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AIG launches state-of-the-art diabetes research facility

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The centre will also facilitate the storage of islet cells (cells which are responsible for insulin production in the pancreas) in a BioBank to help future research purposes.

Published Date – 27 March 2024, 09:05 PM


AIG launches state-of-the-art diabetes research facility


Hyderabad: City-based Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) Hospitals on Wednesday launched Asian Centre for Endocrine Pancreas Research (AC-EPR), a first-of-its-kind research facility to study endocrine function of the pancreas, to understand and develop personalized treatment algorithms and solutions for management of diabetes in Indian population.

The AC-EPR facility will integrate endocrinologists, pancreatologists, molecular biologists, bioinformaticians, epidemiologists, and other key experts who are working in diabetes research under one roof and study the mechanism of insulin deficiency in our population.

The centre will also facilitate the storage of islet cells (cells which are responsible for insulin production in the pancreas) in a BioBank to help future research purposes.

Chairman, AIG Hospitals, Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy said “There is urgent need to address diabetes epidemic gripping our nation. With over 10 crore diagnosed diabetics in India, it’s imperative that we establish a dedicated research facility to delve into the intricacies of diabetes from an Indian perspective”.

Top Indian researchers in diabetes including GV Prasad, Co-Chairman and MD, Dr. Reddy’s Lab, Dr. V Mohan, Founder Chairman, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre and others were present.

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Zomato launches ‘Pure Veg Mode’, X  flooded with mixed reactions

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X site has been flooded with mixed reactions from users, as some commented appreciating the launch while others commented against it.

Updated On – 19 March 2024, 07:16 PM


Zomato launches ‘Pure Veg Mode’, X  flooded with mixed reactions

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Hyderabad: Food delivery company Zomato has introduced a ‘Pure Veg Mode’ along with a ‘Pure Veg Fleet’ for deliveries on Tuesday and netizens have taken to their social media handles to voice their opinions over the launch.

Following the launch, several users took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their views on ‘Pure Veg Mode’. Predictably the social media site has been flooded with mixed reactions from users, as some commented appreciating the launch while others commented against it.

“Zomato launching pure veg mode. Being a business they are catering to what their customers want. I really wish I could charge my phone after converting the kinetic energy of the wokes shaking with anger after this piece of news. (sic.)” said a user tweeting with the handle @GabbbarSingh.

“Zomato Has Launched “Pure Veg Mode” Along With a “Pure Veg Fleet” For Deliveries. Welcoming Move for Vegetarians Across India,” said @Ravisutanjani.

A page posting from the handle @labstamil said “Zomato introduces “Pure Veg” Mode along with a “Pure Veg” Fleet for customers who have a 100% veg preference. This fleet will only serve orders from pure veg restaurants. This means that a non-veg meal, or even a veg meal served by a non-veg restaurant will never go inside the green delivery box meant for the Pure Veg Fleet. A business is customizing for the needs of a consumer, based on feedback, but this move will definitely be branded “c@steist”, “discriminatory” and whatnot by the usual illiberals! Anybody is free to use or Not use this mode. There is no discrimination here, but logic isn’t the strong suit for virtue signalers.Let the Outrage begin!”

Lashing out at the company a person with the handle @championswimmer said “2019: Zomato said “food has no religion, food is a religion” 2024: Zomato says – untouchability makes business go brrrrrr 🚀

“Zomato launches “Pure Veg Mode” which will deliver food only from veg restaurants. This is what many startups have been doing since decades — solving a problem that doesn’t exist,” said @BolshevikSpeaks

“Lovely. Waiting for “pure veg” housing societies to attack normal red tshirt Zomato riders,” commented @peeleraja.

“zomato openly promoting casteism. now in sometime they will also start specifying the caste and religion of delivery professionals. as usual brahmins will start demanding that only upper caste person deliver their food. this is how urban India is preserving untouchability,” opined @hoopoe_is_here.

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South Central Railway offers bonus for payments via Smart Cards

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Rail users with smart cards, which are used to purchase unreserved tickets and platform tickets, can now recharge them through online mechanism by registering on “UTS on mobile” web portal.

Published Date – 27 March 2024, 08:33 PM


South Central Railway offers bonus for payments via Smart Cards


Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) is offering a 3 per cent bonus for rail passengers on the ticket fares up to 150 kilometre distance on using smart cards.

