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Check yourself before you wreck yourself

Private jets, exquisite jewellery, luxury watches, uber cool, super expensive bags, Porsches and Lamborghinis —...

23 Sept 2022 1:45 AM IST

Most sought after influencer now is â€˜a star wifeâ€™

It’s a regular morning in the home of dentist Arpana Anand. The kids have left for school, her husband is in the...

6 Sept 2022 10:34 AM IST

Adding drugs or alcohol to another persons drink without their knowledge is termed spiking. It is done either as a joke or with the intention of stealing from or assaulting the victim. (Photo By Arrangement)

Don-'t get spiked

As drinks flow, music sets the mood, and the psychedelic lights lead you to the dance floor, people forcing a...

2 Sept 2022 7:28 PM IST

Textiles on display at an exhibition (Photo By Arrangement)

Bangkok swings to N-E beats

The second edition of the Northeast India Festival has been the best representation of our Look East policy

13 Aug 2022 7:52 PM IST

A file photo of Khairtabad Ganesha (Photo: ANI)

Work in full swing as clay idol is poised to debut at Khairatabad

HYDERABAD: With 20 days left for the Ganesha festival, sculptors are pre-occupied making the first-ever clay idol of...

11 Aug 2022 8:56 PM IST

A file photo of tamed elephants during their rehearsal in Mysuru. (DC File)

Elephant caretakers mull over boycotting Mysuru Dasara festivities

MYSURU: The Karnataka State Government has decided to hold this year’s Mysuru Dasara festivities on a grand note,...

2 Aug 2022 1:49 AM IST

Chief Secretary of the tribal welfare department conducted a follow-up meeting for budgetary allocations of Rs 15 crore for resumption of assigned land and Rs 290.50 lakh for a temporary campus at Youth Training Centre (YTC) in Jakaram, Warangal district. DC Image

Weeklong Kakatiya fest to kick off today in Warangal

WARANGAL: Successor of Kakatiya kings, the 22nd Bastar Maharaja Kamal Chandra Bhanj Deo will inaugurate the weeklong...

6 July 2022 11:48 PM IST

What makes the temple stand out among the other shrines of Bonalu celebration is its rich history, interspersed with examples of Hindi-Muslim unity. (Twitter)

Telangana government to spend Rs 15 crore for Bonalu

Temples told to submit applications before the Bonalu festivities begin to allow the government to make necessary...

5 July 2022 6:52 AM IST

The CCB swung into action after the Narcotics Control Bureau arrested Mohammed Anoop, Rijesh Ravindran and Anikha Dinesh in August 2020 for allegedly possessing drugs. (AFP Photo)

-'Single parenting-' and -'over-disciplining-' behind many drug...

Drug abuse cases involved labourers, businessmen, private sector employees and college students, among others

27 Jun 2022 10:46 AM IST

Explaining the three-day festivities, temple elders said that the preparation of Gattam, followed by pujas and celebrations from 5 am signify its start and that it goes on till 3 am on Monday, when it ends with Panchi Kunda, Rangam, Pothuraju and other activities. DC Image

Karkhana Mahankali temple gears up for a three-day Bonalu

The temple, built in the early 1900s and registered in 1938, started as a small establishment

25 Jun 2022 11:42 PM IST

People of Telangana are gearing up to celebrate Bonalu, one of the most significant festivals in the state. (DC file image)

Begum Bazaar gears up for grand Bonalu fete

As part of the festivities, Ghatam, a copper pot, decorated in the form of Goddess, is carried by a priest to a lemon...

18 Jun 2022 6:27 AM IST

The study, supported by ICMR, was undertaken in the city in 2018 by Dr Bala, Dharani Tekkam and Harshal Pandve. A total of 430 students from engineering, medicine and arts streams, as well as some from the Unani College answered the questionnaire. Representational image/DC

Half of Hyderabad youth in grip of â€˜phubbingâ€™: Study

Phubbing is the practice of ignoring people around you as all your attention is on your phone

17 Jun 2022 11:57 PM IST