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Fishing boats anchored at Vizhinjam Coast following a cyclone alert in Thiruvananthapuram, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Fishermen have been prohibited from venturing out to sea from Thursday due to the cyclone alert over the Arabian Sea. (PTI)

Cyclone 'Tauktae': NDRF earmarks 53 teams for five states

Teams are being deployed in the coastal regions of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra

14 May 2021 1:35 PM

Vials containing Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19. (AP File)

Dr Reddy's launches Sputnik vaccine in India, 1st dose administered in Hyderabad

The vaccine is presently priced at Rs 948 plus 5% GST per dose with the possibility of a lower price point when local supply begins

14 May 2021 1:02 PM

The Police at the Pullur Toll Plaza was scrutinizing the papers of the ambulances carrying seriously ill patients. (Representational Image/AFP)

Two Covid patients die at AP-TS border as police stop ambulances for verification

At least 60 ambulances have been returned since the midnight of Thursday, a source said

14 May 2021 12:45 PM

It is significant that Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, at his first press conference after taking office, made it clear his government would seek NRC re-verification. — PTI

NRC coordinator moves apex court for comprehensive reverification

Sarma also pleaded that in the 'Original Inhabitants' category and the 'Persons from other States' category, errors had been detected

14 May 2021 7:48 AM

Justice N.V. Ramana launches a mobile app to grant access to the media to court proceedings without having to come physically to the Supreme Court, to help in their job of reporting. — PTI

CJI N.V. Ramana considering live telecast of apex court proceedings

The Supreme Court had permitted the live streaming of court proceedings in cases of constitutional and national importance

14 May 2021 7:36 AM

In many cases, even when a person died from Covid, the families are not revealing this and claim it was a natural death. — Representational Image/PTI

Bodies pile up due to cremation delay in Hyderabad

The past two days gave a break from the hectic work at the crematorium over the past few weeks

14 May 2021 7:13 AM

Rama Rao welcomed a suggestion made by a netizen that the Centre should allow more companies to manufacture the Covid-19 vaccines. — Twitter

Covid-19 warrior KTR says he will donate plasma

Minister says government would work towards reining in private hospitalscharging heavily for Covid-19 treatment

14 May 2021 7:00 AM

The junior doctors association states that infected family members of healthcare workers are also not getting a bed in Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences due to crowding of patients. — PTI

Doctors at King Koti not getting stipend, dozen suffering from Covid

Around 100 senior residents working at King Koti Hospital have not been paid their stipends from February 2021

14 May 2021 6:45 AM

Several doctors are falling ill and not able to report to work. There is a shortage of doctors in the department. — PTI

Situation stabilizing slowly, says Telangana health department

The state government is keen on recruiting doctors but the response from the medical fraternity is lukewarm

14 May 2021 1:48 AM

Tims lacks adequate staff, be it doctors, nurses, or patient care attenders, and that has been hampering services to patients. (Photo: File/PTI)

No Tims for new Covid-19 patients

Admissions to the hospital were stopped, except in cases of patients with severe symptoms who might need intensive care

14 May 2021 1:14 AM

Gandhi Hospital is getting it with its own funds and treating three such patients. — PTI

Gandhi Hospital treating 3 cases of black fungus

The medicine Amphotericin B needed to treat the condition is expensive so private hospitals are sending patients to Gandhi

14 May 2021 1:05 AM

District Collector K.V.N. Chakradhar Babu told this newspaper that they waived dues pertaining to electricity connection for the unit which is capable of producing 4 tonnes of oxygen per day. — AFP

Efforts on to revive two oxygen plants in Nellore

Once they resume operations, there will be no problems for small hospitals

14 May 2021 1:00 AM

Kapu leaders believe there is a need to bring all aggrieved castes together on a common platform to mount pressure on governments to concede their just demands for either higher quota or inclusion among the BCs. — PTI

Kapus say it’s time for review of BC list

Kapu leaders say that like them, Jats in Haryana, Patidars in Gujarat, and Gurjars in Rajasthan are seeking quota in view of backwardness

14 May 2021 12:58 AM

To ensure smooth admission, a Covid triage center was opened today with a capacity of 50 beds with the support of Empower and Excel, an NGO from USA, which provided cots, foam beds, pillows and bed sheets, and also offered to provide air-purifiers, the collector said. (Photo: Twitter @krishnadgoap)