Rail users with smart cards, which are used to purchase unreserved tickets and platform tickets, can now recharge them through online mechanism by registering on “UTS on mobile” web portal. Earlier, passengers had to personally visit railway booking counters to recharge their smart cards.

To obtain smart cards, passengers have to submit valid address proof and other required details at booking office in railway stations. Thereafter, passengers can recharge the smart card initially with minimum of Rs 100 for purchase of tickets.

Smart card option saves valuable time and efforts for passengers. Recharging smart cards online could help in avoiding visiting the UTS counters for recharge every time.

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Chennaiyin FC's Bijay Chhetri Signs For Latin American Club Colon FC

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Chennaiyin FCs Bijay Chhetri Signs For Latin American Club Colon FC

File photo of Bijay Chhetri.

Indian defender Bijay Chhetri has joined Uruguayan football club Colon FC on loan until the year-end, his Indian Super League (ISL) club Chennaiyin FC said on Wednesday. Chhetri thus became the first Indian footballer to sign for a Latin American club. Colon is based in Montevideo, while the club competes in Segunda Division Professional (second division) of the country, where it is currently placed third on the Group B league table. “I feel so excited to get this opportunity for the new challenge in my professional career. I hope to put in good performances to enhance my game, repay the trust shown in me by Colon FC and to keep the Indian flag flying high,” Bijay said in a release.

“I am very well aware that if I do well, it can pave the way for future Indian players also to move abroad into these markets.” The 22-year-old Bijay from Manipur began his footballing career with Shillong Lajong in 2016 and made his senior appearance with Indian Arrows in 2018.

Since then, he has played for clubs like Chennai City, Real Kashmir and Sreenidi Deccan before joining CFC this season, his maiden ISL club.

Wishing Bijay luck on his move to Colon, CFC co-owner Vita Dani said, “We are extremely proud to see Bijay make his way to one of the world’s biggest football nations. Uruguay are forever etched in the game’s history, with four stars on their chest as winners of two Olympic gold medals in 1924 and 1928, the first World Cup in 1930, and then repeating in Brazil in 1950.

“And, Colon Futbol Club are part of that heritage; founded even before the first World Cup. I wish Bijay the very best, and we are all hoping for his success as he makes history as the first Indian player to secure a contract with a Latin American club.”

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Koppula Eashwar demands Rs 25,000 compensation for damaged crops

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Before elections, the Congress government lured and duped the people by promising impossible things.

Published Date – 27 March 2024, 08:49 PM


Koppula Eashwar demands Rs 25,000 compensation for damaged crops


Peddapalli: Former Minister and BRS candidate for Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency, Koppula Eashwar, demanded the State government to provide a compensation of Rs 25,000 for damaged crops.

Speaking after inspecting damaged crops in Chikurai of Peddapalli mandal on Wednesday, he said though more than 100 farmers died by suicide in the State during the last three months after the Congress came to power, the State government was least bothered about farmer suicides.

Before elections, the Congress government lured and duped the people by promising impossible things. However, people would teach a befitting lesson to the Congress party in the Parliament elections.

Though about 50 tmc of water flowed down at Medigadda project without utilizing any purpose during the last 100 days of Congress regime, the State government was least bothered about it.

The Congress government has completely failed in supplying water to Yasangi crops. The government was creating troubles for farmers by denying water to standing crops on the pretext of sinking of three pillars of Medigadda barrage.

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North Korea TV Censors British Gardening Show Presenter's Trousers

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North Korea TV Censors British Gardening Show Presenter's Trousers

Viewers with sharp eyes noticed the comical censorship

In a bizarre move, North Korean state television blurred out the jeans of veteran British gardener Alan Titchmarsh during a recent broadcast of his BBC show “Garden Secrets.” The 2010 episode aired on KCTV on Monday, but viewers with sharp eyes noticed the comical censorship – the lower half of Mr Titchmarsh’s body was pixelated to hide his jeans.

Mr Titchmarsh joked that North Korea’s censorship gave his gardening show some unexpected ‘street cred.’

“I’ve never seen myself as a dangerous subversive imperialist – I’m generally regarded as rather cosy and pretty harmless, so actually it’s given me a bit of street cred really hasn’t it?” he told BBC.

A North Korean studies expert, Seoul’s Korea University professor Nam Sung-wook, linked the jeans-blurring incident to North Korea’s newly enforced “Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Act.”

