Visakhapatnam: The Anakapalli district police on Saturday conducted a crackdown on a host of illegal activities in the area such as illicit liquor production, sand mining, ganja farming, cockfighting and gambling, among others. Rolugunta police apprehended three individuals involved in ganja smuggling and seized 6kg of ganja, a motorcycle, and three mobile phones at Buchampeta Arch in Rolugunta Mandal. In a separate incident, Narsipatnam rural police intercepted a person carrying 2kg of ganja at

Bhopal: A 13-year-old boy in Rewa in Madhya Pradesh raped and then strangulated his nine-year-old sister to death after watching pornographic videos on mobile, police said on Saturday. The shocking disclosure came to light when police cracked the three-month-old case on Saturday. Police investigation has revealed that the victims 13-year-old brother had slept beside her at night on the fateful day. He raped her after watching obscene videos on the mobile phone and strangulated her when she threa

Sharad Pawar stresses that the Maha Vikas Aghadi must unite for the Assembly elections to replicate Lok Sabha success; warns of a less decisive result if disunity persists

North coast of Andhra Pradesh sees ongoing rains; IMD reports low pressure formation with minimal impact on the region

Hyderabad: KLH Deemed to be University Hyderabad is proudly hosting its 1st International Conference on Sustainable Developments in Electronics, Computing, & Communications (5G-SDECC), scheduled to take place on July 26-27, 2024, at the KLH Aziz Nagar campus. This conference, organized by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering and sponsored by ICSDI and UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, represents a significant milestone for KLH Aziz Nagar campus. The conference aims

Varun Sandesh is gearing up for his next film on August 2nd. His new project is titled Viraaji. Produced by Mahendra Nath Kondla under the M3 Media banner in association with Maha Movies, Viraaji marks the directorial debut of Adhyanth Harsha. In his interaction with the media today, director Adhyanth Harsha spoke about the film: Excerpts: Our native place is Nellore. I did my B.Tech in Biotechnology from Tirupati. After that, I went abroad to pursue an MS in Biotechnology and a PhD in Neuroscie

Removal of indexation benefits affects high-end property investments, dampening interest and price appreciation in upscale real estate

The GHMC banned celebrations on Tank Bund in November 2023 to keep the area clean and prevent environmental damage. But the corporation has never carried out strict measures to implement the ban

Self-proclaimed gurus on social media spread harmful misinformation, such as unverified snake-handling tips. Experts warn of serious risks

Paris: All-conquering Chinese divers Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen bagged the first Olympic gold of their careers on Saturday with a superb victory in the women's synchronised three-meter springboard final. Chang and Chen have been unbeatable in global diving events in recent years, winning gold at three straight world championships in 2022, 2023 and 2024. They extended that run of dominance into the Olympic arena on Saturday, romping to victory with a total of 337.68 points. That left them comforta

Basavaraj Bommai rebuts Congress claims of bias in Union budget, highlighting increased allocations for Karnataka compared to UPA era

Visakhapatnam: Two linemen won accolades from the authorities for their brave act. The employees of AP Eastern Power Distribution Limited (APEPDCL) risked their lives to restore power in a remote area that was interrupted by heavy rainfall in ASR district. The two workers dared to reach the villages of Sunnampadu and Devarapalli by walking on ropes tied to trees from one end to the other to cross the swollen stream Pedda Konda Vagu and restore power. EPDCL officials reported that the power suppl

Sleepwalking is when someone walks or does complicated tasks while not being partially awake. It normally occurs while you're in a deep sleep phase. It usually occurs in the first few hours after falling asleep because it tends to peak early in the night. Although it can occur at any age, children are more likely to sleepwalk. One in five kids is estimated to have sleepwalked at least once. When kids hit puberty, the majority of them get over it, but occasionally it persists into adulthood. Alth

Hyderabad: The Economic Offences (EOW) teams of Cyberabad Police arrested a couple for cheating a man to the tune of Rs 3.25 crore. The accused made the victim believe that they are employed in White House, US and collected money from him assuring admission at Stanford University in California, US. The accused Paladugu Raghuram and Paladugu Sunitha, both wife and husband, residents of Madhapur had collected Rs 3.25 crore from the victim Chatla Sanjeev Kumar, who is a resident of Madhapur, police

BHUBANESWAR, JULY 27: Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday placed multiple demands at the 9th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog for all-round development of the state by 2036. The year 2036 marks the completion of 100 years of the statehood of Odisha. Hence, the next decade is crucial for us. We have started working on a strategy to stimulate high growth to realise the dream of Viksit Odisha by 2036, leading eventually to Viksit Bharat by 2047, said the CM. This was the mai

