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Five persons died and fifteen others, including three infants, are on ventilator support with acute renal failure after consuming what is believed to be adulterated milk supplied by a vendor to 106 families between February 16 and 18 in Rajamahendravaram city. T. Appalanaidu finds out what exactly happened
Google on Thursday unveiled a successor to its viral Nano Banana image generation model
Markets are witnessing the lowest level of device shipments in over a decade as higher prices are narrowing the range of devices available, prompting buyers to hold on to devices for longer
Block will cut over 4,000 jobs, nearly half its workforce, as advances in AI reshape how it builds and runs its business
A forest team has been deployed to drive out the animal from the city
For over a decade, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, has served as Indias dedicated law against child sexual abuse. As families invoke it to oppose under-18 consensual inter-caste and inter-faith relationships, Aaratrika Bhaumik finds that courts are now confronting the laws unintended consequences
Plan size reduced by nearly 45%, they say
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says the shooter in one of the worst school shootings in Canadas history got around a ban on her problematic use of the service by having a second account
Telanganaswaqfinstitutions are caught in a high-pressure race to digitise decades and centuries-old records on the UMEED portal, launched by the Centre to bring transparency and efficiency towaqfmanagement
Meanwhile, a photograph of the Minister taken with nurses at the Government Medical College Hospital has drawn criticism from political opponents. The selfie reportedly clicked inside the ICU has been questioned over protocol and decorum
Local residents said presence of wild elephants in the area has intensified again after a brief lull, raising fresh concern over safety in the farm region
The compounded inflation rate in Karnataka between 2012 and 2024 has been calculated to be at 208.3%. With minumum wage revision hanging fire, workers have a tough time coping wit h the rising cost of living, reports Sharath S. Srivatsa
After a heartbreaking first-round loss to Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan, this was a welcome victory for Aravindh Chithambaram
Violence has continued in the Palestinian territory despite a U.S.-brokered truce that entered its second phase last month
Rinku's former coach, Masood Amini, told PTI Videos in Aligarh that Khanchand Singh had been battling advanced-stage liver cancer and was in the terminal phase of the illness
Harmanpreet, who suffered a knee injury and didn't take the field while fielding during the first ODI, said she is fine
Director Krishna Polurus buzzy screenplay cannot conceal its conservative outlook
AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that people of Delhi are distressed by the BJP governments anti-people decisions and are remembering Mr. Kejriwal
Jaideep Sengar, aged 50, the brother of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Sengar, sought relief on account of Stage-IV oral cancer with suspected recurrence; CBI says medical documents produced are fake
Hailing from Madhya Pradesh, Justice Dharmadhikari was born on July 8, 1966 at Raipur and obtained his bachelors degree in commerce and law from the Nagpur University
O. Panneerselvam has fought a long battle in courts and before Election Commission to rejoin the AIADMK
The suspension has had no impact on the country's oil and gas output so far, the sources said. State oil giant PDVSA is selling the crude produced under the contracts while they are suspended, they added
Cuba's government has released a list with the names of the alleged suspects and accused them of planning to invade the island and unleash terrorism
The Education Ministry writes to the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry and the Electronics and Information Technology Ministry (MeitY) to stop dissemination of the controversial textbook via digital platforms and media
The audit report noted that the Mines and Geology Department has failed to provide details on these dues for more than five years
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Afghanistan's military corps said that heavy clashes had begun Thursday night in response to the recent airstrikes carried out by Pakistani forces in eastern Afghanistan
Netflix, Warner and Paramount have spent the last couple of months in a heated, public back-and-forth over whose deal has a better regulatory path and offers more value for Warner shareholders.
Ahead of the scheduled visit, a team of officials led by District Collector S. Venkateswar, Joint Collector R. Govinda Rao, trainee Collector Sandeep Raghuvanshi, Superintendent of Police L. Subbarayudu Tirupati Airport Director Bhuminathan and others inspected the site being readied for the Bhumi Puja.
Afghanistan's military corps in the east said in a statement that heavy clashes had begun Thursday night in response to the recent airstrikes carried out by Pakistani forces in eastern Afghanistan.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called the community vibrant and said, Their enduring bond with India, traditions carried across generations and remarkable contributions to Israel serve as a living bridge between our countries.
Students allege police brutality, say heavy barricading stopped them from marching out;police claim officers were bitten by protesters, prompting detentions and a probe; university describes attack on V-C over false allegations as deplorable
The first Compressed Biogas plant in the State, which converts biodegradable waste into biogas, has become operational at the Brahmapuram garbage treatment yard of the Kochi Corporation. M.P. Praveen meets the engineers and managers of the plant set up by the BPCL Kochi Refinery at the plant site to learn about the facility, which is expected to solve the issue of waste management in the city
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu termed Delhi Polices action an attempt to undermine the sovereignty of the State
A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale said it would go through the videos of Wangchuks speeches submitted to the court
Analysis of income mobility during 2014-25 shows sharp upward and downward shifts, with implications for social stability
The Budget envisages a revenue of 19,64,74,5225 and an expenditure of 17,64,53,4500
The work would be carried out on a hybrid annuity model (HAM) a mix of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), and build,operate, transfer (BOT) models
The Union Budget has highlighted Indias new mineral resolve
Indias relations with Israel should not be at the cost of ties with Arab world

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