- Telangana
TRS MLA’s brother among beneficiaries of ‘Dalit Bandhu’ scheme
Hyderabad: Relatives of some Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leaders allegedly figure among the beneficiaries of ‘Dalit Bandhu’, the flagship scheme of the state government for empowerment of Dalits. The TRS government has…
- India
Tharoor moves Private Members Bill to repeal UAPA
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday moved a Private Members Bill to repeal the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Repeal Bill, 2022 seeks to annul the UAPA,…
- Business
Jet fuel prices hiked, air fares to rise
New Delhi: High crude oil prices led India’s OMCs to hike aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price on Friday. Accordingly, in the national capital, the price of jet fuel was raised to Rs…
- Health
Eating more mushrooms may be good for your gut health
New York: Next time you order a pizza or whip up a creamy risotto, go ahead and load on the mushrooms. Adding more of the edible fungi into your diet may be…
- Bangalore
Minor blast in Bengaluru; Amit Shah’s route changed
Bengaluru: A minor blast took place here on Friday near the Mount Carmel College following which the route of Home Minister Amit Shah, who was on his way to Bengaluru from Chikkaballapur…
- Telangana
Telangana: Woman techie arrested for selling cannabis in Medchal
Hyderabad: A woman techie, supplying cannabis to some IT employees and youth in Hyderabad, has been arrested, police said on Friday. Kondapaneni Mansi was arrested at Kompally in Medchal district. According to…
- Business
March GST collection at record high of over Rs 1.42 lakh crore
New Delhi: India’s GST collection touched a record high in March 2022 at Rs 1,42,095 crore, official data showed on Friday. The previous record high stood at Rs 1,40,986 crore collected in…
- Sports
India officially gets Chess Olympiad 2022 hosting rights
New Delhi: The International Chess Federation (FIDE) chief, Arkady Dvorkovich, officially handed over the Chess Olympiad 2022 hosting rights to India at an event here on Friday. The Olympiad will take place…
- India
1.86 crore cases heard virtually by courts during pandemic
New Delhi: Courts across India heard about 1.86 crore cases via video conferencing during the pandemic, the Parliament was told on Friday. However, the decision of virtual mode of court hearing is…
- Andhra Pradesh
Suspense continues as Andhra Pradesh set to create new districts
Amaravati: With the Andhra Pradesh government set to issue the final notification for reorganisation of the existing 13 districts into 26 districts in a couple of days, suspense continues over how the…
- Kashmir
Srinagar Corps Commander chairs security review conference in Kashmir
Srinagar: A joint security conference of army and police, chaired by the Corps Commander, Chinar Corps, was held at Awantipora to discuss security-related issues in the Valley, the army said on Friday.…
- Bangalore
BJP govt in Karnataka most corrupt in the country: Rahul Gandhi
Bengaluru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the BJP government in Karnataka is the most corrupt in the country. If Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes to Karnataka and talks about corruption,…
- Kashmir
LeT terrorist killed in encounter in J&K’s Shopian
Srinagar: A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces at Turkawangam area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police officials said on Friday. Based on a specific input regarding…
- Sports
IPL 2022 crowd occupancy increased to 50 percent, says ticketing partner
Mumbai: BookMyShow, the official ticketing partner of IPL 2022, on Friday announced that the crowd occupancy in stadiums across Mumbai and Pune has been increased to 50 percent. The announcement by the…
- Science
After 22 years, scientists have fully sequenced human genome
New York: A large international team led by the US National Institutes of Health has completed the DNA sequence of all protein-coding genes in the human genome, about two decades after starting…
