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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami during the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of multiple projects, in Dehradun, Saturday, December 4, 2021. (PTI)

Uttarakhand gets Rs.18,000 crore projects ahead of elections

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Mr Modi started his speech by greeting people in Garhwali language and ended the speech by reciting a poem dedicated to the hill state

People enjoy the cool weather due to the effect of the cyclonic storm Jawad near Tenneti Park in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. (DC)

Cyclone Jawad fizzles out, North Andhra heaves sigh of relief

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The highest rainfall under the influence of the storm was 23.5 mm at Palasa in Srikakulam district followed by 22.5 mm at Pydibheemavaram

Dozens of countries have imposed travel restrictions on the southern African nations since the mutation was discovered. (PTI Photo)

Two more Omicron cases found in Maharashtra, Gujarat

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A 72-year-old man was found infected with the Omicron variant of Coronavirus in Jamnagar, Gujarat, following his return from Zimbabwe

Konijeti Rosaiah (ANI file photo)

Former chief minister of unified Andhra Pradesh K Rosaiah passes away

Chandrababu Naidu paying tributes to Konijeti Rosaiah. (Photo by arrangement)

End of an era in Telugu politics

The CM said 25,000 sq ft of land had been allocated for temporary accommodation of the IAMC and land would be allotted soon in Puppalaguda for construction of a permanent building. — DC Image/Pavan Kumar

Mediation best way for dispute resolution: CM KCR

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao felicitates Chief Justice of India Justice N.V. Ramana at the conclave of International Arbitration and Mediation Centre in Hyderabad on Saturday. — DC Image/Pavan Kumar

Disputes should be settled out of court: CJI Ramana

An SNDP official said after constructing the bridge and converting vents into floodgates, excess water in Hussainsagar would be under complete control of authorities and it could save low-lying areas from inundation. — DC Image

New sluice bridge for Tank Bund

If anyone tests positive, then such persons will be shifted to the special Omicron ward at the Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences at Gachibowli and their samples will be sent for genome sequencing to identify if they are infected with the Omicron variant. — PTI

COVID-19 results of 13 passengers awaited in Telangana

Several pacts in defence, trade, energy and other sectors will be inked on Monday after talks between President Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening as well as the 2+2 talks at the foreign and defence ministerial level between the two nations earlier in the day on Monday morning. (AP)

Ahead of Putin visit, government clears plan to make 5 lakh AK-203 rifles in Amethi

The need of the hour is to educate the public on the effectiveness of masks as two in three Indians are still wearing cloth masks that provide limited protection from Covid-19. (DC file photo)

One in 3 Indians continue to step out without masks: Survey

The second Benz flyover will also help majority VVIPs, VIPs and officials reach Vijayawada Airport at Gannavaram smoothly. (DC Image)

CM Jagan, Gadkari to open Benz Flyover-2 on December 10

The health authorities deputed staff in international airports in Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad to check the health status of international travellers visiting parts of AP. (PTI file photo)

Andhra Pradesh keeps tab on all International travellers

t was on October 23 that the state reported more than 200 cases with the department then saying 207 new Covid-19 cases were found in the state on that day. (DC)

Daily Covid-19 case count breach 200 in Telangana

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel. (Photo: BlackCaps Twitter)

Ajaz Patel becomes third bowler to scalp all 10 wickets in Test innings

Born on January 28, 1938 in a Tamil Brahmin family, Shivaram, popularly known as Shivaramanna, had been a versatile actor who played various roles ranging from hero to supporting character in over 60 movies, besides directing and producing films.

Veteran Kannada film actor S Shivaram dies at 83

Demand for masks has increased slightly when compared to first and second waves. Even sanitizer rates have shot up. Retailers have stocked up masks. We will know the actual figure of sales in about a week. — Representational image/PTI

Mask prices nearly double on Omicron variant threat

The cost of testing of such travellers shall be borne by the travellers identified for random testing themselves. (PTI Photo)

Random testing for 2% passengers from not 'at risk' nations on arrival at Bengaluru

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The cost of testing of such travellers shall be borne by the travellers identified for random testing themselves. (PTI Photo)

Random testing for 2% passengers from not 'at risk' nations on arrival at Bengaluru

