Hyderabad: BRS Nagarkurnool candidate RS Praveen Kumar has demanded the government to pay an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore each to the family members of two youths, who lost their lives after their bike hit Kalwakurthy MLA Kasireddy Narayan Reddy’s car on Monday. He also demanded the government provide employment to one of the family members and asked the government to provide education to the victims’ children through the MLA’s funds. Praveen Kumar on Tuesday visited the families of the deceased at the Kalvakurthy Government Hospital and consoled them. He said action should be taken against the ML ..read more

Hyderabad: To ensure the costs of life-saving cardiac stents remain under the price control regime and within the reach of patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has issued a notification fixing a ceiling price for all types of stents used to conduct cardiac surgeries. The drugs pricing regulatory authority has fixed the ceiling price for Bare Metal Stents, which mostly comprise of stents manufactured by local medical device manufacturers, to Rs 10,509.79. Similarly, all Drug Eluting Stents (DES) including metallic DES, Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS) and Biodegr ..read more

By Dr Manikya Mahesh Is India once again witnessing the ‘India Shining’ phenomenon of 2004, after exactly 20 years? While Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of winning back the people’s mandate for the third time in a row, many sections of the Indian intelligentsia are doubting the tall claims of the ruling party. It’s reminiscent of one of India’s most popular prime ministers, Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s, election campaign in 2004. Back then, the Prime Minister and his party came up with a powerful two-word election slogan called ‘India Shining,’ believing in ..read more

As the preparatory talks begin ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29), the key questions that need answers are whether the funding commitments made by the rich nations in the past have been honoured and which direction the global efforts in fighting the climate crisis are moving. It is time for a candid reality check as the industrialised world has failed to meet the $100 billion annual commitment made over a decade ago. Given the scale of the global needs, it is a paltry amount. Even that commitment has not been fulfilled so far. The flow of funds has been erratic and ..read more

Hyderabad: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) along with a dedicated team rescued one minor girl who got separated from her parents at the Secunderabad railway station and safely handed her over to the family members. The three-year-old girl was found wandering near Gate No.4 on Platform No.1 in a manner that raised suspicion. An announcement was made through the Public Address System to identify the girl’s guardian by which her father was traced ..read more

New Delhi: The voter turnout was recorded at approximately 60.97 per cent across the 11 States/Union Territories in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections, according to the latest data issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Assam recorded the highest voter turnout of 75.01 per cent and the lowest was recorded in Maharashtra, where it was 53.95 per cent. Voting percentages for other States participating in the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls as per latest data are- Bihar –56.55 per cent, Chhattisgarh–66.94 per cent, Goa — 74.00 per cent, Gujarat–56.21 per cent, Karnataka–66.80 pe ..read more

Hyderabad: The Future Kids School (FKS) Under-14 girls and boys teams secured titles in the League cum Knock Out Basketball Tournament at Apollo Ground Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad on Monday. In the girls final, they defeated Pushpan Sports Academy (PSA) 24-18 to clinch the title. FKS’ Riddhina and PSA’s Vedaya emerged as top performers with scores of 10 and 8 respectively. In the boys category, FKS edged past PSA 17-16 to win the trophy. Results: Finals: U-17: Girls: The Future Kids School 24 (Riddhina 10) bt Pushpan Sports Academy 18 (Vedaya 8); Boys: The Future Kids School 17 bt Pushpan Sports ..read more

Hyderabad: Heavy rains that lashed the city and suburbs for several hours ended up throwing normal life out of gear on Tuesday. Many parts of the city were plunged into darkness with power disrupted and whole colonies remained in pitch darkness. There were also reports of uprooted trees and fallen branches causing inconveniences. Scores of motorists struggled to reach home wading through road inundations and traffic at several thoroughfares went out of gear. Those returning home after the day’s work were stranded for a long time at different points on city roads and faced hardships in finding ..read more

Hyderabad: Andabatla Satvik and CR Ritvik are in joint lead with 6 points from as many rounds in the 4th Marvel International Below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament at Johnson Grammar School, Mallapur, Hyderabad on Tuesday. Fakir Majhi, Mayank Ranade, Harshavardhanachari and Arnav Pradhan are in the second spot with 5.5 points each. Results: Round 6: Arnav Pradhan (5.5) drew with Fakir Majhi (5.5), CR Ritvik (6) bt G.Kesavan (5), Ravi Palsule (5) lost to Andabatla Satvik (6), Suresh Duvvala (5) drew with Harshavardhana Chari (5.5), Adhyayan Banerjee (5) drew with Srikara Darbha (5), Rohan Kuma ..read more

Medak: Heavy rains lashed several parts of erstwhile Medak district leaving three persons dead in two separate incidents. Two persons Vasulu Subramanyam (42) and Madasu Nagu (37) died in a wall collapse at Railapur village of Medak district on Tuesday night. Another person K Mallesham (33) died as lighting struck on him at Kuknurpally in Siddipet district early on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, heavy rains followed by gales and thunderstorms lashed the district. Standing crops were damaged at several places. The paddy brought to the procurement centres was damaged. The rains continued until late ..read more