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India's PV Sindhu competes against He Bing Jiao of China during their women's singles badminton bronze medal match at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

PV Sindhu wins bronze, becomes first Indian woman to win two medals at Games

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The 2016 Rio Olympic Silver medallist defeated He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 in the bronze medal match that lasted for 52 minutes

Telangana Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao at Pragathi Bhavan here on Sunday gave its nod to this effect as part of implementation of second phase of Rs 1 lakh crop loan waiver scheme. (Photo: twitter @TelanganaCMO)

Telangana waives crop loans up to Rs 50,000

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The amount will be released to farmers between August 15 and 31

This is the second hotline in the Sikkim sector with the Chinese Army. (Representational image: PTI)

India, China set up a hotline at LAC in Sikkim

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This hotline is expected to control things locally in case of a clash and to prevent further flareups in case of more serious confrontation

Assam security personnel stand vigil outside the Mizoram House, after Monday's inter-state border clash, in Guwahati. (PTI)

Tension palpable at Assam-Mizoram border, central forces on vigil

The two states have been at loggerheads over the boundary dispute for decades. (PTI)

Shah persuades Assam, Mizoram CMs to talk, resolve border row

Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. (Photo: Twitter@TelanganaCMO)

Telangana to provide EWS quota in education, jobs

The YSRC government allotted Rs1455.87 crore for the pension. (RepresenAFP Photo)

2.66 lakh volunteers distribute pension to beneficiaries in AP

India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti speaks at the UNSC, in New York. (PTI Photo)

India as UNSC head to focus on peacekeeping and terror

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with Sushanta Borgohain, who resigned from Congress to join BJP. — PTI

Setback to Congress as another MLA joins ruling BJP in Assam

Padi Kaushik Reddy from Huzurabad Assembly constituency. (Photo: Facebook Padi Kaushik Reddy)

TRS’ new entrant Kaushik Reddy nominated as MLC under Governor's quota

On new medical colleges, the Cabinet directed officials to develop required infrastructure to secure NMC approvals. Representational Image. (Representational image: AFP)

Five new super speciality hospitals named TIMS

India's Gurjant Singh (left) celebrates after scoring during a men's field hockey match against Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

India beat Great Britain 3-1, enter semis of Olympics men's hockey after 49 years

P. V. Sindhu celebrates after beating China’s He Bingjiao in the women’s singles badminton bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. — PTI

Sindhu India’s pride, one of our most outstanding Olympians: PM Modi

If executed, the project could have saved crores of rupees of public money over the years apart from traffic snarls due to road cutting. Representational Imagr. (Twitter)

Cables still dangle, GHMC underground duct project buried for a decade

Prabhakar Reddy desires to reunite senior leaders and various sections including retired officials and engineers under this banner. —

Ex-MLA Prabhakar Reddy launches pro-Rayalaseema movement

India's Satish Kumar exchanges punches with B Jalolav of Uzbekistan in the Men's super heavyweight quarter final, in Tokyo onSunday. (Photo: PTI)

Wife said pull out but I knew I wanted to fight: Satish on fighting with 13 stitches

A team of forest officials led by Eturunagaram forest division officer (FDO) J. Gopal Rao, along with a veterinary doctor, checked the seized and certified it as authentic tiger skin. (Twitter)

Mulugu cops bust interstate tiger skin racket

Telugu was born naturally and merged with Pali undergoing various changes but the language remained the same, she said. — DC file photo

Efforts on to get global recognition to Telugu Academy: Lakshmi Parvathi

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Telugu was born naturally and merged with Pali undergoing various changes but the language remained the same, she said. — DC file photo

Efforts on to get global recognition to Telugu Academy: Lakshmi Parvathi

This is the first time the Ministry of AYUSH has collaborated with a foreign institution to investigate its efficacy on COVID-19 patients. (Photo: AFP)

India, UK to conduct clinical trials of Ashwagandha for promoting recovery from Covid

