The New Indian Express Hyderabad - January 31, 2025
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January 31, 2025
Leopard Killed After Being Hit by Vehicle on NH 44
A leopard died on the spot after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on Thursday.
1 min
In a first, solar-powered camera trap captures striped hyena in urban park
IN a first-of-its-kind, a solar-powered camera trap has captured a striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) moving through Mavala Urban Park, located in the Adilabad district headquarters.
1 min
Jr colleges not ready to install CCTV
FOLLOWING the recent orders from the Board of Intermediate Education regarding the installation of CCTV cameras in labs and classrooms, various junior colleges have argued that the order could lead to anxiety among students as exams are scheduled to take place in the next two months.
1 min
BIE-Pvt colleges tiff puts question mark on exams
OVER 1,400 mixed-occupancy private colleges across the state have announced a boycott of the Intermediate Public Examinations-2025 over a dispute with the Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) over fines levied by the Board on the colleges.
1 min
Food poisoning incidents: Quality, care go for a toss
A preliminary inquiry by the official committee found that negligence by the mid-day meal in-charge and the meal preparation agency, including the use of substandard and decomposing vegetables and serving contaminated food, led to the food poisoning incident at Government High School in Yellareddy town, Kamareddy district.
1 min
Irdai Puts 10% Cap on Hike in Premiums for Senior Citizens
In a bid to protect senior citizens—the most vulnerable age group with limited income sources—from steep hikes in health insurance premiums, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on Thursday capped the annual increase on such premiums at 10%.
1 min
Don't rush '1 poll' plan, says JD(U) at all-party meet
Stormy Parliament session to begin today
1 min
Special Assembly session likely to adopt resolution on 42% BC quota in local polls
Survey report to be tabled in the House after the Cabinet gives its nod
1 min
Govt raises retirement age of varsity faculty
The state government has raised the superannuation age of the regular faculty members in universities as well as in administrative control of the Higher Education department from 60 to 65 years.
1 min
Cong Made False Promises in Three States: Laxman
ALLEGING that the Congress has been giving \"unrealistic\" assurances to the people, BJP Rajya Sabha member K Laxman on Thursday said that the grand old party has failed to deliver on its promises in states where it won elections.
1 min
Sridhar slams BRS leaders for questioning Davos MoUs
HITTING back at the Opposition BRS for questioning the investment agreements reached with various companies at the Davos World Economic Forum meetings, IT & Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu said that the main objective of state government is to develop Telangana and find employment for its youth.
1 min
BJP, BRS jittery over completion of caste census: TPCC chief
TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud has made it clear that local body elections will be conducted only after increasing reservations for BCs in the state.
1 min
TG Expresses Interest in Constructing Hydropower Projects in Himachal
THE state government has expressed an interest in constructing hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh.
1 min
1 Booked For Hoax Bomb Call To RGIA
A bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax call was received by authorities at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad early on Thursday morning.
1 min
Man uses fake ID for selfie with CM at Secretariat
A major security lapse at the Telangana Secretariat came to light after a man, posing as a government employee, infiltrated the tightly-guarded complex and attempted to take a selfie with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy after his press conference on Tuesday.
1 min
Education Officials in Bengaluru to Explore AI Initiatives
STATE education officials visited the EkStep Foundation in Bengaluru on Thursday to explore the latter's expertise in using digital initiatives to improve learning outcomes through advanced tools and strategies.
1 min
Real estate firm owner held for cheating people
DUNDIGAL police have arrested the owner of Sri Laxmi Constructions, Gurram Vijayalaxmi (48), for illegally constructing buildings on government lands and cheating people by selling these lands to them.
1 min
CM to Lay Stone for New OGH Today
CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy will lay the foundation stone for the new Osmania General Hospital buildings at Goshamahal on Friday.
1 min
Harassed' by officials, family attempts suicide
MEMBERS of a family allegedly attempted suicide by dousing themselves in diesel over the alleged harassment from the municipal officials.
1 min
15 Yadava families in Warangal face social boycott
FIFTEEN families from the Yadava community in Nagaram village, Nekkonda mandal, have been subjected to an indefinite social boycott for the past three months following a dispute over gold ornaments.
1 min
Oil palm farmers wait for govt support
OIL palm cultivation in the Bhadradri Kothagudem district was once seen as a profitable opportunity for farmers, but due to a lack of government support and ineffective implementation, the crop has failed to live up to its \"cash cow\" potential.
1 min
GHMC: Heated arguments seen during Budget meeting
The council was adjourned five times as BRS members repeatedly rushed the podium, shouting slogans against the passage of the Budget without debate.