“The act aims to prohibit North Korean residents from imitating foreign countries in various aspects, including how they’re dressed and speak,” he told CNN.
 

Mr Sung-wook said that North Korea has banned jeans for residents due to their association with American imperialism. However, foreign visitors are not subject to this restriction.

A South Korean research fellow, Peter Ward, suggests North Korea’s censorship reflects its fight against ‘anti-socialist culture and ideology.’

“Blue jeans are associated with ‘decadent’ Western culture, as they were in the Soviet Union, and Kim Jong Il ordered officials to rid the country of them back in the 1990s,” he told CNN.

“They have had campaigns against anti-socialist culture since at least the early 1990s,” said Ward. “The intensity of these campaigns has increased, especially since 2020.”

That year, the Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Act was introduced, prohibiting the populace from distributing, viewing, or listening to any cultural content classified as anti-socialist.

During that period, the state-operated Korean Central News Agency stated that the law aimed to prevent “the spread of anti-socialist ideology and culture… in order to safeguard the North Korean ideology, spirit, and culture.”

North Korea has long been isolated from the global community, enforcing strict controls on freedom of expression, movement, and access to information. The country’s poor human rights record has drawn criticism from the United Nations. Internet usage is severely restricted, and even those with access to smartphones are limited to a government-controlled and heavily censored intranet.

Foreign materials such as books and films are prohibited, with severe penalties for individuals caught possessing contraband obtained through the black market.

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Kothagudem: Drunk school headmaster locked up in school

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The headmaster, Banoth Krishna, was accused of attending duties in an inebriated condition and indiscriminately beating students.

Published Date – 27 March 2024, 08:37 PM


Kothagudem: Drunk school headmaster locked up in school


Kothagudem: In a bizarre incident at GP Palli village of Cherla mandal in the district, students and their parents locked up the local government school headmaster inside the school on Wednesday. The headmaster, Banoth Krishna, was accused of attending duties in an inebriated condition and indiscriminately beating students.

The students informed their parents about his actions and when parents visited the school to question him, he is said to have spoken rashly with them.

With the help of locals, the parents then locked the headmaster inside the classroom and also lodged a complaint with the higher officials.

The officials told the villagers that they would investigate the incident and take action against the headmaster, who was later let off.

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Arvind Kejriwal's Arrest Will Benefit AAP Electorally: Atishi

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Arvind Kejriwal's Arrest Will Benefit AAP Electorally: Atishi

Atishi said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls have become a ‘People vs BJP’ election.

Delhi minister Atishi on Wednesday said the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will benefit the AAP electorally in the Lok Sabha polls as the party is getting a lot of sympathy.

In an interview with PTI, Atishi termed the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate in an excise policy-linked money laundering case as an attack on democracy that was “never seen before” in the democratic history of the country.

“The good thing is that it has benefited us electorally,” she said, adding before the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, the result of Lok Sabha polls was a forgone conclusion as people were of the view that the BJP was going to win.

“But after Kejriwal’s arrest, the level of public sympathy has gone up for us. There is just one sentiment that the BJP has gone one step too far. So, I would feel it has benefitted us electorally,” Atishi told PTI.

She said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls have become a ‘People vs BJP’ election.

“This election has become a very different kind of election. This is no longer an ‘AAP vs BJP’ or ‘INDIA bloc vs BJP’ election. After the arrest of Kejriwal, this is a ‘People vs BJP’ election,” she said.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case and subsequently remanded in the agency’s custody till March 28 by a court here. 

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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CM Revanth leaves for Delhi, to finalise party candidates for LS polls

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He was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Minister and Congress Central Election Committee member N Uttam Kumar Reddy, and AICC Telangana in-charge Deepa Das Munshi.

Published Date – 27 March 2024, 08:26 PM


CM Revanth leaves for Delhi, to finalise party candidates for LS polls

CM Revanth Reddy

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy left for Delhi to participate in the Congress high command meeting and finalise the candidates for eight more parliamentary constituencies for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. He was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Minister and Congress Central Election Committee member N Uttam Kumar Reddy, and AICC Telangana in-charge Deepa Das Munshi.

The Telangana Congress leadership had already completed consultations with the party leaders and cadre over the Lok Sabha elections. Accordingly, they drafted a list of probable candidates after considering various parameters. After consulting the party high command, the final list of eight candidates for the constituencies of Bhongir, Warangal, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Medak, Khammam and Karimnagar will be released.