Guntur: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy released the third installment of the Jagananna Chedodu Scheme at an event held in Vinukonda, in Palnadu district on Monday. He disbursed financial assistance of Rs 10,000 per year to Tailors, Rajakas, and Nayi Brahmins under the Jagananna Chedodu Scheme and around 3,30,145 beneficiaries across the state were given Rs 330.15 crore under the scheme. The total amount disbursed so far in the past three years was Rs 927.51 crore. Addressing a public meeting on the occasion, Jagan emphasized that welfare schemes were benefiting every poor f ..read more

Hyderabad: Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (AIMSR), Hyderabad hosted white coat ceremony, a memorable occasion for fist year MBBS students of 2022 as they take their first steps into the medical college on Monday. A total of 150 students of the 2022 batch were welcomed into the medical fraternity by the faculty and were ceremonially “cloaked” with their white coats. The students dressed elegantly in white, later took the Hippocrates oath, a press release said. Chief Guest, Dr. Uma Sekar, Vice Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai pre ..read more

Hyderabad: FIA Formula E 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix is set to make its much-anticipated debut in India. The electric car racing series will host its first-ever race in the country on February 11 in the scenic track overlooking the Hussain Sagar Lake. The news of the 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix coming to India has been met with much excitement and enthusiasm, with several stars and celebrities expressing their support and excitement for the event. From actors like Prabhas, Chiranjeevi, Mahesh Babu, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Chaitanya Akkineni, Nani, Adivi Sesh, and Venkatesh Daggubati to sports ..read more

Tokyo: False alarms by Apple‘s iPhone 14 series’ Crash Detection feature are causing problems in Japan, with fire departments near skiing areas getting more emergency call-outs than usual because of the automated calls. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has issued a warning to smartphone users regarding crash-detecting technologies in smartphones and other devices, due to an increase in automated attempts to reach for help when it is not necessary, reports AppleInsider. This problem has been an issue for the Kita-Alps Nagano Fire ..read more

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s latest action entertainer ‘Pathaan‘ is currently creating a storm at the box-office and the fans seem to not keep calm as they were seen setting off fireworks in theatres to show their excitement. A video is doing the rounds on social media, where cine-goers during a ‘Pathaan’ show are seen whistling and dancing in theatres. Not just that, fans could be seen setting off fireworks inside movie theatres. However, it is not clear as to where or what city this took place in. ‘Pathaan’ is emerging as an unstoppable force at the global box office. The fi ..read more

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine on February 6, a plea challenging the Centre’s ban on the BBC documentary in connection with the 2002 Gujarat Riots. Advocate M.L. Sharma mentioned the plea for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud. The top court agreed to hear on February 6. The top court will also hear next Monday, a separate petition filed by journalist N. Ram and advocate Prashant Bhushan on taking down their tweets with links of the documentary. The plea filed by Sharma contended that the BBC Documentary on Gujarat ri ..read more

Mumbai: Bringing together stories of contemporary couples, Producer Bhushan Kumar and the ace director Anurag Basu finally announced the release date of their most awaited production venture, ‘Metro… In Dino’. It stars an ensemble of Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkana Sen Sharma, Ali Fazal and Fatima Sana Shaikh. The film is an anthology that consists of four loving and heartwarming intertwined stories. Produced by T-Series and Anurag Basu Productions, ‘Metro… In Dino’ depicts stories of bittersweet relationships with a modern day scenario ..read more

Hyderabad: The Director of Telangana Open School Society (TOSS) on Monday has notified to conduct the TOSS SSC and Intermediate Public Examination (IPE) in April/May 2023. Candidates can pay the examination fee without fine from February 1 to 10 and with a fine of Rs. 25 per paper is February 11 to February 16, the notification said. The TOSS students can also make examination fee payment with a late fee of Rs. 50 per subject between February 17 and February 22. The payment of the examination fee by learners will be through the official website www.telenganaopenschool.org or Meeseva/TS online ..read more

Visakhapatnam: The Andhra Pradesh government has allocated 40 acres of land belonging to the state tourism department at Annavaram village of Bhimunipatnam Mandal in Visakhapatnam district to the hospitality giant Oberoi Group, on lease-cum-rental basis. The group’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vikram Oberoi, the company’s corporate affairs president Rajaraman Shankar, along with managing officer Kallol Kundu visited the site on Sunday. Vizag Collector Dr. A. Mallikarjuna explained to them the various government projects to be implemented in Visakhapatnam in the coming days. Rajaraman Shankar ..read more

Hyderabad: The State government counsel and the Governor’s counsel have told the Telangana High Court that Constitutional provisions will be followed for the upcoming Budget session of the State Assembly. The counsels told the court this after the court took up hearing of the lunch motion petition moved by the State government, seeking a direction to the governor to approve the State Budget for 2023-24. Accordingly, the State has withdrawn the petition. The State had moved court with the Governor yet to approve the budget even as the Assembly session was scheduled to begin on February 3. Duri ..read more