BHUBANESWAR : A joint team of police and forest department officials of Odisha has managed to arrest six timber mafias by monitoring their movement by making use of drone technology. The culprits were held from Santarapur village under Ghatagaon block in Keonjhar district on Saturday morning, the state forest department said. The joint team also seized valuable wooden logs comprising Sal, Saguan and Gambhari worth over Rs 50 lakh from their possession. Sources said the forest department official

Vijayapura: In a significant move to transform Vijayapura into an international tourist destination, the Vijayapura City Corporation has initiated a major anti-encroachment drive around the historic Taj Bawadi. On Friday, the Corporation began removing unauthorized structures built on public roads and government land in the vicinity of this heritage site. Prior notices had been issued to the encroachers to facilitate the road improvement for public benefit. Taj Bawdi is a historic structure in V

Srinagar: Pakistan has rejected the statement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 25th commemorative ceremony of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, terming it as belligerent and smacking jingoism. A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad late Friday evening said, Pakistan rejects the Indian Prime Ministers belligerent remarks made in Drass. Bravado and jingoism undermine regional peace and are totally counter-productive for resolution of long-standing disputes between Paki

Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday chargesheeted another accused in a CPI (Maoist) arrest and arms seizure case of Jharkhand. Pradip Singh Chero, a resident of Jharkhand, is the 23rd accused to be chargesheeted in the case RC-02/2022/NIA/RNC. The Jharkhand police had originally chargesheeted nine persons, before NIA took over the investigations in June 2022 and filed five supplementary chargesheets between August 2023 and July 2024. The NIA investigations have exposed

Hyderabad: The Congress government took the responsibility of completing the Old City metro rail project in four years. This was stated by the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy while responding to the AIMIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi's remarks in the Assembly here on Saturday. Revanth Reddy said, The Old City was not an old habitation in Hyderabad. It is an original city. As a Union Minister for Urban Development, S. Jaipal Reddy provided a Viable Gap Fund for construction of Hyderabad Metro Ra

Hyderabad: After experiencing the extremely humid climate of Indian summers, one embraced the vibrant monsoon full of colourful torrential rains. Nothing other than food can match up with an Umbrella adventure like a monsoon, said Chef Smitha Kuttayya Boppanda at Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel in Financial District. One fine monsoon day, Chef Smitha planned a Five-day Food Fest consisting of Traditional Coorg Cuisine for her guest diners to dine in from July 25th to 29th. Popping the featured Coorg cu

Bengaluru: While appealing to the opposition party leaders to join hands with the State Government to build a better Bengaluru city in coming days leaving aside politics, Bengaluru city incharge and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday stated to constitute a House Committee on Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill tabled in the Assembly. On the Bill, he asked the opposition leaders to send in their representatives to constitute the House Committee on Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill an

Vijayawada: Agriculture minister K Atchannaidu has said date palm cultivation will be encourages in Andhra Pradesh. Date palm farmers from Rayalaseema met the minister and listed their problems at his chamber in the Secretariat on Friday. Atchannaidu directed officials to take appropriate steps to promote date palm cultivation. Rayalaseema districts have 700 acres of date palm crops. Besides reducing the cost burden, the farmers requested the minister to implement drip irrigation for their farms

Chief Minister Stalin accuses the Union Government of slashing funds for Tamil Nadu projects, withholding education funds, and imposing their ideology

Bengaluru officials sent seized meat samples for lab tests to determine species, suspecting dog meat transport from Rajasthan

Under the direction of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the Himachal Cabinet agreed on Thursday to close ten middle schools and eighty-nine government primary schools that had no enrollment of students. The Government Middle Schools with three kilometers or less distance and the Government Primary Schools with two kilometers or less distance will be combined. By emphasizing the need for such changes, Education Minister Rohit Thakur said, Our focus is on optimizing resources to provide qual

Hyderabad: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Cyberabad police arrested a couple for allegedly cheating a person to the tune of Rs.3.25 crore in the name of providing admission for a under-graduation course in Stanford University at California, USA. The arrested have been identified as Paladugu Raghuram and Paladugu Sunitha, both residents of Madhapur. EOW Deputy Commissioner of Police, K Prasad said the couple induced the complainant Ch Sanjeev Kumar of Madhapur in the guise of providing admis

Nandyal: A man identified as Durgaiah, a lorry driver, took an APSRTC bus from the Nandikotkur depot to visit his wife at her mother's residence. He is a native of Venkatapur in Nandyal district. When asked about his actions, he explained that he didn't have cash to travel. The police caught him and registered a case.

