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Charminar: Decoding the mysterious animals and birds on the monument
The most proportionate and balanced monument built by the Qutb Shahis in the late sixteenth century, the Charminar, is beautifully embellished both from the outside and the inside. Like all Qutb Shahi…
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ECI defers revision of electoral rolls in J&K – Assembly elections pushed further
The Election Commission of India has revised the date of publication of the revised electoral rolls for Jammu and Kashmir from October 31 to November 25, a gap of almost one month,…
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Telangana: Mana Ooru, Mana Badi are tripping on fund crunch, controversy
Hyderabad: The much hyped Mana Ooru, Mana Badi (Our village, Our school) scheme announced in February, 2022 by the Telangana State government to upgrade around 26,065 government run schools with an outlay…
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Flashback: The role of Congress in India’s growth story
As India celebrates the 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence, the Indian Growth Story stands apart. Truly the Indian Growth Story is no less than a marvel, or even a miracle. Indeed, the…
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TS, AP fare poorly on disabled-friendly public buses; some states do not have them at all
Hyderabad: Buses belonging to state transport undertakings (STUs) of the two Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh fare poorly in terms of being accessible to those with disabilities. Data presented in…
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Over 81 percent elderly find inflation ‘increasingly painful’
Political protests may be voicing the miserable state of citizens under inflationary pressures but the report of an NGO working for senior citizens is shocking. The Agewell Foundation has come out with…
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Hyderabad: One year on, Moksha making strong waves in city’s music culture
Hyderabad: In Indian mythology, the word ‘moksha’ means freedom and liberation. And this is what the music band Moksha aims for each time they perform on stage. They want their audience to…
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India is serious contender in current Chess Olympiad
Chess became a craze aft Celebrated Bengali Director Satyajit Ray’s movie ‘Shatranj ki Khiladi’ created a big buzz in 1977. But the recent Netflix release ” Queen’s Gambit” took it to a…
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SSLV failure dashes Schoolgirls Satellite dreams?
For Indian space scientists, ‘the failure of the first flight of a newly developed launch vehicle is becoming a norm’. It is strange but true. The failure of the Small Satellite Launch…
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All set for Youm-e-Ashoora; but government fails in making proper arrangements
Hyderabad: With just a day or two left for Youm-e-Ashura, the tenth of Muharram, an air of solemnity has engulfed the old city. The mood, ambience and attire are black all the…
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Hyderabad: Musical tradition of Naubat survives test of time
Hyderabad: The Qutb Shahi and Nizam eras ended long ago, but many of their royal traditions or practices continue to be in vogue even today. Among them is the Nagada drum beating…
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Meet Khaled Mansour; man assassinated by Israel in Gaza Strip
The Israeli army on Saturday announced that it had assassinated Khaled Mansour, one of the most prominent leaders of Saraya al-Quds (the military arm of the Islamic Jihad movement) in a raid…
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Introduction of wild cheetahs in India involves risks and opportunities: top South African expert
Johannesburg: The planned introduction of South African and Namibian cheetahs into Indian wildlife reserves, said to be the first-of-its-kind project in the world to move a large carnivore from one continent to…
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World’s first “synthetic embryo”: why this research is more important than you think
Melbourne: In what’s reported as a world-first achievement, biologists have grown mouse embryo models in the lab without the need for fertilised eggs, embryos, or even a mouse using only stem cells…
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Are the dates of foundation of Charminar and Hyderabad the same? Maybe not
The Charminar is always newsworthy. The more we get to know the monument, the more elusive it becomes. Over the years, a lot has been written about the naming of the city…