Madurai District Collector Aneesh Sekhar (Twitter)

TN's Madurai to ban hotel, mall, other public places entry for unvaccinated people

The players will remain in a water-tight environment during the near seven-week tour. (AFP)

Despite Omicron scare, BCCI set to clear Indian team's travel to South Africa

Ayushmann Khurana on the cover of a magazine (Photo credit: Instagram)

A lesson for Ayushmann on gender-fluidity

An efficient and widely deployed testing mechanism will go a long way in preventing the spread of the infection, the panel noted. (PTI file photo)

Omicron: Govt panel recommends evaluation of vaccines, more research for booster dose

Kerala, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh have urged the Centre to decide on allowing booster doses of the Covid vaccine. (AFP)

Double vaccinate against Covid first, experts say amid calls for booster shots

Karnataka health minister Dr. K. Sudhakar chaired a video conference meeting with the directors of the medical colleges on a possible third wave and the new Omicron virus-related treatment. (ANI)

Omicron scare: Karnataka instructs medical colleges to make necessary preparations

INSACOG said genomic surveillance will be critical for early detection of the presence of this variant, to enable necessary public health measures. (AP)

Top scientists for COVID booster vaccine dose

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My daughter does not like my fight scenes: Mahesh Babu

A still photo of Mahesh Babu from his upcoming Telugu film Sarkaru Vaari Paata. (Photo: Facebook)

Vizag to get its own mega wheel a la London Eye

It will be the first Mega Wheel project in India, which will put Visakhapatnam in the company of major cities of the world. — Representational image/By arrangement

Aadi Bhikshuvu Vaadinedi Koredi...?

A poster of the movie 'Sirivennela'. (Twitter)

Mandi biryani replacing the popular Hyderabadi biryani?

Food lovers from the Old City are going crazy as they have to travel all the way to the new city for enjoying the Arabian dish. (Representational Image. DC Image)

Twitter's Agrawal is youngest CEO in S&P 500, nudging out Zuckerberg

Parag Agrawal (Twitter)

Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year

Earlier this year, Merriam-Webster added to its online entry for “vaccine” to cover all the talk of mRNA vaccines, or messenger vaccines such as those for COVID-19 developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. (AP)

Extreme tiredness, scratchy throat, dry cough: Dr who spotted Omicron lists symptoms

The news sparked a panicked flurry of travel bans on southern Africa as countries raced to contain its spread - measures the South African government deems "rushed" and unjust. (Representational Image/AP)

Lara Dutta talks about dating at 40

Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif prep up for the Big Day

Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif

Delta AY.4.2 COVID variant less likely to show any symptoms: UK study

The data show that only 33 per cent of those with the mutation had these classic symptoms, compared to 46 per cent of those with Delta. (PTI Photo)

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Shashi Warrier | Stolen naps and other secrets from the library

The library was a large quiet hall full of bookshelves with the librarian in a cubicle near the door and a couple of clerks working

Shashi Warrier

Manish Tewari | Why 26/11 required a kinetic response

It, however, is a serious matter of discussion as to how Pakistan perceived the policy of strategic restraint

Manish Tewari

Farrukh Dhondy | Style matters: Of dress codes and asserting individuality!

This, gentle reader, is an idle musing on a detail of our great, contemporary, egalitarian world

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Capt Susheel Menon assumed charge onboard INS Vikramaditya at Karwar Naval base. (Photo by arrangement)

Capt Susheel Menon assumes as commanding officer of INS Vikramaditya

Karnataka health minister Dr. K. Sudhakar chaired a video conference meeting with the directors of the medical colleges on a possible third wave and the new Omicron virus-related treatment. (ANI)

Omicron scare: Karnataka instructs medical colleges to make necessary preparations

Madurai District Collector Aneesh Sekhar (Twitter)

TN's Madurai to ban hotel, mall, other public places entry for unvaccinated people

Health and medical authorities said screening will be held at border check posts while there is no possibility for random checking so far. (Representational Image. PTI)

High alert on AP border areas with Karnataka

AIADMK leader O. Pannerselvam — DC file image

AIADMK to vote EPS, OPS again on Dec 7

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at the temple. (Photo: Twitter/@RaghupathiBhat)