It is like another Shivarathri day on Sunday, as at least 50,000 visitors entered the temple for darshan, the temple authorities said. — PTI

Holiday crowd throngs Srisailam, traffic goes haywire

MS is a rare progressive disease of the nervous system. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Mapping of multiple sclerosis cases begins

Sources say the IPS officer may resign from Swaeros network before joining the BSP. — Representational image/DC

Police closely watching supporters of ex-IPS officer R. S. Praveen

Dr. Reddy, along with R. Dasaratha Reddy, president, Motupalli Heritage Society, was documenting the dilapidated Kodandarama Swamy temple located on the outskirts of Motupalli. — Representational image/By arrangement

14th century Tamil inscription unearthed at Motupalli

BCCI's president Sourav Ganguly in this file photo.

BCCI to have new CEO, Amin can apply too

This is India's first presidency in the UNSC during its 2021-22 tenure as a non-permanent member of the UNSC. (Photo: AFP/File)

Russia, France congratulate India on assuming UNSC presidency

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Male government staff in Kerala to give a 'no-dowry declaration' upon marriage

The State Women and Child Development Director, who doubles as the Chief Dowry Prohibition Officer as per the Kerala Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Rules, 2021, has asked the heads to properly obtain and maintain declarations from government employees, confirming that they have “not asked for, taken, or exhorted the receipt of dowry”. (Karnavati University)

Mirabai Chanu to receive free pizza for life after her Olympic victory

Free pizza being given to the family members of weightlifter Mirabai Chanu. (Photo: Twitter/@dominos_india)

Mirabai's mother in tears as daughter sports 'good luck' earrings

Tokyo: India's Mirabai Chanu wearing Olympic Rings ear-ring poses for photographs while standing on the podium after receiving the silver medal in women's 49 kg category weightlifting event at the Summer Olympics 2020, in Tokyo, Saturday, July 24, 2021. (Photo: PTI)

The Game of The Queen: 5 iconic women chess champions

Chess has almost always been portrayed in popular media as a game of men. (Photo: PTI)

How can you become a space tourist?

Jeff Bezos speaks at an event before unveiling Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander, in Washington. On Monday, July 12, 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration approved Blue Origin's attempt to launch people into space. (AP)

If you're rich, spread wealth, not COVID-19

By not adhering to safety precautions they are, inadvertently, helping in the community spread of the virus. Representational Image

Sirisha Bandla — the Indian-origin woman who flew with Richard Branson into space

Sirisha Bandla, Virgin Galactic's Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations, and one of the passengers accompanying Richard Branson, waves to the crowd before heading to board the rocket plane that will fly them to space from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. (Photo: AP)

Dilip Kumar’s Hyderabad connections

Dilip Kumar with his wife, Saira Banu. (AFP)

Despite lockdowns, Hyderabad air rife with Nitrogen dioxide

The eight Indian cities where the NO2 pollution has increased since the initial lockdown are, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Lucknow. Representational Image (Twitter)

Kerala launches in-car dining to give fillip to tourism

Kerala Tourism Minister PA Mohammed Riyas during the in-car dining. (Photo: ANI)

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Saeed Naqvi | Will air attacks rise after US troops leave Af, Iraq?

The Taliban are pretending to throw a ginger fit should Turkey deploy troops to protect the airport

Saeed Naqvi

Kishwar Desai | In UK quarantine, Indians pariahs even though they give hotels boost

These hotel rooms cost as much as a room in the Taj in India, with meals thrown in

Kishwar Desai

Manish Tewari | Does India need theatre commands?

