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JN.1 Covid variant: Experts allay fears, cite low public health risk

New Delhi: India on Wednesday reported 21 cases of the JN.1 Covid variant, a development that is neither surprising nor particularly worrying, scientists said while allaying fears but also advising adherence to…
Telangana: IPS Shikha Goel takes charge as additional DGP, CID

Hyderabad: IPS Shikha Goel took charge as the additional director general of police (ADGP), CID here on Wednesday, December 20 She will continue her previous role as the director for Telangana State…

Hyderabad: Nizam College UG students protest over dire hostel conditions

Hyderabad: Undergraduate students of Nizam College staged a sit-in in the middle of the road near LB Stadium on Wednesday, December 20, voicing their frustration over repeated water crises, food quality, hygiene…
Telangana: Prez Murmu visits Pochampally, interacts with weavers

Hyderabad: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday visited Pochampally in Yadadri Bhuvnagiri district of Telangana and interacted with weavers. The President visited the handloom and spinning unit as well as the theme pavilion…
India saw 761 cyber threat detections per minute in 2023: Report

New Delhi: India saw over 400 million cyber threats across approximately 8.5 million endpoints — averaging 761 detections per minute — in 2023 while Surat (15 per cent) and Bengaluru (14 per…
Hyderabad: MBT cadre gears up for GHMC, parliamentary polls

Hyderabad: The Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) is on revival mode after the party candidate from Yakutpura, Amjedullah Khan, lost the elections by a narrow margin of 800 votes. The party workers, however,…
Mimicry row: Who disrespected and how, asks Rahul Gandhi

Amid controversy over TMC suspended MP Kalyan Banerjee’s act of mimicking Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked why is there no discussion on the recent…

With most Oppn MPs outside, Lok Sabha passes new criminal bills

The new criminal law bills have been passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, December 20 on the ongoing Winter Session in Parliament in New Delhi. #BREAKING Lok Sabha passes three criminal…
Hyderabad Police Commissioner holds proceedings under CrPC’s Section 107

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s new Police Commissioner K. Sreennivasa Reddy on Wednesday held a court in the capacity of Additional District Magistrate (Executive) to execute proceedings under Section 107 of the CrPC. The Commissioner…
AP CM Jagan disburses Rs 43 cr under various educational schemes

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday disbursed Rs 43 crore under the Jagananna Videshi Vidya Devena scheme and financial incentive to eligible civil services aspirants under…
Israel to begin hiring Indians to replace Palestinian workers from Dec 27

New Delhi: A team of “selectors” from Israel visited India last week and another senior delegation will leave for India next week to start the process of recruiting thousands of workers to…
Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh in Cairo for ceasefire talks

Tel Aviv: The Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh on Wednesday reached Cairo, Egypt for negotiations with the Israelis for a possible ceasefire and hostage release. Haniyeh — considered to be face of Hamas…
UP: Enraged over morning tea delay man beheads wife in Ghaziabad

Rage drove a 52-year-old man to behead his wife after an argument arose between the couple over the delay in morning tea. The gruesome incident took place in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on…
Defense ministers of Saudi Arabia, French hold talks in Paris

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held talks in Paris on Wednesday, December 20, with his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu. The talks centered on the strategic…
Telangana: BRS counters Congress’ ‘debt’ report with ‘assets’ list

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday, December 20, released an ‘assets’ report which mentioned all the assets created and the progress incurred in Telangana under the leadership of former chief…