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Rafale jets give India an edge over China and Pakistan as it is armed with the most advanced beyond visual range Meteor air-to-air missiles which have a range of upto 150 kilometres. (Photo: AFP)

IAF to get 10-11 rafale aircraft in a month

India is likely to get three Rafale jets this week and then 7-8 more will come in the second half of April

29 March 2021 4:52 AM IST

Sanitation workers spray the disinfectant at the premises of Andhra University Engineering College after a huge spike in COVID-19 positive cases. (Photo: DC/ Narasimha Murthy)

Covid cases in Andhra University rise to 102

Officials said the total number of infections at AU rose to 102. Of them, 96 were boys, one a girl student and five...

29 March 2021 4:44 AM IST

Water cannon salute being given to welcome the first flight landing at Orvakal airport, in Kurnool district. (Photo: PTI)

Kurnool airport opens, to house south India's biggest industrial park

Rajendranath Reddy said that another 2,000 acres of land is being acquired for the proposed industrial park

29 March 2021 4:18 AM IST

A health worker conducts COVID-19 rapid antigen test of samples. PTI photo

COVID-affected tribal girl confined to farm field in Telangana's...

She says she is staying away from her family members and villagers as they may otherwise contract the virus from her

28 March 2021 11:45 PM IST

Health worker conducting COVID-19 test for woman at railway station in Vijayawada. (DC Image)

Steady rise in Covid-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh

As many as 1,005 new infections were reported in Sunday's daily count, this being the highest single-day tally since...

28 March 2021 11:39 PM IST

A health worker collects a nasal swab sample from a woman to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus infection at a government hospital in Hyderabad. (AFP)

Daily COVID-19 deaths over 300 for first time this year, 62,714 new...

Registering a steady increase for the 18th day in row, active cases increased to 4,86,310 comprising 4.06 per cent of...

28 March 2021 11:18 AM IST

Officials say conducting public exams would be possible only if the government permits classroom teaching at least for SSC and Inter students till the April fourth week. (Representational Photo: DC)

Closure of schools rakes up old issues in Telangana

Private teachers are sad that just when they hoped their livelihood is getting secure, getting salaries has once again...

28 March 2021 9:05 AM IST

Advocate-general of Telangana state B.S. Prasad contended that there was no need for a separate law to back the action of the Telangana government to obtain and feed the entire data of the non-agricultural properties into the Dharani portal

Agricultural landowners flood Dharani portal with grievances

The portal, on an average, has been receiving 500 applications per day in the past 20 days

28 March 2021 8:51 AM IST

Health authorities are also collecting samples of nearly 300 teaching and non-teaching staff for running Covid-19 tests on them. Their results are also expected to be out by late Saturday night. (Photo: DC/ Murali Krishna)

Andhra University engineering college Covid toll reaches 69

Students who have tested Covid-19 positive have been accommodated in hostel rooms in four isolation blocks

28 March 2021 4:35 AM IST

Public negligence is presumed to be the main reason for the increase in Covid cases, which for the last two months was in single digits but was now increasing. (Representational Photo: PTI)

23 DWMA employees test positive in Kadapa

All staff members were immediately given the work from home option while the entire office was sanitized

28 March 2021 4:21 AM IST

The cause of the fire is being investigated, officials said. (Image: Twitter/@rits70)

500 shops gutted in fire at Pune's Fashion Street

The fire had broken out around 11 pm on Friday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured in the incident

27 March 2021 11:39 AM IST

A health worker collects a nasal swab sample from a woman to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus infection at a government hospital in Hyderabad. (AFP)

India records 62,258 new infections today, highest single day rise so...

Registering a steady increase for the 17th day in row, India's recovery rate has further dropped to 94.85%

27 March 2021 11:19 AM IST