Collector’s call to NGOs to join Covid relief operations in Andhra Pradesh

Inaugurates triage centre at Siddhartha Medical College

14 May 2021 12:38 AM

The Chief Minister urged the public not to let their guard down. (Photo: Twitter @AndhraPradeshCM)

Centre must find ways to step up vaccine output: Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan

Jagan asserted that vaccination is the only way out for the country to contain the surge in infections

14 May 2021 12:00 AM

United Forum for RTI Campaign urges CM to ease ration card issue norms. Stringent 6-step process is resulting in rejection of thousands of applications to get PDS rations. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Aadhaar exemptions sought for tribals in Andhra Pradesh

Many of them do not have these cards to avail of vaccination

14 May 2021 12:00 AM

Bommakanti Maheshwar Goud, Israel-Telangana association working president. (Photo by arrangement)

Telugus in Israel fear of grip, kin worried

The family members of Israel migrants are worrying over the safety of their beloved ones during the war like situation

14 May 2021 12:00 AM

A medical worker holds a vial of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19. (Photo: AP/File)

Andhra Pradesh first state to invite global tenders for vaccine

Pre-bid meeting likely on May 20-22; Tenders to be filed by June 3

14 May 2021 12:00 AM

A COVID-19 patient on oxygen support waits in an ambulance outside the District Hospital Koti, in Hyderabad, on Friday, May 7, 2021. (Photo: PTI/File)

Telangana mandates authorisation for entry of Covid patients from other states

Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar issued a memo in this regard, which was communicated to the chief secretaries of neighbouring states

14 May 2021 12:00 AM

Each farmer received Rs. 7,500 under the direct benefit transfer scheme. (Photo: Twitter)

Farmers in AP thank CM Jagan after getting Rythu Bharosa money

An amount of Rs. 275.23 crore was released and it will benefit around 5,00,216 farmers for the third straight year

14 May 2021 12:00 AM

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Stories of hope | Frontline warriors get do-gooders’ aid

The members of the organisation are providing protective gear, masks and nutritious healthy meals to them. — DC Image

What it is like to be inside a Covid-19 ICU ward as a doctor

Inside the blue full body protection kits, doctors, nurses and other support staff go about their tasks methodically. At stake are the lives of infected patients who, along with their families, have placed their faith in god the almighty and the hospital staff. (Representational Image/AFP)

INSIDE THE WAR ROOM: Stressed doctors, nurses and other Covid Warriors

A health worker inspects COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment at Shehnai Banquet Hall, converted into an isolation centre amid surge in coronavirus cases, near LNJP Hospital in New Delhi. (PTI)

Berlinale: A teacher, a porn clip and the hypocrisy of a nation

Radu Jude’s film - Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

The new-age Indian woman is a wonderful mix of being bold and yet rooted in reality

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Berlinale: Sharlto Copley's bravura act as Unabomber makes 'Ted K' stand out

The South African actor, known for his performance as Wikus van der Merwe in the 2009 science fiction film 'District 9', carries 'Ted K' with a meticulously studied but intense act that is as discomforting as it is impressive.

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Saudi’s annual Hajj pilgrimage will start this Wednesday amid growing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. (Saudi Ministry of Media via AP)

This year, Hajj pilgrims to be given sterilised pebbles

The protests in Portland have drawn international attention to race relations in the USA. The standoff between federal agents and protesters turned into a violent fight at night on Thursday. (AP)

In Pictures| Standoff with federal agents continues in Portland

This cute group of penguins are making most of Singapore city’s zoo while it’s locked down for public. (Handout photo released by Wildlife Reserves Singapore)

For these penguins in Singapore’s city zoo, lockdown is flippin' fun

A man walks by Teatro Marcello in Rome which is unsually empty due to coronavirus epidemic(AP)

Coronavirus fear leaves streets of Rome empty

A child cries as he waits in line to board a plane for Beijing at the airport in Hong Kong (AP)

Coronavirus and the impact on daily life

The shadow of the Chilean national flag fluttering in front of La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago, is casted over demonstrators gesturing during a march on International Women's day on march 8, 2020(AP)

In pictures: Women's Day march around the world

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