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Dublin: The Irish Department of Health has reported 5,124 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, saying that about 52 per cent of them were due to the Omicron variant. “It has taken less than two weeks for Omicron to become the dominant strain of Covid-19 in Ireland, revealing just how transmissible this virus is,” Xinhua news agency […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based husband-wife duo Susurala V S Suresh and Mythreyi Kondapi has launched a first-of-its-kind tech-enabled device for physiotherapists and patients called Pheezee. The device aims to revolutionise the way patient assessments are done in the physiotherapy and rehabilitation space. After working on developing the product for two years and testing it in rehab centres […]
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Hyderabad: Tracking and tracing of international passengers arriving from non ‘at-risk’ countries to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad has become a challenge for surveillance teams of the State Health Department, as there is a lot of scope for such passengers to ‘slip through the cracks’ and trigger rapid transmission of Omicron variant among the […]
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Hyderabad: The present situation of the Omicron-driven Covid pandemic is indicating that the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 is not as lethal as the Delta variant, which caused the second wave and claimed lives of many, senior health officials here on Sunday said. However, they added that there was no need for people to panic. Making […]
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Hyderabad: With the winter setting in and the mercury dropping significantly, the Nehru Zoological Park authorities made special arrangements to protect the animals. Compared to the other areas of the city, the temperature at the zoo are usually low considering the vast green cover in the park and its proximity to the Mir Alam Tank […]
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Mancherial: Till recently, she was just another daily wage earner, singing folk songs while she went about agriculture activities. She was struggling to make both ends meet and was living in her unfinished house. This self-trained folk singer, Kummari Durgavva, turned into an internet sensation overnight for rendering the song, Adavi Thalli, in Pawan Kalyan’s […]
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Hyderabad: Big Boss Telugu 5 journey of 106 days ended on a high note with VJ Sunny lifting the coveted trophy, while Shanmukh Jaswanth and Sreerama Chandra emerged as the first and second runners-up respectively. VJ Sunny took home Rs 50 lakh cash and a plot worth Rs 25 lakh. SS Rajamouli, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir […]
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Hyderabad: Although a little late to join the club of 125 cc commuter scooters, TVS makes a promising entry into the segment with an upgrade to the already popular Jupiter. Big on its brand name the, all new Jupiter 125 has a lot riding on it and it does not disappoint. At an ex showroom […]
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Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Buoyed by the success of the Bird Walk Festival in 2019, Forest Department officials are gearing up to host the second edition of the event aimed at exposing lensmen, birders and nature lovers to the rich avian community inhabiting the forests in the district on January 8 and 9. District Forest Officer […]
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Amaravati: The State government has entrusted the job of distribution of movie tickets to Andhra Pradesh Film Development Corporation (APFDC). A GO was issued on Sunday to this effect and accordingly, sale of cinema tickets will now be taken up on lines of the IRCTC. Hitherto, the tickets were sold online through apps like Paytm. […]
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Siddipet: The first bio-gas plant in Telangana to produce CNG from household waste will be inaugurated in Siddipet on Monday. The plant, costing Rs 6 crore, has been set up at Swachha Badi in Basavapur. With the objective of putting wet waste collected from households in Siddipet town to best use, the civic authorities built […]
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Hyderabad: Returning after one year gap owing to Covid-19, the 10th edition of the Airtel Hyderabad Marathon saw over 6,000 runners taking part in the annual event in the city on Sunday. Braving the chilly weather, the citizens came out in large numbers to cheer the runners. The run, held in 10k, half marathon and […]
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Hyderabad: Handlooms and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao has appealed to the Central government to withdraw its plans to revise GST on textiles and handlooms from 5 per cent to 12 per cent with effect from January 1, 2022. In a letter to Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday, Rama Rao said that […]
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Washington : After the overwhelming response from fans on the recently released ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, Kevin Feige-president of Marvel Studios has confirmed that the production company and Sony are currently working on developing at least one more movie for the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the Marvel Studios president says he outright […]
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Hyderabad: Not only the couple but even the guests at the ceremony experienced sheer joy as Telangana witnessed its first openly gay wedding on Saturday. The marriage that was attended by the newlyweds’ close friends, family, and members from the LGBTQ community in Hyderabad took place at a private resort here in Vikarabad. So, it’s […]
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Hyderabad: The grand finale of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ saw an ensemble of stars on the dais as Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt wowed the audience when she mouthed Balakrishna’s famous dialogue from ‘Simhaa’. As the winner of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ is to lift the trophy, India’s biggest celebrities are to grace the event on […]
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Hyderabad: Internet usage has seen a steep increase over the last year. Due to Covid-19 much of the productivity work was done from home and all credit goes to the World Wide Web which helped in communicating messages and making the working process easy with the click of a button from homes. At the same […]
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Hyderabad: The makers of Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer ‘Pushpa’ have decided to cut a controversial scene in the movie which shows the lead actor touching the chest of Rashmika’s character. ‘Pushpa’ was released on December 17. A section of the audience isn’t happy with the portrayal of the romantic scene in the movie. In […]
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Hyderabad: Siri and Manas have been eliminated as the grand finale of reality show ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ approaches. With an ensemble of stars in the lists of the guests attending the grand finale of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’, the speculations about the title winner are rife. Hosted by Nagarjuna, the grand finale is to […]
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Mumbai: Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was last month denied a nod to hold a show in Bengaluru amid protests by some right-wing outfits, is set to perform in Kolkata in January. The comedian took to Twitter on Saturday evening and shared a link to book tickets for his two-hour comedy act “Dhandho”, to be […]
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Beed: Two monkeys, reportedly involved in the killing of over 250 dogs, have been captured by the Forest Department in Maharashtra’s Beed on Saturday. The killings are believed to be an act of revenge after a few dogs killed an infant monkey. These monkeys would be released in a nearby forest. Sachin Kand, Beed Forest […]
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New Delhi: A platoon of the Indian Navy hoisted the Tricolour in the island of Anjadip off Canacona for the first time in the history of the last colonial outpost in the country. That was the beginning of the end of 451 years of Portuguese rule over Goa, Daman and Diu. Officially, India intervened militarily […]
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New Delhi: The hyper mutated Omicron variant of Covid-19 has now spread to about 89 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. Omicron is a highly divergent variant with a high number of mutations, including 26-32 in the spike protein, some of which are concerning and may be associated with immune escape potential […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Kozhikode Police in Kerala have registered a case against India’s ‘golden girl’ P.T. Usha and six others under Section IPC 420 (cheating and dishonesty) based on a complaint filed by a former athlete, Jemma Joseph. Speaking to IANS, a police officer on the condition of anonymity has confirmed that the case has been […]
