POLITICS
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Mar- 2025 -25 March
US envoy Witkoff says Russian President Vladimir Putin wants peace ahead of talks on Ukraine
Witkoff, who has met twice with Putin in recent weeks as Trump works to end the war in Ukraine, expressed confidence that talks in Saudi Arabia this week between American, Russia and Ukrainian officials would yield positive results, including on a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea, CNN reported. Washington: US special envoy Steve Witkoff has expressed optimism ahead of high-stakes talks in Saudi Arabia over the war in Ukraine and said he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to end the three-year-old conflict. “I feel that he wants peace,” Witkoff told Fox News on Sunday. Witkoff, who has met twice with Putin in recent weeks as Trump works to end the war in Ukraine, expressed confidence that talks in Saudi Arabia this…
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25 March
Japan’s cherry blossoms bloom ushers in festive season
Cherry blossoms, or ‘sakura’ are Japan’s favourite flower and usually reach their peak in late March to early April, just as the country celebrates the start of a new school and business year. Many Japanese enjoy walking or picnicking under the trees Tokyo: Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favourite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the Japanese capital. An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency carefully examined the specimen tree of Somei Yoshino variety at Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine and announced that more than five blossoms — the minimum required for the announcement — were flowering on it. The opening matched the average year and was five days earlier than last year, according to the JMA. Cherry blossoms, or “sakura,” are Japan’s favourite…
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24 March
Telangana Cyber Security Bureau warns corporate companies of ‘impersonation scamsters’
The advisory was issued after the fraudsters adopting the modus operandi, conned an accounts department executive into transferring huge sum of amounts to an account Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) issued an advisory asking the corporate companies to be on alert about ‘impersonation scamsters’. The TGCSB said that scamsters are impersonating as senior executives such as CMD’s and CEOs of the companies through WhatsApp, email and SMS and conning the company executive’s particular those working in accounts and finance departments into transferring money to some accounts. The advisory was issued after the fraudsters adopting the modus operandi, conned an accounts department executive into transferring huge sum of amounts to an account, said the officials. The police also warned the…
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24 March
Telangana: Woman, paramour held for bid to kill husband in Sangareddy’s Pedda Gopalpuram
According to the police, the accused persons tried to kill the man by hitting his bike with an SUV Sangareddy: A woman allegedly tried to kill her husband with the help of her lover and his friend. According to Munipally police, Koshedipally Ravi, a resident of Pedda Gopularam in Munipally mandal, had married Haritha. However, she was allegedly in a relationship with one Mirudoddi Sai Pradeep. Haritha and Sai Pradeep decided to eliminate Ravi as he was coming in the way of their relationship. Sai Pradeep and his friend Sai Kiran attempted to kill Ravi by hitting his bike with an SUV at Pedda Gopularam on Saturday. Ravi escaped with minor injuries. Following a complaint from Ravi, Sub-Inspector Rajesh Nayak went…
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24 March
Task Force police seize 160 quintals PDS rice in Telangana’s Karimnagar
Gaddala Ravi Varma was taken into custody for transporting rice illegally Karimnagar: Task Force police seized 160 quintals of PDS rice being transported illegally in the outskirts of Reddypalli of Veenavanka mandal on Sunday evening. Based on reliable information, taskforce police conducted vehicle checking and found a DCM van carrying PDS rice without valid documents. A native of Shalapalli of Huzurabad mandal, Gaddala Ravi Varma was taken into custody for transporting rice illegally. Rice was shifted to Veenavanka police station.
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24 March
Telangana primary kids to learn AI
The Education department decided to integrate AI and digital initiatives into the mathematics curriculum from next academic year Hyderabad: Alongside learning numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, measurements, time and shapes and spatial understanding, primary students in the State will be introduced to the world of artificial intelligence (AI). The Education department has decided to integrate AI curriculum into the mathematics subject from the forthcoming academic year. In the new curriculum being designed and developed by the State Council of Educational Research and Training, Classes I to V students will be learning the nitty-gritty of AI and digital initiatives such as computers as part of the curriculum. “The Class I and II kids will be taught computers, while the Class IV and…
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24 March
No festive mode in Telangana as Ramzan gifts, Bathukamma sarees stalled by Congress government, says KTR
Says BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao never played politics in the name of religion, treated people of all religions as human beings Rajanna-Sircilla: BRS working president KT Rama Rao said on Sunday that there was no festive mood in the State anymore as the Congress government had stalled the distribution of Ramzan gifts to Muslims and Bathukamma sarees to women. Participating in an Iftar party organised at the Shaadikhana in Sircilla town, Rama Rao said BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao had never played politics in the name of religion and treated people of all religions as human beings. Equal priority was given to the people of all religions. About 40,000 poor minority students were provided quality education in minority Gurukuls. If it was sincere, the State government could do better than the BRS government,…
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24 March
Telangana’s Mancherial students qualify for national handball event in Bihar
Jumidi Kartheek from Kotapalli, Shyam of Vemanapalli and Siddharth from Mandamarri bag opportunity Mancherial: Three players from Mancherial district qualified to participate in a national-level handball competition to be held in Bihar from March 24-30. In a statement, the erstwhile Adilabad District Handball Association officials said Jumidi Kartheek from Kotapalli, Shyam of Vemanapalli and Siddharth belonging to Mandamarri bagged the opportunity to take part in the national-level event by shining in a State-level competition.
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24 March
Telangana PSC developing national-level repository of experts categorised by subjects
The empanelled directory will be made available to all PSCs by June 2025, ensuring effective utilisation of expert resources across various domains, says TGPSC Chairman Burra Venkatesham Hyderabad: Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) Chairman Burra Venkatesham said the Commission is developing a national-level repository of experts, categorised by subjects. The empanelled directory will be made available to all PSCs by June 2025, ensuring effective utilisation of expert resources across various domains. Participating in the national workshop on technology organised by the Kerala Public Service Commission in Thiruvananthapuram on March 22 and 23, Venkatesham said technology implementation brings significant legal challenges and to address these challenges, TGPSC, in collaboration with NALSAR, is organising a comprehensive workshop on legal issues this June in…
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24 March
Two Araku Coffee stalls to be opened in Parliament premises
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has permitted the setting up of two stalls. Following his permission, Kulmohan Singh Arora, director, Lok Sabha Bhavan, issued orders allowing Andhra Pradesh Girijan Cooperative Corporation Ltd to open the outlets Amaravati: The aroma of world-famous Araku Coffee is set to waft through Parliament premises as two stalls will be opened from Monday. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has permitted the setting up of two stalls. Following his permission, Kulmohan Singh Arora, director, Lok Sabha Bhavan, issued orders allowing Andhra Pradesh Girijan Cooperative Corporation Ltd to open the outlets. Girijan Cooperative Corporation (GCC) officials have already reached New Delhi to prepare for the opening of Araku Coffee stalls. Minister for Tribal Welfare G. Sandhya Rani will…
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