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Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy watch an aerial survey on Cyclone affected areas on Saturday. (DC Image: Narayana Rao)

Jagan announces ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakhs to the kin of 8 persons succumbed to cyclone

The Chief Minister also instructed officials to give seeds at 80 per cent subsidy to the farmers in the affected areas

29 Nov 2020 9:03 AM

Farmers are trying to protect their paddy heap from the inundated waters in the field in Annampalli village in Mummidivaram mandal in Nivar cyclone in East Godavari District. (DC Image)

AP's low-lying villages alongside Penna river marooned

Hundreds of villages are still under the grip of darkness as stagnant water, deposited by rains accompanying Cyclone Nivar

29 Nov 2020 8:56 AM

P M Modi at Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad. (DC Image: Pavan Kumar)

PM Modi reviews Covid vaccine progress at Bharat Biotech

He congratulated the scientists for their progress in the trials so far

29 Nov 2020 8:46 AM

Farmers stage a protest on the national highway over farm reform laws, in Bulandshahr. (PTI)

After night halt, Punjab farmers resume march towards Delhi

By Friday evening, all Haryana Police barricades at the border with Punjab and along the highway to Delhi had been lifted

28 Nov 2020 11:45 AM

Martyr Naik Prem Bahadur Khatri (left) and martyr Rifleman Sukhbir Singh who lost their lives during the ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army, at Sunderbani Sector of Rajouri district, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. (PTI)

Two more Army jawans killed in Pakistan fire

The Army said that the Pakistani troops resorted to 'unprovoked ceasefire violation' in Suderbani area of Rajouri early Friday

28 Nov 2020 11:10 AM

Farmers stage a protest at Delhi-Noida border over farm bills. (PTI)

Haryana cops use water cannons and teargas to stop farmers

The agitation saw Punjab chief minister Capt. Amarinder Singh entering into a war of words on Twitter with Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

27 Nov 2020 8:59 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

PM bats for simultaneous elections, single voters’ list

The PM also emphasised the need for coordination between the three wings of the state – the legislature, executive and judiciary

27 Nov 2020 8:45 AM

A Girl covering plastic covers her head to protecting rains due to the Nivar cyclone in Vijayawada on Thursday. (DC Image: Narayana Rao)

Cyclone Nivar rips apart villages in Andhra Pradesh

Traffic on the National Highway No 16 that connects Chennai and Kolkata was affected, and vehicles were stranded for over eight km

27 Nov 2020 8:35 AM

Akbaruddin Owaisi.

Akbar Owaisi triggers fresh row; demands demolition of PV, NTR memorials

Slams TRS double standards and false promises

26 Nov 2020 5:32 AM

The apex court passed the order while hearing an appeal filed by Andhra Pradesh government against the September 15 order of high court. (PTI)

Amaravati land scam: SC stays HC gag order on media from publishing news on FIR

The bench refused to stay at this stage the other directions of the high court including the stay on probe into the FIR in the matter

25 Nov 2020 8:33 PM

A health worker collects a swab sample from a woman to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a primary health centre in Hyderabad on September 24, 2020. (AFP)

Telangana logs 993 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

As many as10,886 patients are under treatment and 47,593 samples were tested on Tuesday

25 Nov 2020 10:24 AM

AIMIM President and MP Asaduddin Owaisi participates in a door-to-door GHMC election campaign in Hyderabad. (PTI)

We rejected Jinnah, no Pakistanis live in Old City: Owaisi

Owaisi said in civic body elections his opponents are speaking on irrelevant topics whereas we have to speak on issues like civic problems

25 Nov 2020 5:49 AM

The TRS government's promise to provide free drinking water up to 20,000 litres (20 kilo-litres) would not provide any relief to middle and upper middle classes living in over 6,000 apartments, gated communities and townships, across the twin cities. (Representational Image)

TRS' free drinking water scheme not for middle, upper middle classes

The scheme will directly benefit about four lakh consumers who have been living in 1,800 notified slums in the city

25 Nov 2020 5:07 AM

Political parties usually court the community’s support by visiting Gurudwaras and seeking their votes during election time. This time too, for the GHMC Council polls, it has been no different. (Representational Image:AFP)

Sikhs in Hyderabad want better educational facilities, scholarships, jobs

Political parties usually court the community’s support by visiting Gurudwaras and seeking their votes during election time

25 Nov 2020 4:52 AM

Doctors say they will not allow anyone from allopathy medicine to train AYUSH doctors. (Representational Image:AFP)

IMA to go to court against CCIM order on Ayush doctors performing surgery

The cost cutting measures, which were seen wrongly as an advantage by some, are criticised as faulty and improper practices

25 Nov 2020 2:37 AM

A health worker takes a swab from a woman for a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) Covid-19 coronavirus tests in Ahmedabad on November 23, 2020. (AFP)

States panic as virus strikes back

Some states are even contemplating stopping incoming passengers from places like Delhi

24 Nov 2020 5:09 AM

Jammu & Kashmir police personnel show a damaged wall of a police post after an encounter in Nagrota yesterday, in Jammu district. (PTI)

India briefs envoys on JeM's sinister plans

It is learnt that the envoys of the US, Russia, France and Japan were among those who were part of the briefing

24 Nov 2020 5:00 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

2014-29 important for India’s progress: Modi

The PM said the last six years have been 'historic' for the country's development and a lot remains to be done in the remaining period

24 Nov 2020 4:53 AM

Security personel stand gurad beside an underground tunnel near the international border in Samba sector, suspected to have been used by terrorists killed in a recent encounter in Nagrota, in Jammu district. (PTI)

Security forces hunt tunnels along LoC with hi-tech gadgets

Sources said that the cross-border underground tunnel unearthed in Samba sector was 160 metres into the Indian side

24 Nov 2020 12:43 AM

Passengers on their arrival from New Delhi by Shatabdi Express, at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (PTI)

Maharashtra makes COVID-19 negative report must for travellers from Delhi, 3 states

Every passenger arriving from Delhi-NCR, states of Goa, Rajasthan and Gujarat will have to mandatorily carry a Covid-19 negative report

24 Nov 2020 12:18 AM

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P M Modi at Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad. (DC Image: Pavan Kumar)

Two more Army jawans killed in Pakistan fire

Martyr Naik Prem Bahadur Khatri (left) and martyr Rifleman Sukhbir Singh who lost their lives during the ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army, at Sunderbani Sector of Rajouri district, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. (PTI)

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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.

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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

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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.

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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)

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