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Sharmila has called for a meeting of YSRTP leaders in Hyderabad on Thursday to take a decision on the number of seats to contest and chalk out election strategy, party sources told IANS. The party is likely to contest 100 out of 119 Assembly seats in Telangana. Sharmila, the daughter of Congress leader and former Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh late Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), may contest from two seats – Paleru and Miryalaguda. Her mother Y.S. Vijayamma is also likely to enter the fray from Secunderabad. The YSRTP took the decision to go alone after the Congress…

Addressing the NCP Mahila Aghadi women office-bearers and workers, Pawar said that the country has witnessed the situation in Manipur where women are raped, attacked, killed alive, and all this is happening in India.”If something like this occurs, the NCP sisters in that area must take to the streets and put an end to it… it is our right to protest on such serious issues,” exhorted Pawar.Again raising the question of ‘missing’ women and girls in the state, which he had highlighted a few months ago, Pawar said that his party leader has asked a question on this in the…

According to police, accommodation for all the visiting dignitaries have been arranged at the Leela Palace Hotel at Netaji Nagar, the Taj Mahal Hotel on Mansingh Road, the ITC Maurya Hotel and Taj Palace Hotel -, both on SP Marg, the Roseate House Hotel and JW Marriot Hotel, both in Aerocity. “As per the programme received, on Thursday the delegates will proceed to Yashobhoomi in the morning from their respective hotels and will return in the evening. On Friday, they will leave from hotels to Yashobhoomi in the morning and will come back to their place of stay and in…

In an interview to ‘People’ magazine, the ‘Set It Off’ and ‘Girls Trip’ actor, 52, has admitted that the pair, who tied the knot in 1997, are still trying to “figure out” what the future of their marriage looks like.The couple share children Jaden and Willow, as well as Will’s son Trey, whom he had with ex-wife Sheree Zampino.Jada admitted the pair were in fact living separately when Will Smith, 55, famously slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars in 2022, when the latter cracked a joke about his wife’s bald hairstyle. Jada suffers from alopecia.She noted that no permanent…

The Forum on Mission LiFE precedes the 9th edition of the two-day G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ summit (P20 summit), which is to be held from October 13-14, at the newly-constructed India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC) in Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi.The LiFE movement, initiated by India, is a worldwide endeavour dedicated to advocating sustainable lifestyles and safeguarding our environment.The Parliamentary Forum on LiFE holds substantial significance, serving as a platform for parliamentarians to exchange insights and share successful approaches in the promotion of sustainable living.Furthermore, it will play a pivotal role in increasing awareness of the LiFE movement and its…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Jasprit Bumrah delivered his best bowling spell (4/39) in a 50-over World Cup to restrict Afghanistan to 272/8 in 50 overs against India in match no. 9 of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, here on Wednesday.Afghan skipper Hasmatullah Shahidi (80) and Azmatullah Omarzai (62) took visitors to a par-total with a crucial 100-plus stand.Opting to bat first, Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran showcased sensibility in dealing with the new ball and added 32 runs for the opening wicket. Zadran saw the bulk of the deliveries in the first…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Top-level exodus at cash-strapped quick-grocery delivery provider Dunzo continues and now, its head of finance Sudarshan N. has reportedly left the company. Sudarshan’s LinkedIn profile confirmed his departure from the company. Dunzo did not immediately comment. MoneyControl was first to report about the development. Earlier, Mukund Jha, Co-founder at the cash-strapped quick-grocery delivery provider Dunzo, made the exit at the company, after another co-founder Dalvir Suri decided to quit, as Dunzo faces severe cash crunch amid delayed salaries and impending layoffs. A Dunzo spokesperson, however, neither confirmed nor denied the news, saying that “Mukund remains…

London, Oct 11 (IANS) Increased demand for water due to global population growth, coupled with the increasing frequency of extreme weather events, endangers global water security, warns a study. Little is known about the relationship of water use by sectors and the occurrence of drought-heat-wave events, particularly at the large scale.Researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, evaluated the responses of sectoral water use — how the water use practices of sectors namely domestic, irrigation, thermoelectric energy, manufacturing and livestock are affected by the occurrence of droughts, heat waves and compound events — at a global scale from 1990-2019.The findings,…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Elon Musk-run Tesla has reportedly sold a wireless charging startup Wiferion it acquired for an undisclosed sum in June this year.Wiferion is a Germany-based wireless charging startup known for inductive charging technology for industrial robots and electric vehicles.Now, DIN rail power supply provider PULS has acquired Wiferion from Tesla.“Wireless charging specialist Wiferion becomes our new business unit PULS Wireless. Wiferion’s customers will benefit from our engineering resources and global presence in production and application support,” PULS said in a statement.Wiferion becomes a new business unit called PULS Wireless, with an operational team in Freiburg (Germany).The…

The discom claimed that a bill of Rs 66,000 was due as Neeraj Kumar Bablu had not paid it as yet. Hence, his electricity supply was disconnected on Wednesday morning.The discom officials have asked the BJP MLA to pay the dues immediately so that his power supply can be restored.Neeraj Kumar Bablu accused the Bihar government of harassing him as he was a leader of the Opposition party.“As I am a leader of the Opposition party, they are harassing me. The electricity supply company has disconnected the power supply in my house without serving prior notice to me. I live…