Hyderabad: The city police on Saturday arrested two women on charges of stealing mobiles from devotees, who came to attend Bonalu celebrations at Sri Ujjaini Mahankali temple in Secunderabad and at Sri Yellamma temple in Balkampet. The arrested women have been identified as O Sony, 26, a resident of Borabanda and Vemula Shirisha, 24, a resident of Fatehnagar. Seven mobile phones, all worth over Rs. 2lakh were seized from the possession of the arrested women. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Task F

Paris: China took the first gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, as the rain that dampened the opening ceremony took its toll on the first full day of sporting action. In a closely fought final of the mixed-team 10-metre air rifle, teenage duo Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting outscored Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun from South Korea 16-12, Kazakhstan grabbing the bronze. The rain already claimed one sporting casualty early Saturday as the wet weather which deluged Friday night's audacious festival

A significant and proud effort was made by Pallavi Model School, Tirumalagiri, as it became the first school to name its auditorium after a distinguished figure in Indian military history, Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC. The naming ceremony took place on July 27, 2024, and was attended by students, staff, and a host of distinguished guests, including Air Commodore Pankaj Jain, Group Captain Narendra Verma, and Dr. Sankuri Karthik, the school director. The event was a grand affair, f

Actor Ram Charan along with his wife Upasana and parents Chiranjeevi and Surekha attended the opening ceremony of 2024 Paris Olympics. The RRR actor posted a picture on his Instagram story. He wore a blazer with a hat and sunglasses for the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, Upasana posted many pictures from the event. Upasana posted a picture on her Instagram story along with Ram Charan, Chiranjeevi and Surekha from the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Chiranjeevi also shared a picture of him with h

Thane: The National Lok Adalat held in Thane on Saturday settled a death claim by ordering compensation of Rs 2.85 crore, among the highest in its 25-year history, to the kin of a man who was killed in a road accident in June 2022. Dhirendra Chandra Thakurdas Roy, a general manger with ONGC, died at the age of 59 on June 19, 2022 after a truck hit his vehicle, which then crashed into a state transport bus on Panvel-Sion road. The compensation cheque of Rs 2.85 crore was given to his widow, two d

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad rural unit of Vigilance and Enforcement (V&C) department conducted a surprise check at Dundigal crossroads near Medchal junction and booked cases under Motor Vehicles (MV) Act against 19 lorries carrying sand, bricks and other metals. Surprise checks were carried out in coordination with officials from Mines and RTA departments on the intervening night of July 26 and 27. Twelve lorries were seized out of 19 and kept them under safe custody, according to officials. Of the

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin laid the foundation stone for a new building, designed to withstand Seismic forces and vetted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT, Madras), that will be constructed at a cost of Rs 257 crore in the premises of Vaigai, Tamil Nadu House, at Chanakyapuri in New Delhi. While the Chief Minister attended the event through video conferencing from the Secretariat on Friday, it also saw several serving and retired All India Service officers of Tamil Nadu

Kakinada: Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Dr. Rajendra Singh, known as Waterman of India, stressed upon the need to protect national heritage and cultural sites in and around Kakinada. He was participating as the chief guest at a seminar on Ancient Wealth and Future Course of Action convened by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada (JNTUK) and Peoples World Commission on Draught and Flood (PWCDF) at JNTUK campus on Friday. Dr. Rajendra Singh said natural resources, mangroves, Hope Isla

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked out of a Niti Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday and claimed that she was unfairly stopped midway in her speech, despite being the sole representative of the opposition. Government sources, however, rejected her claim and said her speaking time was over. Banerjee said her microphone was stopped after five minutes, while other chief ministers were allowed to speak for longer durations. This is insulti

The 2024 Paris Olympics are in full swing, and while the worlds top athletes are busy competing for gold, a different kind of prize has caught the attention of the internet: Olympic condoms. These prophylactics, adorned with cheeky slogans like In the field of love, be fair, ask for consent and No need to be a gold medalist to wear it, have become the talk of the town, sparking a wave of hilarious reactions and commentary. It seems that the Olympic Village is not just a hub for athletic prowess

Hyderabad: If Chennai sources are to be believed, hotshot actress Sreeleela has reportedly thumbed down a role opposite Tamil star Karthi since the film had two heroines. Sreeleela prefers solo heroine roles even in Kollywood and didnt want to share screen space with another actress. Apparently, she declined a role in Sardar 2 which was launched recently since the action-adventure was planned as a two-heroine movie, he says and adds It is a good decision considering Sreeleelas popularity in Toll

