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Hijab — choice or not?

  e By Maleeha Fatima To assume that the choice of a woman to expose her body is somehow inherently more independent than her choice to cover it up is a fallacy of the enforcers, and supporters of the Hijab ban. I do not speak for all Muslim women, but for many of us, in whatever Institution we go to for higher education in this country, we often find ourselves as the token Muslim woman, a stranger that invokes the curiosity of her peers, one that is expected to answer all their questions about Islam and be a silent audience to their patronizing critique of Islam. One whose every choice is assumed to be either an enforced restriction or an act of rebellion, never just a simple choice. One who everyone takes a shot at trying to save, or liberate. Gendered Islamophobia and mild forms of discrimination against Muslim women in the higher education spaces of India has, since the past few decades, been a growing concern. Through the Hijab ban in colleges of Karnataka and a potential immi...

Hyderabad: Beggar arrested for murdering pedestrian

  Hyderabad:  The LB Nagar police arrested a beggar on charges of attacking a pedestrian in a robbery bid, which resulted in the latter’s death here on Monday. The suspect, V Raghavulu Narasimha alias Narsing (32) from Kanajiguda in Trimulgiri, who earns a living by begging, stays on the pavements at traffic signals, police said. Narsing recently started committing robberies and snatching mobile phones from people on secluded roads in an inebriated condition On the night of December 14, he waylaid one A Krishna Reddy (48) at Kothapet, LB Nagar metro station and demanded money. When the victim refused to give, Narsing pushed him on the road median. Krishna Reddy suffered grievous injuries on his head and fell unconscious. Narsing, decamped with cash of Rs 100 and mobile phone. Krishna was shifted to the hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment on December 30. The LB Nagar police, who booked a case of robbery and attempt to murder, altered it to murder and arrested Nar...

Mahesh Bank e-fraud: Two held from Delhi

  Hyderabad:  Three persons were taken into custody by the Hyderabad Cybercrime Police in Delhi in connection with the   Mahesh Urban Cooperative Bank case   on Monday. The three persons, who hold accounts, received the money transferred from the Mahesh Bank by the fraudsters early this month. A total of Rs 14.9 crore was transferred from the bank by the fraudsters from different accounts. In Hyderabad, the police had identified three accounts where the money was transferred by the fraudsters. However, it could not help much as the persons in whose name the accounts exist are not aware of it.

Operation Smile: 2,296 children rescued since Jan 1

  Hyderabad:  Operation Smile-VIII carried out by the police across the State for a month from January 1 helped in rescuing as many as 2,296 children including 489 girls. Of the total rescued children, 2,432 of them were handed over to their parents and guardians and 353 were admitted to rescue homes while 812 children belong to other State/country. The police teams also rescued 165 street children along with 1413 children working as labourers and 236 were rescued from brick kilns. Nineteen-seven children, who were seeking alms, were also rescued. As many as 874 children were rescued from various other works. About 293 children details were enrolled in darpan application and 279 children were compared with missing children data during the Operation Smile. In all, 342 FIRs were registered under various sections of laws and identified 360 accused persons. Thirty-one Anti-Human Trafficking teams were formed in all the Police Commissionerates and districts. They actively involved ...

Rachakonda cops nab teen for harassing woman online

 

HMWSSB adopts tech for delivery services

  Hyderabad:   Hyderabad headquartered digital solutions company Kellton Tech has announced on Monday that it has been selected as a technology partner by Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) to deploy digital technologies in their citizen service delivery systems. As part of this engagement, Kellton Tech will leverage descriptive analytics and IoT-based smart metering technology to support HMWSSB with real-time information for planning, monitoring, and diagnosis of its systems and processes across its value chains. This holistic solution approach will help HMWSSB forecast demand and dynamically price resource consumption based on predictive analytics, thus promoting more efficient water use and ensuring fair pricing to citizens. Streamlining grievance redressal Furthermore, HMWSSB will drive faster data-driven decisions, better optimise the government machinery and ecosystem for the timely elimination of inefficiencies, and curate frictionless ...

