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Telangana: T-Hub, AIM select 16 startups for sustainability cohort
Hyderabad: State-supported startup incubator T-Hub and the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) on Wednesday picked 16 firms for its AIC T-Hub Foundation’s sustainability cohort. The program is meant to assist entrepreneurs to negotiate…
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China could see 1.6 mn Covid deaths if curbs are lifted
Taipei: The lifting of zero-Covid policies in China would see a “tsunami” of infections and almost 1.6 million deaths, a study claims, citing in part China’s low vaccination rate among elderly residents,…
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Hyderabad: Police arrest habitual offender, around Rs 60k seized
Hyderabad: A notorious criminal was arrested by Mirchowk police for allegedly stealing money and mobile phones. The officials seized Rs 60 thousand, a mobile phone, and one two-wheeler. The accused was identified…
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Of sandstorms & secrecy: India’s Pokhran II nuclear weapons test
Hyderabad: On May 11 in 1998, India, headed by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, conducted successful nuclear tests in the Pokhran range of Rajasthan. India declared itself a full-fledged nuclear state…
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Toyota cuts production due to Covid lockdown in Shanghai
Tokyo: Toyota says it will suspend operations at more production lines at its factories in Japan this month due to the coronavirus lockdown in Shanghai, media reports said. The firm says the…
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Advancements in futuristic tech need of the hour: MoS Ajay Bhatt
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Tourism Ajay Bhatt called upon the scientific community to make advancements in technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), to ensure that…
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EGI expresses happiness over SC’s interim stay on Sedition law
The Editors Guild of India stated its happiness over the Supreme Court’s interim order on the sedition law (IPC 124A). It said, “The Guild welcomes this interim order as sedition law has…
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Putin could use nuclear weapon if he feels Ukraine war being lost
Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin could view the prospect of defeat in Ukraine as an existential threat to his regime, potentially triggering his resort to using a nuclear weapon, a top US…
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Hyderabad: 11 development works approved by GHMC committee
Hyderabad: 11 different developmental works including road widening and constructions were approved by the members of the 10th Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) standing committee in a meeting chaired by city mayor…
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Congress demands ballot paper system in next Nagaland Assembly polls
Kohima: The opposition Congress in Nagaland on Wednesday demanded ballot paper voting system in the Assembly polls, slated for early next year, replacing the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), as, according…
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President’s letterhead forged to promote university, FIR lodged
New Delhi: While monitoring social media, the Special Cell of Delhi Police has found out that a man allegedly forged the letterhead of the President of India in a bid to promote…
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A month after submission, Kuwaiti Emir accepts govt’s resignation
Kuwait: Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the country’s government, which was submitted by Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, on April 5, the Kuwait…
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IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals win toss, elect to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals
Navi Mumbai: Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant has won the toss and elected to bat first against Rajasthan Royals in match 58 of IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium on Wednesday.…
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Raj Thackeray gets threats, MNS warns ‘state will burn’
Mumbai: Claiming that Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has received death threats, a party leader on Wednesday warned that even if his hair is touched, “entire Maharashtra will burn”. MNS…
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Karnataka contractor suicide: Won’t interfere in probe, clarifies BJP
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s ruling BJP on Wednesday said that there will be no interference regarding the investigation of the sensational contractor suicide case in which former minister and BJP strongman K.S. Eshwarappa is…
