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Online platforms liberate women from kitchen

Visakhapatnam: Online food delivery platforms have liberated women from traditional and sometimes, sexist, roles by...

14 Jan 2024 9:23 PM IST

State-owned oil firms last hiked the price of commercial LPG by Rs 21 on December 1. Now, the commercial LPG cylinders will cost Rs 1,757 per 19-kg cylinder in the national capital as against Rs 1,796.50 earlier. (Representational Image: DC)

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Gas Shortage Worries Residents, Officials Assure Normalcy Within Week

Hyderabad: While a shortage of LPG cylinders in the run-up to Sankranti due to the recent truckers’ strike has...

14 Jan 2024 12:25 AM IST

People from the twin cities heading to their hometowns to celebrate Sankranti festival had to wait for hours at different toll plazas, especially those on the Vijayawada highway, on Saturday. (Image:DC)

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Traffic Chaos on Highway Toll Plazas As Many Head to AP for Sankranti

Hyderabad: People from the twin cities heading to their hometowns to celebrate Sankranti festival had to wait for hours...

14 Jan 2024 12:01 AM IST

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Hyderabad: Kite festival off to a flying start

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad skies opened up once again to welcome foreigners, who were in the spotlight at the inaugural of...

13 Jan 2024 11:32 PM IST

Sankranti is a festival in which most of the terraces are swarmed by young girls and women either holding the charka (bobbins) or flying kites with gay abandon. It is family time.(Photo: DC)

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Women Recall Memorable' Kite Flying Days

Hyderabad: Sankranti is a festival in which most of the terraces are swarmed by young girls and women either holding the...

13 Jan 2024 11:03 PM IST

With Sankranti coming up in four days, the markets are buzzing with businesses selling kites of all sizes and forms. ( S. Surender Reddy/DC)

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Hyderabad: Sale of Kites Peaks Ahead of Sankranti

Hyderabad: As the city folk get ready for Sankranti festivities, its popular attraction, flying kites, has been a...

13 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Over 30 of these farmhouses are now more famous as dens of gambling and cockfights. People arrive here for gambling and betting on cockfights from Krishna, Guntur and East and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh. DC Image

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Cockfight Organisers Exert Pressure to Get Permission For Gambling...

Kakinada: Cockfight organisers are exerting pressure on MLAs and ruling party leaders to get unofficial permission from...

12 Jan 2024 12:27 AM IST

Chinese manja continues to threaten Sankranti kite-flying experience (Photo: P.Surendra)

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Festive Frenzy Takes Over City as Sankranti Celebrations Hit Peak

Visakhapatnam: The city is brimming with the vibrant energy of the festive Sankranti rush. Markets and clothing stores...

11 Jan 2024 11:16 PM IST

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East Godavari Aims to Stamp Out Cockfights

Kakinada: District collector K. Madhavi Latha is determined to clamp down on the illegal practice of cockfights, vowing...

9 Jan 2024 12:59 AM IST

$\Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, who sought a CBI enquiry as the TPCC president before elections, is now opting for a judicial enquiry instead,\ said Union minister and Telangana State BJP president G. Kishan Reddy. (Image: Twitter)$ Nation

Our Main Foe Is Congress, BRS Has Lost Relevance: Kishan Reddy

Hyderabad: Union minister and state BJP president G. Kishan Reddy said that the party’s fight will be with...

8 Jan 2024 9:21 PM IST

He also urged the young audience to cheer and enliven the proceedings.

Entertainment

Don't take life seriously, says Venkatesh

Seasoned star Venkatesh urged youngsters not to take life too seriously and just enjoy every moment of life....

8 Jan 2024 2:08 PM IST

The controversial mandatory Sunday revisions in corporate colleges has taken a disconcerting turn, with reports surfacing about alleged coercion, scolding and other threats directed at students if they failed in the upcoming pre-final exams. (Representational image: DC)

Education

Coercion, Alleged Harsh Measures Deepen Crisis in Corporate Colleges

Hyderabad: The controversial mandatory Sunday revisions in corporate colleges has taken a disconcerting turn, with...

8 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST