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Around 10 lakh students registered for the examination natio-nwide. Of the 49,033 candidates registered in the city, only 25,161 appeared for the test.

Hyderabad: Only half the applicants turn up for UPSC prelims

The results for the preliminary exam can be expected around July 10.

03 Jun 2019 1:58 AM

The examination was of objective type with multiple choice questions. (Representational image)

Telangana: Current affairs tops civil prelims 2016

Most of the questions were from current affairs and not from core subjects this year, according to IAS coaching expert Gopala Krishna.

08 Aug 2016 1:21 AM

Raju Avarachan

Thiruvananthapuram: Crash victims allege denial of treatment

Mr Raju has lost one hand and has very serious head injuries.

22 Jan 2016 7:27 AM

l Resident of Pakistan l Winter visitor to Nepal, India, Bhutan, Srilanka. l Sighted by Waterfowl census team at Vellanathurthu beach in Kollam twice

Thiruvananthapuram: Rare migrant Gull sighted at Kollam

The habitat of this migrant Gull is coastal waters, lagoons, estuaries, large tidal creeks and salt pans

22 Jan 2016 7:10 AM

The police has recovered a letter hinting that love failure was behind the suicide

Love failure may have led woman to suicide

The woman who was working as a receptionist at a local hospital was residing in a hostel following fallout with her family

22 Jan 2016 7:03 AM

Tourism Minister A P Anilkumar and Health Minister V S Sivakumar discuss plans to renovate the bus shelter hours after the death of the woman on Thursday.

Bus kills another elderly in Kerala

The woman who used to work as a maid had arrived here at 6 am to catch a bus to go to her workplace

22 Jan 2016 6:50 AM

The problem is that of the 1000 live births the infant mortality rates continue to be 43 despite all the existing facilities to bring it down.(Representational Image)

Hyderabad: Mortality rate of infants still very high despite all existing facilities

The major challenge is in the first few hours of birth and the first one month of birth

22 Jan 2016 5:45 AM

An inquiry has also been ordered into another case where a contract employee of the radiology department sexually exploited. (Representational images)

Vijayawada: Probe into sexual assaults in hospital

Health Sciences in the guise of checking the girl misbehaved with her

22 Jan 2016 5:21 AM

Government of andhra pradesh

Hyderabad: No posting yet for one IAS and 1 IPS officer in Andhra

IAS and IPS officers were working in the excise department

22 Jan 2016 4:53 AM

Police remove a protestor from the scene of the demolition on Thursday. Many tenants protested the GHMC move to demolish the Anand Bhavan

Hyderabad:GHMC demolishes landmark building

7 shops in ‘Anand Bhavan’ pulled down, hotel spared

22 Jan 2016 3:07 AM

PDS supplies diversion racket and arrested ( Representational Image)

Hyderabad: Major PDS supply racket busted

He stocks the PDS supplies that he purchases from dealers across the city

22 Jan 2016 2:48 AM

thefts in trains were arrested by Railway Police (Representational Image)

Hyderabad: Gang of thieves on trains held

A five member gang including two women and three kids who were involved in thefts in trains were arrested by Railway Police

22 Jan 2016 2:34 AM

Over 50 per cent of the nearly 2 lakh auto drivers in Greater Hyderabad who transport lakhs of school children and other passengers daily do not have driving licence

Hyderabad: No licence with most drivers

Auto drivers skip licence due to Class VIII requirement

22 Jan 2016 2:10 AM

The survey data showed that there are around 15,000 households of people who had migrated from Maharashtra in city. They are primarily located in Sultan Bazar, Jambagh and Nallakunta. (Representational image)

GHMC polls: 2014 survey helps parties strategise

The survey is helping parties approach people of various states from across the country who have settled in Hyderabad, seeking their votes.

22 Jan 2016 1:25 AM

The Vigilance and Enforcement sleuths seized 14,586 bags of rice worth Rs 89.32 lakh (Representational image)

14,586 bags of rice worth Rs 89.32 lakh seized in Nellore

the mill was clandestinely selling the paddy provided by the government and supplying the rice meant for public distribution.

21 Jan 2016 8:17 AM

IIT Madras student Lakshmi Pratyusha Vedantam hailing from Guntur went missing on Sunday.

IIT girl student goes missing

Informs parents that she was off to Himalayas as she likes adventure.

21 Jan 2016 8:10 AM

Vijayawada Municipal Corporation office will be turned into 100 per cent solar-powered government building. (Representational image)

VMC office to be fully solar-panelled

VMC initiated a project with a capacity of 200 kilowatts per hour.

21 Jan 2016 8:05 AM

Shocked over the death of a large number of Olive Ridley turtles, renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Wednesday created this art piece at Puri Beach to awaken the society about the threat the endangered species was facing from the movement of mechanised boats.

Carcasses of dead turtles found at Puri beach

Nature lovers were more concerned when stray dogs feasted on the turtles.

21 Jan 2016 7:57 AM

An artiste gives final touches to a mural in the museum in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. (Photo: DC)

Visakha Museum all set to spring surprises

The museum which remained closed since Oct. 26 would be thrown open for public in Feb.

21 Jan 2016 7:52 AM

ACB officials found property documents of 17 plots (Representational image)

Excise official’s houses raided, assets seized

The excise officer M. Adi Seshu has been found possessing disproportionate assets.

21 Jan 2016 7:49 AM

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Technology Gallery

The tech show at Las Vegas swings into action. The current week will see a plethora of companies showing off their latest gadget inventory and the best innovations for the upcoming year ahead.

CES 2019: Smart sleeping masks, headphones with display screen, and more

Over the course of the conference’s jam-packed keynote event, Samsung and tech industry leaders revealed exciting enhancements to the foldable smartphone, Bixby, SmartThings, UI/UX design and more, that will foster unified experiences across devices, software and services. By offering developers the tools they need to enrich our lives with more intelligent experiences, the advancements introduced at SDC18 will help make connected living a reality for more people.

Samsung shows off its folding phone at Dev Conference 2018

Apple finally showed off its latest 13-inch MacBook Air, which has a design identical to existing MacBook Air, but offers a much-improved display. The newly launched laptop comes with Retina display, Touch ID, the latest processors and an even more portable design.

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2018 Apple iPad Pro hands-on: The iPad just got smarter

The 2018 range of iPhones have been finally unveiled — the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. While the XS is an upgrade to last year’s X, the XS Max is a bigger version of X with largest iPhone display. The XR offers the thrills of the iPhone XS for a lower price with an edge-to-edge LCD display and single rear camera setup.

Apple Keynote September 2018: Drool over the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR

Smartphones are evolving faster than the consumer’s expectation. A few years ago, we had been treated to large curved displays and multi-core chipsets on these mini handheld computers. Today, manufacturers are pushing boundaries in smartphone designs, bringing true-bezel-less designs and advanced biometric verification systems. And, it’s not that only the established players have their names registered for bringing a new technology to the masses — emerging players from China are raising eyebrows. Most of them have made the future ready for commercial purposes and we look at some of them that lightens up every techie’s face.

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