Panic gripped parts of Raheja Mindspace in the Hitec City here after information of an IT employee being tested positive for COVID-19 began doing the rounds on social media leading to the evacuation of an 11-storey building. There were reports of another office being evacuated from a second building. Screenshots of an email purportedly sent … Read more
A seven-foot long snake entered the Industries Department office at Balaga in Srikakulam district on Tuesday, leading to a tizzy. Panic prevailed as the snake entered the general manager’s chambers. However, the staff responded promptly and informed the Forest Department officials, who in turn alerted an environmental organisation called Green Mercy, whose CEO K.V. Ramanamurthy … Read more
World number 1 Novak Djokovic saved three match points against France’s Gael Monfils and won the match 2-6 7-6(8) 6-1 on Friday as he set up a final showdown at the Dubai Open with Greek second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. Serbia’a Novak Djokovic and France’s Gael Monfils (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Novak Djokovic has not lost a … Read more
The Centre is conducting widespread consultations with all stakeholders, including the pharma industry concerned, to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in China, which has led to shutdown of industries resulting in a drop in the supply of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), said Union secretary of chemicals and fertilizers P. Raghavendra Rao on Friday. Talking … Read more
The scare of COVID-19 and spread of rumours on social media linking chicken to the deadly virus has taken a huge toll on the unsuspecting poultry industry and farmers. Rumour mills Many people across the country, apparently scared of the rumours doing the rounds on social media about the virus that emanated in China and … Read more
The COVID-19 might have gripped everyone with anxiety and made people stick to their home country, putting on hold plans, including academic. However, universities in China are trying not to let the situation postpone academics or waste time. Though students from Telangana, who are pursuing MBBS in various universities in China, were asked not to … Read more