State clocks 99 new Covid-19 cases; max recorded in Hyd

With 99 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in the state on Wednesday and positivity rate going below the 1 percent mark, new cases were recorded in 21 districts. The number of active cases stood at 681.

Silicon Labs opens new office in Hyd, to hire 1,500 by '25

US-based wireless Internet of Things (IoT) player Silicon Labs has opened its largest global centre for engineering and wireless connectivity innovation in Hyderabad's HiTec City area.

Revanth: Raise accident insurance coverage of construction workers

Telangana Congress president A Revanth Reddy has demanded that the state government increase accidental insurance coverage up to ₹10 lakh for workers in the construction industry.

Overall expenditure for PMGKAY will top ₹3.9 lakh crore

"Recognising that people have gone through a difficult period of pandemic, the government decided to has extend PMGKAY for three months so that poor and vulnerable sections of society are supported for the forthcoming major festivals like Navratri, Dussehra, Milad-un-nabi, Deepawali, Chhath pooja, Gurunanak dev Jayanti and Christmas, which they can celebrate with great gaiety and community for festivities," the government said.

No announcement yet on leadership's official choice

Hazy Scenario To Boost Tharoor Morale

Nair, Mahendru collaborated with Sisodia on framing excise policy

Another close associate of Sisodia and Gurgaon resident Arjun Pandey is also under investigation

Lalu: RSS should be banned 'on priority'

The five-year ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) invited a torrent of contrasting criticism from the opposition on Wednesday, none more strident than RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad, who said RSS should have been outlawed "on priority" as it was "the worst".

Jaishankar took up issue with Blinken

Jaishankar took up the issue on Monday with US secretary of state Antony Blinken.

Hundi collection at Tirumala plummets

Lord Malayappa Swamy blessed devotees on Chinna Sesha vahanam and Hamsa vahanam processions on the second day of Brahmotsavams at Tirumala on Wednesday.

Hours after ban, PFI disbands its outfit

The ban on PFI, which has presence in 17 states, and its fronts was recommended by the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat.

Govt bans PFI, 8 associates for 5 yrs for terror activities

Action Follows Nationwide ED, NIA Crackdown

Ex-NSE chief gets bail after 'piecemeal' CBI chargesheet

The Delhi high court Thursday granted bail to former National Stock Exchange (NSE) head Chitra Ramkrishna and ex-group operating officer Anand Subramanian in the alleged co-location scam being probed by the CBI, observing that the agency had failed to file a complete chargesheet within the stipulated 60-day period.

EMIL fixes share price ahead of IPO

Consumer durables and electronics retailer Electronics Mart India Limited (EMIL), which runs the Bajaj Electronics chain of electronics stores, on Wednesday said it has fixed a price band of 56-59 per equity share for its initial public offering (IPO) of around ₹500 crore.

Depriving motherhood by forcible abortion is mental cruelty, says HC

The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that motherhood is innate, natural, and fulfilling to every woman and a husband denying his wife this through forcible abortion would amount to mental cruelty providing her with a ground to annul the marriage.

Cong working prez joins BJP in poll-bound Himachal

After the recent exit of eight of its MLAs in Goa, Congress suffered yet another jolt in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh with the state working president Harsh Mahajan joining BJP in the presence of senior party functionaries on Wednesday.

CM Dhami seeks fast-track trial in Ankita murder case

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said that he has sought establishment of a fast-track court for trial in the Ankita Bhandari murder case.

City startup makes India's first 3,000F supercapacitors

Godi India, the first Indian company to get BIS certification to sell lithium-ion cells made using home grown technology, on Wednesday said it has manufactured India's first ever 3,000F high power supercapacitors at Hyderabad facility.

BJP welcomes ban on PFI, claims Cong patronised outfit

Terming it a strong and timely move that reasserted the Modi government's "zero tolerance policy" on terrorism, BJP on Wednesday welcomed the five-year ban on PFI and accused Congress of patronising the "anti-national" organisation.

Birthday boy, two friends drown in lake

An outing by a group of nine friends from city ended in tragedy after three of them drowned in a lake in Keesara on Wednesday. Incidentally, it was the birthday of one of the deceased boys.

Avoid border areas with Pak: Canadian travel advisory

Canada has asked its citizens to "avoid all travel to areas within 10km of the border with Pakistan" in Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan "due to the unpredictable security situation and presence of landmines and unexploded ordnance".

Army kicks off process to buy armed-drone swarms

The Army is slowly but steadily stepping-up the induction of explosive-armed drones.

'Chauhan is most suitable candidate'

Chauhan's name had emerged as the frontrunner for the CDS post after the government in June had tweaked the rules to allow even retired three-star officers to be considered for the CDS post if they were younger than 62 years of age

2,000 PFI men in MP under intel agencies' watch

Around 2,000 people across MP have been placed under surveillance by intelligence agencies for their association with the PFI and its associates, affiliates or fronts.

Prof whose palm was chopped off chooses silence

Prof TJ Joseph, whose right palm was chopped off by PFI activists in 2010 alleging blasphemy, said many of those who faced the outfit's violence weren't alive and he would wish to remain silent in solidarity with them.

Fridge buyers get 6 yrs younger in a decade

Refrigerator owners are getting younger due to easier access to home loans and readily available EMIS on consumer durables.

IMF tells UK to rethink tax cuts as Moody’s says rating at risk

The International Monetary Fund IMF) urged the UK government to reconsider the massive unfunded tax cuts announced last week, while Moody’s said the plan could do permanent damage to the public finances.

Sensex dips 6th day in row, ₹ ends 6 paise short of 82/$

Foreign Funds' Pullout Hits Stocks. Sensex Closes Below 57K

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