Car Maintenance Tips To Help Keep Your Vehicle In Perfect Condition

  E ven if you haven’t read your car’s handbook, we’re certain you know how to drive it. And yeah, you already know how to use your wipers, air conditioner, radio, and signal lights. But do you know how to replace a tire? Not only that but do you know how to keep your automobile in good condition? If not, be grateful that you’re reading this! These easy tricks are not included in your car’s owner’s handbook. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Maintaining an automobile isn’t as difficult as you may believe, and doing it regularly will help your car live longer. Have you done anything on this list before? Follow Us On Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/hyderabadnewsinsta/?hl=en

You Will Be Impressed By These Incredible Ensembles Worn By Your Favorite Hollywood Stars

  You can observe during a red carpet event, there are a lot of beautiful gowns and you can expect to see the biggest stars of the time flaunting their stuff. As you can see, everyone puts on their best outfits for the cameras and the crowd. Many fans are waiting for their idols to see how they are going to ramp on the red carpet. Read on to see these over-the-top looks that did not fail to turn heads! We dare you not to be impressed by these incredible ensembles. Irina Shayk Irina Shayk is a Russian model who received international recognition. For her, the red carpet is no stranger to shock outfits whatsoever. Despite this, we daresay that Irina Shayk took things to a whole new level wi th this very much daring outfit. This was what she wore to the Vanity Fair Oscar party which catches the attention of the people who attended there. If there is anyone who can pull this off, it is this bombshell. Follow Us On Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/hyderabadnewsinsta/?hl=en

Focus on infra at govt schools, teachers to Telangana govt

  Hyderabad:  Several teachers have opined that effective implementation of the ‘Mana Ooru-Mana Badi’ programme would be a game-changer for government schools across the State. Apart from focussing on the infrastructure including the construction of new additional classrooms and new toilets as part of the programme, several teachers want the State government to provide digital equipment for audio-visual teaching in each classroom besides teaching aids. They also want the government to provide sanitary workers for all the government schools and timely release of school grants for maintaining the schools. To improve the quality of education, teachers stressed the immediate need for recruiting new teachers in the existing vacancies. While welcoming the State government’s decision to introduce English medium of education in all government schools, the teachers urged the government to initiate steps for training in-service teachers in English communication skills. “It’s a good deci...

Minister Srinivas Goud warns pubs against drug abuse

  Hyderabad:   Prohibition and Excise Minister V Srinivas Goud on Monday made it clear to pub owners that no one can protect them if any activity pertaining to drugs was found on the pub premises. Interacting with the pub owners here, the Minister said the department came to know that drugs were being consumed extensively in pubs and if any pub was found to be indulging in such activity, the premises would be closed immediately. The managements should be careful and take the necessary steps to prevent the use of drugs in pubs. The officials of Police and Excise departments would regularly conduct surprise inspections to prevent drug abuse. The Minister said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao already directed the Police and Excise departments not to spare even the elected representatives’ children if they are found with drugs. The Chief Minister asked officials to wipe out drug menace from the State. “There are many ways to earn money. However, any attempt to earn money throug...

All classes in offline mode from February 1, Osmania University clarifies

  Hyderabad:   The Osmania University (OU) authorities on Monday evening have said that offline classes for all its courses will start from Tuesday, February 1. ‘As per the government instruction, offline classes will commence for all the courses in all the colleges under the Osmania University jurisdiction with effect from February 1, 2022,’ press release from OU said. Earlier on Monday, the University authorities had maintained that its courses will be held in online mode. “In view of the Covid pandemic situation in the city, OU will continue to take classes in online mode till February 12 for all the current semesters of undergraduate and postgraduate courses,” a press release from OU said. The decision was taken at a meeting held at OU with the Principals of the University campus and constituent colleges, and other administrative officers of the University, on Monday. “The teaching staff including those engaged on contractual and part-time basis will have to attend college...

