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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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Hyderabad's city lights killing astronomy, enthusiasts, scientists complain

Light pollution is a menace in the city of Hyderabad which is killing the joy of looking up to the night sky, astronomy enthusiasts and scientists have complained. (Representational Image/PTI)

A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets

The suspended Twitter account of President Donald Trump. On Friday, the social media company permanently suspended Trump from its platform, citing "risk of further incitement of violence." (AP)

Top 10 Indian Best Selling Books: Fiction and Non Fiction

This cover image released by Grove shows "Shuggie Bain," a novel by Douglas Stuart. The Scottish writer has won the Booker Prize for fiction for his novel about a boy’s turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow. Stuart won the prestigious 50,000 pound ($66,000) award for his first published novel. (Grove via AP)

‘Even forthright women can be submissive’

Relatively speaking, compared with her older siblings, Saeeda Bano was definitely the rebel in her family, says Shahana

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Without fail every morning, an orderly (please don't call them ward boy) came by to change my bed clothes. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

My life in Covid-19 quarantine

Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

Framing the Mundane

A model walks the runway at the Pamella Roland fashion show during New Yo)rk Fashion Week at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2020 in New York City. (AFP

The best pictures from New York Fashion Week

T K Sandeep is a photographer whose work consists of moody video poems and photo poems. One of his recent projects was a calendar in which he got hijras and transgenders in Kerala to tell him their dream professions, and then he photographed them dressed as those professionals.

A selection of photographer TK Sandeep's work

The dress featured a fairly simple silhouette with a plunging neckline. But the drama is brought by the feathered veil/cape element. It also had a bow at the neck for added drama. (Photo: AP)

Valentino fashionably interprets A Midsummer's Night Dream

A man sports a colourful headgear with traditional motifs. (Photo: AP)

India gears up for Navratri

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