Mangaluru: Due to the landslide between Yadakumari and Kadagaravalli in the South Western Railway, several train services have been diverted. The affected trains, starting their journeys on July 26, will follow alternate routes. Train No. 07378: The Mangaluru Central Vijayapura Express Special will be diverted via Karwar, Madgaon Junction, Kulem, Castle Rock, Londa Junction, and Hubballi Junction. Train No. 16595: The KSR Bengaluru Karwar Express will be rerouted through Yasvantpur Junction, B

This book, originally published in German, and very well translated into English by Melody Shaw, is a story set in an old bookshop in a small town in Germany. Like all bookshops that have persisted against the odds over the years, the City Gate bookshop, too, is in a state of transition. Its owner, the formidable Gustav Gruber, is in a care home. His most beloved employee and trusted friend over so many years is Carl Kolhoff, now employed part-time with the limited responsibility of delivering a

Chennai: A compensation of Rs five lakh from the Chief Ministers Public Relief Fund was handed over to the parents and sons of Semalaippan, the bus driver of a private school at Vellakovil in Tiruppur district who saved the lives of the children on board the bus despite suffering a fatal heart attack. Chief Minister M K Stalin, who announced the relief, instructed the State Minister for Tamil Development and Information, M P Saminathan, to visit the grieving family members of Semaliappan, who st

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not attend the Niti Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday, officials said. The state was represented at the meeting by deputy chief ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, they said. The cause for Kumar's absence from the crucial meeting could not be known immediately. This is not the first time that the CM is not attending the Nitish Aayog meeting. The CM did not attend the meeting earlier as well, and Bihar was represented by the then

The story of IndiGo airlines was long overdue and the author has scripted a book just the way a hard-nosed reporter would. He has utilised the vast experience he has gathered from his civil aviation beat to give us what can be called a detailed report, probably a shade beyond a book. Innumerable interviews add value to every argument presented. This is a fact-based report, though the author did not always have his ducks in-a-row and the presence of a chapter called Cabin Crew does not add much

Hosapete: Amidst the surging waters from the Tungabhadra Reservoir, Deputy Commissioner M S Divakar conducted an on-site inspection of the riverine areas on July 26 to address safety concerns. The Deputy Commissioner first visited the place adjacent to the famous Sri Virupaksheshwara Temple. Given the high water levels, he emphasized the need for caution and instructed that devotees be advised against entering the river for bathing. Diwakar also mandated the temporary deployment of increased sec

Tirupati: Tirupati rural police on Friday arrested a married couple in connection with an alleged rape and subsequent blackmail attempt. According to police, a 34-year-old woman identified as Sadasivam Pranav Krishna invited a female acquaintance to her home. Then Pranav Krishna and her husband Venkireddy Krishna Kishore Reddy allegedly offered the victim cold drinks laced with sedatives, causing her to lose consciousness. Once the victim was immobile, Krishna Kishore Reddy allegedly raped her a

Welcome to language scholar and sitarist Srinivas Reddys distillation of the multifarious texts that together comprise classical Indian literature. The quality of the translation is just a wee bit uneven, faithful to script but lacking in nuance. The pieces, themselves, are all too brief and often unrelieved of the circumlocution of imagery and expression that characterises many traditional narratives. The real surprise, however, lies in the selection of these texts. These appear as little windo

After his last film Captain Miller sank without a trace in the two Telugu states, Tamil star Dhanush returned with another action film Raayan but it failed to draw big openings. It just managed to collect Rs 1.5 crore net collections on day one which is lukewarm and unimpressive for such a big film, says a distributor who adds, Despite big promotions and Dhanush himself promoting the film in Hyderabad, yet the action adventure revolving around three brothers and sister failed to enthuse Telugu a

Hyderabad: Syed Maqbool, also known as Zubair and Shanawaz, a convict in the Dilsukhnagar twin blasts case, passed away due to prolonged ill health at Cherlapally Central Prison. Maqbool, 44, an activist of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) terror outfit, had reportedly assembled a pressure cooker bomb for Rs 2000, reliable police sources revealed. A native of Nanded, Maharashtra, Zubair played a pivotal role in the 2013 Dilsukhnagar twin blasts, which occurred at the TSRTC bus stand number-7. He had r

Tamil actor Vishal who also gained fans in Telugu states from hits like 'Pandem Kodi' to 'Mark Antony'is now caught in a soup. The Tamil Film Producers Council alleges misuse of funds during Vishal's tenure as the president of the Producer Council. In a statement, the TFPC added, Based on allegations against Mr. Vishal, who served as the head of the Tamil Film Producers Council from 2017 to 2019, the Tamil Nadu government appointed a special officer in 2019. After analyzing the accounts, the aud