Sruthi Vibhavari
- World
Nigeria suspends Twitter after platform deletes President Buhari’s tweet
Abuja: Nigeria’s ministry of information and culture on Friday announced that it has indefinitely suspended Twitter’s operations in the country saying the platform was being used for activities “capable of undermining Nigeria’s…
- Hyderabad News
Coronavirus is lab-made in China, Hyd scientist BG Siddharth reiterates
As the world is grappling with the damage caused to the global economy, mass scale deaths are often leading us to a debate whether the COVID-19 pandemic is caused by a virus…
- Offbeat
Viral video: Man dresses up as superman; gets hit by bus
One needs to perform a variety of stunts to be relevant and viral on the internet these days. In a similar case, a comedian dressed up as Superman was hit by a…
- Bangalore News
Google faces backlash after showing Kannada ‘ugliest language of India’
Bengaluru: Google on Thursday landed in a soup after a search on its portal showed south-Indian language Kannada as the ‘ugliest language in India’. The Search result sparked an outrage among the…
- India
Lakshadweep administration to deploy security personnel on local fishing boats
Kavaratti: Amid the ongoing protests by islanders and others against the Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel’s unilateral decisions for development, the administration approved yet another contentious plan to strengthen security on the…
- Technology
Tesla begins recruiting for leadership positions in India
New Delhi: Elon Musk-led Tesla Inc. began recruiting for leadership positions in India, including heads of various departments, Bloomberg said in a report, quoting people familiar with the matter. The California-based electric…
- Hyderabad News
Cong MLA Seethakka’s family booked for lockdown violation; she cries foul
Hyderabad: Malkajgiri police on Thursday landed in soup after they booked Congress MLA from Mulugu, Seethakka’s family members for lockdown violation, while on their way to the hospital. Danasari Anasuya, popularly called…
- Entertainment
Juhi Chawla’s 5G hearing interrupted by singing fans; internet in splits
New Delhi: A hearing by the Delhi high court on Wednesday became a matter of internet laughs after fans of Juhi Chawla, whose petition on 5G was being heard, joined the virtual…
- Featured News
Can India-Pakistan have an EU-like union? Youth from both countries weigh in
Hyderabad: For some time now, the idea of having a European union-type union in the Indian subcontinent, has been in the air. Some politicians have shown support for it including the likes…
- Telangana
123 children lost both parents to COVID-19 in Telangana, NCPCR data shows
Hyderabad: As many as 123 children in Telangana lost both their parents to COVID-19 since March 2020, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) data showed. The data is made…
- India
Dalit music artist Sumeet Samos crowdfunds his way to Oxford University
Odisha-based Dalit music rapper and anti-caste activist Sumeet Samos on Tuesday raised over Rs 27 lakhs on a crowdfunding platform towards his tuition fees at UK’s prestigious Oxford University. Sumeet’s application for…
- India
Congress attacks Modi govt as GDP contracts by 7.3% last fiscal
New Delhi: The Congress party on Tuesday launched a concerted attack at the Modi-led central government after the government data released on Monday showed that India’s Gross Domestic Growth (GDP) growth rate…
- Offbeat
Viral Video: Netizens react to courteous robber in Pakistan’s store
A video of a humorous conversation between a robber and a shopkeeper from Pakistan is going viral on the internet. The video clip that was captured at the time of the robbery…
- Hyderabad News
Hyderabad techie repatriated after two years in Pakistan’s custody
Hyderabad: A Hyderabadi software engineer, who was in Pakistan’s custody for entering illegally in 2019, was repatriated through the Attari-Wagah border on Monday. 31-year-old Vaindam Prashanth, entered Pakistan by crossing the border…
- Hyderabad News
Veteran bureaucrat SV Prasad, his wife die of COVID-19
Hyderabad: Former chief secretary of the combined Andhra Pradesh state, IAS officer SV Prasad passed away on Tuesday morning after battling with COVID-19. He was undergoing treatment for the virus, along with…
- Andhra Pradesh News
Ex-headmaster who took Nellore Ayurveda medicine dies of Covid
Nellore: Retired headmaster Kotaiah from Nellore district, who claimed that he had recovered from COVID-19 after taking the ‘miracle’ medicine of Bonige Anandaiah from Krishnapatnam village, died on Monday. Sources in the…
- Telangana
Telangana: Malkajgiri MP Revanth Reddy to be new Congress chief?
