to such instances. In public transportation like buses, these instances are always brushed under the carpet and seen as a matter-of-fact thing. Now, four women from Hyderabad are in the process of changing this scenario […]
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Hyderabad: The surge in daily Covid infections driven by the Omicron variant is expected to see 5 per cent to 10 per cent of active Covid cases requiring hospital care in Telangana and elsewhere in the country, estimates from union Health Ministry and State health officials, have indicated. While the situation created by the rise […]
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Hyderabad: BTCS, a US-based publicly traded company focused on blockchain infrastructure and technology, has three days ago announced the first-ever dividend payable in Bitcoin by a Nasdaq-listed company. The company refers to this as Bividend (dividend in Bitcoin). Following this, its stock on the Nasdaq has zoomed more than 44 per cent to end at […]
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Hyderabad: In a major initiative, the State government has decided to install biodigesters in all integrated vegetable and meat markets that are coming up across the State. The installation of biodigesters would serve multiple benefits. Apart from facilitating the production of green energy, biodigesters will aid in the scientific disposal of the waste generated in […]
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Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday made it clear that the State government had fulfilled its responsibility with regards to paddy procurement and it was the Centre’s turn to prove its commitment towards farmers’ welfare. He ridiculed the statements of Chief Ministers of the BJP-ruled States against the TRS government in Telangana and […]
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Nalgonda: Mystery shrouds the finding of a severed head at the feet of Kalimata idol in Mettu Mahankali temple on the outskirts of Gollapalli village on Monday morning. The decapitated head was found at the feet of the Kalimata idol triggering suspicions of it being a human sacrifice. Police have not commented on the human […]
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Hyderabad: Farmers across the State began Sankranti festivities early with the Rythu Bandhu farm investment support scheme reaching the milestone mark of Rs 50,000 crore deposited into the bank accounts of ryots in Telangana. More than 64 lakh of the total 66 lakh farmers have received their farm investment for the current Yasangi (Rabi) season, […]
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Hyderabad: The city witnessed a cloudy day, even as several other parts of Telangana witnessed light to moderate rainfall on Monday. The average minimum temperature was 19.6 degree Celsius while the lowest minimum temperature of 17.9 degree Celsius was recorded at Hayathnagar. According to the India Meteorological Department – Hyderabad (IMD-H), the city was likely […]
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Hyderabad: The daily Covid-19 positive cases driven by the Omicron variant in Telangana has continued with health authorities on Monday reporting 1825 positive cases out of which 1042 positive infections were from areas under GHMC. Health officials have also reported a fatality on Monday, which has taken the overall number of deaths in TS to […]
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has issued orders imposing night curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. in the state. The Medical and Health department will issue guidelines shortly. The government has directed the cinema theatres in the state to run with only 50 per cent occupancy, making wearing of mask cumpulsory for viewers. Reviewing […]
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Hyderabad: The high-end Cath lab, which was launched a month ago at Osmania General Hospital (OGH) with a cost of Rs 7 crore, has started yielding positive results for poor patients. Since the launch of the high-end equipment, OGH cardiologists have conducted 50 coronary angiograms, took-up 30 stent procedures and three fluoroscopy procedures, which helps […]
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Kampala: Uganda’s schools reopened to students on Monday, ending the world’s longest school disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reopening caused traffic congestion in some areas of the capital, Kampala, and students can be seen carrying their mattresses in the streets, a back-to-boarding school phenomenon not witnessed here for nearly two years. Uganda’s schools […]