The combatant command President selects needs to have served in at least one joint responsibility role in a senior command position

Manish Tewari

Shreya Sen-Handley | Unfriend social media, it is time to get ‘real’

Shreya Sen-Handley

It reduces interaction to likes and emojis, quantity, not quality, with little distinction made between genuine buds and pure acquaintances

Shreya Sen-Handley

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Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. (Photo:twitter@AndhraPradeshCM)

AP cabinet to dwell on water dispute with Telangana on August 6

On July 8, commemorating the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, Rythu Dinotsavam was celebrated in the state on a grand note. (Twitter)

July, a month of merry for people of AP

Telangana continues to grapple with localised outbreaks of Covid-19 in different districts. (Representational image: DC)

Telangana mulls ‘no vax, no entry’ in public places

The plane had no passengers, due to the COVID-19 restrictions on international travel to certain destinations, and was only carrying cargo and a crew of eight. (Representational image: AFP)

Air India Express flight makes emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram

The Higher Education Department issued orders to implement the "Let's Go Digital" project and setting up a committee for the same, an official statement said. (Representational image: PTI)

Kerala govt launches 'Let's Go Digital' project for higher education institutions

Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. (Photo: Twitter @TelanganaCMO)

Marginalised youth to get financial boost in Telangana

AP government has extended the ongoing curfew from 10 pm to 6 am of the next day up to August 14. (Representational Photo:AP)

Night curfew extended till August 14 in Andhra Pradesh

People wait in queues to buy liquor from a Beverages Corporation (Bevco) outlet in Kerala. (DC File)

Kochi Corporation shuts liquor outlets to contain spread of COVID-19

Entertainment

Madonna

Singer Madonna lashes out at DaBaby

Shraddha Kapoor

Shraddha Kapoor fans slam paps

Jr NTR

Jr NTR to start organic farming

A still from Fuh se Fantasy which airs on Voot is an anthology of stories about sexual fantasies

Peddling soft-porn as erotica

Actors don’t have the luxury of WFH: Kavya Shetty

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh

DeepVeer visit Hinduja hospital

Sports

Rohit Sharma and Rishab Pant

Rohit Sharma sees Badshah in Rishabh Pant

Shane warne in this file photos. -- AP

Spin legend Shane Warne tests positive for Covid-19, in self-isolation:Report

BCCI's president Sourav Ganguly in this file photo.

BCCI to have new CEO, Amin can apply too

Winner Alpine’s Esteban Ocon celebrates on the podium after winning the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring race track in Mogyorod near Budapest on Sunday. — AFP

Ocon wins chaotic Hungarian GP, Hamilton takes championship lead

P. V. Sindhu celebrates after beating China’s He Bingjiao in the women’s singles badminton bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Sindhu won 21-13, 21-15. — PTI

In ‘tears’ after semifinal loss, Sindhu gives her father the ‘gift’ he wished for

Kristina Timanovskaya. (Photo: Twitter)

Belarus forced athlete to leave Tokyo Olympics after criticism: NGO

India's Fouaad Mirza riding Seigneur competes in the equestrian's eventing team and individual cross country during the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Sea Forest Cross Country Course in Tokyo on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Indian equestrian Mirza placed 22nd after cross-country round

India's Anirban Lahiri studies his putt on the fourth green during the first round of the men's golf event at the Summer Olympics on at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Anirban Lahiri finishes Tokyo Olympics at T-42

Lifestyle

Baiju Prafullkumar Bhatt and Vladimir Tenev (pic credit: Robinhood)

An Indian American on Wall Street

Scientists have also been extensively studying Earth's oceans. (Photo: PTI/File)

Past climate change 'tipping points' can help us prepare for future: Study

USA's Simone Biles

Mind games

The lifetime chance of getting lung cancer is about 1 in 15 in men while the risk is about 1 in 17 in women, a study has revealed. Representational Image. (DC Image)

Lung Cancer screening on decline due to COVID

Ramappa temple. (PTI Photo)

Ramappa: Steps afoot to fulfil Unesco’s provisos

Joe Biden with wife Jill Biden

Jill treated for puncture on foot after Hawaii visit

Juhi withdraws plea to amend court order

‘Supervising editorial content is dangerous’