Hyderabad: Congress member of Parliament from the Malkajgiri constituency Anumula Revanth Reddy has almost been finalised as the new president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC), sources said. Revanth, who is…
- Hyderabad News
UoH selected for prestigious European internationalization project
Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad on Monday announced its selection for a prestigious European Commission Project called “Internationalization and Virtual Exchange: Borderless between European Union and Asian Countries”. The project seeks to…
- Telangana
TRANSCO employees to be vaccinated soon as many affected by COVID-19
Hyderabad: The employees of Transmission Corporation of Telangana (TRANSCO) will soon be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a large number of employees contracted the virus so far, the corporation chairman and MD D.…
- Hyderabad News
KTR inaugurates ramps for PVNR expressway
Hyderabad: Minister for municipal administration and urban development (MAUD), KT Rama Rao along with chief secretary Somesh Kumar on Saturday inaugurated the PVNR Expressway ramps at Upparpally. Now commuters using the PVNR Expressway coming from the…
- Hyderabad News
Here’s truth behind viral video of police officer beaten up in Kondapur
Hyderabad: A viral video on social media showed a police officer being beaten up by some people, as onlookers are shocked. The video is claimed to be taken in the Kondapur area,…
- Sports
Dhoni or Kohli, who’s best captain? Michael Vaughan calls this one a ‘trailblazer’
New Delhi: Both the former Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and current one Virat Kohli not only hold immense popularity among cricket lovers, they also have a successful track record in…
- India
Bombay HC orders transfer of Stan Swamy to private hospital
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to transfer ailing Father Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old tribal rights activist – to the Holy Family Hospital from Taloja Central Jail…
- Telangana
COVID dawakhana inaugurated in Narayanpet; more to be opened soon
Hyderabad: In a bid to provide health services to patients battling COVID-19 in rural areas, Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) took an initiative to set up COVID dawakhanas across the state. The…
- India
Lakshadweep row: RTI activist seeks info on appointing Praful Patel as administrator
New Delhi: Amid the protests in Lakshadweep against the island’s administrator’s controversial new regulations, Right to Information (RTI) activist Saketh Gokhale on Friday sought information on the appointment of Praful Khoda Patel…
- India
Blind leaders immune to suffering of people: St Stephen’s principal pens emotional note after student’s death
New Delhi: Claims of belligerent and blind leaders who are immune to the suffering and deaths of people show that we are veering off dangerously to become a cruel, insensitive race, the…
- Hyderabad News
Hyd: IPS officer’s son’s wedding draws flak for violating Covid norms
Hyderabad: Senior IPS officer serving in Telangana landed in the soup this week after allegations of him performing son’s wedding, violating lockdown restrictions, were widely shared. Rajiv Trivedi, the Director General of…
- Telangana
TJUDA calls off strike after talks with govt authorities
Hyderabad: A day after they boycotted both elective and emergency duties across government hospitals in the state, Telangana junior doctors association (TJUDA) on Thursday evening announced that they are calling off their…
- Health
Most of the vaccines’ efficacy last six months after second dose
Hyderabad: The current vaccines being given to prevent COVID-19 are perhaps periodical vaccines that will have to be taken as and when required, says Dr Md. Iqbal Jaweed of Indian Medical Association.…
- Offbeat
Cyclone Yaas: ‘If we don’t come out, who will you show?’ Odisha man shocks reporter
Live TV fails can be very amusing at times; for, people can be captured in their true elements in the most random times. A journalist, who was reporting the deadly Cyclone Yaas…