1 min
WhatsApp Governance a Reality in AP
In a world-first initiative, the Andhra Pradesh government has launched WhatsApp governance, offering 161 civil services directly to the public through the platform.
1 min
Lawmakers Changing Party Must Seek Fresh Poll: Kerala HC
KERALA High Court has observed that if an elected representative wants to change policy or political affiliation, he/she must resign and face the mandate of the people again.
1 min
Falling Boulders Crush 2 MGNREGS Workers
IN a tragic incident, a woman and her daughter were killed on the spot and five others were injured when boulders fell on them while digging a trench under MNREGS in Govardhanagiri village, Akkannapet mandal, Siddipet, on Thursday morning.
1 min
Why Musk's Mars Mission Is Troubled Before Take-Off
Extraterrestrial spacefaring has a hoary history in science fiction. Elon Musk, our so-touted Mars visionary, is an avid sci-fi reader. A book he acknowledges as foundational to his outlook is Robert Heinlein's Hugo Award-winner, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1967), about an insurrection of the moon's penal colony against the Earth-based Lunar Authority.
3 mins
New Lanka Govt's Honeymoon Over, Tough Calls Await
The Dissanayake regime's move on corruption is laudable. But with the poverty rate doubling, the govt needs to focus on economic recovery while balancing India and China's concerns.
4 mins
HCs allowed to appoint ad hoc judges to clear backlog
Considering pendency of cases, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the high courts to appoint ad hoc judges, not exceeding the 10 per cent of the court's total sanctioned strength.
2 mins
Oppn likely to take up Kumbh stampede
THE stage appears set for a stormy Budget session starting Friday, with the Opposition planning to corner the government on a range of issues, but chiefly the proposed Waqf (Amendment) Bill, the Maha Kumbh stampede and the downward trend in economy.
1 min
Trump American nationalist, India-US ties strong
HIGHLIGHTING the strong bilateral ties between India and the United States, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday referred to US President Donald Trump as an \"American nationalist\".
2 mins
JPC's Waqf report with Birla, govt may table it in first half of session
THE Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill submitted its report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday, thus setting the tone for the Bill to be tabled for discussion and passage during the Budget session of Parliament.
1 min
Kejriwal says CEC indulging in 'dirty politics' amid EC nudge
WITH the Election Commission (EC) expressing dissatisfaction with the response of Arvind Kejriwal to its notice over his claim that the Haryana government was \"mixing poison\" in Yamuna river, the AAP supremo on Thursday accused Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar of getting indulged in \"dirty politics\" and alleged that he was seeking a post-retirement job.
1 min
Immigration Among 16 Bills on Govt Agenda
In a well-calculated move, the NDA government may introduce the Immigration and Foreigners Bill during the Budget session of parliament, which will be held from Friday to April 4, with a recess.
1 min
Red meat intake increases dementia risk and cognitive decline, says study
PEOPLE who eat processed red meat have a greater risk of developing cognitive decline and dementia than those who eat very little red meat, according to a new study.
1 min
Social media sensation Monalisa all set to make silver screen debut
MONALISA, the 16-year-old girl selling garlands and religious beads at the Maha Kumbh, who became a social media's sensation owing to her deep hazel eyes, is set to make her silver screen debut.
1 min
PIL in SC accuses UP govt of lapses, administrative failure
A day after the stampede broke out at Maha Kumbh, killing 30 people, a PIL was filed in the Supreme Court accusing the Uttar Pradesh government of \"lapses, negligence and utter failure of administration\".
1 min
'No idea where to search for my mom'
After Maha Kumbh stampede, many missing persons untraceable; devotees continue to take holy dip
1 min
Gujarat banker who swindled ₹77 cr extradited to India after 2 decades
AFTER over two decades on the run, fugitive banker Virendrabhai Patel was finally brought back to India, a significant victory for international law enforcement.
1 min
Didi orders probe after univ teacher in Bengal marries student in class
Part of project: Professor
1 min
Cross voting, BJP's Babla Chandigarh mayor
ALLEGED cross-voting allowed BJP's Harpreet Kaur Babla to win the mayoral election of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation on Thursday.
1 min
Rape-accused Cong MP from Sitapur arrested during press conference
A chase of nearly two weeks ended when police arrested Congress MP Rakesh Rathore on rape charge in his constituency Sitapur while he was addressing a press conference on Thursday.
1 min
Prisoners, hostages swapped after handover mayhem
ISRAEL is releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for five Thai and three Israeli hostages who Hamas freed from Gaza hours earlier.
1 min
Iraqi man who burned Quran shot dead in Sweden, 5 held
AN Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm, authorities said on Thursday.
