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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 […]
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The Hague: The Dutch government has announced a stricter lockdown out of fear for the rise of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the country. “I stand here with a gloomy mind,” Prime Minister Mark Rutte said at a press conference on Saturday in the Hague. “The Netherlands is going into lockdown again.” “That is […]
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Chandigarh: A man was allegedly beaten to death on Saturday evening after he tried to desecrate the sacred Guru Granth Sahib at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The youth, reportedly belonging to Uttar Pradesh, entered the restricted area and tried to pick the sword kept in front of the Guru Granth Sahib. He was caught […]
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Hyderabad: With Omicron cases being detected in Hyderabad, people are gearing up to celebrate Christmas with extra care and caution. Although there’s a sense of fear, churchgoers stated that things are looking brighter when compared to last year. From wearing masks, sanitising the church surfaces, encouraging people to take vaccinations, and not allowing people above […]
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Madrid: Kidambi Srikanth created history on Saturday by becoming the first Indian shuttler to enter the final in the men’s singles category of the BWF World Championships in Huelva. In an all-Indian battle, former world number one Srikanth rallied to defeat Lakshya Sen by 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a thriller that lasted for one hour […]
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Hyderabad: The Project Telugu Wiki, a volunteer driven effort making reference material available in Telugu on the Wikipedia, will gain steam in days to come with efforts being made to rope in more volunteers to generate content. So far, about 1,200 volunteers have been trained in creating content in Telugu. Targeted efforts will be made […]
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Hyderabad: The book fair is back and the venue NTR stadium in the city is abuzz with activity. With trolleys delivering decks of books and the stall managers setting them with sheer enthusiasm, the 34th Hyderabad National Book Fair this time is all set to welcome bibliophiles to the ocean of book choices. Being conducted […]
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Hyderabad: The rise of Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 could be a significant step in transformation of Covid-19 from a pandemic to an endemic disease. Researchers and geneticists believe that if the present projections of the spread of the Omicron virus hold up, then in the coming years, the SARS-CoV-2 virus could become an endemic disease […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana reported 185 new Covid infections and one fatality on Saturday taking the cumulative number of deaths to 4,014 and the total number of positive cases so far to 6,79,430. The number of active cases in Telangana, as on Saturday, was 3,761. The authorities on Friday conducted 41,484 Covid tests of which results of […]
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Hyderabad: After successful completion of experimental project to use drone flights for delivery of vaccines in the identified airspace in Vikarabad, efforts are on to replicate the exercise in Adilabad and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts. The State Government took up the innovative ‘Medicine from the Sky’ initiative in association with Emerging Technologies Wing of the ITE&C […]
