Hyderabad’s tall towers battle thirst

April 12, 2024 09:23 am | Updated 09:23 am IST Cradling their two-year-old daughter, banker Anjana and techie-husband Ramakrishna savour the breathtaking view of the cityscape from their 14th floor abode in a plush gated community of Hyderabad. The couple, in their mid-40s, consider the nearly ₹2-crore home lucky, for …...Read More

Rachakonda police nab six persons for drug peddling

April 12, 2024 09:19 am | Updated 09:19 am IST - HYDERABAD The Special Operations Teams (SOT) of Rachakonda nabbed seven drug peddlers in three cases and seized 1.5 kilograms of opium, 26 grams of heroin, 11 kilograms of marijuana and five kilograms of poppy straw from their possession. In …...Read More

Georgia man who poisoned newborn daughter's breast milk sentenced to prison

A Georgia father was sentenced to 50 years in prison after a Fulton County jury found him guilty of poisoning breast milk for his newborn daughter with antifreeze. Curtis Jack, who was charged with felony criminal attempt to commit murder and felony first-degree cruelty to children, was found guilty on …...Read More

Hearing loss: Newborn screening gets expanded

April 12, 2024 09:00 am | Updated 09:00 am IST - MYSURU As late identification of hearing problems among the newborns can result in permanent hearing loss, newborn screening has been given a priority. Any delay in the identification causes a hurdle in the successful management of children with hearing …...Read More

Does your voice need a doctor? Check out this clinic in Mysuru

April 12, 2024 09:00 am | Updated 09:00 am IST - Mysuru The Mysuru-based All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), a premier institute of the Government of India in the field of speech and hearing, has on its campus a unique facility that provides remedies for those suffering …...Read More

Muria tribe settlement in Chukkalapadu | Lost in the woods

April 12, 2024 08:34 am | Updated 08:34 am IST In the depths of a lush jungle, the intoxicating scent of the Mahua flower permeates the air, enveloping the settlement of Chukkalapadu, which has been home to the Muria tribe of Chhattisgarh for over a decade. Around noon on a …...Read More

‘Aavesham’ movie review: Fahadh Faasil’s uninhibited act carries this thinly-plotted film

April 12, 2024 08:28 am | Updated 08:28 am IST The most tense moment in Aavesham is placed not during one of the numerous fights, but bang in the middle of a game of dumb charades. The game takes place in the lair of Rangan (Fahadh Faasil), a colourful gangster, …...Read More

Supporters demand ticket for TDP Undi MLA, stage protest

April 12, 2024 08:26 am | Updated 08:26 am IST - BHIMAVARAM The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) activists and the supporters of Undi MLA Manthena Ramaraju staged a protest in front of party’s West Godavari district president Thota Sitaramalakshmi’s house here on April 11 (Thursday), demanding that the ticket for …...Read More

Cannes 2024: Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ to compete for the Palme d’Or

April 12, 2024 08:02 am | Updated 08:02 am IST Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light on Thursday scripted history by becoming the first Indian title in over 40 years to feature in the prestigious In Competition section of the Cannes Film Festival, where it will vie …...Read More

What’s with Bengaluru’s parched summer?

April 12, 2024 08:02 am | Updated 08:02 am IST - Bengaluru The festival of Ugadi (New Year as per the Hindu calendar) passed off this year without the customary ‘Ugadi male’ (rains) in Bengaluru. The temperature hovered around 35 degrees Celsius on the festival day on Tuesday, the only …...Read More