Karnataka Governor visits Udupi's famous Mookambika Temple

Rachakonda police booked 1,08,736 violators and collected Rs 10,87,36,000 this year. (Representational Image. DC File Image)

No mask violations net Rs 27 lakh per day in Telangana

Police have arrested prime accused and RSS worker Jishnu Chathankari (23), Pramod (23), Nandu (24) and Mohammed Faisal (22). (Representational Image - PTI)

Four including a former RSS worker arrested for murder of CPI(M) local leader

Entertainment

Superstar Deepika Padukone (PTI photo)

Deepika Padukone heads to Hyderabad for Nag Ashwin's 'Project K'

A still photo of Mahesh Babu from his upcoming Telugu film Sarkaru Vaari Paata. (Photo: Facebook)

My daughter does not like my fight scenes: Mahesh Babu

Sara Ali Khan

‘Mom is still a fiery actor’

Vicky and Katrina's romance rumours began after Katrina, in Karan Johar's popular TV show, said that she would like to work with Vicky and they would look good together. (Photo: Instagram)

Vicky Kaushal-Katrina Kaif wedding: Authorities conduct meeting to discuss law, order

Waluscha De Sousa

‘Chingari was perhaps the spark that I needed’

Poster of Akhanda

Double dhamaka for Balayya fans

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The UGC-NET 2020 and June 2021 has been rescheduled for the centres in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, and Puri, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur in Ganjam district and Gunupur in Rayagada district of Odisha, the National Testing Agency said in a notice on Friday. (PTI Photo)

UGC-NET, IIFT exam postponed in some centres over cyclone Jawad

Nearly 22 per cent refused to send their kids to school if several Omicron cases were reported in their town or district. — Representational image/AP

63% TS parents unwilling to send wards to school post-Omicron

"Extension of six months, as mentioned above, may also be granted for submitting evidence of publication and presentation in two conferences. However, tenure of fellowship will remain up to five years only," he added.

UGC extends deadline for submission of MPhil, PhD thesis till June 2022

The letter claims that since the entire mode of education was online, fairness and propriety requires that students should get an option for online examination to ensure fair assessment. (PTI Photo)

Over 8000 parents urge Edu min to direct CBSE to provide hybrid mode for board exams

Sports

The players will remain in a water-tight environment during the near seven-week tour. (AFP)

Despite Omicron scare, BCCI set to clear Indian team's travel to South Africa

Anju Bobby George (Wikipedia)

Anju Bobby George wins Woman of Year Award from World Athletics

Earlier, Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports had said that BCCI should consult the government before sending the cricket team to South Africa where a new COVID-19 variant has emerged. (ANI/Representative Image)

India tour of South Africa might be pushed back by one week amid Omicron scare

India’s Pusarla V Sindhu hitting a return against South Korea’s Sim Yu-jin during their women's singles quarter-final badminton match at the Indonesia Open in Nusa Dua on the resort island of Bali. (Photo: Badminton Association of Indonesia)

Indonesia Open: PV Sindhu fights her way into Indonesia Open semifinal

India's Shreyas Iyer is congratulated by his teammate Ravindra Jadeja (right) after he scored 50 runs during the day one of their first test cricket match with New Zealand in Kanpur on Thursday. (AP Photo)

On debut, Iyer shows the way as India score 258/4

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu celebrates during her game against German Yvonne Li in the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament in Bali on Thursday. (Twitter/@bwfmedia)

Sindhu, Praneeth enter quarters, Srikanth loses in Indonesia Open Super 1000

Manchester City's Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus (right) celebrates with Manchester City's Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva (L) and Manchester City's Portuguese defender Joao Cancelo (C) after scoring their second goal during the UEFA Champions League Group A football match between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

Man City, PSG and Real Madrid among Champions League qualifiers

Former RB Leipzig head coach Ralf Rangnick. (AP Photo)

Man Utd close to hiring Rangnick as interim boss: reports

Lifestyle

Ayushmann Khurana on the cover of a magazine (Photo credit: Instagram)

A lesson for Ayushmann on gender-fluidity

Evie Toombes

To be born or not: The dilemma of the flawed foetus

Indian Innings: The Journey of Indian Cricket from 1947.