1 min
Mid-Air Collision Was Preventable: Officials
Emergency response units assess airplane wreckage in the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday | AFP
1 min
Hospital nurse dies from Ebola in Uganda
A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said on Thursday.
1 min
NASA's asteroid samples hold ingredients of life from watery world
ASTEROID samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported on Wednesday.
1 min
Trump Wants to Send Illegals to Gitmo
President orders construction of detention camp in Cuba to hold up to 30,000 migrants
1 min
Bob Net Profit Up 5.6% To ₹4,837 Cr As Margin Falls
SECOND-LARGEST state-run lender Bank of Baroda on Thursday reported ₹4,837 crore net profit in the quarter ending December, which is just 5.6% higher than the ₹4,579 crore it had booked a year ago.
1 min
Biocon Net Income Declines 96% to ₹25 Cr
BIOCON on Thursday reported a 96% decline in its consolidated net profit to ₹25 crore for the quarter ended December 2024, compared to ₹660 crore in the same quarter last year.
1 min
Adani Enterprises' PAT Falls 97% to ₹58 Crore
Adani Group's flagship company - Adani Enterprises Ltd - barely managed to remain in profit in the recently concluded December quarter (Q3FY25) as its profit after tax (PAT) slipped 97% year-on-year to ₹58 crore.
1 min
Investors Pin Hope on Budget as Market Loses ₹27L Cr in Jan
INVESTORS are placing high hopes on the upcoming Union Budget to revive market sentiment as the ongoing equity market downturn has eroded over ₹27 lakh crore of investor wealth in the first month of 2025.
1 min
Aviom Housing case: RBI files for insolvency
WITHIN days of superseding the board and appointing an administrator, the Reserve Bank has filed an insolvency petition at the New Delhi bench of the NCLT and has appointed a three-member panel of experts to advise the administrator of the housing finance firm Aviom India Housing Finance.
1 min
Demand for hybrid cars will remain strong in 2025
JAPANESE auto major Toyota is confident that demand for hybrid vehicles will remain strong in India going forward owing to its practicality and consumer acceptance.
1 min
Survey May Address Tough Economic Questions
Analysts expect Eco survey to lay out plan to create fiscal room for capex, underline low economic impact from freebies
2 mins
SP Group to seal $3 bn refinancing deal with global funds to repay debt
THE Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which owns 18.6% in over $30.5 billion worth Tata Sons, is close to sewing up a funding deal with a group of overseas alternative asset managers to refinance its outstanding debt that runs in excess of $3.2 billion.
1 min
HC declines to postpone Religare AGM amid proposed takeover bid
THE Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Religare Enterprises Limited (REL), scheduled for February 7, despite a legal challenge by a minority shareholder over the proposed takeover by the Burman family, owners of Dabur.
1 min
India will build world-class AI model: IT minister
INDIA will develop a world-class foundational AI model that will compete with the best global models, including ChatGPT and Deepseek R1, said minister of electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday.
1 min
No Captains' Shoot, Opening Ceremony
INDIA captain Rohit Sharma will not travel to Pakistan as there will be no captains' photo-shoot or joint press conference ahead of the 2025 Champions Trophy starting on February 19.
2 mins
City, PSG stay alive as Arsenal reach last 16
MANCHESTER City came from behind against Club Brugge to reach the Champions League knockout phase, where they were safely joined by Paris Saint-Germain as Arsenal qualified directly for the last 16 on Wednesday in the final round of league-phase matches.
1 min
Blasters break 11-year wait, beat Chennaiyin FC
KERALA Blasters FC delivered a dominant performance, netting three goals to clinch their first-ever away victory against Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League with a 3-1 triumph here on Thursday.
1 min
Narmada shoots down NR to win 10 air rifle gold
TAMIL Nadu's former World Cup-winning shooter Narmada Nithin Raju outgunned her more fancied rivals to win the 10m air rifle gold with a national record, even as Karnataka continued to top the medal tally with another strong show in the swimming pool at the National Games here Thursday.
1 min
MI Cape Town beat Sunrisers, enter playoffs
MI Cape Town booked their maiden entry into the playoffs of the SA20 tournament here with a 10-wicket thrashing of defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape here.
1 min
Why high-performance GPUs are critical for IndiaAI Mission
In 2024, the government approved an investment of over ₹10,300 crore for the IndiaAI Mission, a five-year initiative to develop India's artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem in the country.
1 min
Can DeepSeek Disrupt Hegemony of U.S. Tech Firms?
HE low-cost AI model from DeepSeek, R1, is now the most downloaded model across the globe and AI experts are drawing comparisons with OpenAI's o1. R1, a reasoning model, is trained with fewer chips compared with other models and so, it is cheaper.
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