Of Begums, Mahbubs and Shers: The stories narrated by Hyderabad’s neighbourhood names
Hyderabad’s neighbourhoods are named the way they are for many reasons. Some get their names from men and women from the city’s history, some from historical events, and some even from animals. Here’s a look at a few of them. Mitti Ka Sher This small area tucked away in one of the lanes off the […]
How a group of six Dalit women in Andhra empowered several thousands – with journalism
It was 16 years ago that Manjula was asked if she was willing to travel to Tirupati from her village in Andhra’s Chittoor District. “Around 23 local women leaders who were part of a ‘Mahila Sangam’ (self-help group) were selected from various mandals, and we all headed to Tirupati. Little did I know that it […]
No new tax, no rate hike in Delhi budget: Sisodia
New Delhi – For the third year in a row, the Delhi government has not raised any of the existing tax rates or imposed any new taxes in its budget, Finance Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday.”This is our third tax-free budget in three years,” Sisodia said during his budget speech in the Delhi assembly […]
Alibaba launches India-specific content platform
New Delhi: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Wednesday announced the launch of an India-specific content platform – We-Media Reward Plan 2 – with an initial investment of Rs 5 crore, as part its plan to invest Rs 200 crore over the next two years to drive content distribution in the country.The announcement was made here […]
Former TN CM Panneerselvam leads day-long fast demanding probe into Jayalalithaa's death
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and his followers began their one day fast on Wednesday demanding a judicial inquiry into the death of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.The hunger protest is being held at all the district headquarters in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.Panneerselvam and supporters stage a hunger strike at Chennai’s […]
Smartphones hacked, Smart TVs used as bugs for CIA: Wikileaks
WikiLeaks released a trove of CIA documents on Tuesday that it claimed revealed details of its secret hacking arsenal. The release included 8,761 documents that it claimed revealed details of “malware, viruses, trojans, weaponized ‘zero day’ exploits, malware remote control systems and associated documentation.” The leaks purportedly revealed that a top secret CIA unit used […]
Dynamic, robust entrepreneurial eco-system an asset to every economy: Prez
[India], Mar.8 (ANI): Asserting that a dynamic and robust entrepreneurial eco-system is an asset to every economy, President Pranab Mukherjee has said innovation-led entrepreneurship has significant potential to stimulate industrial growth.President Mukherjee, who was addressing the concluding session of Pitch@RB held in Rashtrapati Bhavan as part of the week-long Festival of Innovations, said both the […]
TDP failed backward classes in upcoming MLC polls, says Andhra Deputy CM
KE Krishnamurthy Andhra Deputy CM says TDP failed to field candidates from backward classes for upcoming MLC polls. Andhra’s Deputy Chief Minister KE Krishnamurthy kicked up a storm on Tuesday after he alleged that the TDP leadership had failed to select someone from the backward classes for the upcoming MLC polls in the state. Reminding Chief Minister […]
Kansas shooting: Three bullets were fired at Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla
The man accused of shooting two Indian techies and an American at the Austin’s Bar and Grill in Kansas in United States, reportedly fired three bullets at Srinivas Kuchibhotla on February 22, suggesting that he was trying to kill him. According to Times of India, the details of the incident were revealed in an affidavit filed […]
USD 1 million awaits Virat Kohli’s men for retaining No.1 Test ranking
By beating Australia in Bengaluru, the Indian team is assured of retaining its number one Test ranking by the cutoff date of April 1. A cash prize of USD 1 million awaits the team. “Victory in the 2nd Test against Australia assures India a No.1 finish on the April 1 cut-off date and a cash […]