Book Review | Spotlighting the finest Indian writing on cricket

Parthiban’s Dream By Kalki Krishnamurthy. (Amazon Photo)

Book Review | When Parthiban Kanavu morphs into Parthiban’s Dream

Name Place Animal Thing By Daribha Lyndem. (Amazon Photo)

Book Review | Memoiric fiction that paints vivid image of Shillong — warts and all

For India, China has been a problem for decades, even at a time when the world was fawning on that country for its growing economic clout and seemingly unending supplies of cheap goods. (Amazon Photo)

Book Review | Panchsheel and other delusions that wrongfooted our China ties

Unfortunately, post the second wave many people are moving around without a mask, which could be catastrophic. The youth especially need to be told about the importance of masks and transmission of viruses. — news.harvard.edu

Avoid Omicron with three-ply or N95 masks: Medical experts

Alternative medicine and healing methods have long been used in India to treat issues ranging from hypertension and gynaecological problems to life-threatening cancers. (Representative Image)

Complementary therapy in huge demand

Technology

The new rumoured series 'Vivo V23 5G' could feature an in-display fingerprint sensor. (Photo: PTI)

Vivo V23 5G might launch in India this month

Three Google apps are getting new widgets. (Photo: PTI/File)

Google announces new Android features

Parag Agrawal, who succeeds Jack Dorsey in this role - served as Twitter's Chief Technology Officer since 2017, and has been responsible for the company's technical strategy. (Photo: Twitter.com)

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to receive $1mn annual salary

Oppo Reno7, Reno7 Pro India price leaks Huawei Watch D to come with blood pressure monitoring feature Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 4G goes official

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The 67-year-old actor-politician continues to be involved in film making and television shows as well. (Photo: PTI/File)

Kamal Haasan has fully recovered from COVID-19, says hospital

Siva Shankar

Celebs mourn Sivasankar master’s demise

Jeevitha Rajashekar

Jeevitha returns to directing with 'Shekar'

Lavanya Tripathi

Lavanya Tripathi’s tryst with comedy

Mehreen Kaur in Nagarjuna's 'The Ghost'

Rana Daggubati advocated for Samantha's film

World

Anthony Fauci stressed that fully vaccinated adults should seek a booster when eligible to give themselves the best possible protection. (AP file photo)

WHO warns of 'toxic mix' as EU chief mulls mandatory Covid jabs

At least 23 other countries have reported omicron infections since South African authorities first identified the variant a week ago. (AP)

US reports first case of omicron variant in returning traveller

In this file photo taken on August 12, 2021, Head of the Taliban delegation Abdul Salam Hanafi (R), accompanied by Taliban officials (2R to L) Muttaqi, Shahabuddin Delawar and Abdul Latif Mansour, walks down a hotel lobby during the talks in Doha. (KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

Taliban urges US to release frozen funds in Doha talks

Air China flight crew members in hazmat suits walk through the arrivals area at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Brazil and Japan joined the rapidly widening circle of countries to report cases of the omicron variant Tuesday. (AP/Jae C. Hong)

'It was scary': How South African scientists spotted the Omicron COVID variant

According to media reports, the Pakistani model, who was identified as Sauleha, had apologised on her Instagram account and deleted the pictures. (Photo: Twitter)

Pak model defiles Kartarpur Sahib

The drug, molnupiravir, could provide a much-needed weapon against the virus. (Photo: AP)

FDA panel backs first-of-a-kind COVID-19 pill from Merck

In Tswane, the municipality that includes the capital Pretoria, 52 children under the age of 2 diagnosed with the coronavirus have been admitted and one has died. (Bloomberg Image)

Toddlers make up 10% of hospital cases in Omicron epicenter in S.Africa

A sign for a vaccine site stands in Staten Island on November 29, 2021 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)

All adults should get COVID-19 booster shots, says U.S. CDC

Business

Built on WhatsApp Business Platform, the partnership will expand access to Uber's mobility services in one of the company's largest international markets, it was stated. (Photo: Agencies)

Uber, WhatsApp announce partnership to launch ride-booking via WhatsApp in India

The companies are raising funds to support business expansion plans, to retire debt and for general corporate purposes. (PTI/File)