TRS boycotts Presidential speech in Parliament

  Hyderabad:   Upping the ante against the Centre, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi members from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha boycotted the joint session of Parliament addressed by President Ramnath Kovind on the first day of the budget session that commenced on Monday. They decided to stay away from the Presidential address to Parliament in protest against the injustice being meted out to the State by the Centre in various projects and release of funds. As per directions from TRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, the TRS MPs stayed away from the Parliamentary proceedings on Monday. Further, the party Parliament members have decided to confront the union government on pending issues pertaining to Telangana. However, the TRS Parliamentary Party leader K Keshava Rao and Lok Sabha floor leader Nama Nageshwara Rao attended the All-Party meeting convened virtually and demanded for discussion on the people’s issues in the Parliament. They stated that the ruling BJP was mi...

Telangana registers 2861 new Covid cases, 3 fatalities on Monday

  Hyderabad:   Telangana on Monday has registered 2861 Covid-19 infections out of which 746 positive cases were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities also have reported three Covid fatalities on Monday, taking the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,089. The active Covid-19 positive infections in Telangana, as on Monday, is 37,168. Apart from Hyderabad, Omicron driven Covid infections are registering significant increase in other urban centres of Telangana with authorities reporting 234 cases from Medchal-Malkajgiri, 165 cases in Rangareddy district, 130 from Khammam, 96 from Karimnagar and Hanumakonda, 91 from Bhadradri Kothagudem and Sangareddy. The health department conducted 81,486 Covid tests on Monday out of which results of 2,704 samples were awaited. On Monday, 4,413 individuals had recovered with a recovery rate of 94.60 per cent. So far, a total of 3,21,19,934 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in the State out of which 7,63,911 have tested positive and 7,22,...

H1B visa registration for FY2023 to begin on March 1: USCIS H1B visa is a non immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations

  Washington:   The registration for the much sought-after H1B visa for the fiscal year 2023 will begin from March 1 and the successful applicants will be randomly selected and notified online by March 31, according to the US federal immigration agency. The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in a statement said the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2023 H1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run through noon Eastern on March 18, 2022. During the period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to complete and submit their registrations using the online H1B registration system, the agency said in a statement on Friday. “If we receive enough reg...

India Assembly polls: WhatsApp says taking action on bulk messaging WhatsApp said that the company has "also devoted efforts from a product and an education standpoint, to empower users with resources that help them verify information".

  New Delhi:  Meta-owned WhatsApp on Monday said it is taking action on accounts engaging in automated and bulk messaging at a time when political parties and individual candidates are misusing the platform for reaching out to voters ahead of the Assembly elections in five states. Reacting to an IANS story on how the bulk WhatsApp API (application programming interface) tools are helping parties and candidates send political messages to the voters’ WhatsApp for just 8 to 10 paise per bulk message in a fraction of seconds, the popular mobile messaging platform said that it deeply cares about the online security of its users as well as about preserving election integrity. “WhatsApp has advanced spam detection technology that works round the clock to spot and take action on accounts engaging in automated and bulk messaging, which includes banning such accounts for violating WhatsApp’s Terms of Service,” said the company spokesperson. In December 2019, the company had said that it...

BJP weaves cobwebs in Jat minds in hope of stalling SP spread in western UP

  It is another of those queer political ironies that arrest one’s attention. The ‘just one seat’ winner of the 2017 assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh -Rashtriya Lok Dal, is being wooed ardently by the BJP that won 53, out of the 58 seats, in Western Uttar Pradesh. Totally ignoring the fact that RLD chief Jayant Chaudhury, has already signed an electoral alliance with the Samajwadi Party, the BJP continues its unethical overtures to get Jayant in its team before the first phase of the poll on 10th February. These Jatland constituencies hold the key to the seven-phase assembly elections being held in the Hindi heartland Uttar Pradesh. These seats comprise huge chunks of farmers’ families who have suffered the loss of life and money in the over 14 months of agitation in which over 700 farmers lost their lives. COVID-19  and its not so efficient handling by the government has also left behind misery and pain over these eleven districts, including Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, ...