Technology

Mashable India predicted that if the Snapdragon 898 is to be made on Samsung's 4nm, increased performance and power efficiency will likely get on the cards. (Photo: PTI)

Qualcomm to name its next flagship chipset as Snapdragon 898

The balance can also be used to pay for streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, and Apple's own services like Apple Arcade and Apple One. (Photo: AFP/File)

Apple's payment methods for app purchases now include UPI, RuPay, Net Banking

Google has been publishing its Transparency Report since 2010(Photo: PTI/File)

Google removes nearly 1.5 Lakh content peices in May-June in India

Amazon Alexa app adds 'Ask Alexa' widget to iPhones Digital ecosystem in India still weak: Expert Jio's Rs 75 entry-level plan may gain as Airtel discontinues Rs 49 prepaid offer

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Yung Raja and Rajinikanth (IANS)

Spice Boy: Singapore rapper Yung Raja pays ode to Rajinikanth

Vedire Ramachandra Reddy and Neelakanta

A biopic on Vedire Ramachandra Reddy

(L-R) Gali Janardhan Reddy and his family members, Aadi, Chiranjeevi, Sai Kumar and his wife Surekha with other members of the family and guests

Sai Kumar celebrates Shashtipoorthi

Ram Charan (L) and Kiara Advani. (DC Image/Instagram)

Kiara Advani to star opposite Ram Charan in Shankar's next film

These glass slides represent the pictorial history of early Telugu cinema from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s and feature lovely frames tracing the gravitas of Telugu films during the early decades of Indian talkie. (Twitter/@NFAIOfficial)

NFAI acquires rare treasure of over 450 glass slides of early Telugu Cinema

We started with two new movies and the response was decent, says Balgovind Raj Tadla, who runs two theatres at RTC Crossroads. — DC Image

Cinema halls abuzz again in Hyderabad; see decent turnout

World

FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, July 2, 2021, people riding bicycles and scooters wait to cross an intersection during rush hour in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

China, India miss UN deadline to update emissions targets

An Afghan security personnel stand guard in the checkpoint of airport after a suicide attack in Jalalabad province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (AP)

Several rockets hit Kandahar airport as Taliban-led violence rages

The H-1B visa, the most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations. (Representational image)

US to hold rare second lottery for H-1B visa applicants

Plastic vials for testing the coronavirus infection sit on a table at the Main Press Center for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. About 30,000 people are spitting into tiny plastic vials every day at the Tokyo Olympics in a routine that’s grown crucial in going ahead with the pandemic-era Games. (AP Photo)

Tokyo collect lots of spit in effort to curb COVID amid Olympics

A woman receives the AstraZeneca Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at Trung Vuong Secondary School in Hanoi. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese mission opposes EU push for COVID-19 origins study

A health worker administers covid vaccine. (Photo: AFP)

Delta variant identified in Nanjing's COVID-19 clusters in China

Bharat Biotech terminated the MoU it entered with Precisa Medicamentos and Envixia Pharmaceuticals LLC for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for Brazilian market. (Representational image: AFP)

After suspending EUA request, Brazil now shelves import authorisation of Covaxin

Bharat Biotech on July 23 said it terminated the MoU it entered with Precisa Medicamentos and Envixia Pharmaceuticals LL.C for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for Brazilian market. (Representational image: AFP)

Brazil scraps Covaxin's EUA application after Bharat Biotech terminates pact

Business

Despite the lower demand, the imports surged to 120.4 tonnes against 10.9 tonnes in April-June 2020. (AFP)

June Quarter gold demand 4th lowest since 2000

On Tuesday, the rupee had settled at 74.47 against the US dollar. (PTI Photo)

Rupee recovers 9 paise to close at 74.38, snaps 2-day losing run

As many as 29,884 real estate projects have been registered under Maha-RERA and of this 24 per cent, or 7,245 projects have been completed. Representational Image. (AFP)

