Even as most taxpayers will be busy this coming week making plans for the year-end and the New Year, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her colleagues will be pouring over numbers and cogitating over ideas finalising the Budget statement and speech scheduled for February 1. While the speech itself goes through several drafts till … Read more
Hyderabad: For understanding a patient’s illness, a doctor typically analyses several physiological indicators as well as reports generated following diagnostic tests. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI), however, is set to change the practices in vogue since decades. AI can correlate the patient’s symptoms and diagnostic results using health records in the database to identify … Read more
Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court ruled that the Andhra Pradesh State Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council is bound to follow Section 18 of Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSME Act). The provision requires that when a dispute is referred to the MSME facilitation centre, the council shall either … Read more
Paris: The biggest sporting event of 2024 was without doubt the Parisian high-wire double-act of the Olympic Games followed by the Paralympics. From a colourful, sometimes controversial and sodden opening ceremony to boxers caught up in a gender row to refugees on the podium, they served up many memorable moments. As part of our sports … Read more
After Akbaruddin Owaisi, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy slammed Allu Arjun for his lack of empathy towards human life. Despite police permission being denied, top Telugu actor Allu Arjun visited the theatre here where ‘Pushpa-2’ was screened on December 4, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy charged on Saturday. However, the allegation was refuted … Read more
New Delhi: India’s total forest and tree cover rose by 1,445 square kilometres since 2021, reaching 25.17 per cent of the total geographical area in 2023, according to the latest government data.The forest cover grew by just 156 square kilometres while tree cover expanded by 1,289 square kilometres. Most of the gain in forest cover … Read more
Oakland, Calif.: Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were “shocked and heartbroken by his passing,” but did not specify a cause of death. Known as baseball’s “Man of Steal,” … Read more