By Prisha Khanna  Artificial intelligence (AI), considered the best invention of humankind, is slowly making our worst nightmares come true. AI is already doing most jobs better than we ever could and the human cost of it is jarring. The prevalence of AI and its ability to replace several automated tasks in the workplace have now become a direct threat to the social position of employees. Individuals who fear losing their competencies and independence to the automotive wave are more likely to perceive AI as a greater threat to their identity. Those who have an increased sense of work res ..read more

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The election season brings out the worst instincts of political parties nurtured on exclusivist ideology. The higher the political stakes, the murkier the campaign gets. The standard of discourse in the ongoing election campaign has hit a new low with Prime Minister Narendra Modi making highly objectionable remarks against the Muslim community while addressing a poll rally in Rajasthan’s Banswara. He warned that the Congress could distribute the nation’s wealth among “infiltrators and “those who have more children”, a reference to Muslims. Campaign rhetoric cannot get any worse than this; bla ..read more

Hyderabad: Critical shortage of donor organs and the disparity between demand and supply is leaving thousands of patients in Telangana with end-stage ailments due to failed organs, with an uncertain future. Due to severe short supply of cadaver donor organs and unavailability of living-related organ donations, at present, the average waiting time for a donor organ to be available in Telangana is 4 to 5 years. By the time organs from brain dead patients are available, the most deserving patients, those on top of the waiting list, would have already been dead. There are over 14,000 registered p ..read more

Hyderabad: Leader of Opposition K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday denied any connection with the phone tapping controversy, dismissing it as a cheap political stunt by the Congress. Stating that phone tapping had nothing to do with the Chief Minister or Ministers, he said it was part of the intelligence gathering system by police officials. The Intelligence wing was responsible, not the government. It cannot happen just because a Chief Minister or Ministers want to. The issue was being unnecessarily politicised, he said, adding that tapping requires union Home Ministry’s permission and is done ..read more

Hyderabad: Stating that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy appeared to be nursing a grudge against him after he was arrested in the cash for vote scam, Leader of Opposition and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao said several leaders who had quit the BRS to join the Congress had got back in touch with him, apart from another 25 Congress MLAs, wanting to join the BRS. However, unlike Revanth Reddy’s fears, he had no plans to topple the Congress government, since he wanted the Congress to stay in power for five years and get discredited so that anyone who got the BRS B-form would win easily. The BRS ..read more

Hyderabad: Leader of Opposition and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday brushed aside the Congress government’s allegations of irregularities in power purchase agreements in Telangana during the BRS regime, pointing out that the PPAs were done between the power distribution companies of Telangana and Chhattisgarh with approvals from the respective State Electricity Regulatory Commissions. In his interview with Telugu news channel TV9, Chandrashekhar Rao also dismissed allegations of power being purchased at higher prices, stating that those were temporary arrangements for emergency ..read more

Hyderabad: Arul Anandh of Coimbatore won the Brilliant Trophy Open Online Chess Tournament on Tuesday. He scored 11 points out of 12 rounds to finish ahead of M Mahendra Teja and JR Ajjesh with 10 points each in second and third places respectively. Results: Top Ten Places: 1. Arul Anandh, 2. M Mahendra Teja, 3. JR Ajjesh, 4. Mandar Lad, 5. P Karyasheel, 6. Balanandan Ayyappan, 7. Adhyayan Banerjee, 8. Kapil Lakhwani, 9. Gopal Krishna Maheshwari, 10. Sricharan Sandipagu; Best Woman: Tanisha Khandelwal, Best Veteran: K Rajagopal, Special Prize: KSSRA Praneeth.   ..read more

Hyderabad: P Krishav of Pullela Gopichand Academy recorded win in the under-13 boys event of the Vemuri Sudhakar Memorial Open Badminton Tournament at Jwala Gutta Academy, Moinabad on Tuesday. He defeated Vihaan Patham of Karthikeya’s Badminton Academy 15-1, 15-11 to progress into the next round. Results: U-13:Boys: P Krishav (PGBA) bt Vihaan Patham (Karthikeya’s BA) 15-1, 15-11; Ramakrishna Sikaram (IBA) bt C Kanishk Reddy (PGBA) 15-4, 15-4; Raghaav Narayan (CABA) bt Muskula Rithvik Reddy (Rise BA) 15-9 15-7; Kandepi Suhas (JBS BA) bt Sistla Aadi Rutwik (KKR Suchitra) 15-5, 15-8; Malladi Raje ..read more

Hyderabad: Despite measures being initiated to address challenges faced in meeting drinking water needs in the State, the supply system is likely to enter a critical phase by May 5. The water storage in almost all the reservoirs has dipped below the lowest off-take levels. Booster pumps are expected to be put in place for drawing water from the otherwise inaccessible levels thus presenting a grim picture. After commissioning the emergency pumping system at Nagarjuna Sagar Project, where the water level dipped to 506.4 feet as on Tuesday, the focus is the Sripada Yellampalli Project to meet th ..read more