MahaRERA bars sales of delayed projects

The firm’s June quarter revenue grew 14.6 per cent to $4.6 billion. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Cognizant plans 1 lakh lateral hiring

The approval for the product, which will allow substitution of Semglee for the reference product, Lantus, at the pharmacy counter, will be introduced before the end of the year, the two companies said in a statement. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Biocon Biologics, Viatris get FDA nod for biosimilar insulin

Tatva Chintan, a specialty chemicals manufacturing company which raised Rs 500 crore through the initial public offering closed 113.32 per cent up at market close more than doubling investors money. Representational Image. (PTI)

Tatva Chintan more than doubles on market debut

Sreekar Sannapareddy and Aditi

Diving into excellence

2-DG manufactured by Dr. Reddy's has a purity of 99.5 per cent. (Photo: Twitter/@drreddys)

BDR Pharma inks license agreement with DRDO to produce Covid drug 2-DG

Science

A pregnant woman is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 at a vaccination center in Medellin, Colombia on July 24, 2021. (JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP)

Study suggests early COVID-19 symptoms differ among age groups

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA). (Photo:https://www.jntua.ac.in/)

JNTUA to introduce IIT Hyd’s virtual lab concept

A young woman gets her shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine during a vaccination drive. (Photo: AP)

AstraZeneca, Sputnik V 'mix & match' vaccine joint trials show no adverse events

Delta variant may spread as easily as chickenpox, cause severe infection: Reports Covid-19 cocktail antibody injection therapy turned a boon against comorbidities Study discusses psychological consequences of Covid on healthcare

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Shreya Sen-Handley | Unfriend social media, it is time to get ‘real’

Since India’s military reform process will be equally intricate, protracted, and even complicated with competing and conflicting demands, claims, issues, and even turf battles that would have to be reconciled, the legislature needs to play a far more pro-active role. Representational Image. (AFP)

Manish Tewari | Does India need theatre commands?

The PLA has very few Tibetan soldiers and practically no local officers. (Representational image: AFP)

Claude Arpi | Bid to recruit Tibetans in China PLA may backfire

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Telangana government claims that no one in the state died due to oxygen shortage during the ongoing second wave of Covid-19. (Representational Photo:PTI)

Telangana Govt says there was no death due to oxygen shortage during second wave

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, Friday, July 16, 2021. (PTI)

Yediyurappa: BJP's seasoned oarsman relents, but too early for political obituary

Fuel prices have been on a rise since last Saturday, with the government getting flak for the uncontrolled price hike. In fact, many states have reached ₹100/litre, with prices in Mumbai touching ₹108/litre. (Twitter)

#ThankYouModiji for nothing: The online protest against rising fuel prices

A group of UN’s human experts remarked the situation as “unfortunate”, calling to New Delhi to immediately halt the eviction of around 1,00,000 people in Khori Gaon in Faridabad, including 20,000 children, rendering them homeless in the middle of the monsoon season. (Agencies)

UN calls to halt eviction of one lakh residents of Haryana’s Khori Gaon

In this April 24, 2021, file photo, multiple funeral pyres of those who died of COVID-19 burn at a ground that has been converted into a crematorium for the mass cremation of coronavirus victims, in New Delhi, India. India's excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India's worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the country. (AP)

India's Covid deaths likely 10 times the 'official' number, says report

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. (Photo: Twitter@TelanganaCMO)

Centre takes over TS, AP projects in midnight move

The study found that while domestic abuse decreases in the duration of the two hours in which the game is being played, it increases exponentially in its aftermath, with the effect peaking 10 to 12 hours later. (ncdv.org.uk)

When England loses, everyone suffers

The survey conducted among 5,000 people and 2,038 infected patients revealed that they had to visit hospitals again for post-Covid symptoms. (PTI)

One crore people suffer from long Covid in India: Study

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