POLITICS
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Apr- 2025 -9 April
US-Russian crew of 3 launches to International Space Station
A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan to put the Soyuz MS-27 carrying the trio in orbit Moscow: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates launched successfully to the International Space Station on Tuesday on board a Russian spacecraft. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan to put the Soyuz MS-27 carrying the trio in orbit. They are set to dock at the station just over three hours later. Kim and Russia’s Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky are scheduled to spend about eight months at the space outpost. NASA said Kim will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare the…
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9 April
Scientists genetically engineer extinct dire wolf
Dire wolves went extinct more than 10,000 years old and are much larger than gray wolves, their closest living relatives today Washington: Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an undisclosed secure location in the US, according to the company that aims to bring back lost species. The wolf pups, which range in age from three to six months old, have long white hair, muscular jaws and already weigh in at around 80 pounds — on track to reach 140 pounds at maturity, researchers at Colossal Biosciences reported. Dire wolves, which went extinct more than 10,000 years old, are much larger than gray wolves, their closest living relatives today. Independent scientists said…
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9 April
Editorial: Prime Minister Modi’s Sri Lanka visit goes beyond optics
The Prime Minister’s visit to Sri Lanka provided an opportunity to clear the air regarding India’s apprehensions over Dissanayake regime’s possible shift in foreign policy priorities Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Sri Lanka marked a significant milestone in the bilateral relations for reasons that went beyond optics. Several agreements, including a key defence deal, were signed as the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation. The three-day visit, the first by any foreign dignitary since the left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake took over as the President of the island nation in September last year, provided an opportunity to clear the air regarding India’s apprehensions over the new regime’s possible shift in foreign policy priorities, given the political background of Dissanayake…
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8 April
Telangana: RTC unions to go on complete strike from May 6
The JAC (Joint Action Committee) of RTC workers stated that the RTC staff will boycott duties from May 7, if their demands are not accepted Hyderabad: The unions of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) on Monday announced state-wide strike from May 6. The RTC workers submitted the strike notice to the Labour Commissioner and the Corporation’s Managing Director, VC Sajjanar at Bus Bhavan on Monday. The JAC (Joint Action Committee) of RTC workers stated that the RTC staff will boycott duties from May 7, if their demands are not accepted. Vexed over the State government’s apathy towards RTC employees, the TGSRTC union members said that none of their demands have been met so far by the State government. This is the first…
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8 April
Wild animals go thirsty in Sangareddy as Congress Govt denies funds for summer plan
Sources said Medak district alone would need Rs 10 lakh to clean and fill the 240 saucer pits, but they got nothing so far during the last two summers since the Congress came to power Sangareddy: Forest officials in the district are finding it difficult to mobilise alternative resources to provide water to wild animals in the forest area, with the State government allegedly delaying funds for filling water in saucer pits in the forest. In the last two days, two spotted deers were killed by feral dogs as they came out of the forest in search of water in erstwhile Medak district. While one deer died near Ramayampet in Medak district on March 4, another deer died in Jagadevpur mandal…
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8 April
Medak Collector has lunch at sanitation worker’s house
Medak Collector Rahul Raj said that the fine rice distribution would help the poor most because they would not be able to purchase the same in the market Medak: Collector Rahul Raj had lunch with the family members of a sanitation worker at Rampur village Durga Raju in Kulcharam mandal after distributing fine rice to the villagers on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Rahul Raj said that the fine rice distribution would help the poor most because they would not be able to purchase the same in the market. The Collector interacted with the family members of sanitation workers to know their life and issues.
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8 April
Telangana: 30 fall ill after consuming adulterated toddy in Kamareddy
Victims complain of stomach and body pains, and lose consciousness; condition of four persons critical KAMAREDDY: Nearly 30 persons, including a few women, fell ill reportedly after consuming adulterated toddy in Ankole, Durki and Damarancha villages of the district on Monday. The condition of four persons was stated to be critical while one was shifted to Government General Hospital in Nizamabad for better treatment. After consuming the adulterated toddy, people complained about stomach and body pains, and started losing consciousness. Immediately, special health camps were set up in the villages and treatment was extended to the patients who were later shifted to government hospital at Banswada, according to reports.
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8 April
Kancha Gachibowli row: Price discrepancy in land valuation blows lid off potential scam
This glaring mismatch in valuation of 400 acres of prime government land sets off alarm bells, questioning the intent behind such divergent figures Hyderabad: Fierce student protests and timely intervention of the courts that halted the felling of trees in Kancha Gachibowli may have done more than just save green cover — they may have inadvertently blown the lid off a potential multi-thousand crore land scam. A stunning discrepancy of Rs 9,200 crore in the valuation of 400 acres of prime government land has raised serious questions about whether the Congress-led government was quietly paving the way for one of the biggest land scams in recent memory under the guise of industrial development. The Kancha Gachibowli land issue has grabbed nation-wide…
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8 April
Kancha Gachibowli: Telangana High Court refuses to issue directions for probe on AI images
The bench, however, directed the State government, its revenue, forest, and police wings to file their counters by April 24 Hyderabad: A division bench of the Telangana High Court on Monday refused to issue directions to the police to furnish a probe report on what the State government called a ‘vicious campaign by creating and circulating fake AI-generated images of peacocks and deer’ in connection with the Kancha Gachibowli forest controversy. Appearing for the Telangana Forest Department, senior counsel Menaka Guruswamy stated that those opposing the State government’s proposal for an IT hub at the site had resorted to a “vicious campaign by creating and circulating fake images of peacocks and deer being petrified due to the alleged destruction”. “They were…
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8 April
Kothagudem Government Medical College holds health awareness walk
Stresses on augmenting efforts to end preventable maternal, newborn deaths, prioritise women’s long-term health and well-being Kothagudem: Kothagudem Government Medical College’s (GMC) Department of Community Medicine organised a health awareness walk with medical students marking World Health Day-2025. Speaking on the occasion, college principal Dr Raja Kumar and Community Medicine Department head Dr Vanitha Yeldi said that annually World Health Day was being celebrated on April 7 since 1950 marking the formation day of World Health Organisation (WHO). The day draws attention to a specific health topic of concern across the world. This year’s theme was ‘Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures’. It lays focus on augmenting efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths as well as to prioritise women’s long-term health…
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