IPO rush continues; 10 cos line up public issues worth Rs 10,000 cr in Dec

As per the release, the recent trend of high GST revenues has been a result of various policy and administrative measures that have been taken in the past to improve compliance. (DC File Image)

GST collected in November, 2021 second highest since its implementation

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman — PTI

Crypto bill to be tabled after cabinet nod: FM

A total of Rs 3,71,908 crore was collected as central excise duty, including cesses, in the last fiscal. The collection was 108.5 per cent higher than Rs 1,78,311 crore collected in FY20. — PTI

Centre collects Rs 3.72 L cr as excise on fuel in FY21

The highest growth in October was recorded in natural gas production with a year-on-year increase of 25.8 per cent. — Representational image/PTI

Core industries output rises 7.5% in October

Reliance Capital chairman Anil Ambani — DC Image

RBI appoints advisory panel to assist R-Cap administrator

Ravi will also be the managing trustee of SOT and others will be trustees. The SOT was formed in 2006 as a private discretionary trust. As per reports, SOT owns close to a 30 per cent stake in the group's holding company Shriram Capital. — Representational image/By arrangement

Shriram Group puts succession plan in place

Science

A healthcare worker holds a vial with single-dose Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine. (Photo: AFP/File)

Booster dose of six Covid vaccines safe, increases immunity: Lancet study

Employees pack boxes containing vials of Covishield, a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine, at the Serum Institute of India in Pune. (Photo: AP)

Trigger of rare blood clots linked with AstraZeneca Covid vaccine found

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a medical condition that can often occur after a viral infection. (Photo: Representational Image)

Covid long-haulers may experience abnormal breathing, chronic fatigue: Study

Not yet clear if Omicron more transmissible, causes severe disease, says WHO Omicron brings back pandemic fears Indian astronomers discover a new exoplanet and rare stars hotter than Sun

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Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | Style matters: Of dress codes and asserting individuality!

Police officer pays tribute to the martyrs at the Police Martyrs Memorial to mark the 13th anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks, in Mumbai, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (PTI)

Manish Tewari | Why 26/11 required a kinetic response

Shashi Warrier | Stolen naps and other secrets from the library

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The pre-launch sale concept has brought an already over-supplied Hyderabad real estate market on the verge of a correction. (Photo: PTI/File)

Hyderabad real estate market may collapse by March

Referring to the recently discovered ‘Omicron’ Covid variant, Dr Ranga Reddy said this new ‘variant of concern’ is being considered highly contagious because of the high number of mutations it carries. The WHO says early evidence shows new Omicron possesses a higher risk of infection, and scientists are concerned that the new mutations could get over immunisation from both vaccines or previous infections. — Representational image/DC

Concerns mount as health staff keep Covid-19 data under wraps in TS

The replacement fertility level is usually fixed at 2.1, since it is the average number of children per woman that is needed to keep a balance between the number of births and deaths in a country to maintain the population. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

India's population has started to decline, fertility rate below replacement level

A former India cricketer said exclusion of beef and pork items is not surprising though it was never documented before. (AFP)

BCCI's 'halal' meat recommendation for Indian cricketers raises eyebrows

The federal government has missed several deadlines to formally enact four labor codes -- the latest being October -- and no new target has been set, the people said. (Representational Image/PTI)

Centre to delay labor reform rollout to avoid more backlash ahead of elections

General Education Minister V Sivankutty said it was an admirable move by the LP school and the government will promote such gender inclusive activities. (PTI Photo)

Unisex uniforms: Kerala school goes off syllabus with move to ensure gender equity

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao addresses the media at Telangana bhavan on Saturday. (Photo: DC/R.Pavan)

As long as casteism is alive, caste census must: KCR

An Indian farmer sits in the makeshift tent, made in the back of his tractor trolly as they continue to protest against three new farm bills at Singhu, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, March 5, 2021. Since the laws were passed last year, the farmers have hunkered down on the outskirts of New Delhi and camped out for nearly a year, including through a harsh winter and a coronavirus surge. Over the last year, dozens of farmers died due to suicide, hostile weather conditions and COVID-19 during the demonstrations that have since drawn international support. (AP)

Indian farmers in no mood to forgive despite the U-turn on reforms

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